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

Papapetrou Picks Off Danilyuk

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Andrey Danilyuk bet 1,500 on a flop of {j-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} before Yiannakis Papapetrou raised to 5,000 from the big blind. Danilyuk called to see the {8-Spades} on the turn.

Papapetrou slowed down and checked, then called when Danilyuk bet 4,200. The river came the {5-Spades} and Danilyuk fired out another 11,500.

Papapetrou tossed in the chips to call and Danilyuk instantly mucked, allowing Papapetrou to take the pot without a showdown.

Player Chips Progress
Yiannakis Papapetrou cy
Yiannakis Papapetrou
80,000
Andrey Danilyuk ru
Andrey Danilyuk
65,000

Tags: Andrey DanilyukYiannakis Papapetrou

Level: 2

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Atanasov Takes the Rest From Nurmuhammedov

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Parahat Nurmuhammedov bet 3,000 from early position on a flop of {10-Spades}{9-Clubs}{9-Spades} and was called by Stefan Atanasov next to act. A player in the big blind folded as they went heads-up to the {4-Spades} turn.

Nurmuhammedov checked over to Atanasov, who bet 8,000. Nurmuhammedov considered the decision for a moment before calling as the {a-Spades} fell on the river.

Atanasov this time slid forward a stack of chips, enough to put Nurmuhammedov all in for his last 27,500. Nurmuhammedov again tanked for around two minutes before slamming in his remaining chips.

Atanasov opened up {q-Spades}{8-Spades} for a flush and the two players shook hands.

"See you later," Atanasov told his vanquished opponent as Nurmuhammedov ran off to reenter.

Player Chips Progress
Stefan Atanasov bg
Stefan Atanasov
170,000
55,000
55,000
Parahat Nurmuhammedov tm
Parahat Nurmuhammedov
Busted

Tags: Parahat NurmuhammedovStefan Atanasov

Cinca Struggling Early

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Alexandru Cinca
Alexandru Cinca

Alexandru Cinca made a deep run in the Warmup event but he has his work cut out for him if he wants to repeat that performance here in the Main Event, as he's already down to just 20,000.

In his last hand, Cinca bet 5,500 from the small blind on a board of {7-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{2-Hearts} and was called by Anatoly Korochenskiy in early position.

The river came the {j-Clubs} and Cinca checked over to Korochenskiy, who bet out 10,000. Cinca paused for a moment before calling as Korochenskiy turned over {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}.

"That's good," Cinca replied upon seeing Korochenskiy's rivered set as he mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Anatoly Korochenskiy ru
Anatoly Korochenskiy
155,000
155,000
155,000
Alexandru Cinca ro
Alexandru Cinca
20,000
-80,000
-80,000

Tags: Alexandru CincaAnatoly Korochenskiy

Zamyatin Raises the River

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Mikhail Zamyatin bet 3,000 from the hijack on a flop of {2-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} and Alisa Sibgatova called in early position.

Both players checked the {j-Spades} turn before Sibgatova led out for 7,000 on the {4-Spades} river.

Zamyatin came back with a raise to 27,600 and Sibgatova snap-folded.

Zamyatin, who is coming off a final table appearance in the Warmup event, is off to another fast start here in the Main Event.

Player Chips Progress
Mikhail Zamyatin ru
Mikhail Zamyatin
130,000
Alisa Sibgatova ru
Alisa Sibgatova
105,000

Tags: Alisa SibgatovaMikhail Zamyatin

Streletskiy Straigtens Out Dadabaev

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Konstantin Streletskiy
Konstantin Streletskiy

Konstantin Streletskiy bet 1,000 from the hijack on a flop of {q-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} and was called by a player on the button before Shakir Dadabaev raised to 4,600 in the small blind.

Only Streletskiy called as both players checked the {6-Diamonds} turn. The river came the {9-Spades} and Dadabaev checked again.

Streletskiy now bet 6,400 and Dadabaev quickly called. Streletskiy showed {k-Clubs}{10-Clubs} for the rivered straight as Dadabaev let out a laugh before mucking.

