2023 Merit Poker Carmen Series

$2,200 NL Warmup
Day: 3
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 3
Entries
126
Players Left
21

Montagnolli Can't Get a Bluff Through

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Daniel Montagnolli
Daniel Montagnolli

Just as players were heading off on break, Roman Gadzhiev bet 175,000 from the big blind on a board of {7-Spades}{6-Spades}{4-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} before Daniel Montagnolli shoved for around 900,000.

Gadzhiev went into the tank for a few minutes as he counted his stack before he eventually called. Montagnolli immediately stood up and turned over {k-Clubs}{3-Clubs} for a bluff, while Gadzhiev had {q-Clubs}{10-Hearts} for two pair to send Montagnolli to the payout desk.

Player Chips Progress
Roman Gadzhiev ru
Roman Gadzhiev
2,500,000
-300,000
-300,000
Daniel Montagnolli at
Daniel Montagnolli
Busted

Tags: Daniel MontagnolliRoman Gadzhiev

Khabbazeh Wins With His Favorite Hand

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Action folded to Basel Khabbazeh in the small blind who raised to 400,000. Mikhail Zamyatin called in the big blind as they saw the flop come {3-Spades}{k-Clubs}{5-Spades}.

Both players checked as the turn came the {q-Clubs}. They checked again before Khabbazeh led out for 500,000 on the {6-Spades} river.

Zamyatin quickly called and Khabbazeh showed {k-Hearts}{4-Clubs} for a pair of kings to win the hand.

"My favorite hand," he said as he collected the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Basel Khabbazeh ae
Basel Khabbazeh
3,600,000
1,100,000
1,100,000
Mikhail Zamyatin ru
Mikhail Zamyatin
2,500,000
-400,000
-400,000

Tags: Mikhail ZamyatinBasel Khabbazeh

Uguccioni Climbing Back

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Heads-up on a board of {q-Hearts}{2-Spades}{4-Hearts}{a-Clubs}, Michael Uguccioni bet 230,000 from under the gun and Julien Loire called in the big blind.

The river came the {j-Spades} and both players checked. Loire showed {q-Spades}{9-Spades} for a pair of queens, but Uguccioni had {a-Spades}{10-Spades} for aces.

After taking a big hit when he doubled up Damir Zhugralin earlier, Uguccioni has increased his stack back up to more than 2,000,000.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Uguccioni it
Michael Uguccioni
2,100,000
1,550,000
1,550,000
Julien Loire fr
Julien Loire
1,550,000
270,000
270,000

Tags: Julien LoireMichael Uguccioni

Gromov Takes a Chunk Off Abakirov

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Heads-up on a board of {6-Spades}{a-Spades}{q-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}, Kubanychbek Abakirov bet 625,000 from middle position and Dmitry Gromov quickly called in early position.

The river came the {3-Clubs} and Gromov checked over to Abakirov, who decided to slow down and checked behind. Gromov showed {q-Spades}{j-Spades} for two pair, queens and threes, and Abakirov mucked as Gromov climbed past 4,000,000.

Player Chips Progress
Dmitry Gromov ru
Dmitry Gromov
4,600,000
2,100,000
2,100,000
WPT 1X Winner
Kubanychbek Abakirov kg
Kubanychbek Abakirov
1,900,000
-300,000
-300,000

Tags: Dmitry GromovKubanychbek Abakirov

Gungoren Puts in a Massive Shove

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Gurcan Gungoren and Nicolas Chouity built a pot of around 650,000 heading to the {7-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} flop when Gungoren open-shoved for 2,500,000.

"Another one? I have a big draw," Chouity said as he tanked for several minutes.

"Why so much?" he asked Gungoren.

