$3,300 Main Event Day 1b | 2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series

03-22-2024 14:33 UTC+3

Burlacu Forces Two Folds

Ryan Lashmar

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Robert Burlacu opened to 1,500 from middle position and received calls from Sergey Baranski in the hijack and a player in the big blind.

The flop came K♥Q♥4♦ and action checked around to Baranski who bet 1,800. The big blind called only for Burlacu to put in a check-raise to 10,200, forcing a fold from both of his opponents.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergey Baranski	205,000
Robert Burlacu	108,000

Tags: Robert Burlacu Sergey Baranski

03-22-2024 14:50 UTC+3

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

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03-22-2024 15:04 UTC+3

Break Time

Ryan Lashmar

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Players are on their first 15-minute break of the day.

The field has grown to 102 total entrants of which 95 players remain.

Level: 3

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

03-22-2024 15:30 UTC+3

Assorted Chip Counts after First Break

Ryan Lashmar

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mario Scalia	260,500 260,500	260,500
Sergey Baranski	212,000 7,000	7,000
Mark Smith (UK)	199,000 199,000	199,000
Yunsheng Sun	166,000 166,000	166,000
Eduard Norel	152,000 152,000	152,000
Andrei Spataru	147,000 147,000	147,000
Christos Leantzis	131,000 26,000	26,000
Aleksandr Kirichenko	103,000 103,000	103,000
Fabio Peluso	100,000 100,000	100,000

Aylar Lie	100,000 100,000	100,000
Damir Gabdullin	98,000 98,000	98,000
Hadi Khordbin	96,000 96,000	96,000
Nikolay Fal	87,000 87,000	87,000
Andrei Daniliuk	76,500 76,500	76,500
Dmitry Gromov	72,000 72,000	72,000

03-22-2024 15:49 UTC+3

Gabdullin Takes Down Multiway Pot

Ryan Lashmar

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Alisa Sibgatova opened to 2,000 from early position and received calls from Mario Scalia in the cutoff, a player in the small blind and Damir Gabdullin in the big blind.

The flop came K♣J♥4♣ and action checked ar ound to Sibgatova who fired a 4,500 continuation bet. Scalia and the small blind got out of the way while Gabdullin made the call.

On the A♣ turn Gabdullin lead out with an 11,500 bet. Sibgatova opted to fold and Gabdullin took down a decent pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mario Scalia	258,000 -2,500	-2,500
Damir Gabdullin	106,500 8,500	8,500
Alisa Sibgatova	75,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Alisa Sibgatova Damir Gabdullin Mario Scalia

03-22-2024 16:06 UTC+3

Skhulukhiya Applies Pressure

Ryan Lashmar

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With two players seeing a board of 6♥6♣3♠ and roughly 3,500 in the middle, Sakis Andrianopoulos bet 2,200 from early position and Giorgiy Skhulukhiya raised to 5,300 from the button. Andrianopoulos made the call.

Skhulukhiya bet again when checked to on the 3♣ turn, this time for 7,000. Andrianopoulos contemplated for about 30 seconds before making the fold and Skhulukhiya took down a decent pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	134,000 134,000	134,000
Sakis Adrianopoulos	127,000

Tags: Giorgiy Skhulukhiya Sakis Andrianopoulos

03-22-2024 16:17 UTC+3

Sancak Puts Nikitin to the Test

Ryan Lashmar

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With two players seeing a board of K♠4♥7♦ and roughly 20,000 in the middle, Anatoly Nikitin bet 5,000 from early position. Mustafa Sancak then moved all in for 38,000 from middle position, sending Nikitin into the tank.

After a couple minutes Nikitin threw his hand into the muck and Sancak took the pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anatoly Nikitin	68,200 -16,800	-16,800
Mustafa Sancak	63,000 -39,000	-39,000

Tags: Anatoly Nikitin Mustafa Sancak

Level: 4

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

03-22-2024 16:36 UTC+3

Ivanov Picks Off a Bluff

Ryan Lashmar

Level 4 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Lyudmil Ivanov opened to 2,500 from early position and was called by a player in the big blind.

The flop came A♣10♠4♣ and the big blind check-called a 3,000 continuation bet from Ivanov.

Ivanov bet again when checked to on the 10♥ turn, this time for 8,500.

The river was the 10♦. The big blind lead out with a bet of 12,000 and Ivanov snap-called.

The big blind could only show Q♠7♠ for a bluff while Ivanov showed down A♥K♦ for tens full of aces to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lyudmil Ivanov	194,500 194,500	194,500

Tags: Lyudmil Ivanov