Merit Poker Boosts Carmen Series Main Event Guarantee to $1.5 Million
The 2025 edition of the Merit Poker Carmen Series runs from March 11 through March 25 at the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel & Casino in Kyrenia, North Cyprus, and it promises to be bigger than ever. Merit Poker has placed a guarantee on every prize pool, including a $1.5 million guarantee on the $3,300 Main Event.
In 2024, the $3,300 Merit Poker Carmen Series Main Event boasted a $1 million guarantee. However, a bumper turnout of 664 entrants, which included 240 re-entries, resulted in a $1,832,640 prize pool. This year’s Main Event comes with a chunkier $1.5 million guarantee, so expect similar, if not larger, payouts than the $338,500 Lebanon’s Elie Farah reeled in for their victory in 2024.
PokerNews will be on the floor throughout the Merit Poker Carmen Series, bring you live and exclusive coverage from three of the festival’s biggest events.
Our coverage begins on March 13 with the $2,200 No-Limit Hold’em Warm-Up. Featuring four flights and a $1,000,000 guarantee on its prize pool, the Warm-Up is the perfect way to, well, warm-up for the rest of the series. A champion will be crowned on March 17.
The $2,200 Merit Poker Cup is the closest equivalent from last year. It drew 459 entries, and Bulgarian Simeon Spasov outlasted them all. Spasov contributed $167,100 of the $844,560 prize pool.
From March 16-18, PokerNews’ industry-leading updates come from the $5,300 High Roller, a tournament with a $500,000 guarantee, up from $200,000 in 2024. Poland’s Jakub Michalak is the reigning champion, having come out on top of a 112-strong crowd to bank $174,500 of the $667,000 pot.
2025 Merit Poker Carmen Series Full Schedule
Expand the table below to see the 2025 Merit Poker Carmen Series schedule in its glory. As you can see, dozens of satellites take place throughout the festival, allowing players of all abilities and bankroll sizes to compete for potentially life-changing sums of money.
Over $4.5 million is a guaranteed to be won by those attending the Merit Poker Carmen Series, but the eventual total prize money awarded will likely be even more.
| Date | Time | Event | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 11 Mar | 6:00 p.m. | Freeroll to Qualifier | 40x seats |
| 9:00 p.m. | $360 Qualifier to WUP Day 1A | 10x seats | |
| Wed 12 Mar | 6:00 p.m. | Freeroll to Qualifier | 40x seats |
| 9:00 p.m. | $360 Qualifier to WUP Day 1A | 10x seats | |
| Thu 13 Mar | 11:00 a.m. | $360 Qualifier to WUP Day 1A | 3x seats |
| 12:00 p.m. | $2,200 NLHE Warm Up Day 1A | $1,000,000 | |
| 6:00 p.m. | $660 NLHE Hyper Turbo Deep Stack | $25,000 | |
| 9:00 p.m. | $505 Qualifier to WUP Day 1B | 10x seats | |
| Fri 14 Mar | 11:00 a.m. | $360 Qualifier to WUP Day 1B | 3x seats |
| 12:00 p.m. | $2,200 NLHE Warm Up Day 1B | $1,000,000 | |
| 5:00 p.m. | $505 Qualifier to WUP Day 1C | 5x seats | |
| 8:00 p.m. | $1,280 NLHE Turbo Bounty | $40,000 | |
| 9:00 p.m. | $2,200 NLHE Warm Up Day 1C | $1,000,000 | |
| Sat 15 Mar | 10:00 a.m. | $2,200 NLHE Warm Up Day 1D Turbo | $1,000,000 |
| 12:30 p.m. | $2,200 NLHE Warm Up Day 2 | $1,000,000 | |
| 6:00 p.m. | $1,210 Qualifier to HR | 5x seats | |
| 9:00 p.m. | $1,100 NLHE Turbo Deep Stack | $50,000 | |
| Sun 16 Mar | 12:00 p.m. Warm Up Day 3 | $1,000,000 | |
