Last Break of the Day
Level 6
: Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Players are now on the final 15-minute break of Day 1a. They will play two more hour-long levels when action resumes before bagging up for Day 2.
2023 Merit Poker Carmen Series
$2,200 NL Warmup
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2023 Merit Poker Carmen Series
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$1,124,240
Entries
611
Level
38
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Entries
125
Players Left
62
Level: 7
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Chilaud Calls Down Shapira With Bottom Pair
Level 7
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Blind versus blind, Liron Shapira and Maxime Chilaud went to the turn on a board of 
when Shapira led out for 2,500. Chilaud quickly tossed in a chip to call as the river came the 
.
Shapira bet out again, this time for 6,000. Chilaud tanked for a moment before he called as Shapira turned over 
for a bluff. Chilaud turned over 
for a pair of threes to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
30,000
-230,000
|
-230,000 |
Liperis Can't Shake Zilberman
Level 7
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Israel Zilberman bet 5,000 from under the gun on a flop of 
and Maksim Skripkin called on the button. Yiannis Liperis, in the big blind, raised to 22,000 and only Zilberman called.
The turn came the 
and Liperis checked, as did Zilberman to the 
river. Liperis checked once more as Zilberman flicked in a bet of 10,000.
Liperis quickly called, but mucked when Zilberman turned over 
for a flush to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
200,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
180,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
Kolotiuk Fires the River in Multi-Way Pot
Level 7
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Roman Kolotiuk, Maxime Chilaud, and Valeriy Pak built a pot of around 30,000 heading to the turn on a board of 
. All three players checked through to the 
river.
Pak, in the small blind, and Chilaud in the hijack both checked once more before Kolotiuk threw in a bet of 20,000. Pak quickly folded, but Chilaud gave off a pained look as he tanked for around a minute before calling.
Kolotiuk turned over 
for two pair, jacks and sixes, and Chilaud nodded before giving up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
|
150,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
105,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Uguccioni Sends Out Gulseven
Level 7
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Heads-up on a 
flop, Michael Uguccioni bet 13,000 from the button before small blind Erdal Gulseven moved all in for 40,000. Uguccioni gave it some thought before calling.
Erdal Gulseven:
Michael Uguccioni: 
Gulseven had a pair of threes but was behind Uguccioni's pair of sixes as he threw his arms up in frustration. He got no help on the turn or river and was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000 | |
|
Busted |
Abdelhadi Bets Big on the River
Level 7
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
With around 35,000 in the pot, Gurcan Gungoren bet 26,400 from middle position on a board of 
and Ahmad Abdelhadi called on the button.
Gungoren slowed down and checked the turn before Abdelhadi fired out 40,000. Gungoren went into the tank for several minutes before giving up his hand.
"Pocket queens, huh? Two queens?" a tablemate asked Abdelhadi after the hand, but he returned his cards face down to the dealer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
140,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
Liperis Can't Connect Against Esmaeilzadeh
Level 7
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Yiannis Liperis bet 16,500 on a flop of 
before Ramin Esmaeilzadeh moved all in from early position for 54,500. Liperis quickly called.
Ramin Esmaeilzadeh: 
Yiannis Liperis: 
Esmaeilzadeh had flopped top pair, but needed to hold on against Liperis' flush draw and two overcards. The 
on the turn was safe, while the 
on the river improved Esmaeilzadeh to two pair as he smacked his hands together in celebration of his double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
180,000 | |
|
|
160,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Tantillo Hits the River to Double
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
There was already around 65,000 in the middle as Fausto Tantillo and Israel Zilberman saw the river on a board of 
. Tantillo, in the cutoff, moved all in for his remaining 42,000 as Zilberman went into the tank.
Zilberman began spinning around the $1 cash chip he uses as a card protector as he thought about the decision for several minutes. He eventually called with 
for two pair, kings and fours, but Tantillo turned over for a rivered flush to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
135,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |