$2,200 NL Warmup Day 1bcd | 2023 Merit Poker Carmen Series

03-23-2023 14:12 UTC+2

A Round of Chip Counts

David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dawid Kuliberda	165,000
Orthodoxos Orthodoxou	130,000 30,000	30,000
Aleksandr Chernikov	120,000 20,000	20,000
Gabriel Akiki	120,000 15,000	15,000
Philippe Souki	95,000 95,000	95,000
Uri Reichenstein	50,000 50,000	50,000

Level: 3

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

03-23-2023 14:22 UTC+2

Bsaibes Runs Into Kings

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Georgios Tsouloftas three-bet to 6,500 from early position and was called by Aleksandr Chernikov on the button. Ramzi Bsaibes, from under the gun, then moved all in for 32,500.

Tsouloftas tanked for a moment before re-shoving as Chernikov quickly got out of the way.

Ramzi Bsaibes:
Georgios Tsouloftas:

Bsaibes needed to improve against the two kings of Tsouloftas but found no help on the board as he hit the rail shortly after returning from break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Chernikov	115,000 5,000	5,000
Georgios Tsouloftas	110,000 43,000	43,000
Ramzi Bsaibes	Busted

Tags: Aleksandr Chernikov Georgios Tsouloftas Ramzi Bsaibes

03-23-2023 14:34 UTC+2

Doe's Set Sends Bulutoglu to the Rail

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Ferit Bulutoglu raised to 2,000 from under the gun and received four callers, including Uri Reichenstein, John Doe on the button, and Kubanychbek Abakirov in the blinds.

The flop came and action checked around to Bulutoglu, who moved all in for 27,900. Reichenstein quickly folded, but Doe asked for a count before he called as the rest of the table got out of the way.

Ferit Bulutoglu:
John Doe:

Bulutoglu had flopped top pair but had run into the set of Doe. The board ran out and Bulutoglu was sent to the exit.

Abakirov said following the hand he folded king-ten. "It was a good spot to squeeze, but he's never folding nines," he added.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Doe	130,000 20,000	20,000
Kubanychbek Abakirov	50,000
Uri Reichenstein	45,000 5,000	5,000
Ferit Bulutoglu	Busted

Tags: Ferit Bulutoglu John Doe Kubanychbek Abakirov Uri Reichenstein

03-23-2023 14:44 UTC+2

Erceylan Gets Called by Ace-High

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

A player in early position bet 20,000 on a flop of before Mehmet Erceylan, on the button, moved all in for 45,000. His opponent asked for a count before calling.

Mehmet Erceylan:
Opponent:

Erceylan was far ahead with his pair of queens and held on through the turn and river to secure the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mehmet Erceylan	130,000

Tags: Mehmet Erceylan

03-23-2023 14:50 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabi Livshitz	300,000 40,000	40,000

Toni Kaukua	170,000 70,000	70,000
Eli Saad	155,000 5,000	5,000
Andress Merheb	120,000
Ara Melkisetian	120,000
Terence Etim	115,000 19,000	19,000
Jacek Pustula	95,000
Katherina Aristotelos	90,000 10,000	10,000
Koray Korkmaz	85,000 15,000	15,000
Danut Chisu	80,000

Khalifeh Dents Kuliberda in Massive Cooler

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Wissam Khalifeh and Dawid Kuliberda had already built a pot of around 80,000 by the turn on a board of when Khalifeh moved all in on the button for 61,000.

Kuliberda called with for flopped trips, but Khalifeh had for the turned full house. Needing to make a bigger full house on the river, Kuliberda instead saw the fall as he handed over the big pot to his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wissam Khalifeh	185,000 185,000	185,000
Dawid Kuliberda	105,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Dawid Kuliberda Wissam Khalifeh

03-23-2023 15:05 UTC+2

Etim KO's Ruche

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

A massive pot was already brewing between Terence Etim and Jean Claude Ruche on a board of when Etim bet 65,000 from the cutoff. Ruche, in the big blind, moved all in and Etim snap-called.

Ruche showed for two pair, but Etim had for the turned straight. The river came the and Etim secured the pot as the stacks were counted down. Ruche had around 108,000 remaining and was barely covered by Etim as the retired mixed martial artist scored the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Terence Etim	240,000 125,000	125,000
Jean Claude Ruche	Busted

Tags: Jean Claude Ruche Terence Etim

03-23-2023 15:13 UTC+2

Livshitz Decimates Ghazarian With River Overbet

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Gabi Livshitz and Harout Ghazarian were heads-up on the turn with the board showing when Livshitz, in the big blind, bet 10,500. Ghazarian called from early position as the river came the .

Livshitz this time fired out 42,000 into the 27,000-chip pot as Ghazarian tanked for about a minute before calling for most of his remaining stack. Livshitz turned over for the flopped wheel as he scooped another pot to move past 300,000.