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

8 hours 48 minutes ago

Danielle Noja Eliminated in 11th Place ($20,000)

Tim Baker

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

With fewer than two big blinds, Danielle Noja limped from under the gun, and Dmitrii Kravchenko jammed for around 1,350,000 from the button. When the action got back to Noja, he called off the remainder of his stack.

Danielle Noja: 10♦7♣ All in
Dmitrii Kravchenko: A♦Q♣

Kravchenko had just cracked Noja's aces a short while earlier and was now looking to finish the job.

The dealer spread the J♥J♠2♠3♠9♣ board, which helped neither player, and Noja wished the table good luck as he headed to the cashier's desk to collect his 11th-place prize.

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8 hours 58 minutes ago

Kravchenko Cracks Noja's Aces

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Tim Baker

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

Dmitrii Kravchenko and Danielle Noja just played a pot worth more than three million chips, with Kravchenko the one at risk of heading to the rail.

Dmitrii Kravchenko: 10♥10♣ All in
Danielle Noja: A♦A♥

Noja had picked up aces at the perfect time and simply had to avoid a ten to eliminate Kravchenko and move the tournament to the final-table bubble.

However, the 10♠6♦Q♥ flop was a disaster for Noja as it gave Kravchenko a set.

The K♦ turn provided Noja with a straight draw, but the 5♥ river was no help.

Kravchenko stayed alive, while Noja was left with fewer than two big blinds.

Tags: Danielle Noja Dmitrii Kravchenko

9 hours 3 minutes ago

Maksim Shornikau Eliminated in 12th Place ($16,900)

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Tim Baker

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

With Maksim Shornikau forced all-in from the big blind for his last 50,000, the action folded to Ohad Geiger in the small blind and the two players turned over their cards.

Maksim Shornikau: 7♦5♦ All in
Ohad Geiger: 8♠2♠

Shornikau's suited one-gapper was in rough shape against Geiger's eight-high, and neither player found any help on the J♣A♠Q♥6♣9♥ runout.

Geiger's eight-high was enough to earn him the pot, eliminating Shornikau in 12th place.

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9 hours 7 minutes ago

Omarov Leaves Shornikau on Dust

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Tim Baker

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

Maksim Shornikau jammed for 1,750,000 from the hijack, and Dzhavanshyr Omarov called for his stack of 1,700,000 from the cutoff.

Dzhavanshyr Omarov: A♠Q♦ All in
Maksim Shornikau: A♦8♦

Both players started with ace-high, but Omarov was well ahead thanks to his superior kicker.

The board ran out 4♣3♣J♠A♥6♦, giving both players a pair of aces, while Omarov's queen kicker earned him the double-up.

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9 hours 12 minutes ago

Noja Doubles Through Yuan

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Tim Baker

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

Danielle Noja raised to 950,000 from under the gun, leaving himself with 50,000 behind, and Yilu Yuan called from the next seat.

Noja's remaining 50,000 chips went into the middle on the 2♣4♦4♥ flop, and Yuan made the call.

Danielle Noja: 3♦3♥ All in
Yilu Yuan: A♠10♦

Noja was ahead with his pair of threes against Yuan's two overcards.

The rest of the board ran out clean for Noja as the 2♥ and 6♥ fell, keeping him alive in the tournament.

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9 hours 17 minutes ago

Kravchenko Shows His Cards

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Tim Baker

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

Ohad Geiger raised to 300,000 from under the gun, and Dmitrii Kravchenko defended his big blind.

Kravchenko checked to Geiger on the 5♣K♥10♣ flop, and Geiger fired a continuation-bet of 150,000. Kravchenko quickly jammed for 1,000,000, and Geiger snap-folded.

Kravchenko showed J♣9♣ for a combo draw as the pot was pushed his way.

Tags: Dmitrii Kravchenko Ohad Geiger

Level: 30

Blinds: 75,000/150,000

Ante: 150,000

9 hours 31 minutes ago

Ruslan Volkov Eliminated in 13th Place ($16,900)

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Tim Baker

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

Pedro Ingles raised to 250,000 from the cutoff, and Ruslan Volkov defended his big blind.

Volkov check-called a bet of 200,000 from Ingles on the 10♣8♣6♦ flop.

The 9♠ turn checked through, and the 6♠ completed the board. Volkov checked for a final time, and Ingles bet 425,000. Volkov didn't think for long before check-raising all in for around 1,500,000. Ingles didn't even need a time bank before making the call.

Volkov winced as he turned over J♣9♦ for a pair of nines. Ingles had him beat with K♠10♥ for top pair, earning himself the pot and eliminating Volkov in 13th place.