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
Total Entries
765
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
218
Players Left
108
Players Left 1 / 765
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Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Players recently spotted joining the field on Level 3 include Fahredin Mustafov and Arsenii Karmatckii.

Kaigorodtcev Shoves on Abakirov

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

In a blind versus blind battle, Kubanychbek Abakirov bet 17,500 on a flop of {10-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} and Andrei Kaigorodtcev called in the small blind.

Both players checked the {a-Clubs} turn as the {6-Hearts} fell on the river. Kaigorodtcev this time moved all in for 57,000.

Abakirov ripped off his headphones and starred down Kaigorodtcev as he went into the tank. Toni Kaukua eventually called the clock, and Abakirov mucked {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}.

Tags: Andrei KaigorodtcevKubanychbek Abakirov

Zhilinskiy Survives a Flip

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Petar Kalev raised to 2,000 from middle position before Alexander Zhilinskiy made it 6,800 in the cutoff. Kalev reraised enough to put Zhilinskiy all in, and Zhilinsky committed his last 40,300.

Alexander Zhilinskiy: {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Petar Kalev: {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}

Zhilinskiy was looking to survive the race situation to stay in the tournament and connected with the {7-Spades}{10-Hearts}{q-Spades} flop, making a pair of queens. The board ran out {4-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} and Kalev paid him off.

Tags: Alexander ZhilinskiyPetar Kalev

Fedoseev Flips Ilter to the Rail

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Selcuk Ilter was all in for 50,500 from the button and up against Vladislav Fedoseev in middle position.

Selcuk Ilter: {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}
Vladislav Fedoseev: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}

Ilter was standing up from his chair as the dealer turned over the {4-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{6-Spades} flop, keeping his queens in the lead. The turn, though, brought the {a-Hearts} and Fedoseev jumped in front.

The {a-Diamonds} fell on the river and Fedoseev's running trips sent Ilter to the rail.

Tags: Vladislav FedoseevSelcuk Ilter

Dursun Anar Hits the Turn For a Massive Pot

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Aldo Raffo
Aldo Raffo

A massive pile of chips was in the middle with the board showing {4-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{7-Clubs}{j-Spades}{9-Clubs} in a pot between Aldo Raffo and Seref Dursun Anar.

Dursun Anar had shoved on the turn and Raffo called with {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}. Dursun Anar, though, had {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs} for the turned full house. The river came the {9-Clubs} and Raffo was sent to the rail in a more than 300,000-chip pot.

"If he moves all in on the flop do you call," a tablemate asked Dursun Anar, who nodded his head that he would've.

Tags: Aldo RaffoSeref Dursun Anar

Tulepbergenov Shows the Queen

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Azamat Tulepbergenov and an opponent in the cutoff went heads-up on a board of {2-Spades}{k-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} when Tulepbergenov's opponent bet 15,500.

Tulepbergeneov, in middle position, came back with a raise to 34,000. The cutoff tanked for several minutes, checking his cards a few times, before sliding them into the muck.

"Show the bluff," a tablemate said to Tulepbergeneov, who flashed the {q-Hearts} as he took in the pot

Tags: Azamat Tulepbergenov

Level: 3

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Early Chip Counts

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Meri Spikes the River on Salloum

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Aviv Meri and Charbel Salloum went heads-up to a flop of {10-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} when Salloum moved all in from under the gun and Meri called for his last 32,000.

Aviv Meri: {j-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}
Charbel Salloum: {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}

Salloum was ahead with his pair of kings, while Meri had top pair and a flush draw. He didn't get any help on the {6-Clubs} turn, but the {7-Diamonds} river completed his flush.

Salloum slammed down his chips in frustration and was still muttering to himself as the next hand was being dealt, while Meri stacked up a double.

Tags: Aviv MeriCharbel Salloum