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

Kiba Spikes the River to Bust Hassan

Level 6 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Stepan Kiba
Stepan Kiba

Heads-up on a {6-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{4-Clubs} flop, Amir Hassan on the button got the rest of his 40,000 in the middle and was up against big blind Stepan Kiba.

Amir Hassan: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}
Stepan Kiba: {k-Clubs}{7-Clubs}

Hassan was ahead with his ace-high, while Kiba was on a flush draw. The {4-Spades} turn was no help, but the {8-Clubs} river completed Kiba's flush and sent Hassan to the exit.

Player Chips Progress
Stepan Kiba ua
Stepan Kiba
380,000
30,000
30,000
Amir Hassan
Amir Hassan
Busted

Tags: Amir HassanStepan Kiba

Zhugralin Gets Caught

Level 6 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Gurcan Gungoren
Gurcan Gungoren

Damir Zhugralin raised to 4,200 from the hijack, putting in a tower of black 100 chips, and Gurcan Gungoren called in the small blind.

The flop came {2-Spades}{j-Hearts}{a-Clubs} and Zhugralin continued for 3,500 after Gungoren checked. Gungoren quickly called as the {6-Clubs} fell on the turn.

Both players checked to the {8-Diamonds} river when Gungoren once again checked over to Zhugralin, who tossed in 7,000. Gungoren quickly called as Zhugralin turned over {q-Hearts}{5-Hearts} for queen-high. Gungoren showed {a-Diamonds}{7-Spades} for a pair of aces.

The dealer went to push the pot to Zhugralin before the rest of the table intervened. "No set," tablemate Fahredin Mustafov said.

"No full house. No nothing," Gungoren added before the pot was pushed in his direction.

Player Chips Progress
Damir Zhugralin kz
Damir Zhugralin
285,000
285,000
285,000
Gurcan Gungoren tr
Gurcan Gungoren
260,000
260,000
260,000

Tags: Damir ZhugralinGurcan Gungoren

Updated Chip Counts

Level 6 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Player Chips Progress
Murat Altunok tr
Murat Altunok
310,000
-20,000
-20,000
Daniel Laidlaw au
Daniel Laidlaw
280,000
Maksim Skripkin ru
Maksim Skripkin
240,000
110,000
110,000
Bora Kurtulus tr
Bora Kurtulus
220,000
90,000
90,000
Rashad Iskandarov az
Rashad Iskandarov
195,000
45,000
45,000
Yury Bochkarev ru
Yury Bochkarev
120,000
Toni Kaukua fi
Toni Kaukua
90,000
Fausto Tantillo it
Fausto Tantillo
90,000
Luc Bindel fr
Luc Bindel
80,000
80,000
80,000
Julien Loire fr
Julien Loire
75,000
15,000
15,000
Dragos Trofimov md
Dragos Trofimov
50,000
-35,000
-35,000

Efimov Gets a Chunk Back Off Kazantsev

Level 6 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Sergei Efimov and Artem Kazantsev built a pot of around 33,000 in a blind versus blind battle heading to the river on a board of {8-Spades}{8-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}.

Efimov, in the big blind, splashed in a bet of 42,000, sending Kazantsev into the tank for several minutes before he tossed in two white 25,000 chips to signify a call.

Efimov turned over {a-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for flopped trips and Kazantsev mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Artem Kazantsev ru
Artem Kazantsev
230,000
-20,000
-20,000
Sergei Efimov ru
Sergei Efimov
175,000
70,000
70,000

Tags: Artem KazantsevSergei Efimov

Reiser Has Bogdanov Out-Kicked

Level 6 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Yulian Bogdanov raised to 3,500 from under the gun and was called by Stefan Reiser on the button and Alexandru Cinca from the big blind.

Action checked to Reiser on the {j-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} flop and he bet 5,000. Only Bogdanov called to the {4-Clubs} turn, when both players checked.

