2023 Merit Poker Carmen Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 1b
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 1b
Entries
218
Players Left
108

Pankov Pays Off Nouira's Monster

Level 6 : Blinds 700/1,500, 1,500 ante

Vitalii Pankov and Maher Nouira built a pot of more than 50,000 heading to the turn on a board of {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}. Nouira checked and Pankov quickly checked behind.

The river came the {q-Clubs} and Nouira bet 8,000. Pankov quickly called as Nouira showed {a-Spades}{5-Spades} for a full house to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Vitalii Pankov ru
Vitalii Pankov
220,000
Maher Nouira tn
Maher Nouira
215,000

Tags: Maher NouiraVitalii Pankov

Level: 6

Blinds: 700/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Tanuri Sends Bozhkov Back to "Kindergarten"

Level 5 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Naji Tanuri
Naji Tanuri

Ionel Anton three-bet to 10,000 as action folded to Leonid Bozhkov in middle position who tanked for around 45 seconds until a player called the clock.

"He's 18. He's allowed to take time," Anton said about the youthful-looking Bozhkov.

"He's 15," Naji Tanuri joked.

Bozhkov eventually moved all in for around 70,000 and Tanuri reshoved from under the gun. Anton folded.

Leonid Bozhkov: {q-Diamonds}{q-Spades}
Naji Tanuri: {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}

Both players ended up making a flush on the {k-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} board, but Tanuri's king-high beat Bozhkov's queen to send him to the rail.

"Look out, kindergarten. He's coming back," Anton said as the table shared a laugh. Bozhkov handed back his ID ticket on his way to the exit.

"Give it to child services," Anton continued.

Player Chips Progress
Naji Tanuri lb
Naji Tanuri
350,000
350,000
350,000
Ionel Anton ro
Ionel Anton
100,000
100,000
100,000
Leonid Bozhkov
Leonid Bozhkov
Busted

Tags: Ionel AntonLeonid BozhkovNaji Tanuri

Hooijer Takes Out Skaparis, Doubles Off Zhilinskyi

Level 5 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Five players went to the {4-Clubs}{k-Spades}{2-Clubs} flop when Georgios Skarparis moved all in for 24,000 from the big blind and was called by Alexander Zhilinskiy and Berend Hooijer on the button.

"I'm just checking my chips," Hooijer told Zhilinskiy as they went to the {8-Hearts} turn. Zhilinskiy moved all in.

"There's nothing I can do," Hooijer said as he called for his last 55,000.

Zhilinskiy showed {k-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} but was dominated by the {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts} for Hooijer. Skarparis had {7-Clubs}{5-Clubs} and was looking to complete a flush draw on the river, but the dealer turned over the {10-Hearts} and Hooijer scooped the entire pot.

Player Chips Progress
Berend Hooijer nl
Berend Hooijer
220,000
220,000
220,000
Alexander Zhilinskiy ru
Alexander Zhilinskiy
80,000
-5,000
-5,000
Georgios Skarparis cy
Georgios Skarparis
Busted

Tags: Alexander ZhilinskiyBerend HooijerGeorgios Skarparis

Hanna Sends Out Zilberman

Level 5 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Israel Zilberman was all in for around 40,000 from early position and up against Georges Hanna to his immediate left.

Israel Zilberman: {5-Spades}{5-Diamonds}
Georges Hanna: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}

The flop came {k-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} and Hanna took the lead with a pair of kings. Zilberman was down to two outs and didn't hit any miracles on the {j-Spades}{6-Clubs} runout and was sent to the rail.

"Bad luck," Hanna told him on his way out.

Player Chips Progress
Georges Hanna lb
Georges Hanna
90,000
Israel Zilberman
Israel Zilberman
Busted

Tags: Georges HannaIsrael Zilberman

Michalak Doubles This Time

Level 5 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Jakub Michalak
Jakub Michalak

Jakub Michalak reentered after busting to Luc Bindel earlier and just found himself all in again, although with quite a different result.

In a blind versus blind battle, Michalak bet 7,000 on a flop of {q-Spades}{6-Hearts}{j-Clubs} and Dmitry Yurasov called from the small blind.

The turn came the {3-Diamonds} and Michalak bet another 21,100. Yurasov again called to see the {5-Diamonds} river, when Michalak moved all in for 56,500.

Yurasov rechecked his cards and shuffled his chips for about a minute before calling. Michalak turned over {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds} and Yurasov mucked as Michalak doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Jakub Michalak pl
Jakub Michalak
180,000
180,000
180,000
Dmitry Yurasov ru
Dmitry Yurasov
30,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Dmitry YurasovJakub Michalak

Salamoun Hero-Calls Tavdi

Level 5 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Marwan Salamoun had a raise to 26,000 in front of him under the gun as Efraim Tavdi called on the button.

The flop came {9-Clubs}{6-Spades}{6-Hearts} and Salamoun continued for 11,600. Tavdi called to the {q-Spades} turn, when Salamoun bet another 32,000.

Tavdi tanked for about 30 seconds before putting in the chips to call as the {6-Diamonds} fell on the river.

Salamoun checked this time, and Tavdi moved all in for 53,200. Now it was Salamoun's turn to tank before he called to put Tavdi at risk.

"You're good," Tavdi said as he got up from his seat and tried to muck his cards. The dealer forced him to turn over {8-Hearts}{7-Hearts}, while Salamoun had {3-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} to win the pot and score the knockout.

Player Chips Progress
Marwan Salamoun us
Marwan Salamoun
230,000
100,000
100,000
Efraim Tavdi il
Efraim Tavdi
Busted

Tags: Efraim TavdiMarwan Salamoun

Level: 5

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200