Level: 4
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series
$3,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$1,832,640
Entries
664
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
185
Players Left
83
Dato Calls Off Zebarjad
Level 4
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Ali Zebarjad opened to 2,200 from under the gun and Andrea Dato three-bet to 6,500 from middle position. Zebarjad made the call.
Both players checked the flop and turn leading to a final board of K♠8♦8♠A♠6♦. Zebarjad bet 4,500 and Dato snap-called.
Zebarjad turned over J♣J♦ for Jacks and Eights but Dato showed down A♥J♥ for Aces and Eights to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
128,000
128,000
|
128,000 |
|
76,000
-17,100
|
-17,100 |
|
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Ketzer Takes Down Four-Bet Pot
Level 4
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
A player from early position opened to 2,000 from early position only for Asem Tageldin to three-bet to 6,500 from middle position. Felipe Ketzer then put in a four-bet to 14,000 from the hijack, folding out the original raiser while Tageldin made the call.
Both players checked the flop and turn leading to a final board of Q♥7♥5♥3♥5♦. Tageldin bet 20,000 and Ketzer snap-called.
Tageldin showed down 2♥2♣ for the smallest possible flush. Ketzer tabled J♥J♣ for a bigger flush and scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,200
145,200
|
145,200 |
|
138,000
138,000
|
138,000 |
|
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Level 4
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
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Silz Doubles with Big Slick
Level 4
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Khalil Tawil opened to 2,000 from early position and received a caller from middle position before Maximilian Silz three-bet to 8,000 from the hijack. Adem Marjanovic then four-bet to 18,500 from the button, forcing folds from Tawil and the middle position player. Silz moved all in for 81,900 and Marjanovic called with a covering stack to put Silz at risk.
Maximilian Silz: A♣K♥ 
Adem Marjanovic: A♥Q♥
Silz was in excellent shape with a bigger ace and remained ahead on the A♦8♦8♣6♣K♠ runout to score a full double up through Marjanovic.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
312,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
170,500
170,500
|
170,500 |
|
75,500
75,500
|
75,500 |
Break Time
Level 4
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Players are now on their second 15-minute break of the evening.
The field has grown to 156 players of which 125 remain.
Level: 5
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Some Updated Counts after Second Break
Level 5
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
309,000
8,900
|
8,900 |
|
|
296,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
|
282,000
282,000
|
282,000 |
|
271,000
271,000
|
271,000 |
|
252,000
152,000
|
152,000 |
|
243,500
243,500
|
243,500 |
|
242,000
242,000
|
242,000 |
|
225,000
-16,500
|
-16,500 |
|
219,000
219,000
|
219,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
212,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
|
||
|
174,000
137,400
|
137,400 |
|
170,200
170,200
|
170,200 |
|
170,000
-74,000
|
-74,000 |
|
145,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
142,000
44,300
|
44,300 |
|
127,000
-4,400
|
-4,400 |
|
106,000
106,000
|
106,000 |
|
||
|
|
65,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
|
||
|
11,600
-88,400
|
-88,400 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
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Dato Rivers the Goods
Level 5
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
With two players seeing a board of K♠6♣5♣10♠ and roughly 8,000 in the middle, Andrea Dato checked from under the gun and his opponent bet 3,800 from the cutoff. Dato made the call.
Both players checked the A♣ river. Dato tabled A♥9♣ for a rivered pair of aces. His opponent looked visibly frustrated as he threw his cards into the muck and Dato took down a decent pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
87,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
||
Zebarjad Cracks Cowboys to Knock Out Markov
Level 5
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
A player in the cutoff opened to 2,500 from the cutoff and Anton Markov three-bet to 8,000 from the small blind. Ali Zebarjad made the call in teh big blind while Markov got out of the way.
The flop came 6♦4♦2♠. Markov fired a 7,000 continuation bet only for Zebarjad to raise to 25,000. Markov moved all in for just over 50,000 and Zebarjad called with a covering stack to put Markov at risk.
Anton Markov: K♦K♥
Ali Zebarjad: A♦7♦
Markov was ahead with an overpair but still had to fade some outs from Zebarjad who had the nut-flush draw and a live ace. Zebarjad picked up more outs with a straight draw on the 3♥ turn and the 5♠ river completed the straight to give Zebarjad the pot while Markov was sent to the rail in brutal fashion.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
129,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
Busted |