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

Khabbazeh Misses the Board and Heads to the Rail

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Ran Koller
Ran Koller

Basel Khabbazeh bet 7,500 on a flop of {k-Clubs}{7-Spades}{6-Spades} before Murat Altunok, in the big blind, raised to 28,000. Ran Koller then moved all in from early position, having both his opponents covered.

Khabbazeh called for his last 33,400, while Altunok got out of the way. Koller turned over {6-Diamonds}{6-Spades} for a set, while Khabbazeh had {k-Spades}{8-Spades} for top pair and a flush draw.

Khabbazeh failed to connect with the {a-Hearts} turn or {3-Diamonds} river and was sent back to the registration desk to reenter.

Player Chips Progress
Ran Koller il
Ran Koller
180,000
80,000
80,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Murat Altunok
Murat Altunok
95,000
95,000
95,000
Basel Khabbazeh ae
Basel Khabbazeh
Busted

Tags: Basel KhabbazehMurat AltunokRan Koller

Ukalaev Goes For Value on the River

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Three-handed on a board of {10-Clubs}{4-Spades}{7-Hearts}{j-Clubs}, Emil Ukalaev bet 5,000 from early position and was called by both Seyedahmad Haghgou and small blind Elie Farah.

The river came the {j-Diamonds} and Farah checked. Ukalaev bet another 11,000 and Haghgou quickly called, while Farah got out of the way.

Ukalaev turned over {a-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} for two pair and Haghgou mucked as he handed over most of his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Emil Ukalaev ru
Emil Ukalaev
110,000
Elie Farah lb
Elie Farah
85,000
Seyedahmad Haghgou
Seyedahmad Haghgou
20,000

Tags: Elie FarahEmil UkalaevSeyedahmad Haghgou

Nakhjavani Runs Into Aces

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Saman Nakhjavani
Saman Nakhjavani

There was already around 70,000 in the middle as Saman Nakhjavani and Cenk Nigbolu went heads-up to the river on a board of {k-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{4-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}. Nigbolu, in the hijack, moved all in as action went on Nakhjavani.

Nakhjavani spent several minutes counting out his remaining stack before piling up all his remaining chips and pushing them in the middle. Nigbolu showed {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds} and Nakhjavani quickly mucked.

The stacks were counted down and Nakhjavani had around 70,000 remaining. Nigbolu had him covered and sent Nakhjavani to the rail early on Day 1b.

Player Chips Progress
Cenk Nigbolu tr
Cenk Nigbolu
190,000
190,000
190,000
Saman Nakhjavani ir
Saman Nakhjavani
Busted

Tags: Cenk NigboluSaman Nakhjavani

Salamoun Raises Biz Out

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Marwan Salamoun and Mustafa Biz built a pot of around 45,000 heading to the turn on a board of {q-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{q-Spades} as Salamoun checked over to Biz, who fired out 10,500.

Salamoun came back with a raise from early position to 26,500 and Biz tanked for about a minute before surrendering his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Marwan Salamoun us
Marwan Salamoun
130,000
Mustafa Biz tr
Mustafa Biz
65,000

Tags: Marwan SalamounMustafa Biz

Level: 2

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Akiki Takes It on the River

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Nuri Hadioglu raised to 1,200 from under the gun and was called by Dawid Kuliberda on the button before Gabriel Akiki, in the small blind, three-bet to 5,200.

Both opponents called to the {2-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{2-Spades} flop as Akiki continued for 6,500. Hadioglu and Kuliberda both called and all three players checked the {4-Hearts} turn.

The river came the {k-Diamonds} and Akiki tossed out 10,000. Hadioglu quickly folded, while Kuliberda soon joined him in the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Gabriel Akiki lb
Gabriel Akiki
110,000
20,000
20,000
Dawid Kuliberda pl
Dawid Kuliberda
80,000
Nuri Hadioglu tr
Nuri Hadioglu
57,000
-13,000
-13,000

Tags: Dawid KuliberdaGabriel AkikiNuri Hadioglu

Bedir Shoves the River

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

With around 22,000 in the pot on a board of {2-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{3-Spades}, Selahaddin Bedir bet 16,000 from the button and was called by Alfred Nader in the cutoff.

The river came the {10-Spades} and Nader checked over to Bedir, who announced he was all in for around 58,000.

"You bluffing," Nader asked Bedir before he flashed the {a-Diamonds} and tossed it into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Selahaddin Bedir tr
Selahaddin Bedir
110,000
10,000
10,000
Alfred Nader lb
Alfred Nader
55,000

Tags: Alfred NaderSelahaddin Bedir

Abdelhadi Runs Into Drozd's Flush

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Heads-up on a board of {q-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{k-Spades} and 19,200 in the pot, Ondrej Drozd bet 11,500 from the hijack before Ahmad Abdelhadi raised to 28,000 under the gun.

Drozd tanked for a moment before he called. The river came the {10-Hearts} and Abdelhadi bet another 27,000.

Drozd came back with an all-in shove and Abdelhadi spent about two minutes in the tank before he called. Drozd opened up {8-Hearts}{7-Hearts} for the rivered flush and Abdelhadi flashed {3-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} before mucking.

The stacks were counted down and Drozd had 60,700 remaining, barely having Abdelhadi covered and sending him to the rail as the first bustout of Day 1b.

Player Chips Progress
Ondrej Drozd cz
Ondrej Drozd
220,000
Ahmad Abdelhadi gb
Ahmad Abdelhadi
Busted

Tags: Ahmad AbdelhadiOndrej Drozd

Kliper Up Early

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

With around 15,000 in the pot on a board of {6-Spades}{9-Clubs}{10-Spades}{8-Spades}, Arie Kliper bet 12,300 from the small blind and Alexander Zhilinskiy called under the gun.

The {j-Spades} river put four spades on the board and Kliper slowed down and checked. Zhilinskiy quickly checked back as Kliper showed {q-Hearts}{9-Hearts} fo a straight.

Zhilinskiy could only shake his head as he mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Arie Kliper il
Arie Kliper
130,000
30,000
30,000
Alexander Zhilinskiy ru
Alexander Zhilinskiy
75,000
75,000
75,000

Tags: Alexander ZhilinskiyArie Kliper

Skarparis Fires Away at Livshitz

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

A player under the gun raised to 1,500 before Gabi Livshitz three-bet to 4,000 in the cutoff. Action folded to Georgios Skarparis in the small blind, and he reraised to 10,500.

The original raiser folded, but Livshitz called to see the {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} flop. Skarparis bet another 8,000 and Livshitz called.

The turn came the {4-Clubs} and Skarparis kept betting, this time firing out 17,000. "Pass," Livshitz said after a brief tank, sending his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Georgios Skarparis cy
Georgios Skarparis
110,000
Gabi Livshitz il
Gabi Livshitz
75,000
-25,000
-25,000

Tags: Gabi LivshitzGeorgios Skarparis