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

Mar 16, 2025

Galindo Spins Up a Stack

Kai Cocklin

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Humberto Galindo is on a heater and has boosted his stack up to around 1,300,000 after stacking multiple opponents in a short space of time.

First, Galindo had his stack of 210,000 in the middle and at risk against Vladimir Lipnitskii, who had just 10,000 more.

Humberto Galindo: A♣4♣ All in
Vladimir Lipnitskii: 10♣9♣

A safe board of K♠J♦J♣J♠2♦ saw Galindo double up, and left Lipnitskii super short-stacked.

Moments later, a three-way all-in pot between Andrei Daniliuk, Lipnitskii, and Galindo played out after the former shoved the cutoff for around 400,000, Lipnitskii called, and Galindo put his chips in with a covering stack.

Vladimir Lipnitskii: 4♣3♣ All in
Andrei Daniliuk: A♥8♥ All in
Humberto Galindo: J♥J♠

Galindo was made to sweat a little more on this runout as the flop of 7♥6♠2♥ gave Daniliuk a flush draw to go along with his overcard. However, the 9♣ turn and 2♣ river didn't change anything, and Galindo scored the double knockout.

Just as he was getting comfortable with his new stack, Galindo added yet more chips when a short-stacked player shoved for less than 200,000, and Galindo called.

Opponent: A♣4♠ All in
Humberto Galindo: K♣K♦

The board came 5♥3♠9♥10♦J♦. and just liek that, Galindo's stack grew some more.

Tags: Andrei Daniliuk Humberto Galindo Vladimir Lipnitskii

Level: 24

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

Mar 16, 2025

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Kai Cocklin

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Mar 16, 2025

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Kai Cocklin

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

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Mar 16, 2025

Nashar Bubbles the Warm Up

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Kai Cocklin

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The bubble has burst before hand-for-hand play could even begin!

Everybody folded until the action got to Hassan Nashar in the small blind, who bumped it up to 90,000 from his stack of around 550,000. Konstantin Kvashin was in the big blind with a stack worth around double, and he shoved. Nashar, not one to shy away from risky situations, called for his tournament life.

Hassan Nashar: Q♦J♣ All in
Konstantin Kvashin: K♥Q♠

Kvashin was well ahead with a dominating hand and got a safe flop when the dealer fanned 7♣10♥2♠. There wasn't much for Nashar to work with and he didn't pick up any extra outs when the 4♦ landed on the turn, which meant he had to find a jack on the river to survive. No jack appeared as the 8♦ rolled off, which meant Nashar was the last person to leave empty-handed.

Tags: Hassan Nashar Konstantin Kvashin

Mar 16, 2025

Eliminations Pre Bubble

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Kai Cocklin

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Level: 23

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

Mar 16, 2025

Kopyl On the Right Side of the Ultimate Cooler

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Kai Cocklin

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

A crazy hand just played out on Table #9 with Danielle Noja giving us the lowdown on what happened preflop.

Noja had opened from under the gun and Farbod Nazari called from the next seat. The player on the button also called before Damien Gayer made it 205,000 from the small blind. Dmitrii Kopyl then shoved for 230,000 from the big blind, Noja folded, Nazari shoved for almost 800,000, the button folded, and Gayer went deep, deep into the tank. After thinking for some time, Gayer eventually elected to fold.

Dmitrii Kopyl: A♣A♠ All in
Farbod Nazari: K♣K♠

It was no surprise to see such premium hands after the preflop action, and the aces of Kopyl held on the 10♠8♠8♦6♥7♣ runout to earn him more than a triple-up!

Tags: Damien Gayer Danielle Noja Dmitrii Kopyl Farbod Nazari

Mar 16, 2025

Pateychuk and Gabdullin Tangle

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Kai Cocklin

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Andrey Pateychuk has lost around half of his stack since the day began after just tangling in a pot with Damir Gabdullin.

Pateychuk opened from middle position to 40,000 and Gabdullin three-bet from the small blind to 90,000. When it got back to Pateychuk, he called.

They went to a flop of K♥J♦7♠ where both checked to the 2♥ turn. Gabdullin led out for 35,000, and Pateychuk called.

A 6♠ hit the river and both players took their time to knuckle to showdown, where Gabdullin showed A♦7♣ for a pair of sevens to claim the pot.

Tags: Andrey Pateychuk Damir Gabdullin

Mar 16, 2025

Nagami Stacks Alexsandrov

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Kai Cocklin

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

It was a short Day 3 for Viktor Aleksandrov, who was eliminated by Kyosuke Nagami in one of the opening hands.

Aleksandrov had committed his stack of 250,000 into the pot from late position and Nagami put his opponent at risk.

Viktor Aleksandrov: A♣J♣ All in
Kyosuke Nagami: Q♦Q♠

Sets of queens seem to be trending so far today as the Q♥5♥6♦ flop gave Nagami a huge lead in the hand and left Aleksandrov needing running cards to survive. No such miracle occurred, though, as the 6♥ turn gave Nagami an unbeatable full house. Alexsandrov was already on his feet when he watched the K♣ land on the river, and he made his way to the exit.

Tags: Kyosuke Nagami Viktor Aleksandrov