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

03-24-2023 16:22 UTC+3

Aboudi Denied a Double as Pustula Spikes the Turn

David Salituro

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

Ido Aboudi was all in for 22,000 before Jacek Pustula reshoved for his last 53,000. The rest of the table got out of the way as they went heads-up.

Ido Aboudi:
Jacek Pustula:

The flop gave Pustula both straight and flush draws, and while he didn't complete them on the turn, he did hit the to make a pair of aces. The river came the .

"Good luck, everyone," Aboudi told his tablemates on his way to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacek Pustula	90,000 -44,000	-44,000
Ido Aboudi	Busted

Tags: Jacek Pustula Ido Aboudi

03-24-2023 16:19 UTC+3

Tsoy Raises the Turn on Efimov

David Salituro

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

With around 45,000 in the pot, Sergei Efimov and Oleg Tsoy went to a flop of . Efimov, in the cutoff, bet 20,000 and Tsoy called in the small blind.

The turn came the and Tsoy checked again. Efimov this time fired out 43,000 and Tsoy tanked for around a minute before coming back with a raise to 150,000.

Efimov let out a laugh as he quickly let go of his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleg Tsoy	500,000 129,500	129,500
Sergei Efimov	440,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Oleg Tsoy Sergei Efimov

03-24-2023 16:11 UTC+3

Liperis Doubles His Short Stack

David Salituro

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

Michele Guerrini raised to 6,000 from middle position and was called by a player in the hijack as action folded to Yiannis Liperis in the small blind. Liperis, down to his last 14,000 moved all in.

Guerrini then reraised to 45,000 and the cutoff folded to leave him and Liperis heads-up.

Yiannis Liperis:
Michele Guerrini:

Both players hit an eight on the flop, but Liperis was still ahead with his ace-kicker. The board ran out and the player in the cutoff flung his arms in the air in frustration at the sight of the ace on the river as Liperis stayed alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michele Guerrini	420,000 167,500	167,500
Yiannis Liperis	40,000 -89,500	-89,500

Tags: Michele Guerrini Yiannis Liperis

03-24-2023 16:03 UTC+3

Tulepbergenov Doubles Up, With Some Help From a Friend

David Salituro

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

Before Azamat Tulepbergenov looked at his hand, he showed his cards to a friend sitting at an adjacent table who told him to go all in. Tulepbergenov then shoved all in for 175,000 as action folded to Hadar Hason in the cutoff, who reshoved. The rest of the table got out of the way.

Azamat Tulepbergenov:
Hadar Hason:

Tulepbergeneov had woken up with kings and stayed in front on the board to double up. After the hand, some of his tablemates questioned whether his friend had touched the cards.

"That would be illegal," one player said.

"I swear I didn't touch the cards," Tulepbergenov's friend replied.

Player	Chips	Progress
Azamat Tulepbergenov	350,000 251,000	251,000
Hadar Hason	80,000 -125,000	-125,000

Tags: Azamat Tulepbergenov Hadar Hason

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

03-24-2023 15:42 UTC+3

Updated Chip Counts

David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Wael Sarkis	690,000 230,000	230,000
Philippe Souki	580,000 76,000	76,000
Roman Gadzhiev	520,000 35,500	35,500
Eduard Barsegian	505,000 7,000	7,000
Daniel Myers	470,000 99,000	99,000
Charbel Salloum	420,000 6,000	6,000
Thomas Eychenne	415,000 63,500	63,500
Uri Reichenstein	380,000 12,000	12,000
Atanas Pavlov	325,000 91,000	91,000
Edgard Raffoul	320,000 25,500	25,500
Dragos Trofimov	250,000 81,500	81,500
Arsenii Karmatckii	155,000 37,000	37,000

Jack Sinclair	75,000

Maxime Chilaud	40,000 -230,000	-230,000

03-24-2023 15:37 UTC+3

Break Time

David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Players are now on the first 15-minute break of the day.

The tournament clock currently shows 241 players remaining.

03-24-2023 15:31 UTC+3

Esmaeilzadeh Finally Puts a Big Dent in Livshitz's Stack

David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Gabi Livshitz's seemingly endless accumulation of chips in this tournament was just put to an end after a big pot against Ramin Esmaeilzadeh.

Livshitz three-bet to 37,500 from the cutoff and Esmaeilzadeh called in the big blind while the rest of the table got out of the way. The flop came and Livshitz continued for 35,000.

Esmaeilzadeh snap-shoved for around 110,000 and Livshitz gave off a puzzled look before eventually calling. He showed , but Esmaeilzadeh turned over .

The board ran out and Esmaeilzadeh earned the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabi Livshitz	540,000 -140,000	-140,000
Ramin Esmaeilzadeh	300,000 161,000	161,000

Tags: Gabi Livshitz Ramin Esmaeilzadeh

03-24-2023 15:27 UTC+3

Pak Shoves Into Abakirov's Set

David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

With around 115,000 in the middle on a board of , Kubanychbek Abakirov bet 25,000 before Aleksandr Pak move all in for around 100,000.

Abakirov snap-called with for a turned set and Pak could only show for a straight draw. The river came the and Pak was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kubanychbek Abakirov	300,000 164,000	164,000
Aleksandr Pak	Busted

Tags: Aleksandr Pak Kubanychbek Abakirov

03-24-2023 15:12 UTC+3

"The Big Gets Bigger" as Kaukua Can't Force Out Livshitz

David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Heads-up on the turn with around 25,000 in the pot and the board showing , Toni Kaukua bet 50,000 from middle position. Gabi Livshitz in the big blind tanked for a few moments before throwing in the chips to call.

The river came the and Livshitz checked over to Kaukua again, who this time checked back. Livshitz turned over for two pair and Kaukua mucked to surrender the pot.