2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series

$2,200 Merit Poker Cup
Day: 1a
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Event Info
2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
5♠5♦
Prize
$167,100
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$844,560
Total Entries
459
Places Paid
55
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
192
Players Left
84
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Tezcan Shoves Dark and Runs into Straight Flush

Ryan Lashmar
Ryan Lashmar
Level 6 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
George Tomescu
George Tomescu

Ceyhan Tezcan, who had recently been left very short-stacked, moved all in blind for 8,200 from under the gun. George Tomescu made the call from the cutoff to put Tezcan at risk.

Ceyhan Tezcan: K♦9♣ All in
George Tomescu: Q♦10♦

Tezcan was ahead with king-high but Tomescu became the favorite with a massive draw on the J♦8♦5♥ flop. The 9♦ turn gave Tomescu a queen-high straight flush, leaving Tezcan drawing dead. After the 10♣ river was dealt Tezcan made his exit from the tournament area while Tomescu collected the last of his chips.

Tags: Ceyhan TezcanGeorge Tomescu

Level: 7

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Assorted Chip Counts after Final Break

Ryan Lashmar
Ryan Lashmar
Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Ketzer Fires Three Barrels

Ryan Lashmar
Ryan Lashmar
Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Felipe Ketzer opened to 4,000 from the button and Simone Andrian defended from the big blind.

The flop came 7♥3♦2♠ and Andrian check-called a 3,000 continuation bet from Ketzer.

Andrian check-called another bet from Ketzer on the J♦ turn, this time for 9,500.

On the 7♦ river Andrian checked once more and Ketzer moved all in for roughly 30,000. This time Andrian opted to fold and Ketzer took down a decent pot without having to go to showdown.

Tags: Felipe KetzerSimone Andrian

Svesko Picks Off a Bluff

Ryan Lashmar
Ryan Lashmar
Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Boris Smuskevicius opened to 4,000 from middle position and Darko Svesko defended from the big blind.

Both players checked the 10♦9♦3♠ flop leading to the K♥ turn. Svesko bet 4,000 and Smuskevicius check-raised to 15,000. Svesko made the call.

On the 9♠ river Svesko checked and Smuskevicius bet 40,000. Svesko called after taking a minute to consider his options.

Smuskevicius immediately mucked after being called on the river and Svesko took down a healthy pot without having to show the winning hand.

Tags: Boris SmuskeviciusDarko Svesko

Level: 8

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Kaukua Wins Battle of Second Pairs

Ryan Lashmar
Ryan Lashmar
Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Toni Kaukua opened from the button and was called by Andrea Dato in the big blind.

Both players checked the K♥Q♥J♥ flop leading to the 6♠ turn. Dato bet 3,800 and was called by Kaukua.

Both players checked the 3♣ river. Dato tabled Q♦4♦ for second pair but Kaukua had him outkicked with Q♣10♠ for a better second pair to take the pot.

Tags: Andrea DatoToni Kaukua

Marjanovic Shows Down Ace-High

Ryan Lashmar
Ryan Lashmar
Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Adem Marjanovic opened to 5,500 from middle position and Maksim Skripkin three-bet to 23,000 from the cutoff. Marjanovic made the call.

The flop came K♣8♦2♣ and Marjanovic check-called a 15,000 continuation bet from Skripkin.

Both players then checked the 4♥ turn and 5♠ river. Marjanovic tabled A♣Q♦ and Skripkin's hand hit the muck.

Tags: Adem MarjanovicMaksim Skripkin

Akgul Building a Monster Stack

Ryan Lashmar
Ryan Lashmar
Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

With two players seeing a final board of 10♣8♥3♣3♦K♠ and roughly 85,000 already in the middle, Fausto Tantillo checked from middle position and Huseyin Akgul bet 45,000 from the hijack. Tantillo went into the tank.

"Ace-king"? Tantillo wondered out loud. After a couple minutes Tantillo flicked in the call.

Akgul turned over K♦J♣ for top pair to take the pot and continue adding chips to his already formidable stack.

Tags: Fausto TantilloHuseyin Akgul

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