Level: 17
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series
$5,300 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$667,000
Entries
145
Level
28
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Entries
121
Players Left
30
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Level 16
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau was all in for 170,000 from under the gun, Boris Angelov got his last 250,000 in from middle position, and Rachid El-Yaacoubi had then both covered and at risk from the big blind.
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau: 4♣4♠ 
Boris Angelov: J♥J♠
Rachid El-Yaacoubi: A♥K♣
The flop came A♦4♥Q♠ to give El-Yaacoubi top pair, but Vaskaboinikau had hit a set. The turn was the 10♦, while the J♣ river gave Angelov a set but El-Yaacoubi the nut straight as he loudly clapped his hands together while sending both Vaskaboinikau and Angelov to the rail.
Gregoire Auzoux and Robert Burlacu were also recently eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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750,000
490,000
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490,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Level 16
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Jovan Kenjic raised to 18,000 under the gun before Mehdi Chaoui moved all in for 160,000 in the hijack. Razvan Belea called all in for his last 130,000 in the big blind. "Ay, ay, ay," Kenjic said as he tanked for several minutes. The clock was eventually called and he folded.
Razvan Belea: A♦Q♦
Mehdi Chaoui: 9♦9♣
Belea hit top pair on the 6♠J♥Q♥ flop and Chaoui couldn't catch up on the 5♠ turn or K♥ river as Belea doubled up. Kenjic then admitted he folded ace-jack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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280,000
90,000
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90,000 |
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70,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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25,000
45,000
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45,000 |
Level 16
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Dawid Smolka raised to 16,000 in middle position before Azamat Tulepbergenov three-bet to 44,000 in the small blind. Smolka called and they went heads-up to the 2♠4♥7♠ flop.
Tulepbergenov continued for 52,000 and Smolka moved all in. Tulepbergenov quickly folded.
The next hand, Tulepbergenov moved all in for around 150,000 from the button and Maxime Chilaud snap-called in the big blind.
Azamat Tulepbergenov: 4♥4♣
Maxime Chilaud: A♦J♥
Tulepbergenov remained in the lead on the 7♦3♦10♣K♦ board until the 6♦ river improved Chilaud to a flush. Tulepbergenov punched his stack so all the chips went frying across the table before making a speedy exit from the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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860,000
220,000
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220,000 |
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680,000
280,000
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280,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 16
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Nenad Dukic moved all in from the small blind and Roman Stoica put him at risk in the cutoff.
Nenad Dukic: 2♦2♠
Roman Stoica: A♥Q♦
Dukic remained in front through the turn on a board of 4♦9♥5♦8♣, but Stoica hit the Q♣ on the river to win the pot.
The stacks were counted down and Stoica had 220,000 remaining. Dukic was barely covered and was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
440,000
290,000
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290,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 16
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Darko Svesko moved all in for 108,000 in middle position and Jakub Michalak called in the hijack.
Darko Svesko: K♠10♠
Jakub Michalak: Q♣Q♥
The J♦J♣10♥J♥6♠ board gave both players a full house, both Michalak won the pot with tens full of queens to send Svesko to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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750,000
575,000
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575,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 16
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Milad Oghabian moved all in for 79,000 in the cutoff, Yuliyan Kolev reshoved from the small blind, and the rest of the table got out of the way.
Milad Oghabian: A♠J♦
Yuliyan Kolev: A♥8♣
Oghabian had Kolev dominated as the flop came 9♥J♣5♦ to give him top pair. The rest of the board came Q♠2♣ and Oghabian doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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160,000
76,500
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76,500 |
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70,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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Level 16
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Tournament officials have announced the prize pool for this event.
There were a total of 145 entries, generating a prize pool of $667,000. The top 17 players will finish in the money, with the champion earning $174,500.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $174,500 |
| 2 | $123,100 |
| 3 | $80,200 |
| 4 | $57,400 |
| 5 | $43,100 |
| 6 | $34,500 |
| 7 | $28,500 |
| 8 | $22,900 |
| 9 | $17,100 |
| 10-12 | $12,470 |
| 13-15 | $10,270 |
| 16-17 | $8,740 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Players are on the final break of the day.
Tournament officials announced they will play two more levels tonight before bagging up for Day 3.
