2025 Merit Poker Carmen Series

$5,300 High Roller
Day: 1
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Event Info
2025 Merit Poker Carmen Series
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$260,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$1,242,000
Total Entries
270
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
143
Players Left
96
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Ivanov's Aggression Wins Him the Pot

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

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 A45 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.

Tags: Johnny LoddenLyudmil IvanovTymofii Savkin

Quinn Takes From Lagan

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

On a flop of 682 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.

Tags: Edward QuinnPaul Lagan

Chen's Pair is Better than Adomavicius'

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 AJ8 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 99 and lost the pot to Chen's QQ for a pair of queens.

Level: 7

Blinds: 800/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Gabdullin Runs into Van Rooij's Pocket Rockets

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: 99 All in
Merijn van Rooij: AA

Gabdullin needed a miracle to remain in his seat, but he couldn't find it on the 24JJ4 runout as Van Rooij's aces held up.

Tags: Damir GabdullinMerijn van Rooij

Tsouloftas Flops a Set and Gets Paid by Estrada

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

Three-ways to a flop of 482 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: 53 All in
Georgios Tsouloftas: 44
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

Tags: Georgios TsouloftasMichel MolenaarSoraya Estrada

Updated Chip Counts

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

Level: 6

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Ivanov Gets Some Help From the Dealer to Survive

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 : KQ All in
Aleksandr Razinkov : AJ

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 Q747K to give Ivanov the winner with two pair, and he stayed alive in the event.

Tags: Aleksandr RazinkovAlexander Ivanov