$2,200 Warm Up Día 3 | 2025 Merit Poker Carmen Series

2025-03-16 19:07 UTC+2

Flashback: Umberto Ruggeri Wrangles Record-Breaking Victory in Merit Western Series Main Event

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Kai C

Nivel 30 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Back in January, the $3,300 Main Event of the 2025 Merit Poker Western Series saw Umberto Ruggeri crowned the champion after overcoming a record-breaking field of 791 inside the stunning Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino.

The Italian player battled through countless emotional highs and challenging moments to claim the coveted trophy after cutting an undisclosed deal with Mihai Niste and Muhtar Taysi when three players remained.

Ruggeri expressed his joy after the victory, stating, "I’m very enthusiastic, and I think I played very well in key spots." The final table was not without its difficulties, as Ruggeri acknowledged, "It was very hard. A single moment can change everything, but in the end, it all went very well."

2025 Merit Poker Western Series Main Event Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Umberto Ruggeri	Italy	$377,500
2	Mihai Niste	Romania	$251,000
3	Muhtar Taysi	Turkey	$180,300
4	Mario Colavita	Italy	$130,200
5	Xiaosheng Zheng	China	$94,600
6	Alexander Sokolovsky	Serbia	$75,900
7	Ryan Mandara	United Kingdom	$63,200
8	Renars Skanis	Latvia	$50,500
9	Edward Quinn	Jersey	$37,950

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Nivel: 31

Ciegas: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

2025-03-16 19:13 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

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Kai C

Nivel 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Humberto Lopes Galindo	12,100,000 3,800,000	3,800,000
Daniel Abrahamsson	11,200,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Atanas Malinov	8,200,000 600,000	600,000
Alessio Isaia	5,500,000

Kirill Shcherbakov	5,400,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Dmitrii Kopyl	3,200,000 200,000	200,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	2,900,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Atanas Pavlov	2,800,000 3,000,000	3,000,000
Dmitry Gromov	2,600,000 100,000	100,000

Rui Querido Martins	2,300,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Andrii Novak	2,200,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Erdal Gulseven	1,800,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Wojciech Frankowski	1,700,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Oleh Frantsevych	1,700,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Damien Gayer	750,000 350,000	350,000

2025-03-16 19:21 UTC+2

Andrii Novak Eliminated in 15th Place ($13,120)

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Kai C

Nivel 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Alessio Isaia opened to 400,000 from under the gun and Andrii Novak shoved for around 2,000,000 from the cutoff. When the action got back to Isaia, he quickly called.

Andrii Novak: A♦J♦ All in
Alessio Isaia: A♥K♣

Novak was way behind and at risk, needing to find some help from the runout. The flop of 8♥2♣6♠ offered next to nothing, and he was left with just three outs after the 5♦ turn. None of those three outs appeared when the 10♦ river hit the table, which meant Novak was out in 15th.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Alessio Isaia	8,000,000 2,500,000	2,500,000

Andrii Novak	Eliminado

Tags/etiquetas: Alessio Isaia Andrii Novak

2025-03-16 19:28 UTC+2

Damien Gayer Eliminated in 14th Place ($13,120)

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Kai C

Nivel 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Damien Gayer made it 400,000 to go off a short stack and Atanas Malinov min-raised to 600,000 from the cutoff. Gayer then shoved for around 700,000, and Malinov quickly called.

Damien Gayer: A♣7♠ All in
Atanas Malinov: K♣Q♥

Gayer was in the lead but the flop of K♠5♦6♥ paired Malinov's king and gave him a commanding lead. No help arrived on the J♥ turn nor 10♥ river, and Gayer was eliminated.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Atanas Malinov	10,000,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Damien Gayer	Eliminado

Tags/etiquetas: Atanas Malinov Damien Gayer

2025-03-16 19:35 UTC+2

Wojciech Frankowski Eliminated in 12th Place ($16,330); Oleh Frantsevych Eliminated in 13th Place ($13,120)

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Kai C

Nivel 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

A double knockout has just brought the field two eliminations away from the final table!

