$3,300 Main Event Day 1cd | 2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series

03-23-2024 15:45 UTC+2

Double Up for the Defending Champion

Ryan Lashmar

Level 6 : Blinds 700/1,500, 1,500 ante

With two players seeing a board of 9♦6♣A♥7♠ and 9,000 already in the middle, Enzo Enzo bet 2,000 from the hijack. Maxime Chilaud, who won this same event last year, raised it to 9,000 from the button and Enzo made the call.

On the 2♥ river Enzo checked and Chilaud moved all in for 20,800. Enzo made the call to put Chilaud at risk.

Enzo showed down A♠5♠ for top pair but Chilaud tabled 8♦5♦ for a nine-high straight to score a full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Enzo Enzo	87,500 13,900	13,900
Maxime Chilaud	68,600 51,400	51,400

Tags: Enzo Enzo Maxime Chilaud

Level: 6

Blinds: 700/1,500

Ante: 1,500

03-23-2024 15:28 UTC+2

Chip and a Chair for Enzo

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 5 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Aleksandr Ivanov opened to 2,500 from the cutoff and Enzo Enzo moved all in for 49,200 from the button. Ivanov made the call to put Enzo at risk.

Enzo Enzo: Q♦Q♠
Aleksandr Ivanov: A♣J♥

The board ran out 9♣10♦3♠6♦J♠. Enzo, who just several hands earlier was down to his last 5,000, was good at showdown and scored a full double up bringing himself back above starting stack.

"It just shows, chip and a chair right"? Enzo said as he scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Ivanov	123,600 58,400	58,400
Enzo Enzo	101,400 101,400	101,400

Tags: Aleksandr Ivanov Enzo Enzo

03-23-2024 15:14 UTC+2

Gromov Gets Respect

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 5 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Dmitry Gromov opened to 3,500 from the hijack and received a call from a player in the cutoff before Martin Diaz three-bet to 11,000 from the button. Both opponents made the call.

The flop came 10♦7♣6♥ and action checked around to Diaz who fired a 15,000 continuation bet. Gromov moved all in for 52,000. The player in the cutoff folded and after about a minute to consider his options Diaz folded as well allowing Gromov to take the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitry Gromov	88,000 14,000	14,000

Martin Diaz	52,500 52,500	52,500

Tags: Dmitry Gromov Martin Diaz

Level: 5

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

03-23-2024 14:45 UTC+2

Skarparis Wins Battle of the Overpairs

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 4 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

With two players seeing a board of 2♥2♠4♦ and roughly 40,000 already in the middle, Georgios Skarparis bet 16,000 from the cutoff and George Panagides raised to 38,500 from the button. Skarparis moved all in for 121,000 and Panagides made the call with a covering stack.

Georgios Skarparis: K♥K♦ All in
George Panagides: J♥J♠

Skarparis was well ahead with pocket kings and remained so on the 8♥ turn and 4♣ river to score a massive double up at the expense of Panagides.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Skarparis	285,000 285,000	285,000

George Panagides	38,000 38,000	38,000

Tags: George Panagides Georgios Skarparis

03-23-2024 14:25 UTC+2

Assorted Chip Counts After First Break

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 4 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Bassel Moussa	303,000 15,000	15,000
Denis Vlasov	276,000 176,000	176,000
Eduard Norel	214,000 214,000	214,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	213,000 138,700	138,700
Antoine Hasbani	190,000 95,000	95,000
Aleksandr Ivanov	182,000 82,000	82,000
Maxime Chilaud	120,000 120,000	120,000
Aylar Lie	101,000 4,000	4,000
Benjamin Hamnett	98,000 98,000	98,000