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Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
2023 Merit Poker Carmen Series
$2,200 NL Warmup
Day: 2
Event Info
2023 Merit Poker Carmen Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$1,124,240
Total Entries
611
Level
38
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Players Left
126
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Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The remaining 163 players are now on a 45-minute dinner break.
Play should resume around 7:50 p.m. local time.
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: 
Dmitry Yurasov: 
Anton was dominated until the 
flop gave him trip nines. The board ran out 
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.
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 
.
All three players checked to the 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 
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 and tossing it into the muck.
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.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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 
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 
. "Ah," Noja yelled out as he flipped over 
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.
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Mohammad Qasem and Damir Zhugralin were heads-up on a board of 
when Qasem, in the big blind, got his last 170,000 in the middle as Zhugralin had him covered and at risk.
Zhugralin had , but Qasem turned over 
for two pair as he stood up from his seat to await the river. It came the harmless 
and Qasem doubled up.
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Gokhan Ozbek bet 25,000 from the button on a flop of 
and Ali Moein called from under the gun.
The turn came the 
and Ozbek bet another 36,000. Moein again called and checked when the river came the 
.
Ozbek turned away in disgust and checked behind as Moein showed . Ozbek mucked 
.
"Do you call an all in," Ozbek asked Moein following the hand.
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
"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 
and up against two opponents, one holding 
and the other 
. 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.
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