After the hand, tablemates Elias Abou Saleh and Philippe Souki introduced themselves to each other and began exchanging pleasantries.

"He looks like your son," a tablemate told Abou Saleh.

Player Chips Progress
Konstantin Streletskiy ru
Konstantin Streletskiy
105,000
105,000
105,000
Shakir Dadabaev uz
Shakir Dadabaev
85,000
85,000
85,000

Tags: Konstantin StreletskiyShakir Dadabaev

Orthodoxou Gets Paid by Kabelitz

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Orthodoxos Orthodoxou and Samuel Kabelitz were involved in a blind versus blind battle heading to the river on a board of {8-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{7-Spades}{10-Spades}{5-Hearts}.

Orthodoxou, in the small blind, tossed out a bet of 5,000 into the 6,000 chip pot and Kabelitz quickly called. Orthodoxou turned over {9-Spades}{9-Clubs} for a straight and Kabelitz mucked as the Merit Poker Western Series champion took down the early pot.

Player Chips Progress
Orthodoxos Orthodoxou cy
Orthodoxos Orthodoxou
95,000
Samuel Kabelitz at
Samuel Kabelitz
81,000

Tags: Orthodoxos OrthodoxouSamuel Kabelitz

Azar Spikes the River For First Bustout of the Day

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Or Suliman
Or Suliman

Georgio Azar and Or Suliman built a pot of around 35,000 heading to the turn on a board of {9-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{10-Spades}{j-Clubs}. Suliman, in early position, moved all in for 47,400 as Azar began tanking from the big blind.

Azar thought about the decision for several minutes as he shuffled his chips before tossing in two white 25,000 chips to call. Suliman turned over {a-Spades}{j-Hearts} for a pair of jacks and was ahead of Azar's {a-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}.

The river brought the {10-Clubs}, giving Azar trip tens, and Suliman banged his fist on the table and began muttering to himself as he made his way to the exit as the first bustout of the Main Event.

Player Chips Progress
Georgio Azar lb
Georgio Azar
160,000
160,000
160,000
Or Suliman il
Or Suliman
Busted

Tags: Georgio AzarOr Suliman

Nurmuhammedov Doesn't Take Atanasov's Bait

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Heads-up on the turn with the board showing {2-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}, Parahat Nurmuhammedov bet 10,000 on the button and Stefan Atanasov called in the big blind.

The river came the {8-Diamonds} and Atanasov checked. Nurmuhammedov quickly checked.

"Ah, I got there on the river," Atanasov said, showing {7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}.

"Flush," a tablemate added as Nurmuhammedov mucked to surrender the early big pot.

Player Chips Progress
Stefan Atanasov bg
Stefan Atanasov
115,000
Parahat Nurmuhammedov tm
Parahat Nurmuhammedov
85,000

Tags: Parahat NurmuhammedovStefan Atanasov

Early Notables

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Ali Moein ir
Ali Moein
100,000
100,000
100,000
Yiannis Liperis cy
Yiannis Liperis
100,000
100,000
100,000
Michele Guerrini it
Michele Guerrini
100,000
100,000
100,000
Luc Bindel fr
Luc Bindel
100,000
100,000
100,000
Koray Korkmaz tr
Koray Korkmaz
100,000
Aleksandr Chernikov ru
Aleksandr Chernikov
100,000
100,000
100,000
Alexandru Cinca ro
Alexandru Cinca
100,000
100,000
100,000
Philippe Souki gb
Philippe Souki
100,000
100,000
100,000
Terence Etim gb
Terence Etim
100,000
100,000
100,000
Dragos Trofimov md
Dragos Trofimov
100,000
100,000
100,000
Aleksei Istomin ru
Aleksei Istomin
100,000
100,000
100,000
Alexandru Papazian ro
Alexandru Papazian
100,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Julien Loire fr
Julien Loire
100,000
100,000
100,000