Dmitry Gromov was in the big blind and bet 10,000 on a board of 
. Asaf Groofi, in middle position, then raised to 21,000 and Gromov stuck around with a call.
The river came the 
and Gromov checked. Groofi threw in 27,000 and Gromov took only a few seconds before flicking in the chips to call.
Groofi showed 
for a bluff and Gromov took the pot with 
after hitting a flush on the river.
With around 50,000 in the pot on a board of 
, Basel Khabbazeh bet 36,000 from the small blind and Maxime Chilaud called in middle position.
The river came the 
and Khabbazeh moved all in. Chilaud snap-called for his last 50,800 with 
for two pair, while Khabbazeh could only show 
and was left paying off his opponent.
With 22,000 in the pot on a flop of 
, Jakub Michalak bet 7,000 from the hijack and was called by Luc Bindel in middle position.
The turn came the 
and Michalak bet another 17,000. Bindel again called to see the 
river, where Michalak put his last 55,000 in the middle.
Bindel snap-called with 
for the nut flush and Michalak showed on his way to the exit.
Three players put in 2,500 as action went around to Gabi Livshitz in the small blind, who shoved all in for 17,500. Alexey Losev reraised and the rest of the table got out of the way.
Gabi Livshitz: 
Alexey Losev:
Livshitz was dominated and at risk until the 
flop gave him top pair. The turn came the 
and Livshitz made trips to leave Losev drawing dead heading to the river.
"The comeback," a tablemate said to Livshitz following the hand.
Ondrej Drozd, Asaf Groofi, and Cenk Nigbolu went to the turn on a board of 
when Groofi and Drozd got the rest of Groofi's 99,700 chips in the middle, while Nigbolu got out of the way.
Drozd showed for top set, but Groofi had 
for a turned straight. Drozd needed the board to pair to avoid handing over a big chunk of his stack, but he got no help on the 
river as Groofi doubled up.
"So many big turn cards for you today," a tablemate told Groofi after the hand.
"I had aces," Nigbolu admitted.
Heads-up on a board of 
, Eduard Barsegian bet 10,000 from the big blind and Basel Khabbazeh called in middle position.
The river came the and Barsegian slowed down and checked. Khabbazeh fired out 15,000 and Barsegian quickly mucked.
Barsegian lost that hand, but he's already built up a big stack on Day 1b as he looks to make his third consecutive final table at the Merit Poker Carmen Series after two fifth-place finishes in the Warmup and High Roller.
With around 15,000 in the pot on a flop of , Maroun Jazzar bet 7,000 from the small blind and was called by an opponent in middle position.
The turn came the and Jazzar bet 10,000. His opponent shuffled his chips for a few moments before throwing in a call as the 
fell on the river.
Jazzar repeated the bet, firing out another 10,000. "Call. Queen," his opponent announced, but Jazzar turned over for a pair of aces to win the pot.
Level: 4
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Alfred Nader three-bet to 7,000 from the button and was called by an opponent in middle position and a player in the cutoff.
The flop came and action checked to Nader, who bet another 12,200. Only the cutoff called to see the 
turn and checked again.
Nader quickly fired out 30,200 and his opponent tanked for a few moments before mucking. Nader turned over 
as he took the pot.
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