$2,200 NL Warmup | 2023 Merit Poker Carmen Series

03-27-2023 00:22 UTC+3

Eduard Barsegian Eliminated in 5th Place ($51,800)

David Salituro

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Koray Korkmaz raised to 1,000,000 from under the gun before Eduard Barsegian jammed all in for 6,300,000 on the button. Korkmaz asked for a count before he called.

Eduard Barsegian:
Koray Korkmaz:

Barsegian found himself dominated by Korkmaz's jacks heading to the flop. The turn gave him outs to a straight and a flush.

"Not like this," Korkmaz said. The river didn't improve Barsegian, and he headed for the rail in fifth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Koray Korkmaz	18,200,000 10,200,000	10,200,000
Eduard Barsegian	Busted

Tags: Eduard Barsegian Koray Korkmaz

03-27-2023 00:03 UTC+3

Kliper Coolers Barsegian to Take Massive Chip Lead

David Salituro

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Eduard Barsegian raised to 1,200,000 from the button with and Arie Kliper defended with .

The flop guaranteed chips were going in the pot, as both players hit two pair. Barsegian bet 800,000 and Kliper raised to 2,100,000.

Barsegian called, then called another 3,700,000 on the turn. The river came the and Kliper checked.

Barsegian tossed out a bet of 2,400,000 and Kliper quickly called with his aces and jacks to win the massive pot and take an overwhelming chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arie Kliper	36,300,000 12,300,000	12,300,000
Eduard Barsegian	5,300,000 -9,600,000	-9,600,000

Tags: Arie Kliper Eduard Barsegian

03-26-2023 23:04 UTC+3

Nigbolu Out-Races Korkmaz

David Salituro

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Action folded to Koray Korkmaz in the small blind and he raised enough to put Cenk Nigbolu all in. Nigbolu, with 5,500,000 remaining, called.

Cenk Nigbolu:
Koray Korkmaz:

Nigbolu took the lead on the flop with a pair of queens. The turn left Korkmaz down to two outs going to the river, which he failed to hit as it came . Nigbolu finished with trips to secure the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cenk Nigbolu	12,200,000 5,900,000	5,900,000
Koray Korkmaz	9,000,000 -8,000,000	-8,000,000

Tags: Koray Korkmaz Cenk Nigbolu

03-26-2023 22:42 UTC+3

Korkmaz Hero-Calls For His Tournament Life

David Salituro

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Action folded to Arie Kliper in the small blind and he raised to 1,000,000 with . Koray Korkmaz defended with and they went to the flop.

The dealer turned over and Kliper fired out another 750,000. Korkmaz called with his pair of jacks as the fell on the turn.

Kliper this time bet 4,500,000, enough to put Korkmaz all in. Korkmaz, with 3,500,000 remaining, used three time bank cards before he called.

Kliper was already drawing dead and the on the river was inconsequential as Korkmaz doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arie Kliper	21,800,000 -7,100,000	-7,100,000
Koray Korkmaz	10,950,000 4,275,000	4,275,000

Tags: Arie Kliper Koray Korkmaz

03-26-2023 21:40 UTC+3

Gurcan Gungoren Eliminated in 6th Place ($41,500)

David Salituro

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Julien Loire raised to 600,000 with before Arie Kliper, on the button, three-bet to 1,750,000. Gurcan Gungoren in the small blind used a time bank before moving all in for 3,700,000. Loire quickly folded, but Kliper snap-called.

Gurcan Gungoren:
Arie Kliper:

Gungoren could only laugh as Kliper can picked up yet another big hand. He got some hope on the flop with top pair, but improved no further on the turn of river as Kliper claimed yet another victim.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arie Kliper	27,700,000 4,200,000	4,200,000
Gurcan Gungoren	Busted

Tags: Arie Kliper Gurcan Gungoren

03-26-2023 21:24 UTC+3

Mikhail Zamyatin Eliminated in 7th Place ($34,600)

David Salituro

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Mikhail Zamyatin moved all in for 3,425,000 from early position, Arie Kliper reraised to 10,000,000 from the next seat over, and the rest of the table got out of the way.

