2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q5
Prize
$338,500
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$1,832,640
Total Entries
664
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
257
Players Left
172
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Partakkis Puts a Big Cooler on Zabiiakin to Double

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Herodotos Partakkis
Herodotos Partakkis

Herodotos Partakkis was in middle position with a raise of 15,500 in front of him before Ivan Zabiiakin reraised to 32,000 on the button. Partakkis then moved all in for 110,000 and Zabiiakin snap-called.

Herodotos Partakkis: AA All in
Ivan Zabiiakin: KK

Partakkis had picked up aces against Zabiiakin's kings and held up through the 858102 board to earn a double up.

Tags: Herodotos PartakkisIvan Zabiiakin

Sibgatova Takes Multiway Pot

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

With four players seeing a board of J43 and 22,500 in the middle, Alisa Sibgatova checked from the small blind and a player in the big blind checked behind. Denis Vlasov bet 6,000 from early position and received a call from a player in middle position and Sibgatova while the big blind got out of the way.

On the Q turn action checked around to Vlasov who bet 20,000. The middle position player folded and Sibgatova made the call.

Sibgatova check-called a third bet from Vlasov on the 2 river, this time for 25,000. Vlasov turned over AQ for top pair but Sibgatova showed down QJ for two pair to take down a sizable pot.

Tags: Alisa SibgatovaDenis Vlasov

Michalak Trips Up Zhugralin For a Double

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Jakub Michalak moved all in for his last 30,000 from the cutoff and Damir Zhugralin called on the button.

Jakub Michalak: KJ All in
Damir Zhugralin: 99

The flop came KQK and Michalak took the lead with trip kings. The board ran out 83 and Zhugralin paid off the double up.

Tags: Damir ZhugralinJakub Michalak

Yilmaz Finds Himself Coolered, Gets There on the River

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Ali Yilmaz and Bojan Berberovic built a pot of around 45,000 as they headed to a flop of 39Q. Yilmaz then got his last 74,000 in the middle and Berberovic put him at risk with a covering stack.

Ali Yilmaz: JJ All in
Bojan Berberovic: 99

Yilmaz's pair of jacks had been outflopped by Berberovic's set of nines. The turn was the 8, but the 2 river improved Yilmaz to a flush and earned him a fortunate double up.

Tags: Ali YilmazBojan Berberovic

Karam Rivers the Goods

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Ramzi Karam opened to 5,000 from the button and Fausto Tantillo defended from the big blind.

Both players checked the J44 flop leading to the J turn. Tantillo check-called a 7,000 bet from Karam.

Tantillo checked again on the 5 river and Karam bet 15,000. Tantillo amde the call.

Karam showed 65 for Jacks and Fives and Tantillo's hand hit the muck.

Tags: Fausto TantilloKaram RiversRamzi Karam

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Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Lukovic Shoves on Peluso

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Nemanja Lukovic
Nemanja Lukovic

Heads-up on a flop of 383, Fabio Peluso bet 10,000 from middle position and Nemanja Lukovic called in the big blind.

The turn was the Q and Peluso bet another 18,000. Lukovic then raised to 42,000 and Peluso called.

The K fell on the river and Lukovic moved all in. Peluso, who had around 105,000 remaining, quickly folded.

Tags: Fabio PelusoNemanja Lukovic

Leantzis Fires Two Barrels

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

A player in the hijack opened to 5,500 and Christos Leantzis three-bet to 15,000 from the button, receiving a call from his opponent.

The flop came K84. The hijack checked, Leantzis bet 15,000 and the hijack called.

Leantzis bet again on the J turn for 50,000 and this time it was enough to force a fold from his opponent.

Rbeiz Busts Guven on the Turn

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Heads-up on a flop of J106, Robert Rbeiz led out for 21,000 from early position before Akin Guven moved all in for around 50,000 in the small blind. Rbeiz quickly called.

Akin Guven: A10 All in
Robert Rbeiz: KQ

Guven was ahead with a pair of tens, while Rbeiz had a straight draw to go with his two overcards. The K turn gave him a pair of kings, and Guven couldn't catch up on the 8 river and was sent to the rail.

Tags: Akin GuvenRobert Rbeiz

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500