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

Mar 23, 2024

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.

Tags: Enzo Enzo Maxime Chilaud

Level: 6

Blinds: 700/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Mar 23, 2024

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.

Tags: Aleksandr Ivanov Enzo Enzo

Mar 23, 2024

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.

Tags: Dmitry Gromov Martin Diaz

Level: 5

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Mar 23, 2024

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♠