$3,500 Merit Poker Cup | 2026 NOIR Poker Series

5 hours 51 minutes ago

Mukhamedaminov Has Zabrodotskyi Dead by the Turn

Tim Baker

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

Timur Mukhamedaminov jammed for 1,425,000 from the hijack, and Yurii Zabrodotskyi called from the cutoff as he looked to record the first elimination of the final table.

Timur Mukhamedaminov: K♣J♥ All in
Yurii Zabrodotskyi: A♠9♠

Mukhamedaminov was behind against Zabrodotskyi's ace-high, but that quickly changed when the dealer spread the J♣J♠2♦ flop to give him trips.

Zabrodotskyi was drawing dead after the 7♥ turn, making the 10♦ river little more than a formality as Mukhamedaminov secured the double-up.

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5 hours 55 minutes ago

State Staying Active

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Tim Baker

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

Vyacheslav Kardash raised to 400,000 from the hijack, and Adrian State jammed for around 6,800,000 from the small blind. Kardash quickly folded.

A few hands later, State made it 400,000 from middle position, and Kardash defended his big blind.

Kardash checked the K♦4♥10♥ flop and folded when State fired a continuation-bet of 250,000.

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6 hours 8 minutes ago

State Makes a Statement

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Tim Baker

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

On the first hand of the final table, Adrian State raised to 450,000 from the cutoff, and Yurii Zabrodotskyi defended his big blind.

Zabrodotskyi check-called State's bet of 350,000 on the 6♥J♠5♦ flop and then did the same on the Q♦ turn after State fired 1,000,000.

Zabrodotskyi checked for a final time on the A♥ river, and State unloaded the clip with a third and final barrel of 1,925,000, leaving himself with just a few chips behind.

Zabrodotskyi burned through a time bank before folding, relinquishing the pot to State.

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6 hours 17 minutes ago

Play Resumes

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Tim Baker

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

The introductions have been made, and the final nine players have taken their seats.

Action has resumed with 28 minutes remaining in Level 31, where the blinds are 100,000/200,000 with a big blind ante of 200,000.

7 hours 19 minutes ago

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Timur Mukhamedaminov	Uzbekistan	2,025,000	10
2	Yurii Zabrodotskyi	Ukraine	8,400,000	42
3	Vyacheslav Kardash	Russian Federation	9,350,000	47
4	Yilu Yuan	China	6,800,000	34
5	Pedro Ingles	Spain	2,575,000	13
6	Dzhavanshyr Omarov	Ukraine	1,975,000	10
7	Adrian State	Romania	3,775,000	19
8	Ohad Geiger	Israel	6,125,000	31
9	Dmitrii Kravchenko	Ukraine	2,475,000	12

Dinner Break Before Final Table

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Tim Baker

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

There will now be a 60-minute dinner break before the start of the final table.

Players will return at 8:40 p.m. for the final table introductions and ceremony.

When action resumes, there will be 37 minutes remaining in Level 31, with blinds of 100,000/200,000 and a big blind ante of 200,000.

7 hours 33 minutes ago

Atilla Saracoglu Eliminated in 10th Place ($20,000)

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Tim Baker

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

When the action folded to Yurii Zabrodotskyi in the small blind, he jammed, putting Atilla Saracoglu all in from the big blind. Saracoglu called for his stack of 450,000, and the cards were turned over.

Atilla Saracoglu: A♦J♣ All in
Yurii Zabrodotskyi: Q♥8♣

Saracoglu had the better hand, but Zabrodotskyi was on heater after making quads shortly before the break.

Saracoglu's ace-high remained in front on the 7♥3♠6♠ flop, but the Q♠ turn was a disaster as Zabrodotskyi paired his queen to take the lead.

The 2♥ river changed nothing, and Saracoglu was eliminated in tenth place, meaning the final table of the Merit Poker Cup was set.

Tags: Atilla Saracoglu Yurii Zabrodotskyi

Level: 31

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

7 hours 56 minutes ago