The river came the {7-Spades} and Bogdanov this time led out for 16,000. Reiser snap-called as Bogdanov showed {q-Spades}{j-Spades} for top pair. Reiser, though, turned over {a-Spades}{j-Clubs} and took the pot with his ace-kicker.

Player Chips Progress
Stefan Reiser de
Stefan Reiser
210,000
Yulian Bogdanov bg
Yulian Bogdanov
60,000
Alexandru Cinca ro
Alexandru Cinca
40,000
-5,000
-5,000

Tags: Yulian BogdanovAlexandru CincaStefan Reiser

Level: 6

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

Kazantsev Gets Paid on the River

Level 5 : Blinds 700/1,500, 1,500 ante
Artem Kazantsev
Artem Kazantsev

Stepan Kiba raised to 3,000 from the hijack and was called by Artem Kazantsev on the button and small blind Sergei Efimov.

The flop came {k-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{8-Spades} and action checked to Kazantsev, who fired out 3,500. Only Efimov called and both players checked the {2-Clubs} turn.

Efimov again checked when the river came the {q-Diamonds}, and this time Kazantsev assembled a bet of 16,000. Efimov quickly threw in the chips to call and Kazantsev turned over {q-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} for rivered two pair. Efimov threw his cards into the muck and surrendered the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Stepan Kiba ua
Stepan Kiba
350,000
30,000
30,000
Artem Kazantsev ru
Artem Kazantsev
250,000
5,000
5,000
Sergei Efimov ru
Sergei Efimov
105,000
105,000
105,000

Tags: Artem KazantsevSergei EfimovStepan Kiba

Liperis Frustrates Zilberman

Level 5 : Blinds 700/1,500, 1,500 ante

Israel Zilberman three-bet to 11,000 on the button and Yiannis Liperis called in the cutoff.

Both players checked the {4-Hearts}{q-Spades}{8-Spades} flop before Liperis led out on the {10-Clubs} turn, tossing in a white 25,000 chip while announcing a bet of 7,000. Zilberman gave it some thought before he called.

The river came the {10-Clubs} and Liperis slowed down and checked. Zilberman also checked and Liperis turned over {j-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} for a pair of tens. Zilberman shook his head before sending his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Israel Zilberman il
Israel Zilberman
235,000
95,000
95,000
Yiannis Liperis cy
Yiannis Liperis
97,000
6,000
6,000

Tags: Israel ZilbermanYiannis Liperis

Skripkin Gets Off Easy

Level 5 : Blinds 700/1,500, 1,500 ante

Maksim Skripkin raised to 3,500 from under the gun and received four callers, including Yiannakis Papapetrou on the button and big blind Charis Sisou.

The flop came {a-Spades}{3-Spades}{9-Hearts} and Skripkin continued for 5,000. Only Papapetrou and Sisou called to the {5-Spades} turn.

Action checked to Papapetrou and he tossed in a white 25,000 chip. Sisou quickly folded, while Skripkin also mucked after a brief tank.

"If I go all in on the flop do you call," Papapetrou asked Skripkin.

"Yeah," Skripkin replied as Papapetrou gave a disappointed shrug while taking in the pot that could've been much bigger.

Player Chips Progress
Maksim Skripkin ru
Maksim Skripkin
130,000
Yiannakis Papapetrou cy
Yiannakis Papapetrou
75,000
15,000
15,000
Charis Sisou cy
Charis Sisou
25,000

Tags: Charis SisouMaksim SkripkinYiannakis Papapetrou

Souki Shoves the Turn

Level 5 : Blinds 700/1,500, 1,500 ante

Philippe Souki three-bet to 9,500 from the button and was called by Boris Kolev in middle position.

The flop came {9-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} and Kolev checked to Souki, who continued for 6,500. Kolev quickly called to the {6-Diamonds} turn.

Kolev checked once again and Souki shoved all in for around 30,000. Kolev snap-folded.

Player Chips Progress
Philippe Souki gb
Philippe Souki
80,000
-25,000
-25,000
Boris Kolev bg
Boris Kolev
75,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Boris KolevPhilippe Souki