Break
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Players are now on the second break of the day.
There are two more levels of late registration remaining.
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
Zouari Trips Up Chisu For a Double
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Fabio Peluso bet 15,000 from the hijack on a board of 4♥4♠7♠A♠ and Danut Chisu called on the button. Jeremie Zouari then moved all in for 54,000 in the big blind.
Peluso quickly folded, but Chisu took several minutes before putting in the chips to call. He showed A♥J♠ for two pair and a flush draw but needed to improve against Zouari's Q♦4♦.
The river was the 2♣ and Zouari took the pot with his trip fours to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000
110,500
|
110,500 |
|
140,000
-31,500
|
-31,500 |
|
75,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
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Vlasov Gets Paid with Quads
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
A player in the hijack opened to 6,000 and received calls from Alisa Sibgatova on the button and Denis Vlasov in the small blind.
The flop came Q♣5♣4♦. Vlasov checked, the original raiser bet 8,000, Sibgatova called and Vlasov put in a check-raise to 25,000. The original raiser got out of the way while Sibgatova made the call.
On the 4♣ turn Vlasov bet 25,000 and was once again called by Sibgatova.
The river was the 10♦. Vlasov bet 35,000 and Sibgatova called.
Sibgatova showed A♣J♣ for an ace-high flush but Vlasov turned over 4♠4♥ for quad fours to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
715,000 | |
|
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|
320,000 | |
Rodin Pays Off Daniliuk
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Grigorii Rodin and Andrei Daniliuk built a pot of around 60,000 as they went heads-up to the river on a completed board of Q♠2♥K♥9♣5♦. Daniliuk then moved all in for 53,000 in the big blind.
Rodin was in the small blind and went deep into the tank for nearly five minutes. "Ready for action," tablemate Ali El-Siblani said.
"Action and reaction," Issam Tannouri added. El-Siblani and Nan Zhu then began singing as the table continued to wait for Rodin to act.
Rodin eventually called and Daniliuk showed A♣A♦. Rodin mucked K♦10♦ and Daniliuk doubled up.
Nikolay Fal is also at this table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
570,000
229,000
|
229,000 |
|
400,000
54,500
|
54,500 |
|
220,000
99,000
|
99,000 |
|
180,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
|
140,000
-12,500
|
-12,500 |
|
130,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
Kaukua Gets Thin Value
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Aleksandar Tot opened to 6,000 from under the gun and received calls from Toni Kaukua in the small blind and a player in the big blind.
The flop came K♥2♠2♥ and action checked around to Tot who bet 5,500. Kaukua made the call while the big blind got out of the way.
Both remaining players checked the J♠ turn to see the J♦ river. Kaukua bet 3,000 and was called by Tot.
Kaukua showed 8♦8♣ which was good enough to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
818,000
259,000
|
259,000 |
|
480,000
245,500
|
245,500 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
700,000
378,500
|
378,500 |
|
620,000
89,000
|
89,000 |
|
400,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
350,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
350,000
-54,000
|
-54,000 |
|
350,000
-8,500
|
-8,500 |
|
320,000
267,500
|
267,500 |
|
280,000
33,500
|
33,500 |
|
270,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
260,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
260,000
-61,500
|
-61,500 |
|
250,000 | |
|
240,000
124,000
|
124,000 |
|
205,000
-111,500
|
-111,500 |
|
130,000
-68,000
|
-68,000 |
|
130,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
120,000
-8,500
|
-8,500 |
|
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Azor Cracks Biz's Aces
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Ran Azor raised to 6,000 in middle position before Mustafa Biz moved all in for 29,500 in the cutoff. The table folded back to Azor who called to put Biz at risk.
Mustafa Biz: A♠A♦ 
Ran Azor: A♥J♦
Biz was ahead with his pair of aces as the flop came 9♥10♥5♥. The turn was the Q♠ to give Azor a straight while along with his flush draw, while the J♥ river improved him to a flush and sent Biz to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
-1,500
|
-1,500 |
|
Busted |
Stanciu Catches Kuzin With Hand in Cookie Jar
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Dmitrii Kuzin opened to 5,500 and received a call from a player on the button before Traian Stanciu three-bet to 30,000 from the big blind. Kuzin put in a four-bet to 60,500, forcing the button out of the pot while Stanciu made the call.
The flop came K♣6♦2♠ and Stanciu check-called a 15,000 continuation bet from Kuzin.
Stanciu check-called another bet from Kuzin on the 5♥ turn, this time for 40,000.
On the Q♠ river Stanciu checked once more and Kuzin bet 120,000. Stanciu thought for about one minute before making the call. Kuzin immediately mucked and Stanciu collected a massive pot without having to show the winning hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
570,000
334,000
|
334,000 |
|
178,000
-469,500
|
-469,500 |
|
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Aslan Hits Quads in a Monster Pot
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Roman Gadzhiev bet 8,500 from under the gun on a flop of 2♦6♥10♦ before Kemal Aslan raised to 25,500 in the small blind. The big blind then reraised to 82,000.
Gadzhiev tanked for a minute before folding, while Aslan moved all in for 384,000 and the big blind called.
Kemal Aslan: 2♠2♥
Opponent: 9♦6♦
Aslan was ahead with a set of deuces but needed to fade his opponent's flush draw. The A♣ turn was safe, while the 2♣ fell on the river to give Aslan quads and the massive pot that catapulted him amongst the chip leaders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
800,000
546,500
|
546,500 |
|
160,000
-128,000
|
-128,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000