2023 Merit Poker Carmen Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2023 Merit Poker Carmen Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k4
Prize
$376,800
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$2,111,400
Entries
765
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
232
Players Left
106

Tsoy Gets Some Back From Shmagun

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Oleg Tsoy three-bet to 10,000 in the small blind and Valentin Shmagun called on the button.

The flop came {6-Hearts}{4-Spades}{10-Diamonds} and Tsoy continued for 6,000. Shmagun stuck around with a call as the {q-Clubs} fell on the turn.

Tsoy instantly pushed his entire stack forward and announced he was all in, and Shmagun took a last look at his cards before folding.

Player Chips Progress
Valentin Shmagun ru
Valentin Shmagun
125,000
-5,000
-5,000
Oleg Tsoy kz
Oleg Tsoy
70,000
20,000
20,000

Tags: Oleg TsoyValentin Shmagun

Post-Break Chip Update

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Player Chips Progress
Mikhail Zamyatin ru
Mikhail Zamyatin
235,000
105,000
105,000
Luc Bindel fr
Luc Bindel
160,000
60,000
60,000
Daniel Montagnolli at
Daniel Montagnolli
150,000
Uri Reichenstein il
Uri Reichenstein
150,000
Koray Korkmaz tr
Koray Korkmaz
130,000
30,000
30,000
Aleksei Istomin ru
Aleksei Istomin
125,000
25,000
25,000
Dragos Trofimov md
Dragos Trofimov
110,000
10,000
10,000
Stefan Reiser de
Stefan Reiser
95,000
Ali Moein ir
Ali Moein
95,000
-5,000
-5,000
Julien Loire fr
Julien Loire
65,000
-35,000
-35,000
Orthodoxos Orthodoxou cy
Orthodoxos Orthodoxou
65,000
-30,000
-30,000
Andrey Danilyuk ru
Andrey Danilyuk
45,000
-20,000
-20,000

Level: 3

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Beg Gets Kamchibekov to Bluff Off His Stack

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Furkan Beg
Furkan Beg

Three-handed on a flop of {3-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}, Eimantas Adomavicius bet 5,500 from the cutoff and was called by Daniiar Kamchibekov in middle position before Furkan Beg raise to 15,000.

Both opponents called to the {7-Clubs} turn as Beg bet another 37,000. Only Kamchibekov called to the {6-Hearts} river when he moved all in for around 20,000.

Beg snap-called with {a-Clubs}{4-Clubs} for a straight as Kamchibekov was forced to show {9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} for a pair and missed flush draw on his way to the exit.

Player Chips Progress
Furkan Beg tr
Furkan Beg
255,000
255,000
255,000
Eimantas Adomavicius lt
Eimantas Adomavicius
60,000
60,000
60,000
Daniiar Kamchibekov kg
Daniiar Kamchibekov
Busted

Tags: Daniiar KamchibekovEimantas AdomaviciusFurkan Beg

Yildiz Has a Higher Flush

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Anil Yildiz bet 7,000 on a board of {10-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} and Erdal Gulseven called from the small blind.

The river came the {q-Diamonds} and Gulseven led out for 18,000. Yildiz then came back with a raise to 50,000.

"Ay, ay, ay. Flush?" Gulseven asked Yildiz before he tossed in the chips to call. Yildiz showed him the {a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} for the nut flush as Gulseven flashed {3-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} before mucking.

Player Chips Progress
Anil Yildiz tr
Anil Yildiz
160,000
Erdal Gulseven tr
Erdal Gulseven
20,000

Tags: Anil YildizErdal Gulseven

Atanasov Busts Another on the River

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Stefan Atanasov
Stefan Atanasov

Stefan Atanasov has busted his second player through the first two levels of Day 1a, and this time his unfortunate victim was Michel Habib.

Atanasov three-bet to 5,000 from the hijack and both Habib and Joseph Mouwad called. The flop came {6-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{8-Clubs} and Atanasov continued for 7,500.

Mouwad folded, but Habib immediately moved all in for 62,000. Atanasov tanked for about 30 seconds before throwing in a chip to call.

Michel Habib: {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}
Stefan Atanasov: {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}

Habib had flopped top set, while Atanasov had an overpair and straight draw. The {4-Spades} on the turn was no help, but the {9-Clubs} on the river completed Atanasov's straight and sent Habib to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Stefan Atanasov bg
Stefan Atanasov
230,000
60,000
60,000
Michel Habib lb
Michel Habib
Busted

Tags: Michel HabibStefan Atanasov

Souki Peaking Too Soon?

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Philippe Souki and a player in the hijack were heads-up on a board of {6-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{3-Spades}{4-Clubs} with 10,000 already in the pot when Souki's opponent bet 5,500.

Souki quickly called to the {k-Spades} river, when he again checked. His opponent checked back this time and Souki turned over {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} for trip kings to take the pot.

"Important pot," the hijack said following the hand.

"I don't want to waste it now, though. I want to save it for Day 2, Day 3," Souki replied.

Player Chips Progress
Philippe Souki gb
Philippe Souki
215,000
115,000
115,000

Tags: Philippe Souki

Etim Shows Queens in Three-Way Pot

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Juozas Bizokas raised to 1,500 from early position before Terence Etim three-bet to 4,000 in middle position. Michel Habib called in the big blind, as did Bizokas as they went three-handed to the {7-Spades}{9-Spades}{2-Diamonds} flop.

Action checked to Etim who continued for 7,000. Both opponents called to the {5-Diamonds} turn as Etim bet another 16,000.

Habib quickly called, while Bizokas took his time before also committing the chips. The river came the {6-Spades} and action checked to Etim again, who gave a surprised look before checking back.

Habib showed {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}, but Etim turned over {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}. Bizokas mucked his hand as Etim raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Terence Etim gb
Terence Etim
125,000
25,000
25,000
Juozas Bizokas lt
Juozas Bizokas
70,000
Michel Habib lb
Michel Habib
70,000

Tags: Juozas BizokasMichel HabibTerence Etim

Shmagun Takes From Tsoy

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Heads-up on a flop of {7-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{8-Spades}, Valentin Shmagun bet 10,000 from the cutoff and Oleg Tsoy on the button called.

The turn came the {5-Hearts} and Shmagun bet another 20,000. Tsoy leaned back in his chair as he considered the decision for nearly a minute before he tossed in the chips to call.

The {q-Hearts} fell on the river and Shmagun this time checked, Tsoy paused for a moment before checking behind as Shmagun showed {8-Clubs}{7-Clubs} for two pair to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Valentin Shmagun ru
Valentin Shmagun
130,000
Oleg Tsoy kz
Oleg Tsoy
50,000

Tags: Valentin ShmagunOleg Tsoy