$5,300 High Roller Day 1 | 2025 Merit Poker Carmen Series

03-17-2025 01:10 UTC+2

Ivanov's Aggression Wins Him the Pot

Tim Baker

Level 7 : Blinds 800/1,500, 1,500 ante

Tymofii Savkin opened to 3,000 from the cutoff, with Johnny Lodden calling on the button before Lyudmil Ivanov squeezed to 14,000 out of the big blind. Savkin called, but Lodden folded.

Heads-up to a flop of A♣4♠5♥ where Ivanov put out a small continuation-bet of 7,600. This was enough for Savkin to lay down his hand, and Ivanov pulled in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lyudmil Ivanov	140,000 50,000	50,000
Tymofii Savkin	135,000 20,000	20,000
Johnny Lodden	120,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Johnny Lodden Lyudmil Ivanov Tymofii Savkin

03-17-2025 00:59 UTC+2

Quinn Takes From Lagan

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Tim Baker

Level 7 : Blinds 800/1,500, 1,500 ante

On a flop of 6♥8♦2♥ and with roughly 25,000 in the middle, Paul Lagan checked from middle position and Edward Quinn bet 10,000 out of the cutoff. Lagan took a few moments before making the call.

Lagan checked again when the 7♥ got delivered on the turn. Quinn continued to barrel, firing 22,000 into the middle. Quinn's bet was enough to force Lagan to lay his hand down, forfeiting the pot to Quinn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Lagan	260,000 20,000	20,000

Edward Quinn	140,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Edward Quinn Paul Lagan

03-17-2025 00:45 UTC+2

Chen's Pair is Better than Adomavicius'

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Tim Baker

Level 7 : Blinds 800/1,500, 1,500 ante

Luka Bojovic had raised from the cutoff and Zhen Chen three-bet to 10,000 from the button. Eimantas Adomavicius then four-bet from the big blind to 18,200. Bojovic folded, but Chen put in the call to see a flop.

Adomavicius put out a continuation-bet of 9,400 on the A♦J♠8♥ flop, and after thinking for a few moments, Chen called.

The two players were both happy to check the K♣ turn and K♥ river. Adomavicius turned over a pair of nines with 9♥9♦ and lost the pot to Chen's Q♦Q♠ for a pair of queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luka Bojovic	175,000 10,000	10,000
Zhen Chen	135,000 135,000	135,000
Eimantas Adomavicius	90,000 50,000	50,000

Level: 7

Blinds: 800/1,500

Ante: 1,500

03-17-2025 00:28 UTC+2

Gabdullin Runs into Van Rooij's Pocket Rockets

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Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Merijn van Rooij raised to 2,500 before Damir Gabdullin shoved for roughly 23,500. When it folded back to Van Rooij, he made the call to put Gabdullin at risk.

Damir Gabdullin: 9♣9♥ All in
Merijn van Rooij: A♣A♦

Gabdullin needed a miracle to remain in his seat, but he couldn't find it on the 2♣4♣J♣J♠4♠ runout as Van Rooij's aces held up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Merijn van Rooij	185,000 90,000	90,000
Damir Gabdullin	Busted

Tags: Damir Gabdullin Merijn van Rooij

03-17-2025 00:14 UTC+2

Tsouloftas Flops a Set and Gets Paid by Estrada

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Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Three-ways to a flop of 4♠8♠2♦ with Michel Molenaar all-in from the big blind. Soraya Estrada was first to act from middle position and bet 4,500. Georgios Tsouloftas raised to 10,000 from the button, which Estrada called.

The turn came a flush completing K♠ and Estrada check-called a bet of 16,000 by Tsouloftas.

After Estrada checked the 5♣ river, Tsouloftas put out a big bet of 50,000. Estrada was visibly distressed by the spot, but ultimately, she reluctantly called.

Michel Molenaar: 5♥3♥ All in
Georgios Tsouloftas: 4♣4♥
Soraya Estrada: QxQx

Tsouloftas had the winner with a flopped set of fours, cracking Estrada's queens. Tsouloftas took down the entire pot, and eliminated Molenaar in the process

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Tsouloftas	480,000 270,000	270,000

Soraya Estrada	140,000 5,000	5,000
Michel Molenaar	Busted

Tags: Georgios Tsouloftas Michel Molenaar Soraya Estrada

03-16-2025 23:59 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

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Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Lagan	280,000 170,000	170,000

Volodymyr Drukin	275,000 55,000	55,000
Andrija Cvetkovic	265,000 25,000	25,000
Boris Kolev	260,000 150,000	150,000

Petar Andreev	235,000 235,000	235,000
Francisco Perez Moreno	230,000 230,000	230,000
Konstantin Kvashin	220,000 110,000	110,000
Siarhei Chudapal	210,000 100,000	100,000
Vladislav Ivanov	210,000 100,000	100,000
Dmitry Kataev	210,000 40,000	40,000
Fahredin Mustafov	205,000 205,000	205,000
Mario Colavita	200,000 200,000	200,000
Vladas Tamasauskas	200,000 90,000	90,000
Nerses Sargsian	195,000 85,000	85,000
Ludovic Geilich	190,000 90,000	90,000

Kirill Burtin	180,000 180,000	180,000

Level: 6

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

03-16-2025 23:42 UTC+2

Break Time

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Players are on their last 15-minute break of the day

03-16-2025 23:40 UTC+2

Ivanov Gets Some Help From the Dealer to Survive

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Alexander Ivanov got his last 16,500 into the middle preflop from the small blind, with Aleksandr Razinkov making the call from the button to try and bust him.

Alexander Ivanov : K♣Q♦ All in
Aleksandr Razinkov : A♠J♠

Ivanov was behind and needed to find some help from the dealer, or he would be likely making a trip to the rebuy desk to get a fresh starting stack. The board ran out Q♥7♥4♦7♣K♦ to give Ivanov the winner with two pair, and he stayed alive in the event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Razinkov	115,000 115,000	115,000
Alexander Ivanov	35,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Aleksandr Razinkov Alexander Ivanov