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Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
The remaining 19 players are now on a 20-minute break.
2026 NOIR Poker Series
$3,500 Merit Poker Cup
Day: 3
Event Info
2026 NOIR Poker Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
$3,500
Prize Pool
$1,260,032
Total Entries
428
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
64
Players Left
1
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Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Mihai Trofim was seen collecting his bag, belongings, and trademark pink bucket hat after being eliminated by Vyacheslav Kardash.
Kardash's Q♦Q♥ were tabled as the winning hand on a ten-high board, while Trofim's cards had already been swept into the muck by the dealer.
Trofim headed to the rail, and Kardash increased his stack to around 4,600,000.
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Vitaly Kononenko jammed for 515,000 from under the gun, and Atilla Saracoglu called from the hijack. Ruslan Volkov then moved all in for 1,740,000 from the small blind, and after giving it plenty of thought, Saracoglu called for almost half of his stack as he looked to score the double knockout.
Vitaly Kononenko: 8♦8♣ 
Ruslan Volkov: A♦K♦
Atilla Saracoglu: K♣J♣
Saracoglu picked up a flush draw on the 10♣4♣5♦ flop, although he was still trailing both of his opponents.
The 8♠ turn was the best card in the deck for Kononenko as he improved to a set.
The 3♠ completed the board, meaning Kononenko tripled up, while Volkov doubled through Saracoglu with ace-high.
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
As recalled by Timur Mukhamedaminov, he raised to 160,000 from late position, and Xiaosheng Zheng jammed for 200,000 from the big blind. Mukhamedaminov made the call.
Xiaosheng Zheng: Ax2x
Timur Mukhamedaminov: AxQx
Mukhamedaminov had Zheng dominated and managed to hold through the Qx4x3x4xJx runout, winning the pot with a pair of queens and sending Zheng to the rail.
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Dzhavanshyr Omarov got his stack of around 500,000 into the middle preflop from middle position, and Mihai Trofim looked to bust him from the big blind.
Dzhavanshyr Omarov: A♣K♥
Mihai Trofim: J♦J♥
Omarov needed to improve with big slick to survive, and he did exactly that by pairing his king on the 6♣K♦4♠2♥Q♣ runout, securing the double-up and moving back above one million chips.
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Maksim Shornikau raised to 175,000 from under the gun, and Pedro Ingles three-bet to 505,000 from the next seat. When the action got back to Shornikau, he four-bet jammed for 1,050,000, and Ingles quickly called.
Maksim Shornikau: A♥A♦
Pedro Ingles: A♣Q♠
Shornikau had the goods with pocket aces, and only a brutal runout would bring his tournament to an end.
The 7♣8♦10♣ flop was no help to Ingles, although he picked up additional outs in the form of a straight draw on the J♥ turn. The 8♣ completed the board, and Shornikau secured the double-up at Ingles' expense.
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
On the very next hand after Vyacheslav Kardash doubled through Ali Al-Kubasi, and with the blinds having increased, Al-Kubasi got all of his chips into the middle preflop for around 770,000. Kardash made the call as he looked to finish the job.
Ali Al-Kubasi: A♠5♠
Vyacheslav Kardash: A♥J♠
Al-Kubasi was out of his seat as soon as he saw that he was dominated, and he had already begun gathering his belongings when the Q♠10♦J♦ flop gave Kardash a pair of jacks.
The J♥9♠ completed the board, improving Kardash to trips and sending Al-Kubasi to the rail.
Level: 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Level 26
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Ali Al-Kubasi raised the button to 125,000, and Vyacheslav Kardash jammed for 685,000 from the small blind. Al-Kubasi made the call for almost half of his stack.
Vyacheslav Kardash: A♣A♥
Ali Al-Kubasi: K♣Q♣
Al-Kubasi had a difficult task ahead of him as he looked to crack Kardash's aces.
He picked up a straight draw on the J♦5♠9♠ flop, but the 7♦ turn and K♦ river weren't enough, and Kardash secured the double-up.
Level 26
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
