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

Volkhonskiy Dominated by Tyurin

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Vadim Volkhonskiy was all in from the big blind for his last 62,000 and up against Nikolay Tyurin in early position.

Vadim Volkhonskiy: {5-Hearts}{5-Clubs}
Nikolay Tyurin: {6-Spades}{6-Diamonds}

The board ran out {4-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} and Volkhonskiy couldn't outrun Tyurin's two sixes.

"Flush," Volkhonskiy pointed out to Tyurin before wishing the table luck and heading for the exit.

Player Chips Progress
Nikolay Tyurin ru
Nikolay Tyurin
600,000
170,000
170,000
Vadim Volkhonskiy ru
Vadim Volkhonskiy
Busted

Tags: Nikolay TyurinVadim Volkhonskiy

Smuskevicius Shows the Bluff

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

With around 120,000 in the middle, Shakir Dadabaev bet 55,000 on a board of {k-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{8-Spades} as action went around to Boris Smuskevicius in early position.

Smuskevicius moved all in for around 250,000 as Dadabaev tanked for several minutes. "I believe you," he told Smuskevicius before letting go of his hand.

Smuskevicius wiped his hand over his forehead and showed the {5-Spades}, followed by the {a-Spades} for a flush draw as he took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Boris Smuskevicius lt
Boris Smuskevicius
380,000
302,500
302,500
Shakir Dadabaev uz
Shakir Dadabaev
320,000
136,000
136,000

Tags: Shakir DadabaevBoris Smuskevicius

Soyirgaz Cracks One Million

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

[Removed:422] was the first player to be knocked out back on Day 1a, but he's made the most of another bullet as he's become the first player to crack the 1,000,000 chip milestone.

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:422]
[Removed:422]
1,100,000
970,500
970,500

Drokin Shows Down a Straight

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

There was already a big pot approaching 200,000 in the middle as Volodymyr Drokin and Gurcan Gungoren went to the river on a board of {8-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{9-Clubs}.

Drokin, in the cutoff, bet 100,000 and Gungoren quickly called, showing {k-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}. Drokin turned over {7-Hearts}{4-Hearts}.

"He wins," Gungoren said after seeing Drokin's straight.

Player Chips Progress
Volodymyr Drokin ua
Volodymyr Drokin
460,000
344,500
344,500
Gurcan Gungoren tr
Gurcan Gungoren
170,000
-120,000
-120,000

Tags: Gurcan GungorenVolodymyr Drokin

Baranski Raises Out Skripka on the River

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Sergey Baranski and Petr Skripka built a pot of around 90,000 heading to the turn on a board of {j-Spades}{8-Spades}{7-Spades}{9-Spades}. Skripka paused for several moments before he checked, and Baranski quickly checked behind.

The river came the {4-Diamonds} and Skirpka led out for 25,000. Baranski now tanked for about a minute as he counted his chips before he came back with a raise to 95,000. Skripka quickly let go of his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Sergey Baranski by
Sergey Baranski
560,000
445,000
445,000
Petr Skripka ru
Petr Skripka
420,000
-140,000
-140,000

Tags: Petr SkripkaSergey Baranski

Mehreb Hits the Turn to Send Out Chilaud

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Maxime Chilaud
Maxime Chilaud

On a flop of {j-Spades}{8-Spades}{j-Hearts}, Andre Mehreb bet enough from the button to put Maxime Chilaud all in. Chilaud, in the cutoff, shrugged then called for his last 80,000.

Maxime Chilaud: {q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}
Andre Mehreb: {10-Spades}{4-Spades}

Chilaud was ahead with two pair, but the {6-Spades} on the turn improved Mehreb to a flush. Chilaud was already out of his seat by the time the {6-Hearts} fell on the river as he was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Andre Mehreb lb
Andre Mehreb
340,000
133,000
133,000
Maxime Chilaud fr
Maxime Chilaud
Busted

Tags: Andre MehrebMaxime Chilaud

Kazantsev Can't Bluff Kabelitz

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Artem Kazantsev and Samuel Kabelitz went heads-up to a flop of {5-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{8-Spades} when Kazantsev bet 8,000 from early position. Kabelitz, in the cutoff, raised to 18,000 and Kazantsev called.

Both players checked the {7-Clubs} turn before Kazantsev led out for 30,000 on the {3-Clubs} river. Kabelitz snap-called with {9-Clubs}{9-Spades} and Kazantsev sent {k-}{j-} into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Samuel Kabelitz at
Samuel Kabelitz
160,000
96,000
96,000
Artem Kazantsev ru
Artem Kazantsev
150,000
-70,000
-70,000

Tags: Artem KazantsevSamuel Kabelitz

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000