2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series

$5,300 High Roller
Day: 1
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Event Info
2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a9
Prize
$174,500
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$667,000
Entries
145
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
65
Players Left
42
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Level: 2

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Kaukua Keeps Firing

Level 1 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Toni Kaukua bet 3,500 from the cutoff on a flop of 1059 and Mahmod Hanif called on the button, as did Behrooz Sheibani in early position.

The turn was the K and Kaukua bet another 10,800. Only Hanif called this time as the 9 fell on the river. Kaukua then bet 25,000.

Hanif quickly folded and Kaukua took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Toni Kaukua fi
Toni Kaukua
130,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Mahmod Hanif af
Mahmod Hanif
80,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Behrooz Sheibani ir
Behrooz Sheibani
80,000

Tags: Behrooz SheibaniToni KaukuaMahmod Hanif

Henriques Fills Up on Sheibani

Level 1 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Heads-up on the turn with the board showing 72108 and around 13,000 in the pot, Daniel Henriques bet 8,000 from the big blind and Behrooz Sheibani called in middle position.

The river was the 10 and Henriques bet another 16,000. Sheibani again called and Henriques showed 107 for a full house to win the pot.

Dawid Smolka, Damir Gabdullin, Ceyhan Tezcan, and Nejat Erman recently joined the field to bring the number of entries up to 27.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Daniel Henriques pt
Daniel Henriques
140,000
40,000
40,000
Profile photo of Ceyhan Tezcan tr
Ceyhan Tezcan
100,000
Profile photo of Nejat Erman tr
Nejat Erman
100,000
Profile photo of Dawid Smolka pl
Dawid Smolka
100,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Damir Gabdullin ru
Damir Gabdullin
100,000
Profile photo of Behrooz Sheibani ir
Behrooz Sheibani
80,000
20,000
20,000

Tags: Behrooz SheibaniDaniel Henriques

Ivanov Picks Off Kolev

Level 1 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Heads-up on a flop of KAJ, Aleksandr Ivanov bet 2,000 from the small blind and Yuliyan Kolev called under the gun.

Both players checked the 2 turn and Ivanov bet another 1,500 on the 3 river. Kolev then raised to 13,500.

Ivanov spent more than a minute in the tank before calling. Kolev instantly mucked his hand and Ivanov took the pot without a showdown.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Aleksandr Ivanov ru
Aleksandr Ivanov
130,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Yuliyan Kolev bg
Yuliyan Kolev
70,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Aleksandr IvanovYuliyan Kolev

Vinayagamoorthy Raises Lukovic on the Flop; Diaz Bets Out Hasbani

Level 1 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

David Vinayagamoorthy raised to 1,000 in the cutoff before Nemanja Lukovic three-bet to 3,400 on the button. Vinayagamoorthy called and they went heads-up to a flop of 3710.

Lukovic continued for 3,500 and Vinayagamoorthy came back with a raise to 10,500. Lukovic tanked for nearly a minute before folding.

At the same time on another table, Martin Diaz bet 3,500 from the cutoff on a board of 56A6 and Antoine Hasbani called in the big blind.

The river was the 5 and Diaz bet 5,000. Hasbani quickly folded and Diaz took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of David Vinayagamoorthy no
David Vinayagamoorthy
115,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Martin Diaz ar
Martin Diaz
110,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Antoine Hasbani lb
Antoine Hasbani
90,000
Profile photo of Nemanja Lukovic rs
Nemanja Lukovic
85,000
15,000
15,000

Tags: Antoine HasbaniDavid VinayagamoorthyMartin DiazNemanja Lukovic

Early Entries

Level 1 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Yuliyan Kolev bg
Yuliyan Kolev
100,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of David Vinayagamoorthy no
David Vinayagamoorthy
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Nemanja Lukovic rs
Nemanja Lukovic
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Robert Burlacu ro
Robert Burlacu
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Damir Zhugralin kz
Damir Zhugralin
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Michel Habib lb
Michel Habib
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Boris Angelov bg
Boris Angelov
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Behrooz Sheibani ir
Behrooz Sheibani
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Guiyang Wang cn
Guiyang Wang
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Toni Kaukua fi
Toni Kaukua
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Mahmod Hanif af
Mahmod Hanif
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Adem Marjanovic at
Adem Marjanovic
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Yunsheng Sun cn
Yunsheng Sun
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Sakis Adrianapoulos gr
Sakis Adrianapoulos
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Joseph Mouwad lb
Joseph Mouwad
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Martin Diaz ar
Martin Diaz
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Roman Gadzhiev ru
Roman Gadzhiev
100,000
100,000
100,000

Level: 1

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400