Break; Late Registration Closing
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/3,500, 3,500 ante
Players are now on another 15-minute break.
Late registration ends once action resumes.
2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series
$3,300 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
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
257
Players Left
172
Christoforou Runs Into Astratov's Queens
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/3,500, 3,500 ante
Dmitrii Astratov moved all in before the flop and Andreas Christoforou called for 175,000.
Andreas Christoforou: J♣J♥ 
Dmitrii Astratov: Q♠Q♥
"Jack of diamonds. Sorry, man," Christoforou said as he pleaded for a jack, but the dealer instead turned over a board of 7♣8♣5♠3♠2♠ to keep Astratov's queens in the lead and send Christoforou to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
420,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
Busted |
Ojeil Bombs the River on Stoica
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/3,500, 3,500 ante
Around 120,000 was already in the pot as Chady Ojeil and Roman Stoica went to the turn on a board of J♣2♥4♣5♣. Stoica then bet 45,000 from early position and Ojeil called on the button.
The river was the A♠ and Stoica checked. Ojeil bet 220,000 and Stoica snap-folded.
"Very nice hand. Pocket threes win the hand. See what a great champion," tablemate Ionel Anton joked with Ojeil as he stacked up the big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
850,000
612,000
|
612,000 |
|
480,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
Ketzer Gets Respect
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/3,500, 3,500 ante
Felipe Ketzer opened to 7,500 from middle position and received calls from Bart Lybaert in the cutoff and Victor Yugay on the button before Sergey Bortsov three-bet to 27,000 from the small blind.
Ketzer briefly considered his options before putting in a four-bet to 68,500 which was enough to force a fold from all three of his opponents.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
430,000
500
|
500 |
|
390,000
131,000
|
131,000 |
|
||
|
187,000
-138,000
|
-138,000 |
|
140,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Tukmachev Calls Off Against Habib
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/3,500, 3,500 ante
Heads-up on a flop of 9♣3♥A♠, Michel Habib bet 50,000 from the button and Ivan Tukmachev called in middle position.
The turn was the 8♣ and Habib moved all in. Tukmachev had around 40,000 remaining and called with K♠9♠ for a pair of nines. Habib, though, had A♦K♦ for top pair.
The river came the 7♦ and Tukmachev was sent to the rail.
"It's Christmas time," Habib said as he took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
Busted |
Sibgatova Fires Two Barrels
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/3,500, 3,500 ante
Alisa Sibgatova opened to 8,000 from the hijack and was called by a player in the big blind.
The flop came 6♥4♥3♦. The big blind checked, Sibgatova bet 8,000 and the big blind called.
Sibgatova bet again for 12,000 when checked to on the 10♦ turn and this time it was enough to force a fold from her opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
665,500
145,500
|
145,500 |
|
||
Litvinov Hits a Set to Bust Sun
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/3,500, 3,500 ante
A player in middle position raised to 7,000 before Andrey Litvinov three-bet to 20,000 on the button. Yunsheng Sun then moved all in for 180,500 in the small blind and action folded back to Litvinov, who tanked for a minute before calling.
Yunsheng Sun: A♥K♠
Andrey Litvinov: J♣J♦
The flop came 5♥8♣J♥ and Sun was already standing up from his seat as Litvinov hit top set. The rest of the board came 2♣9♦ and Litvinov took the pot to send Sun to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
550,000
379,000
|
379,000 |
|
Busted |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/3,500, 3,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
850,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
750,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
680,000
-138,000
|
-138,000 |
|
620,000
-180,000
|
-180,000 |
|
540,000
175,500
|
175,500 |
|
530,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
520,000
-195,000
|
-195,000 |
|
|
||
|
400,000
-170,000
|
-170,000 |
|
320,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
310,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
300,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
||
|
260,000
-63,000
|
-63,000 |
|
240,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
||
|
220,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
200,000 | |
|
|
||
|
160,000
-35,500
|
-35,500 |
|
80,000
-387,000
|
-387,000 |
|
70,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
Ketzer Staves Off Elimination
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/3,500, 3,500 ante
With the board reading 5♣5♠3♥ and just under 150,000 already in the middle, Felipe Ketzer found himself all in from the small blind against an opponent who covered him.
Felipe Ketzer: 10♥10♦
Opponent: A♣K♣
Both the 6♦ turn and J♣ river were clean for Ketzer and he secured a full double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
259,000
94,500
|
94,500 |
|
|
||
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/3,500
Ante: 3,500