$2,200 Merit Poker Cup Day 1bc | 2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series

Mar 28, 2024

Stoica Fires Three Barrels

Ryan Lashmar

Level 6 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Matthew Davenport opened to 3,200 from middle position and Roman Stoica three-bet to 12,000 from the small blind. Davenport made the call.

The flop came 10♥9♣3♥ and Davenport check-called a 7,000 continuation bet from Stoica.

Davenport check-called another bet from Stoica on the 4♠ turn, this time for 30,000.

The river was the 7♣. Davenport checked and Stoica moved all in, covering Davenport who had roughly 110,000 behind. Davenport briefly went into the tank before deciding to fold, telling Stoica that he had folded ace-king and had almost called while the latter player scooped the pot.

Tags: Matthew Davenport Roman Stoica

Mar 28, 2024

Dziubdziela Shows Down Second Pair

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 6 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

A player in early position opened to 3,500 and Marcin Dziubdziela defended from the big blind.

The flop came 8♥7♣3♣ and Dziubdziela check-called a 5,000 continuation bet from his opponent.

Both players then checked the 5♣ turn and 9♣ river. Dziubdziela turned over J♠8♦ for a pair of eights which was good enough to take the pot.

Tags: Marcin Dziubdziela

Mar 28, 2024

Break

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 6 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Players are now on the final 15-minute break of the day.

The field has grown to 133 entrants of which 85 players remain.

Level: 7

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Mar 28, 2024

Assorted Chip Counts after Final Break

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 7 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Mar 28, 2024

Savvides Falls to Angelov

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Ryan Lashmar

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

With two players seeing a board of A♣8♥10♥ and roughly 25,000 in the middle, Alexis Savvides moved all in for 31,000 from early position and was called by Boris Angelov who covered him.

Alexis Savvides: Q♣J♥ All in
Boris Angelov: A♥9♠

Savvides was in rough shape against Angelov's top pair but picked up a couple more outs when he made second pair on the Q♠ turn. The 8♦ river was a brick and Savvides was sent to the rail while Angelov took the pot.

Mar 28, 2024

Sokharev Sticks Around

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Ryan Lashmar

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

With three players seeing a board of 3♠2♥J♠ and 17,000 in the middle, a player in the small blind bet 10,000 and was called by Maxime Chilaud in the cutoff and Sergei Sokharev in the cutoff.

The small blind fired a second barrel for 30,000 on the 3♦ turn. Chilaud folded while Sokharev made the call.

On the 8♦ river the small blind bet 60,000. Sokharev quickly called.

The small blind could only show Q♦5♠ for pure air while Sokharev tabled Q♠J♣ for jacks and threes to take down a sizable pot.

Tags: Maxime Chilaud Sergei Sokharev

Mar 28, 2024

Tasyurek Cracks Aces to Bust Aversa

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Ryan Lashmar

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

With two players seeing a boad of K♥10♠3♠ and 15,000 in the middle, Antonio Aversa found himself all in from middle position for roughly 40,000 and was up against Halil Tasyurek in the small blind who covered him.

Antonio Aversa: A♣A♥ All in
Halil Tasyurek: Q♠9♠

Aversa was ahead with the overpair until the K♠ turn brought the flush in, leaving him drawing to just four outs. He couldn't catch an ace or a king on the Q♣ river and was sent to the rail while Tasyurek continued to add chips to his stack.

Tags: Antonio Aversa Halil Tasyurek

Level: 8

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Mar 28, 2024

Scalia Flips Pateychuk to the Rail

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Mario Scalia opened to 6,000 from under the gun and received a call from Razvan Sabau in the hijack before Andrey Pateychuk shoved from the small blind for roughly 70,000. Scalia reshoved with a slightly bigger stack and Sabau got out of the way.

Andrey Pateychuk: A♥Q♦
Mario Scalia: 9♠9♣

It was a preflop flip that Scalia got the best of on the K♠7♠5♣5♥8♣ runout to send Pateychuk to the rail and score a full double up.