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Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Players are now on the final 15-minute break of the evening.
The field currently stands at 183 entrants of which 91 players remain.
2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series
$3,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$1,832,640
Total Entries
664
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
185
Players Left
83
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Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Fausto Tantillo opened to 4,500 from under the gun and George Tomescu defended from the big blind.
The flop came J♣10♦3♣ and Tomescu check-called a 6,000 continuation bet from Tantillo.
Both players checked the 7♥ turn leading to the 6♥ river. Tomescu bet 11,500 and Tantillo made the call.
Tomescu tabled J♠4♠ for top pair which was enough to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
653,000
6,000
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6,000 |
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407,000 | |
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
In the 821st episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz & Kyna England come to you from Level 9 Studios in Las Vegas to discuss the latest poker news, stories, and gossip. That includes the recent drama surrounding Tom "durrrr" Dwan, who recently talked to PokerNews in a 45-minute in-depth conversation about debt allegations recently leveled against him by Peter Jetten and Haralabos Voulgaris.
You can read everything Dwan had to say in our feature article here but suffice it to say he didn't give clear answers. Some say he spouted a word salad to most of the questions, and our crew took a look at some clips and offered their thoughts. We also asked Dwan point blank if he's ever been kidnapped by the Triads, an urban legend of sorts in the poker world.
Mike and Kyna then talked about their respective tournament successes since the last show, which led to a larger talk about women in poker and how the industry sometimes struggles to market to such a large segment of the population. From there, it was on to a discussion about the recent uptick of poker-related names venturing into the reality TV space including Boston Rob Mariano, Brantzen Poker, and Athena Jett.
Finally, the crew touched on Kevin Martin's 24/7 stream while attempting to win $5,000 playing online and close it out by offering their thoughts on the often-critical Allen Kessler.
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Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
With two players seeing a board of 10♠A♥2♣K♣, Aleksandar Tot moved all in from early position, covering Ege Guven in the cutoff who had roughly 70,000. Guven thought for a moment before making the call to put himself at risk.
Ege Guven: A♠J♥ 
Aleksandar Tot: 2♠2♦
Guven had flopped top pair and a gutshot straight draw but was in dire straits against Tot's bottom set. Guven could not catch a queen on the 3♣ river and was eliminated while Tot collected the last of his chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
298,000
128,000
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128,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
With two players seeing a board of 7♦8♣J♠10♦5♦, Uladzimir Zhyharau moved all in for 125,000 and was called by an opponent in the hijack who covered Zhyharau slightly.
The player in the hijack showed A♣9♣ for a jack-high straight but Zhyharau tabled A♦J♦ for the nut-flush to score a full double up and leave his opponent with roughly ten big blinds.
Meanwhile at another table, Adem Marjanovic was recently eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000
260,000
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260,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 8
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Level 7
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
In a preflop confrontation Razvan Sabau found himself all in from the button for roughly 75,000 and was up against Milos Skrbic in the small blind who held a covering stack.
Razvan Sabau: A♣5♠
Milos Skrbic: A♠K♦
Sabau was in bad shape against the dominating ace and couldn't catch up on the Q♦8♠J♥6♥A♥ runout, resulting in his elimination while Sabau took down a decent pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
245,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 7
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
With two players seeing a board of 3♠A♣K♥7♠9♥ and roughly 120,000 already in the middle, Mehdi Chaoui bet 42,000 from the small blind and was snap-called by Parham Ghadamgahi on the button.
Chaoui showed A♦Q♦ for t op pair but Ghadamgahi tabled A♠9♠ for two pair to take down a sizable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
531,000
140,500
|
140,500 |
|
340,000 |
Level 7
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
In a preflop confrontation, Walid Habib found himself all in and at risk against Mateusz Wozniak who held a covering stack.
Walid Habib: 2♠2♣
Mateusz Wozniak: A♥3♥
Habib got the best of the 8♣5♦4♣ flop but the A♣ turn gave Wozniak the lead with top pair. The J♦ river changed nothing and Habib made his exit from the tournament area while Wozniak collected a healthy pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
215,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 7
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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647,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
|
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403,000
403,000
|
403,000 |
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402,000
326,500
|
326,500 |
|
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390,500
175,500
|
175,500 |
|
388,000
169,000
|
169,000 |
|
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|
387,000
119,000
|
119,000 |
|
382,500
86,500
|
86,500 |
|
351,000
126,000
|
126,000 |
|
330,500
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
204,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
188,000
101,000
|
101,000 |
|
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170,000
200
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200 |
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131,000
26,000
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26,000 |
|
130,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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101,000
103,000
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103,000 |
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97,500
130,500
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130,500 |
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88,000
39,000
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39,000 |
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85,000
85,000
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85,000 |
