$2,200 NL Warmup Day 3 | 2023 Merit Poker Carmen Series

03-25-2023 20:22 UTC+2

Dib Next to Fall

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David Salituro

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

Elie Dib was all in for 435,000 from the button and up against Gurcan Gungoren in early position.

Elie Dib:
Gurcan Gungoren:

Dib stood up from his seat as the board came . He turned away from the table in frustration after failing to connect as he hit the rail in 36th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gurcan Gungoren	2,500,000 600,000	600,000
Elie Dib	Busted

Tags: Elie Dib Gurcan Gungoren

03-25-2023 20:27 UTC+2

Runout Saves Abakirov From Massive Cooler Flop

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David Salituro

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

Heads-up on the flop, Kubanychbek Abakirov bet 375,000 from early position and was called by Basel Khabbazeh in the cutoff.

The turn came the and both players checked. Abakirov again checked the river and Khabbazeh checked behind.

Abakirov turned over for two pair on the flop, but Khabbazeh had for a flopped set.

"Lucky," Khabbazeh told him following the hand as Abakirov wiped his forehead after getting away cheap from a pot that could've been much worse.

Player	Chips	Progress
Basel Khabbazeh	2,500,000 300,000	300,000
Kubanychbek Abakirov	2,400,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: Basel Khabbazeh Kubanychbek Abakirov

03-25-2023 20:31 UTC+2

Ghazarian Runs Into Skripkin's Jacks

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David Salituro

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

Harout Ghazarian was all in for 425,000 from the cutoff and up against Maksim Skripkin in early position.

Harout Ghazarian:
Maksim Skripkin:

Ghazarian hit a pair on the board, but it wasn't the one he needed to avoid hitting the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maksim Skripkin	2,000,000 200,000	200,000
Harout Ghazarian	Busted

Tags: Harout Ghazarian Maksim Skripkin

03-25-2023 20:39 UTC+2

Another Setup Flop Ends in a Whimper

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David Salituro

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

Alexandru Cinca bet 100,000 from under the gun on a flop of before Boris Angelov raised to 300,000 in the small blind.

Cinca took his time before calling as the fell on the turn. Both players checked to the river.

Angelov checked again and Cinca checked behind. Angelov turned over for a flopped straight as Cinca flashed for top set on the flop.

Cinca gave himself a pat on the back after escaping from that cooler relatively unscathed. "I almost put it in," he said. "How do you flop a straight? Professional," he added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Angelov	1,300,000 950,000	950,000
Alexandru Cinca	1,150,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: Alexandru Cinca Boris Angelov

03-25-2023 20:48 UTC+2

Zhugralin Survives on the River

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David Salituro

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

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

The flop came 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 for top pair, but Uguccioni flopped two pair with . Zhugralin stood up from his seat as the turn left him one card away from elimination, but he spiked the on the river to make trips and double up.

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

Tags: Damir Zhugralin Michael Uguccioni

03-25-2023 20:50 UTC+2

Nigbolu Runs Out Nurmuhammedov

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David Salituro

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:
Cenk Nigbolu:

Nurmuhammedov was dominated and received no miracle runout on the board as he became the latest casualty here on Day 3.

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

Tags: Cenk Nigbolu Parahat Nurmuhammedov

Level: 24

Blinds: 20,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

03-25-2023 20:59 UTC+2

Cinca Bounced by Angelov

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David Salituro

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

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:
Boris Angelov:

"Good luck," Cinca added as he got up to watch the dealer turn over the board. He couldn't hit the flop, while the turn came the .

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

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

Tags: Alexandru Cinca Boris Angelov Kubanychbek Abakirov

03-25-2023 21:06 UTC+2

Chouity Shoves the Flop to Bust Two

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David Salituro

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

Three-handed on a flop of , 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 for a pair of nines, Rizk showed for nines, ace-kicker, but Chouity had both players beat with . The board ran out and Chouity sent both Chisu and Rizk to the rail.