Break
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
The first level of the day has ended and players are taking a 20-minute break.
The field grew to 548 players over the first level, with 256 still 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
Skhulukhiya Puts in a Big Shove
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Heads-up on a board of 9♥8♦J♦A♦, Giorgiy Skhulukhiya bet 21,000 from middle position and Caner Toker called in the big blind.
The river was the K♣ and Skhulukhiya moved all in. Toker, with around 140,000 remaining, tanked for around three minutes before folding.
"Good fold. I have big hand," Skhulukhiya told him.
"I fold top two," Toker replied.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
89,000
|
89,000 |
|
140,000
-66,000
|
-66,000 |
Ivanov Spikes a One-Outer to Double
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
A player in the cutoff raised to 6,500 before Damir Zhugralin three-bet to 15,500 on the button. Aleksandr Ivanov then moved all in for around 30,000 and only Zhugralin called.
Aleksandr Ivanov: 7♦7♥ 
Damir Zhugralin: A♦5♦
Zhugralin hit his ace on the A♣10♠2♥ flop, while the 10♦ turn left Ivanov a card away from elimination. The river, though, was the 7♠ and Ivanov hit a full house to double up.
"I folded king-seven," a tablemate said after the hand, revealing that Ivanov had hit the last remaining seven in the deck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
64,500
|
64,500 |
|
65,000
-68,000
|
-68,000 |
Vlasov Puts Opponent in the Blender
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
With two players seeing a board of 4♥J♣10♠3♦ and roughly 80,000 in the middle, Ruslan Bakhtiev bet 52,500 from the big blind and was called by Denis Vlasov in middle position.
Bakhtiev slowed down with a check on the A♠ river and Vlasov moved all in for 136,500, sending Bakhtiev deep into the tank.
After a few minutes Bakhtiev sent his cards into the muck and Vlasov took down a healthy pot without showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
341,000
-113,000
|
-113,000 |
|
296,500
28,500
|
28,500 |
Rodin Shoves, Al-Siblani Offers His Opinion
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Heads-up on a flop of 5♦A♥2♦, a player in the cutoff bet 13,000 before Grigorii Rodin moved all in from the button. The cutoff, with around 80,000 remaining, went into the tank for several minutes as he pondered the call for his last chips.
"Ace-king?" he asked Rodin.
"Ace-king I three-bet preflop," Rodin replied.
His opponent eventually folded and Rodin took the pot.
"He's definitely not bluffing. He either has the ace of diamonds or three fives. So good fold. He did not want you to buy the diamond," tablemate Ali Al-Siblani said after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000 |
Babayev Sends an Opponent Deep in the Tank With Turn Shove
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
With around 38,000 in the pot on a flop of A♦5♦8♠, Agharazi Babayev bet 10,000 from the big blind and an opponent on the button called.
The turn was the J♥ and Babayev moved all in for 35,500. The button went deep into the tank, taking nearly five minutes before giving up his hand as Babayev took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
Silz Takes from Smolka
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
With two players seeing a board of 5♦2♠2♥ and roughly 37,000 in the middle, Dawid Smolka bet 30,000 from the small blind and was called by Maximilian Silz in the big blind.
Smolka bet again for 26,000 on the A♣ turn and was once again called by Silz.
On the 4♥ river Smolka slowed down wit ha check. Silz bet 150,000 and Smolka quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
467,000
61,500
|
61,500 |
|
88,000
-67,000
|
-67,000 |
Popiolek Spikes the River For a Double
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
With around 40,000 in the pot on a flop of 6♥7♥K♣, Uladzimir Zhyharu bet 10,000 from the cutoff before Grzegorz Popiolek raised to 41,000 in early position. Zhyharu then moved all in and Popiolek called for 96,000.
Grzegorz Popiolek: A♥Q♥
Uladzimir Zhyharu: K♥Q♦
Zhyharu was ahead with top pair, while Popiolek had the nut flush draw. The turn was the 3♣, but the 10♥ river gave Popiolek his flush and a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
360,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
|
240,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
Vlasov Finds an Early Double
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
With two players seeing a board of K♣Q♣3♦ and roughly 35,000 in the middle, Vladimir Alekseev checked from early position and Denis Vlasov bet 7,000 from the cutoff. Alekseev moved all in for 116,500, sending Vlasov briefly into the tank.
After about a minute Vlasov flicked in the call and was at risk.
Denis Vlasov: A♦K♥
Vladimir Alekseev: K♠J♠
Vlasov was in great shape with the bigger ace and remained ahead on the 4♠ turn and 8♣ river to secure a full double up at Alekseev's expense.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
268,000
136,500
|
136,500 |
|
|
120,500
120,500
|
120,500 |
Akiki Survives a Three-Way All In on the First Hand
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
On the first hand of Day 2, Georgios Skaparis got his last 30,000 in the middle from the cutoff and Dmitry Gromov called on the button. Gabriel Akiki, who had only just registered for the tournament, then reshoved in the big blind and Gromov called.
Georgios Skaparis: K♠Q♣
Gabriel Akiki: 9♦9♣
Dmitry Gromov: K♥Q♥
The board ran out 4♦6♠10♦3♠7♦ and Akiki's pair of nines were enough to earn him a double up and send Skaparis to an early exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
200,000
-112,000
|
-112,000 |
|
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