| 12:30 p.m. | $2,150 NLHE Bounty | $100,000 | |
| 5:00 p.m. | $1,210 Qualifier to HR | 5x seats | |
| 8:00 p.m. | $5,300 NLHE High Roller Day 1 | $500,000 | |
| 9:00 p.m. | $755 Qualifier to ME Day 1A | 10x seats | |
| Mon 17 Mar | 12:00 p.m. | Warm Up Final Day | $1,000,000 |
| 12:30 p.m. | $1,650 NLHE 6-Handed | $100,000 | |
| 2:00 p.m. | $1,210 Qualifier to HR Day 2 | 4x seats | |
| 6:00 p.m. | $5,300 NLHE High Roller Day 2 | $500,000 | |
| 9:00 p.m. | $755 Qualifier to ME Day 1A | 10x seats | |
| Tue 18 Mar | 11:00 a.m. | $375 Qualifier to ME Day 1A | 3x seats |
| 12:00 p.m. | $3,300 NLHE Main Event Day 1A | $1,500,000 | |
| 1:00 p.m. | High Roller Final Day | $500,000 | |
| 6:00 p.m. | $1,100 NLHE Single Re-Entry | $30,000 | |
| 10:00 p.m. | $755 Qualifier to ME Day 1B | 10x seats | |
| Wed 19 Mar | 11:00 a.m. | $375 Qualifier to ME Day 1B | 3x seats |
| 12:00 p.m. | $3,300 NLHE Main Event Day 1B | $1,500000 | |
| 6:00 p.m. | $755 Qualifier to ME Day 1C | 10x seats | |
| 7:00 p.m. | $220 NLHE Women’s Championship | $10,000 | |
| 10:00 p.m. | $1,100 NLHE Mix-Max 9-Handed Day 1 | $100,000 | |
| Thu 20 Mar | 11:00 a.m. | $375 Qualifier to ME Day 1C | 3x seats |
| 12:00 p.m. | $3,300 NLHE Main Event Day 1C | $1,500,000 | |
| 1:00 p.m. | $2,150 PLO 5-Card Bounty | $100,000 | |
| 5:00 p.m. | $630 Qualifier to ME Day 1D | 5x seats | |
| 7:00 p.m. | $3,300 NLHE Main Event Day 1D Turbo | $1,500,000 | |
| 10:00 p.m. | $1,100 NLHE Mix-Max 7-Handed Day 2 | $100,000 | |
| Fri 21 Mar | 12:00 p.m. | $3,300 NLHE Main Event Day 2 | $1,500,000 |
| 6:00 p.m. | $1,185 Qualifier to MILLIONS Day 1A | ||
| 9:00 p.m. | $1,100 PLO Double Board Bomb Pot | $50,000 | |
| 10:00 p.m. | NLHE Mix-Max 6-Handed Final Day | $100,000 | |
| Sat 22 Mar | 12:00 p.m. | Main Event Day 3 | $1,500,000 |
| 1:00 p.m. | $3,200 NLHE Bounty | $150,000 | |
| 4:00 p.m. | $1,100 NLHE Seniors (50+) | $30,000 | |
| 6:00 p.m. | $1,100 PLO | $40,000 | |
| 9:00 p.m. | $630 Qualifier to MB Day 1A | 10x seats | |
| Sun 23 Mar | 11:00 a.m. | $630 Qualifier to MB Day 1A | 5x seats |
| 12:00 p.m. | Main Event Day 4 | $1,500,000 | |
| 12:30 p.m. | $4,250 NLH Mystery Bounty 7-Max Day 1A | $500,000 | |
| 5:00 p.m. | $1,185 Qualifier to MILLKONS Day 1A | ||
| 9:00 p.m. | $880 NLHE Turbo Deep Stack | ||
| 9:00 p.m. | $630 Qualifier to MB Day 1B | 10x seats | |
| Mon 24 Mar | 11:00 a.m. | $630 Qualifier to MB Day 1B | 5x seats |
| 12:00 p.m. | $4,250 NLHE Mystery Bounty 7-Max Day 1B | $500,000 | |
| 1:00 p.m. | Main Event Final Day | $1,500,000 | |
| 4:00 p.m. | $630 Qualifier to MB Day 1C | 5x seats | |
| 6:00 p.m. | $660 NLHE Texas Split 7-Handed | $20,000 | |
| 7:00 p.m. | $4,250 NLHE Mystery Bounty 7-Max Day 1C | $500,000 | |
| 8:00 p.m. | $1,600 NLHE Hyper Turbo Bounty | $40,000 | |
| Tue 25 Mar | $1,100 NLHE Honor Poker Cup 6-Handed | $50,000 | |
| 1:00 p.m. | Mystery Bounty 7-Max Final Day | $500,000 | |
| 6:00 p.m. | $960 NLHE Deep Stack Bounty 6-Handed | $25,000 |
Matthew Pitt hails from Leeds, West Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom, and has worked in the poker industry since 2008, and worked for PokerNews since 2010. In September 2010, he became the editor of PokerNews. Matthew stepped away from live reporting duties in 2015, and now concentrates on his role of Senior Editor for the PokerNews.
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