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

03-26-2023 23:53 UTC+3

Barsegian Gets There on the Turn in Limped Pot

David Salituro

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

Cenk Nigbolu limped in with and Eduard Barsegian checked his option holding .

The flop came and Nigbolu bet his top pair for 500,000. Barsegian called with a straight draw and hit it on the turn.

Nigbolu slowed down and checked, and Barsegian checked behind. The river came the and Nigbolu checked again. Barsegian fired out 1,700,000 this time and Nigbolu called and mucked his losing pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eduard Barsegian	14,900,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Cenk Nigbolu	7,900,000 -4,200,000	-4,200,000

Tags: Cenk Nigbolu Eduard Barsegian

03-26-2023 23:44 UTC+3

Action Flop Fizzles Out

David Salituro

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

Cenk Nigbolu raised to 1,000,000 from under the gun with and Arie Kliper defended with .

The had something for both players, as Kliper made a pair of eights while Nigbolu had the nut flush draw. He bet another 1,200,000 and Kliper called.

Both players checked the turn as the fell on the river. Kliper again checked and Nigbolu, having missed his flush, checked behind and gave up the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arie Kliper	24,000,000 900,000	900,000
Cenk Nigbolu	12,100,000 1,700,000	1,700,000

Tags: Arie Kliper Cenk Nigbolu

Level: 34

Blinds: 200,000/500,000

Ante: 500,000

03-26-2023 23:25 UTC+3

Player	Chips	Progress
Arie Kliper	23,100,000
Eduard Barsegian	13,400,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
Cenk Nigbolu	10,400,000 -200,000	-200,000
Koray Korkmaz	8,000,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000
Julien Loire	6,175,000 -4,900,000	-4,900,000

Time For Break

David Salituro

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

The five remaining players are now on a 15-minute break.

03-26-2023 23:22 UTC+3

Kliper Wins One, Loses One

David Salituro

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

Arie Kliper raised to 800,000 on the button with and Cenk Nigbolu defended with .

Nigbolu hit a pair on the flop and check-called a bet of 600,000. The turn came the and he checked again.

Kliper this time fired out 2,050,000 and Nigbolu let go of his queens.

The next hand, Kliper again raised to 800,000 with and Eduard Barsegian called out of the big blind holding .

Both players hit a pair on the flop and Barsegian check-called a bet of 550,000 with his aces. Both players checked the turn.

The river came the and Barsegian checked again. Kliper let out a grimace and checked back as Barsegian took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arie Kliper	23,100,000 400,000	400,000
Eduard Barsegian	10,900,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Cenk Nigbolu	10,600,000 -1,600,000	-1,600,000

Tags: Arie Kliper Cenk Nigbolu Eduard Barsegian

03-26-2023 23:12 UTC+3

Barsegian Bluffs Two Streets

David Salituro

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

Eduard Barsegian raised to 800,000 on the button with and Arie Kliper defended holding .

The flop came and Kliper check-called a bet of 600,000 with his straight draw. Barsegian picked up a flush draw on the and used a time bank card before he fired out another 2,500,000. Kliper instantly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arie Kliper	22,700,000 900,000	900,000
Eduard Barsegian	9,400,000 2,800,000	2,800,000

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 22:49 UTC+3

Korkmaz Adds More, Shoves on Barsegian

David Salituro

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

Koray Korkmaz opened the pot for 800,000 from under the gun with . Eduard Barsegian, on the button, used a time bank before three-betting to 2,400,000 holding .

Action folded back to Korkmaz, and he moved all in. Barsegian, with 6,600,000 remaining, quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Koray Korkmaz	17,000,000 6,050,000	6,050,000
Eduard Barsegian	6,600,000 -3,350,000	-3,350,000

Tags: Eduard Barsegian Koray Korkmaz

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