Break
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The remaining 79 players are on the first 15-minute break of the day.
2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series
$2,200 Merit Poker Cup
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$844,560
Entries
459
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
108
Players Left
20
Updated Chip Counts
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,350,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
1,175,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
|
950,000
392,000
|
392,000 |
|
900,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
|
730,000
199,000
|
199,000 |
|
||
|
|
670,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
660,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
650,000
448,000
|
448,000 |
|
560,000
-568,000
|
-568,000 |
|
||
|
550,000
333,000
|
333,000 |
|
||
|
530,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
520,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
420,000
-246,000
|
-246,000 |
|
|
||
|
95,000
-29,000
|
-29,000 |
Saiapin Surpasses One Million
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Iurii Saiapin opened to 30,000 from early position and Temur Abbosov shoved for a bit over 250,000 from middle position. Saiapin called to put Abbosov at risk.
Temur Abbosov: 10♣10♥ 
Iurii Saiapin: A♥K♣
Saiapin took the lead on the A♣Q♦6♦ runout and remained ahead on the 4♦ turn and Q♣ river to send Abbosov to the rail and take down a sizable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,125,000 | |
|
Busted |
Sibgatova Runs Into Raffoul's Aces
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Razvan Sabau raised to 20,000 on the button before Edgard Raffoul three-bet to 82,000 in the small blind. Alisa Sibgatova then moved all in for around 100,000 in the big blind, Sabau folded, while Raffoul called.
Alisa Sibgatova: A♥Q♦
Edgard Raffoul: A♦A♣
Raffoul had woken up with aces and stayed in the lead through the 5♣6♥6♣J♠7♦ board to send Sibgatova to the rail.
Elsewhere, Halil Tasyurek was eliminated by Damir Gabdullin who moved up to 1,500,000. According to Tasyurek, he flopped two pair with Kx4x against Gabdullin's two aces, but the board paired deuces on the river to give Gabdullin the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000
705,000
|
705,000 |
|
920,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
700,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Dziubdziela Has the Bigger Ace to Bust Blebea
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Iulian-Remus Blebea raised to 20,000 in early position before Marcin Dziubdziela three-bet to 44,000 on the button. Blebea then moved all in for 178,000 and Dziubdziela called.
Iulian-Remus Blebea: A♠9♦
Marcin Dziubdziela: A♣Q♣
Dziubdziela has Blebea dominated as the flop came A♥5♦6♥, giving both players top pair but keeping Dziubdziela in the lead with his queen-kicker. The rest of the board came K♣8♣ and Dziubdziela took the pot to send Blebea to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
600,000
393,000
|
393,000 |
|
Busted |
Tasyurek Forces a Fold
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Temur Abbosov opened to 20,000 from the hijack and was called by Halil Tasyurek in the big blind.
The flop came K♦7♦5♣. Tasyurek checked and Abbosov fired a 15,000 continuation bet. Tasyurek check-raised to 45,000 and Abbosov's hand hit the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
695,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
|
275,000
-225,000
|
-225,000 |
Bozhkov Survives a Flip After Raffoul
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Razvan Sabau raised to 20,000 on the button before Leonid Bozhkov moved all in for 243,000 in the small blind. Edgard Raffoul reshoved in the big blind and Sabau folded.
Leonid Bozhkov: 8♠8♥
Edgard Raffoul: A♣J♥
"Good luck, my friend," Raffoul told Bozhkov as they headed to the flop, which came 5♥Q♦3♠ to keep Bozhkov's eights in the lead. The rest of the board came 6♠9♦ and Raffoul couldn't improve as Bozhkov doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
950,000
176,000
|
176,000 |
|
|
550,000
-520,000
|
-520,000 |
|
490,000
237,000
|
237,000 |
Hajj Gives Most of It Back to Zavoloka
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
A few hands after busting Nuri Hadiolgu, Alain Hajj and Mikhail Zavoloka became tangled in a massive pot that saw Zavoloka get his 550,000 in the middle from the cutoff as Hajj put him at risk from under the gun.
Mikhail Zavoloka: K♠K♦
Alain Hajj: Q♥Q♣
Hajj had run his queens into Zavoloka's kings and found no help on the 10♣2♦4♥4♦8♠ board as Zavoloka doubled up in a more than 1,000,000-chip pot, leaving Hajj nursing an extreme short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000
580,000
|
580,000 |
|
40,000
-630,000
|
-630,000 |
Hajj Holds On to Bust Hadioglu
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Heads-up on a flop of A♥2♥9♦, Nuri Hadioglu bet 40,000 from early position, Alain Hajj moved all in from middle position, and Hadioglu called for around 180,000.
Nuri Hadioglu: K♥Q♥
Alain Hajj: A♣Q♠
Hajj had top pair and needed to hold against Hadioglu's flush draw. The 5♣ turn was safe, while the river came the K♦ to send Hadioglu to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
670,000
296,000
|
296,000 |
|
Busted |
Skhulukhiya Gets Paid by Shornikau
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Heads-up on a board of J♣Q♥6♦4♠, Giorgiy Skhulukhiya bet 55,000 from early position and Maksim Shornikau called in the small blind.
The river was the 4♦ and Skhulukhiya bet another 135,000. Shornikau tanked for a minute before calling again.
Skhulukhiya then turned over Q♠J♦ for two pair and Shornikau mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000
349,000
|
349,000 |
|
340,000
-311,000
|
-311,000 |