2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q5
Prize
$338,500
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$1,832,640
Entries
664
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
166
Players Left
74

Daniliuk Fires Two Barrels

Level 6 : Blinds 700/1,500, 1,500 ante

A player from under the gun opened to 3,000 only for Andrei Daniliuk to three-bet to 9,000 from the cutoff.

The flop came K84. The early position player checked, Daniliuk bet 3,500 and his opponent made the call.

Both players checked the 8 turn leading to the 3 river. Daniliuk bet 8,000 when checked to and this time it was enough to force a fold from his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Andrei Daniliuk ru
Andrei Daniliuk
58,400
-18,100
-18,100

Tags: Andrei Daniliuk

Gromov Staves Off Elimination

Level 6 : Blinds 700/1,500, 1,500 ante

With two players seeing a board of 77J4 Dmitry Gromov, who had committed nearly his entire stack of roughly 15,000 on a previous street, moved all in for his last 1,500 which he had left behind. Armand Matti made the call to put Gromov at risk.

Dmitry Gromov: KJ All in
Armand Matti: A10

Gromov was well ahead after connecting with the jack and just needed to fade an ace to avoid elimination. The 5 river was clean and Gromov secured a much-needed double up through Matti.

Player Chips Progress
Armand Matti ro
Armand Matti
72,500
Dmitry Gromov ru
Dmitry Gromov
35,000
-37,000
-37,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Armand MattiDmitry Gromov

Break

Level 6 : Blinds 700/1,500, 1,500 ante

Players are now on their third 15-minute break of the evening. The field has grown to 161 entrants of which 100 players remain.

Level: 7

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Assorted Chip Counts after Third Break

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Yassin Mahmoud jo
Yassin Mahmoud
412,000
-136,000
-136,000
Antoine Hasbani lb
Antoine Hasbani
408,500
-6,500
-6,500
Walid Bou Habib lb
Walid Bou Habib
381,000
381,000
381,000
Sergey Baranski by
Sergey Baranski
362,000
87,000
87,000
Dmitrii Andreev ru
Dmitrii Andreev
353,000
353,000
353,000
Stephane Gabarre fr
Stephane Gabarre
340,000
340,000
340,000
Can Miral tr
Can Miral
328,500
33,500
33,500
Alisa Sibgatova ru
Alisa Sibgatova
296,000
221,000
221,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
Fabio Peluso it
Fabio Peluso
253,500
143,000
143,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Chady Ojeil lb
Chady Ojeil
248,000
248,000
248,000
Hadi Khordbin ir
Hadi Khordbin
239,000
-73,500
-73,500
Damir Gabdullin ru
Damir Gabdullin
230,000
123,500
123,500
Halil Tasyurek tr
Halil Tasyurek
229,000
229,000
229,000
Aleksandar Tot me
Aleksandar Tot
220,000
43,000
43,000
Mustafa Biz tr
Mustafa Biz
194,000
-115,000
-115,000
Andrey Pateychuk ru
Andrey Pateychuk
174,000
174,000
174,000
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Yiannakis Papapetrou cy
Yiannakis Papapetrou
105,000
1,000
1,000
Aylar Lie no
Aylar Lie
85,000
48,500
48,500
Andrei Daniliuk ru
Andrei Daniliuk
63,000
4,600
4,600
Dmitry Gromov ru
Dmitry Gromov
25,000
-10,000
-10,000
WPT 1X Winner

Mahmoud Keeps Climbing

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

A player from under the gun opened to 3,500 only for Yassin Mahmoud to three-bet to 9,000 from middle position. Bassel Moussa called from the cutoff and the original raiser called as well.

The flop came A95 and action checked around to Mahmoud who bet 6,000. Moussa called while the original raiser got out of the way.

Both remaining players then checked the Q turn leading to the 7 river. Mahmoud bet 6,000 and after about 30 seconds of contemplation Moussa opted to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Yassin Mahmoud jo
Yassin Mahmoud
445,000
33,000
33,000
Bassel Moussa lb
Bassel Moussa
139,000
139,000
139,000

Tags: Bassel MoussaYassin Mahmoud

Pateychuk Takes from Baranski

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

With two players seeing a board of 4A9J and roughly 23,000 in the middle, Andrey Pateychuk checked in the big blind and Sergey Baranski checked behind from early position.

On the 5 river Pateychuk bet 30,000 which was enough to force a fold from Baranski.

Player Chips Progress
Sergey Baranski by
Sergey Baranski
428,000
66,000
66,000
Andrey Pateychuk ru
Andrey Pateychuk
250,000
76,000
76,000
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Andrey PateychukSergey Baranski

Bortsov Wins Battle of the Blinds Versus Hasbani

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

With two players seeing a board of J452 and roughly 4,500 in the middle, Antoine Hasbani checked in the small blind and Sergey Bortsov bet 5,000 from the big blind. Hasbani made the call.

Hasbani check-called another bet from Bortsov on the 8 river, this time for 10,000. Bortsov showed J5 for two pair and Hasbani's hand hit the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Antoine Hasbani lb
Antoine Hasbani
375,000
-33,500
-33,500
Sergey Bortsov il
Sergey Bortsov
228,000
114,000
114,000

Tags: Antoine HasbaniSergey Bortsov

Level: 8

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000