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5 hours 17 minutes ago

Smuskevicius Shoves on Hutchinson

Kai Cocklin

Level 4 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The action was picked up on a board of 5?2?6? with 20,000 in the pot where Dean Hutchinson had fired 7,000, and Boris Smuskevicius called.

A J? on the turn saw Hutchinson check-call a bet of 11,000 from Smuskevicius to see the A? drop on the river. Hutchinson checked again then Smuskevicius shoved for around 43,000. After some time, Hutchinson decided to fold, and Smuskevicius took it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Smuskevicius	100,000 100,000	100,000
Dean Hutchinson	65,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Boris Smuskevicius Dean Hutchinson

5 hours 25 minutes ago

Grigorev Hops From High Roller to Main Event

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Kai Cocklin

Level 4 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Iurii Grigorev just busted the $5,300 High Roller in 21st, but instantly hopped into the Main Event and had already doubled his stack before he was caught in a hand.

The full board was out and showing 7?Q?6?A?2? with 20,000 in the pot and a player in early position had fired out 8,000. Grigorev thought for a while and decided to call, and was shown J?J? by his opponent. Grigorev then flipped A?5? for a pair of aces to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Iurii Grigorev	220,000

Tags: Iurii Grigorev

5 hours 27 minutes ago

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

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Kai Cocklin

Level 4 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 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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5 hours 39 minutes ago

Day 1a Closes in on 200 Entries

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Kai Cocklin

Level 4 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Day 1a is ticking along nicely with 193 entries on the clock and 156 players still in their seats.

Hassan Nashar has joined the field recently. Humberto Lopes Galindo just exited after his turned set holding 4?4? fell to his opponent's 9?9? on a board of 7?8?J?4?10?.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrii Novak	200,000 60,000	60,000
Alisa Sibgatova	150,000 100,000	100,000
Hassan Nashar	100,000
Humberto Lopes Galindo	Busted

Tags: Hassan Nashar Humberto Lopes Galindo

5 hours 59 minutes ago

Welcome to Club PokerNews

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Kai Cocklin

Level 4 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

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6 hours 12 minutes ago

Galindo and Hutchinson Clash

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Kai Cocklin

Level 4 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

It's been a slow start for both Dean Hutchinson and Humberto Lopes Galindo, who have both dropped down the pecking order from their initial starting stack of 100,000.

The two just played a pot together on a board of A?8?Q? with 12,000 in the middle where Hutchinson check-called a bet on the flop to see the 10? on the turn. Again, Hutchinson went into check-call mode when Galindo bet 8,800.

A 10? filled out the board on the river and after Hutchinson checked, Galindo bet 26,100, leaving himself just 100 behind. Hutchinson thought for a while but thought better of it and folded, allowing Galindo to rake in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Humberto Lopes Galindo	65,000 35,000	35,000
Dean Hutchinson	50,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Dean Hutchinson Humberto Lopes Galindo

Level: 4

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

6 hours 23 minutes ago

Mohammadi's Bet Pushes Out Three Players

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Kai Cocklin

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

There were around 40,000 chips in the pot on a A?3?Q? flop that had four player in it, including Grigorii Rodin in the small blind and Sergei Varnaev in the big blind.

All four checked the flop to the K? turn, where the action checked to Amir Mohammadi in the cutoff, who fired 25,500. One by one, all three of his opponents folded, and he raked in a pot to bring his stack up to around 140,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Grigorii Rodin	190,000 10,000	10,000
Amir Mohammadi	150,000 150,000	150,000
Sergei Varnaev	140,000 140,000	140,000

Tags: Amir Mohammadi Grigorii Rodin Sergei Varnaev

6 hours 31 minutes ago

Flashback: Elie Farah Takes Down 2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series Main Event

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Kai Cocklin

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Last year in the 2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series $3,300 Main Event, It took nearly 12 hour-long levels for a winner to emerge from the 41 players who entered the final day at the Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino.

Elie Farah was the last player standing, scoring five final table knockouts and last defeating Felipe Ketzer in heads-up play to take home the title and top prize of $338,500.

Farah notably was down to his last 125,000 chips on the stone bubble during Day 3 aciton, worth just five big blinds at that time. His previous best score before this comes from an eighth-place finish in the 2022 Merit Poker Retro Series Main Event for $30,255. This victory not only exceeds his previous best more than tenfold, it also triples his total live tournament earnings which before this event stood at just under $150,000.

2024 Carmen Series Main Event Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize (USD)
1	Elie Farah	Lebanon	$338,500
2	Felipe Ketzer	Brazil	$249,200
3	Dinesh Alt	Switzerland	$153,000
4	Bart Lybaert	Belgium	$113,100
5	Dmitry Gromov	Russian Federation	$84,700
6	Tahsin Cankurtaranli	Turkey	$68,400
7	Andrey Litvinov	Russian Federation	$56,600
8	Maher Achour	Tunisia	$45,100
9	Danut Chisu	Romania	$33,900

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6 hours 44 minutes ago

Smolski's Aces Bust Moreno

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Kai Cocklin

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

There were already around 20,000 chips in the pot on a 9?3?J?4? board when Francisco Moreno checked from middle position and Aliaksandr Smolski fired 14,000 on the button. Moreno called.

A 9? paired the board on the river and Moreno checked once again, then Smolski shoved 50,000. Moreno had around 35,000 behind and after thinking it over, he called to put himself at risk.

Smolski then showed aces with A?A?. and Moreno showed them mucked his K?J?.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksandr Smolski	130,000 130,000	130,000
Francisco Moreno	Busted

Tags: Aliaksandr Smolski Francisco Moreno

2025 Merit Poker Carmen Series

2025 Merit Poker Carmen Series

Smuskevicius Shoves on Hutchinson

Grigorev Hops From High Roller to Main Event

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

2025 Merit Poker Western Series Main Event Final Table Results

Day 1a Closes in on 200 Entries

Welcome to Club PokerNews

Galindo and Hutchinson Clash

Mohammadi's Bet Pushes Out Three Players

Flashback: Elie Farah Takes Down 2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series Main Event

2024 Carmen Series Main Event Final Table Results

Smolski's Aces Bust Moreno