2023 Merit Poker Carmen Series

$2,200 NL Warmup
Day: 1a
Event Info
2023 Merit Poker Carmen Series
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k4
Prize
$206,800
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$1,124,240
Entries
611
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
125
Players Left
62
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Sammer Slows Down on the River

Level 2 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Harald Sammer
Harald Sammer

Harald Sammer and Alexandru Cinca just tangled in another pot, and this time it was Cinca who came out ahead.

Sammer, in the big blind, bet 15,000 on a board of {j-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} an Cinca called in the cutoff. The river came the {k-Hearts} and Sammer checked this time.

"Check," Cinca quickly announced.

"Ace-high," Sammer said, turning over {a-Hearts}{4-Spades}. Cinca showed {a-Diamonds}{j-Spades} for two pair to take the pot.

"Any chance you go all in," Cinca asked Sammer after the hand.

"A five," a tablemate said to a round of laughs from around the table.

"From between zero to 100 percent, yes there was a chance I go all in," Sammer replied.

Player Chips Progress
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Harald Sammer
110,000
30,000
30,000
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Alexandru Cinca
65,000
15,000
15,000

Tags: Alexandru CincaHarald Sammer

Kiba Goes Runner-Runner For Nut Flush

Level 2 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Stepan Kiba
Stepan Kiba

Stepan Kiba and an opponent in the big blind had already built a big pot of around 30,000 heading to the river on a board of {a-Clubs}{3-Spades}{q-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{9-Hearts}. The big blind checked over to Kipa, who tossed out seven blue 5,000 chips for a bet totaling 35,000.

His opponent tanked for about two minutes before calling as Kiba turned over {a-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for the nut flush. The big blind threw his cards in the muck in frustration as Kiba dragged in the massive pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Stepan Kiba
225,000
225,000
225,000

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Kurtulus Hits the Flop to Take Down Kings

Level 1 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Bora Kurtulus
Bora Kurtulus

In another four-way pot, Bora Kurtulus bet 3,000 from early position A103 and both Iman Tousi in middle position and Davut Aydemir from under the gun called.

The turn came the 5 and Aydemir checked again. Kurtulus bet 6,000 and both opponents stuck around to the Q river.

All three players checked and Aydemir turned over KK. Kurtulus, though, showed AK for the flopped top pair as he dragged in the big pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Bora Kurtulus
130,000
130,000
130,000
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Davut Aydemir
85,000
85,000
85,000
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Iman Tousi
75,000
75,000
75,000

Tags: Bora KurtulusDavut AydemirIman Tousi

Curtain Lifts on the Merit Poker Carmen Series With Day 1a of the $2,200 Warmup at Noon

Merit Poker
Merit Poker

In 1875, Georges Bizet premiered his opera Carmen, telling the story of Spanish soldier Don Jose and his infatuation with the titular femme fatale gypsy. Now that world of smugglers and bullfighters is being brought back to life along the Mediterranean coast of North Cyprus with the start of the Merit Poker Carmen Series.

The 12-day festival at the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino kicks off at 12 p.m. local time with Day 1a of the $2,200 Warmup. This is the first of four starting flights for the five-day tournament with a $700,000 guaranteed prize pool. The surviving players who make it through the day will return for Day 2 on March 24.

Players begin with 100,000 chips and will play eight hour-long levels on Day 1a. Unlimited reentries are allowed, with late registration open until the end of Level 12 on Day 2.

Selahaddin Bedir won this event last year, defeating a field of 409 total entries to earn $158,055. Merit Poker regulars Gabriel Akiki, Nikolay Fal, and rising French star Fabrice Bigot all made deep runs.

Just as Don Jose longs for the love of Carmen, so will the players who descended on this seaside resort have their eyes on capturing the prestigious Merit Poker title. PokerNews will provide live updates until the curtain drops and a new champion is crowned.

Tags: Fabrice BigotGabriel AkikiNikolay FalSelahaddin Bedir

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