Mikhail Zamyatin:
Arie Kliper:

Zamyatin was far ahead and in line for a double up until the flop gave Kliper top set. Now down to two outs, Zamyatin didn't find any miracles as the board ran out , giving Kliper a full house and his third consecutive knockout at the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arie Kliper	23,500,000 3,560,000	3,560,000
Mikhail Zamyatin	Busted

Tags: Arie Kliper Mikhail Zamyatin

03-26-2023 21:00 UTC+3

Boris Angelov Eliminated in 8th Place ($27,600)

David Salituro

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Arie Kliper opened to 500,000 from under the gun with as action folded to Boris Angelov on the button, who three-bet to 1,200,000 with .

Kliper called as they went heads-up to the flop. Kliper checked his flush draw and Angelov continued for 600,000.

Kliper again called and made top pair on the turn. He checked more once and Angelov shoved all in for 3,925,000. Kliper grabbed a pile of chips from his stack and began shuffling them before he gave a shrug and slammed them in the middle to put Angelov at risk.

Angelov needed to improve on the river, but the wasn't the help he was looking for as he made his exit in eighth place.

With that pot, Kliper has overtaken Julien Loire for the chip lead at the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arie Kliper	19,900,000 7,100,000	7,100,000
Boris Angelov	Busted

Tags: Arie Kliper Boris Angelov

03-26-2023 20:43 UTC+3

Limped Pot Rockets Kliper Up the Leaderboard

David Salituro

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Mikhail Zamyatin limped in with and Arie Kliper checked his option with .

The flop came and Zamyatin check-called a bet of 280,000 with his pair of threes.

The on the turn was an action card, giving Zamyatin two pair but Kliper a straight. Zamyatin checked once again as Kliper fired out 575,000. Zamyatin used a time bank before shoving all in, and Kliper snap-called for 5,765,000.

Zamyatin needed to fill up on the river to knock out Kliper, but the was no help and Kliper doubled up into second place on the leaderboard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arie Kliper	12,800,000 5,130,000	5,130,000
Mikhail Zamyatin	4,100,000 -3,510,000	-3,510,000

Tags: Arie Kliper Mikhail Zamyatin

03-26-2023 20:38 UTC+3

Angelov Doubles Off the Chip Leader

David Salituro

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Julien Loire raised to 500,000 from under the gun as the table folded around to Boris Angelov in the big blind, who pushed all in for 2,425,000. Loire confirmed the amount before calling.

Boris Angelov:
Julien Loire:

Loire found himself dominated heading to the flop. Angelov stayed in front on the turn, and sealed the pot with top pair on the river as he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Loire	16,700,000 -2,900,000	-2,900,000
Boris Angelov	5,200,000 2,525,000	2,525,000

Tags: Boris Angelov Julien Loire

03-26-2023 20:08 UTC+3

Nigbolu Picks Up Aces

David Salituro

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

The next hand after chopping with Arie Kliper, Gurcan Gungoren open-shoved for 5,175,000 and Cenk Nigbolu called for his last 2,420,000 in the cutoff. Boris Angelov tanked in the small blind before folding , leaving Gungoren and Nigbolu heads-up.

Cenk Nigbolu:
Gurcan Gungoren:

Gungoren could only laugh upon finding out he had run into a massive cooler as Nigbolu hit the last ace in the deck on the flop to make top set. The board ran out and Gungoren's top two pair wasn't enough for him to avoid paying off Nigbolu, who came into the final table as the shortest stack but is now above 5,000,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cenk Nigbolu	5,300,000 2,400,000	2,400,000
Gurcan Gungoren	2,800,000 -2,400,000	-2,400,000

Tags: Cenk Nigbolu Gurcan Gungoren