2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series
Level: 5
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Players are now on their second 15-minute break of the day. The field has grown to 149 total entrants of which 112 players remain.
Can Miral opened to 2,200 from the hijack only for Mustafa Biz to three-bet to 6,500 from the cutoff. Aleksandar Tot called from the button before Eddy Khoury put in a four-bet to 30,500 from the small blind. Miral and Tot called while Biz got out of the way.
The flop came 3♣3♦4♦ and Khoury moved all in for 31,000. Miral called with a covering stack while Tot opted to fold.
Eddy Khoury: 5♦5♠
Can Miral: A♣A♥
Miral was in excellent shape with the bigger overpair and remained ahead on the J♠ turn and 7♥ river to scoop a colossal pot while Khoury made his exit from the tournament area.
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Lyudmil Ivanov opened to 2,500 from early position and was called by a player in the big blind.
The flop came A♣10♠4♣ and the big blind check-called a 3,000 continuation bet from Ivanov.
Ivanov bet again when checked to on the 10♥ turn, this time for 8,500.
The river was the 10♦. The big blind lead out with a bet of 12,000 and Ivanov snap-called.
The big blind could only show Q♠7♠ for a bluff while Ivanov showed down A♥K♦ for tens full of aces to take the pot.
Level: 4
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
With two players seeing a board of K♠4♥7♦ and roughly 20,000 in the middle, Anatoly Nikitin bet 5,000 from early position. Mustafa Sancak then moved all in for 38,000 from middle position, sending Nikitin into the tank.
After a couple minutes Nikitin threw his hand into the muck and Sancak took the pot without showdown.
With two players seeing a board of 6♥6♣3♠ and roughly 3,500 in the middle, Sakis Andrianopoulos bet 2,200 from early position and Giorgiy Skhulukhiya raised to 5,300 from the button. Andrianopoulos made the call.
Skhulukhiya bet again when checked to on the 3♣ turn, this time for 7,000. Andrianopoulos contemplated for about 30 seconds before making the fold and Skhulukhiya took down a decent pot without showdown.
Alisa Sibgatova opened to 2,000 from early position and received calls from Mario Scalia in the cutoff, a player in the small blind and Damir Gabdullin in the big blind.
The flop came K♣J♥4♣ and action checked ar ound to Sibgatova who fired a 4,500 continuation bet. Scalia and the small blind got out of the way while Gabdullin made the call.
On the A♣ turn Gabdullin lead out with an 11,500 bet. Sibgatova opted to fold and Gabdullin took down a decent pot without showdown.