2023 Merit Poker Carmen Series

$2,200 NL Warmup
Day: 2
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 2
Players Left
126

Dinner Break Chip Update

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Rabih Saad lb
Rabih Saad
1,520,000
700,000
700,000
[Removed:422]
[Removed:422]
1,120,000
20,000
20,000
Saman Nakhjavani ir
Saman Nakhjavani
900,000
225,000
225,000
Boris Kolev bg
Boris Kolev
870,000
670,000
670,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Michael Uguccioni it
Michael Uguccioni
850,000
200,000
200,000
Stepan Kiba ua
Stepan Kiba
800,000
250,000
250,000
Aliaksandr Hirs by
Aliaksandr Hirs
780,000
60,000
60,000
Ali Moein ir
Ali Moein
750,000
50,000
50,000
Murat Altunok tr
Murat Altunok
750,000
434,500
434,500
Wael Sarkis lb
Wael Sarkis
680,000
10,000
10,000
Philippe Souki gb
Philippe Souki
680,000
80,000
80,000
Gabi Livshitz il
Gabi Livshitz
640,000
-110,000
-110,000
Petr Skripka ru
Petr Skripka
640,000
220,000
220,000
Alexandru Cinca ro
Alexandru Cinca
640,000
476,500
476,500
Arsenii Karmatckii ru
Arsenii Karmatckii
600,000
400,000
400,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Erdal Gulseven tr
Erdal Gulseven
520,000
285,000
285,000
Recep Aydemir tr
Recep Aydemir
180,000
-160,000
-160,000

Anton Smacks the Flop to Triple

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Ionel Anton was all in from early position for around 40,000 and was called by Maksim Skripkin on the button. Dmitry Yurasov, in the big blind, reshoved and Skripkin gave it some thought before folding.

Ionel Anton: {a-Hearts}{9-Hearts}
Dmitry Yurasov: {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}

Anton was dominated until the {q-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{9-Spades} flop gave him trip nines. The board ran out {3-Hearts}{a-Diamonds} and Anton finished with a full house to triple up.

"I beat you," Skripkin told him after the hand.

"Yes, but he's my friend. Where are you from, Uzbekistan?" Anton replied.

"Russia," Skripkin answered.

"You look like you're from Uzbekistan. How do you beat me? What do you have?" continued Anton.

Skripkin replied that he folded queens. "Get the f**k out, you folded queens. You have 700 K and you folded queens," Anton said as the two players shared a laugh.

Player Chips Progress
Maksim Skripkin ru
Maksim Skripkin
620,000
-80,000
-80,000
Dmitry Yurasov ru
Dmitry Yurasov
150,000
-7,500
-7,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Ionel Anton ro
Ionel Anton
120,000
-46,500
-46,500

Tags: Dmitry YurasovIonel AntonMaksim Skripin

Nakhjavani Shoves the River

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Three players, including Saman Nakhjavani in the cutoff, put in 10,000 before the flop as the dealer turned over {3-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{7-Hearts}.

All three players checked to the {q-Spades} turn, when Nakhjavani bet 15,000. The big blind called before an opponent in early position raised to 35,000.

Only Nakhjavani called to see the {2-Diamonds} river, when his opponent bet another 50,000. Nakhjavani came back with an all-in shove, and his opponent, with around 170,000 behind, tanked for about two minutes before exposing the {a-Hearts} and tossing it into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Saman Nakhjavani ir
Saman Nakhjavani
675,000
582,000
582,000

Tags: Saman Nakhjavani

Prize Pool Confirmed

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

With the close of late registration, tournament officials have announced the prize pool for the tournament.

There were 611 total entries, generating a prize pool of $1,124,240. The top 71 players will finish in the money, with the winner earning $206,800.

PlacePrize
1$206,800
2$152,400
3$93,300
4$69,000
5$51,800
6$41,500
7$34,600
8$27,600
9$20,700
10-12$15,210
13-15$12,370
16-18$10,610
19-21$9,300
22-24$8,320
25-26$7,335
27-35$6,350
36-44$5,470
45-53$4,700
54-62$3,940
63-71$3,400

Noja Can't Let Go of the Full House

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Danielle Noja and Furkan Beg were heads-up on the river with the board showing {q-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} when Beg bet 25,000.

"How many times do I have to be right here? I have a full house. If you all give me 5,000 I'll fold," Noja said as a tablemate tossed him a blue 5,000 chip.

Noja eventually called as Beg turned over {5-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}. "Ah," Noja yelled out as he flipped over {6-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} for a higher full house.

"How do you call," Beg asked him after the hand.

"Like this," Noja replied as he put his hand in the middle of the table. "I'll explain to you later," he added as the two players continued to discuss the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Danielle Noja au
Danielle Noja
300,000
128,000
128,000
Furkan Beg tr
Furkan Beg
100,000
-8,500
-8,500

Tags: Danielle NojaFurkan Beg

Qasem Decimates Zhugralin on the Turn

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Mohammad Qasem
Mohammad Qasem

Mohammad Qasem and Damir Zhugralin were heads-up on a board of {10-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{5-Spades}{7-Spades} when Qasem, in the big blind, got his last 170,000 in the middle as Zhugralin had him covered and at risk.

Zhugralin had {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}, but Qasem turned over {7-Clubs}{5-Clubs} for two pair as he stood up from his seat to await the river. It came the harmless {3-Diamonds} and Qasem doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Mohammad Qasem kw
Mohammad Qasem
360,000
200,000
200,000
Damir Zhugralin kz
Damir Zhugralin
90,000
-500,000
-500,000

Tags: Damir ZhugralinMohammad Qasem

Ozbek Can't Shake Moein

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Gokhan Ozbek bet 25,000 from the button on a flop of {6-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{3-Spades} and Ali Moein called from under the gun.

The turn came the {4-Clubs} and Ozbek bet another 36,000. Moein again called and checked when the river came the {j-Hearts}.

Ozbek turned away in disgust and checked behind as Moein showed {7-Spades}{7-Hearts}. Ozbek mucked {k-Spades}{q-Spades}.

"Do you call an all in," Ozbek asked Moein following the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Ali Moein ir
Ali Moein
700,000
80,000
80,000
Gokhan Ozbek tr
Gokhan Ozbek
90,000
-243,000
-243,000

Tags: Ali MoeinGokhan Ozbek

"I Love This Game"; Akiki Triples Up

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Gabriel Akiki
Gabriel Akiki

"Yes. Triple up," Gabriel Akiki yelled after winning a big pot at his table that brought him up to 400,000.

According to Akiki, he was all in with {q-Spades}{j-Spades} and up against two opponents, one holding {10-}{10-} and the other {a-}{9-}. Akiki hit a queen on the flop to take the lead and stayed ahead to earn the triple up.

"I love this game," he continued shouting well after the hand was complete.

Player Chips Progress
Gabriel Akiki lb
Gabriel Akiki
400,000
400,000
400,000

Tags: Gabriel Akiki

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000