"Because your flush draw," Gungoren replied. Chouity eventually mucked and Gungoren showed him {a-Clubs}{a-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Nicolas Chouity lb
Nicolas Chouity
3,200,000
-300,000
-300,000
EPT 1X Winner
Gurcan Gungoren tr
Gurcan Gungoren
3,100,000
600,000
600,000

Tags: Gurcan GungorenNicolas Chouity

Chouity Shoves the Flop to Bust Two

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Danut Chisu
Danut Chisu

Three-handed on a flop of {9-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}, Jack Rizk bet 425,000 on the button before Danut Chisu moved all in for 515,000 in the big blind.

Nicolas Chouity, in the cutoff, then reshoved to put Rizk all in. Rizk, with around 600,000 remaining, tanked for several minutes before he put in his last chips.

Chisu had {9-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} for a pair of nines, Rizk showed {a-Hearts}{9-Hearts} for nines, ace-kicker, but Chouity had both players beat with {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}. The board ran out {7-Diamonds}{5-Spades} and Chouity sent both Chisu and Rizk to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Nicolas Chouity lb
Nicolas Chouity
3,500,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
EPT 1X Winner
Jack Rizk lb
Jack Rizk
Busted
Danut Chisu ro
Danut Chisu
Busted

Tags: Danut ChisuJack RizkNicolas Chouity

Cinca Bounced by Angelov

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Alexandru Cinca
Alexandru Cinca

Kubanychbek Abakirov raised to 100,000 in the cutoff and was called by Boris Angelov on the button as action folded to Alexandru Cinca in the big blind. He shoved all in and Abakirov quickly folded.

"How much," Angelov asked.

"One million," Cinca said emphatically as he slammed his stack down on the table. "A little more, 1.1." Angelov eventually called.

Alexandru Cinca: {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}
Boris Angelov: {8-Spades}{8-Hearts}

"Good luck," Cinca added as he got up to watch the dealer turn over the board. He couldn't hit the {2-Clubs}{9-Spades}{4-Diamonds} flop, while the turn came the {k-Hearts}.

"Ah," Cinca said at the sight of a face card, but it wasn't the one he was looking for. The {2-Hearts} on the river sealed his elimination and Cinca wished the table luck before making his exit.

Player Chips Progress
Boris Angelov bg
Boris Angelov
2,400,000
1,100,000
1,100,000
Kubanychbek Abakirov kg
Kubanychbek Abakirov
2,200,000
-200,000
-200,000
Alexandru Cinca ro
Alexandru Cinca
Busted

Tags: Alexandru CincaBoris AngelovKubanychbek Abakirov

Level: 24

Blinds: 20,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Nigbolu Runs Out Nurmuhammedov

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Parahat Nurmuhammedov was all in for 620,000 from middle position and called by Cenk Nigbolu in the hijack.

Parahat Nurmuhammedov: {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}
Cenk Nigbolu: {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}

Nurmuhammedov was dominated and received no miracle runout on the {5-Spades}{j-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{6-Spades}{2-Spades} board as he became the latest casualty here on Day 3.

Player Chips Progress
Cenk Nigbolu tr
Cenk Nigbolu
1,200,000
250,000
250,000
Parahat Nurmuhammedov tm
Parahat Nurmuhammedov
Busted

Tags: Cenk NigboluParahat Nurmuhammedov

Zhugralin Survives on the River

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Damir Zhugralin
Damir Zhugralin

Damir Zhugralin three-bet to 255,000 from the cutoff and was called by Michael Uguccioni in early position.

The flop came {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} and Zhugralin continued for 75,000. Uguccioni took his time before moving all in, and Zhugralin quickly called for his last 655,000.

Zhugralin had {a-Spades}{10-Hearts} for top pair, but Uguccioni flopped two pair with {k-Hearts}{9-Hearts}. Zhugralin stood up from his seat as the {4-Diamonds} turn left him one card away from elimination, but he spiked the {a-Hearts} on the river to make trips and double up.

Player Chips Progress
Damir Zhugralin kz
Damir Zhugralin
1,700,000
1,100,000
1,100,000
Michael Uguccioni it
Michael Uguccioni
550,000
-65,000
-65,000

Tags: Damir ZhugralinMichael Uguccioni