Level: 8
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
2023 Merit Poker Carmen Series
$3,300 Main Event
Day: 1cd
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1cd
2023 Merit Poker Carmen Series
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$2,111,400
Entries
765
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
135
Players Left
73
Lybaert Extracts Value
Level 7
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Bart Lybaert opened to 3,000 from under the gun only to see the cutoff three-bet to 12,000. The button and blinds got out of the way to send the action back to Lybaert who made the call.
The 
flop prompted both players to check to see the 
turn after which Lybaert took over the betting lead, firing off 8,000. His opponent was not going anywhere just yet and made the call.
Once the 
river completed the board, Lybaert did not slow down, instead betting out a hefty 21,000. The cutoff, seemingly unconvinced, called but mucked after Lybaert confidently tabled 
for the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
Duta Struggling For Momentum
Level 7
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Florian Duta opened to 3,000 from early position and was called by a player in middle position, the cutoff and the big blind.
The big blind checked following the 
flop and Duta continued for 4,500. That got a fold from the middle position player and the big blind but the cutoff made the call to see a turn.
Both players checked through the board pairing 
turn to the 
river at which point Duta checked once more. His opponent, unwilling to go to a cheap showdown, pushed 11,000 into the middle. Duta thought for a moment before making the call but mucked after the cutoff tabled 
to leave the Romanian, who already flamed out on one bullet during this flight, short.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,000
-71,000
|
-71,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Break Time
Level 6
: Blinds 700/1,500, 1,500 ante
Players have been sent on their second 15-minute break of the day. They will return to blinds of 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 big blind ante.
Christoforou Left Short
Level 6
: Blinds 700/1,500, 1,500 ante
A player opened to 3,500 from middle position before a player in late position three-bet to 11,500. Andreas Christoforou called in the cutoff while the original raiser folded to send the two remaining players heads-up to the flop.
The flop came 
and the middle position player checked to Christoforou who made it 10,000 to go. His opponent made the call to send the action to the turn.
The 
turn saw the middle position player checked for a second time and Christoforou opted to bet again, this time pushing 15,000 across the betting line. The middle position player then raised enough to force Christoforou all in and, with 28,000 behind, the Cypriot made a reluctant fold to leave himself short.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,000
-67,000
|
-67,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 6
: Blinds 700/1,500, 1,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
215,000 | |
|
175,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
175,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
170,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
115,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
98,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
55,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level: 6
Blinds: 700/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Lahav Gets Shove Through
Level 5
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
A player opened to 2,500 from under the gun and was called by Tomer Lahav in late position as well as the cutoff player, the button and Rafi Elharar in the big blind.
Elharar checked to the preflop aggressor after the 
flop and he continued for 7,000. Lahav made the call while the cutoff and button players both folded. Elhara considered for a moment before also committing calling chips to see a turn.
The board paired on the turn and Elharar checked for a second time. Despite getting two callers on the previous street, the under the gun player fired a second barrel, this time sizing up to 21,500. Lahav responded by moving all in for around 75,000, eliciting a quick fold from Elharar. The under the gun player pondered for some time before releasing their holding to cede a large pot to Lahav who, in turn, flipped over 
for the semibluff.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
210,000 | |
|
|
120,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
Romaniuk Frustrated In Victory
Level 5
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
A player limped in middle position as did a late position player and Egor Romaniuk in the cutoff. Anton Ionel checked his option out of the big blind to generate four-way action heading to the flop.
Action checked to Romaniuk on the 
flop and he led out for 3,500. That bet was met with three near instantaneous folds, much to the frustration of Romaniuk as he raised in arms in disbelief.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |