$3,300 Main Event Día 3 | 2025 Merit Poker Carmen Series

2025-03-22 17:38 UTC+2

Eliminations

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Kai C

Nivel 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Abdelhakim Zoufri	Eliminado
Aleksandr Ivanov	Eliminado
Aleksandr Razinkov	Eliminado
Alexander Sokolovsky	Eliminado
Alexandras Rusinovas	Eliminado
Antoine Vranken	Eliminado

Aren Bezhanyan	Eliminado
Arunas Sapitavicius	Eliminado
Atanas Malinov	Eliminado
Benjamin Hamnett	Eliminado

Catalin Moraru	Eliminado
Danielle Noja	Eliminado
Danyel Boyaciyan	Eliminado
Dinesh Alt	Eliminado
Dmitry Gromov	Eliminado

Fredrico Senno	Eliminado
George Chehadeh	Eliminado
Zero	Eliminado
Humberto Lopes Galindo	Eliminado
Ibrahim Ghassan	Eliminado
Ivan Sakharov	Eliminado
Jovan Kenjic	Eliminado
Leonid Bozhkov	Eliminado
Ludovic Periaux	Eliminado
Mircea Flutur	Eliminado

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2025-03-22 17:27 UTC+2

Shcherbakov Puts Khorchidian in the Blender

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Nivel 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Kirill Shcherbakov raised to 30,000 from middle position, and Nichan Khorchidian called from the hijack. Andrei Spataru also called, defending from the big blind.

On the K♠9♣A♥ flop, Spataru checked, Shcherbakov bet 35,000, and Khorchidian raised to 100,000. Spataru folded, and Shcherbakov called.

The turn was the 4♠, and both players checked to see the 2♦ land on the river. Shcherbakov led out for 65,000, only to see Khorchidian raise to 250,000. Shcherbakov then moved all in, putting Khorchidian at risk for his remaining 425,000.

Khorchidian went deep into the tank for more than two minutes before eventually letting his hand go. Shcherbakov showed the A♠ as he pulled in the big pot.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Kirill Shcherbakov	1,450,000 950,000	950,000
Andrei Spataru	900,000 100,000	100,000
Nichan Khorchidian	425,000 225,000	225,000

Tags/etiquetas: Andrei Spataru Kirill Shcherbakov Nichan Khorchidian

2025-03-22 17:21 UTC+2

Estrada Finds a Lucky River to Chop

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Kai C

Nivel 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Soraya Estrada is a lucky, lucky lady after just finding a miracle river to earn herself a chop!

There were already around 300,000 chips in the middle on a 10♠3♥9♣Q♥ board when Andrei Konopelko checked and Estrada bet 175,000. Konopelko then shoved for 605,000, and Estrada counted out calling chips and slid them forward.

Andrei Konopelko: K♠J♠ All in
Soraya Estrada: Q♣J♦

Konopelko had the nuts and would scoop the pot as long as the river wasn't a king. Fortunately for Estrada, and unfortunately for Konopelko, the river was a K♦ meaning they both had a straight and chopped up the pot.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Soraya Estrada	1,800,000 150,000	150,000
Andrei Konopelko	775,000 225,000	225,000

Tags/etiquetas: Andrei Konopelko Soraya Estrada

2025-03-22 17:10 UTC+2

Kirichenko Gets Zhu to Fold

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Kai C

Nivel 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

There were already around 200,000 chips in the pot on a board of 6♣Q♠8♥J♥ when Aleksandr Kirichenko fired out a bet of 100,000 from under the gun. Jingxuan Zhu was in the hijack and called.

A Q♣ paired the board on the river and Kirichenko kept firing, this time for a bigger size of 290,000. Zhu went into the tank for quite some time but eventually settled on a fold, which allowed Kirichenko's stack to grow to around 1,350,000.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Aleksandr Kirichenko	1,350,000 752,000	752,000
Jingxuan Zhu	740,000 435,000	435,000

2025-03-22 17:09 UTC+2

Jakovljevic Triples Up With Pocket Nines

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Nivel 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Gregoire Auzoux raised to 30,000 from early position before Aleksandar Jakovljevic three-bet to roughly 300,000, leaving himself around 20,000 behind. Oleg Netaliev then moved all in from the big blind for 370,000. Auzoux called, covering both players, and Jakovljevic tossed in his last chips to put himself at risk.

Aleksandar Jakovljevic: 9♥9♣ All in
Oleg Netaliev: A♣K♣ All in
Gregoire Auzoux: A♥K♠

Jakovljevic found himself in excellent shape against the two Big Slicks of his opponents. The board ran out clean for his pocket nines, falling 4♥10♦6♥5♣6♣. Jakovljevic secured the triple-up, while Netaliev was left short with roughly 50,000.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Aleksandar Jakovljevic	950,000 422,000	422,000
Gregoire Auzoux	850,000 468,000	468,000
Oleg Netaliev	50,000 430,000	430,000

Tags/etiquetas: Aleksandar Jakovljevic Gregoire Auzoux

2025-03-22 17:01 UTC+2

Five Eliminations Until the Bubble Bursts

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Kai C

Nivel 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Currently, 124 players remain and there are only 119 places being paid, which means that after five more eliminations the bubble will have burst!

2025-03-22 16:58 UTC+2

Spataru Rakes a Small One With Queens

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Kai C

Nivel 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Andrei Spataru made it 30,000 to go from middle position and Kirill Shcherbakov called in the cutoff. Bart Lybaert also called from the big blind.

The three went to a flop of 9♥9♦7♣ where it checked to Shcherbakov, who bet 30,000. Both Lybaert and Spataru called to see the 2♣ drop on the turn, which checked through.

A 3♠ completed the board and again it checked around. Lybaert instantly mucked without showing, Spataru showed a slowly-played Q♣Q♦, and Shcherbakov mucked.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Andrei Spataru	1,000,000 671,000	671,000
Nichan Khorchidian	650,000 121,000	121,000
Bart Lybaert	600,000 160,000	160,000
Qiang Xu	575,000 60,000	60,000

Kirill Shcherbakov	500,000 49,000	49,000

Tags/etiquetas: Andrei Spataru Bart Lybaert Kirill Shcherbakov

2025-03-22 16:49 UTC+2

Lahev Fades the River to Double Up

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Nivel 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

After George Tomescu raised from middle position and the cutoff player called, Tomer Lahav squeezed from the small blind with both Tomescu and the cutoff player calling.

With around 325,000 in the middle, the three players saw the flop come down Q♦10♦8♥. Lahev fired out a continuation-bet of 250,000, which only the cutoff player called.

When the 5♥ landed on the turn, Lahev shoved for 280,000. The cutoff player did some inventory and took his time before eventually making the call.

Tomer Lahav: 10♥10♣ All in
Cutoff Player: A♦5♦

Lahev was ahead with his set of tens, but the cutoff player did have a flush draw with one card to come. The 8♠ landed on the river to improve Lahev to a full house and he doubled up.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Tomer Lahav	1,400,000 1,223,000	1,223,000
George Tomescu	1,000,000 818,000	818,000

Tags/etiquetas: George Tomescu Tomer Lahav

2025-03-22 16:44 UTC+2

Mukhamedaminov Flops a Set Against Geilich

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Kai C

Nivel 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Ludovic Geilich opened to 40,000 from the small blind and Timur Mukhamedaminov three-bet to 120,000 out of the big blind. Geilich called.

They went to a flop of 10♥J♣5♠ where Geilich check-called a bet of 80,000 from Mukhamedaminov to see the 6♦ drop on the turn. Again Geilich checked, and again Mukhamedaminov fired, this time for 225,000. Geilich rechecked his cards and decided to let them go.

"One or two?" Mukhamedaminov asked to Geilich, referencing how many cards he wanted to see. Before a reply could come, Mukhamedaminov showed a set with J♦J♠ as he raked in the pot.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Ludovic Geilich	2,500,000 200,000	200,000

Timur Mukhamedaminov	1,000,000 100,000	100,000

Tags/etiquetas: Ludovic Geilich Timur Mukhamedaminov

2025-03-22 16:39 UTC+2

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

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Nivel 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 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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2025 Merit Poker Western Series Main Event Final Table Results

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