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
Total Entries
611
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Players Info - Day 2
Players Left
126
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Kapustin Cracks Aces to Double

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante

Heads-up on a board of {8-Hearts}{k-Spades}{6-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}, Nikolay Tyurin bet 15,000 in the hijack before Denis Kapustin raised to 65,000 in middle position.

Tyurin called to the {5-Spades} river, when Kapustin moved all in for 68,000. Tyurin quickly called and Kapustin showed {9-Spades}{7-Spades} for the turned straight.

Tyurin flashed {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs} before he gave up the pot.

Tags: Denis KapustinNikolay Tyurin

Chip Counts Near the Break

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante

Livshitz Plays Friendly

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante
Mohammad Qasem
Mohammad Qasem

Gabi Livshitz, Aleksandr Chernikov, and Mohammad Qasem went three-handed to the {8-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} flop before all three players checked.

The turn came the {k-Clubs} and Livshitz and Chernikov both checked again before Qasem fired out 12,500. Livshitz then raised to 43,000 in the small blind and Chernikov quickly got out of he way.

Qasem, though, tanked for about a minute before he exposed the {k-Clubs} and tossed it in the muck. Livshitz showed him the {8-Clubs} as he took the pot.

Tags: Aleksandr ChernikovGabi LivshitzMohammad Qasem

Four Is Good Enough For Rafijevas

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante
Eldaras Rafijevas
Eldaras Rafijevas

With around 105,000 in the pot on a board of {6-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{2-Hearts}, both Eldaras Rafijevas and Stefan Reiser checked to the {7-Hearts} river.

Reiser checked again and Rafijevas bet 37,000 from the button. Reiser tanked for a moment before calling as Rafijevas showed {a-Hearts}{4-Hearts} for a pair of fours.

That was good enough to win the pot as Reiser mucked his hand.

Tags: Eldaras RafijevasStefan Reiser

Aydemir Bests Sarkis Again

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante
Recep Aydemir
Recep Aydemir

Recep Aydemir and Wael Sarkis built a pot of around 50,000 heading to the turn on a board of {5-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{q-Diamonds} as both players checked.

The river came the {q-Diamonds} and Sarkis checked over to Aydemir, who tossed out 35,000. Sarkis quickly called as Aydemir turned over {k-Clubs}{j-Clubs} for a pair of kings to win the pot.

"Nice hand, Mr. Aydemir," Sarkis told him following the hand.

"You called me with a queen. Bravo," Aydemir replied.

"I call you with ace-high," Sarkis continued.

Tags: Recep AydemirWael Sarkis

Ilani Leads the River; Saad Building a Stack

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante

Heads-up on the turn with the board showing {2-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{k-Spades}, Ara Melkisetian bet 10,000 from the button as Ran Ilani gave it some thought before calling.

The river came the {3-Diamonds} and Ilani now led out for 33,000. Melkisetian tanked for around three minutes before he tossed his cards into the muck.

At the same table, Rabih Saad has built a tournament chip lead-contending stack of 820,000.

Tags: Ara MelkisetianRan Ilani

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/3,500

Ante: 3,500

A Round of Chip Counts

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Ukalaev Run Down on the River

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Emil Ukalaev moved all in for 35,500 before the flop as action folded around to Serhat Mert on the button.

"There are only two options," tablemate Gabi Livshitz said before Mert called. "That's one of them."

Emil Ukalaev: {a-Spades}{k-Spades}
Serhat Mert: {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}

Mert was dominated as the board came {j-Spades}{6-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{2-Spades}, but the {q-Clubs} fell on the river to give him two pair and send Ukalaev to the rail.

Tags: Emil UkalaevSerhat Mert

Angelov Out-Kicks Khouzami For a Double

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Heads-up on a board of {3-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{3-Spades}, Boris Angelov bet 45,000 from under the gun and big blind Anthony Khouzami called.

The river came the {7-Spades} and Khouzami checked over to Angelov, who this time slid forward his entire stack of 143,500. Khouzami tanked for nearly five minutes before he sighed and put in the chips to call.

Angelov turned over {a-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} for top pair and Khouzami went to muck his hand before the dealer forced him to show {j-Clubs}{10-Spades} as he handed over most of his stack.

Tags: Anthony KhouzamiBoris Angelov