Atanas Malinov made it 450,000 from the hijack and Oleh Frantsevych shoved for 850,000 from the cutoff. When the action got to Wojciech Frankowski in the big blind, he shoved for around 1,000,000, and Malinov called to put both players at risk.

Oleh Frantsevych: J♥10♠ All in
Wojciech Frankowski: A♦K♠ All in
Atanas Malinov: 9♦9♥

Malinov had a chance to send two players to the rail, but the flop of 2♣J♣2♠ put Frantsevych in a great spot to triple up. However, everything changed when the 9♠ fell on the turn as Malinov improved to a full house, which left Frankowski drawing dead.

Only a jack on the river could save Frantsevych, but instead the 8♥ peeled off, leaving two players on the sidelines and Malinov with a mountain of chips!

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Atanas Malinov	11,700,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Oleh Frantsevych	Eliminado
Wojciech Frankowski	Eliminado

Tags/etiquetas: Atanas Malinov Oleh Frantsevych Wojciech Frankowski

2025-03-16 19:44 UTC+2

Gromov and Kopyl Clash

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Kai C

Nivel 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Dmitrii Kopyl had his stack of 2,100,000 in the middle and at risk against Dmitry Gromov from the big blind.

Dmitrii Kopyl: K♦K♣ All in
Dmitry Gromov: J♥J♠

Kopyl had the lead and kept it as the runout of A♦3♣6♥3♥4♦ saw Gromov tumble down the counts to around 700,000.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Dmitrii Kopyl	4,500,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Dmitry Gromov	700,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

Tags/etiquetas: Dmitrii Kopyl Dmitry Gromov

2025-03-16 19:48 UTC+2

Kirill Shcherbakov Eliminated in 11th Place ($16,330)

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Kai C

Nivel 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Kirill Shcherbakov opened to 400,000 from under the gun and Alessio Isaia made it 1,100,000 on the button. After the blinds folded, Shcherbakov shoved for around 4,500,000, and Isaia snap-called.

Kirill Shcherbakov: A♥10♥ All in
Alessio Isaia: K♠K♦

Shcherbakov's aggressive style had him in a spot of bother, but he did hold the ace and would scoop a giant pot if he could find one on the board.

The flop came out 5♦J♣8♠, which offered little assistance to Shcherbakov, who did pick up some extra outs after he paired his ten on the 10♠ turn. However, Shcherbakov couldn't improve further as the 7♠ rolled off on the river, leaving the field with just ten players.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Alessio Isaia	12,500,000 4,500,000	4,500,000

Kirill Shcherbakov	Eliminado

Tags/etiquetas: Alessio Isaia Kirill Shcherbakov

2025-03-16 19:54 UTC+2

Dmitry Gromov Eliminated in 10th Place ($16,330)

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Kai C

Nivel 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Dmitry Gromov just lost a healthy pot after running into a premium, and he ran into another moments later to leave him out in tenth.

Gromov shoved his last 700,000 from the button and was quickly called by Erdal Gulseven in the big blind.

Dmitry Gromov: Q♥J♦ All in
Erdal Gulseven: A♣A♦

Gromov couldn't believe it and appeared frustrated after running into the two best hands in poker just moments apart. There was still a board to run and despite pairing his queen on the 8♦4♦Q♦ flop, the future looked bleak for the Russian player as Gulseven had a flush draw with his aces. The 7♣ on the turn changed nothing, and neither did the 5♠ river, leaving Gromov out in tenth.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Erdal Gulseven	6,500,000 4,700,000	4,700,000
Dmitry Gromov	Eliminado

Tags/etiquetas: Dmitry Gromov Erdal Gulseven

2025-03-16 19:55 UTC+2

Final Table is Set

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Kai C

Nivel 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

The final table of the $2,200 Warm Up is set.

Stayed tuned for the chip counts and a recap of the day's action.

2025 Merit Poker Western Series Main Event Final Table Results

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