2023 Merit Poker Carmen Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 2
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 2
Entries
765
Players Left
142

Yalcin Flops Flush

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Picking up the action on the flop, Fausto Tantillo in middle position was involved in a hand with Hasan Yalcin one seat over. With the board reading {9-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{2-Hearts} Tantillo led out for 35,000 only for Yalcin to respond by jamming all in. Tantillo did not seem too happy with the situation but did make the call. Yalcin turned over {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts} for the second nuts, prompting Tantillo to ask "muck?" but as Yalcin was all in and at risk that was not an option.

Hasan Yalcin: {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts}
Fausto Tantillo: {k-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

Tantillo was drawing extremely thin, needing to find a runner-runner full house or quads. The {5-Spades} turn rendered the {6-Diamonds} river a mere formality as Yalcin received a full double at Tantillo's expense.

Player Chips Progress
Fausto Tantillo it
Fausto Tantillo
610,000
-40,000
-40,000
Hasan Yalcin
Hasan Yalcin
350,000
165,000
165,000

Tags: Fausto TantilloHasan Yalcin

Chilaud Keeps Raking in Pots

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Maxime Chilaud raised to 20,000 from early position and action folded around to Liviu Ignat, who defended his big blind.

The flop came {k-Spades}{q-Clubs}{7-Hearts} and Ignat checked to Chilaud, who bet 20,000. Ignat called to see the {8-Spades} turn, where he check-called another bet of 55,000.

The river came the {q-Diamonds} and Ignat checked once more. Chilaud this time checked behind and took the pot with {k-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} as Ignat turned over {a-}{j-} for a missed straight draw.

Player Chips Progress
Maxime Chilaud fr
Maxime Chilaud
1,600,000
140,000
140,000
Liviu Ignat ro
Liviu Ignat
125,000

Tags: Liviu IgnatMaxime Chilaud

Level: 18

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Break Time

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The remaining 156 players have been sent on their final 10-minute break of the day. They will return to blinds of 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 big blind ante at which point play will continue for one more level before the survivors bag for the night.

Chip Counts Nearing the Break

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Daniel Kyosev bg
Daniel Kyosev
1,100,000
741,000
741,000
Boris Angelov bg
Boris Angelov
1,020,000
205,000
205,000
Uri Reichenstein il
Uri Reichenstein
980,000
360,000
360,000
Maximilian Silz de
Maximilian Silz
950,000
760,000
760,000
Oleg Tsoy kz
Oleg Tsoy
910,000
710,000
710,000
Jack Sinclair gb
Jack Sinclair
870,000
150,000
150,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Daniel Montagnolli at
Daniel Montagnolli
860,000
-10,000
-10,000
Eduard Barsegian ru
Eduard Barsegian
820,000
540,000
540,000
Roman Kolotiuk ru
Roman Kolotiuk
740,000
140,000
140,000
Fausto Tantillo it
Fausto Tantillo
650,000
310,000
310,000
Recep Aydemir tr
Recep Aydemir
600,000
-20,000
-20,000
Andrei Kaigorodtcev ru
Andrei Kaigorodtcev
550,000
150,000
150,000
Boris Smuskevicius lt
Boris Smuskevicius
530,000
-8,000
-8,000
Dmitry Gromov ru
Dmitry Gromov
510,000
330,000
330,000
WPT 1X Winner
Maher Nouira tn
Maher Nouira
500,000
168,000
168,000
Philippe Souki gb
Philippe Souki
450,000
-50,000
-50,000

Sibgatova Picks Up Kings

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Alisa Sibgatova got her last 253,000 in the middle from the button and was up against small blind Eli Saad.

Alisa Sibgatova: {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}
Eli Saad: {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

Sibgatova had Saad dominated and held on through the {a-Spades}{8-Spades}{5-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{10-Spades} board to secure her double up.

Player Chips Progress
Eli Saad lb
Eli Saad
770,000
-130,000
-130,000
Alisa Sibgatova ru
Alisa Sibgatova
510,000
323,000
323,000

Tags: Alisa SibgatovaEli Saad

Kapustin Busy Building Big Stack

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

A player opened to 16,000 from under the gun only to see Denis Kapustin three-bet to 50,000 in the cutoff. The button and blinds folded to send the action back to the under the gun player who decided to call.

The flop came {3-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{8-Clubs} and the under the gun player checked to Kapustin who continued for 40,000. That bet alone was enough to get a fold from his opponent and keep Kapustin contending for the tournament chiplead.

Player Chips Progress
Denis Kapustin ru
Denis Kapustin
1,350,000
150,000
150,000

Tags: Denis Kapustin

Magalashvili Escapes Stefanov's Trap

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Michael Magalashvili
Michael Magalashvili

Milen Stefanov had a raise to 16,000 in front of him in early position before Michael Magalashvili reraised to 45,000 in the cutoff. Stefanov called as they went heads-up to the flop.

Both players checked the {10-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{10-Spades} flop before Stefanov led out for 32,000 on the {5-Hearts} turn. Magalashvili called and the river came the {6-Spades}.

Stefanov checked this time, and Magalashvili checked back. Stefanov let out a loud groan as he showed {6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} for the rivered full house.

Magalashvili dropped that pot, but he's still sitting on a stack of more than 1,500,000 and contending for the tournament chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Magalashvili il
Michael Magalashvili
1,510,000
1,319,000
1,319,000
Milen Stefanov bg
Milen Stefanov
570,000
300,000
300,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Michael MagalashviliMilen Stefanov

Tulepbergenov Cannot Beat Jacks

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

A player opened to 20,000 from early position and was called by a player in middle position. Azamat Tulepbergenov then three-bet to 79,000 out of the small blind, getting a call from the original raiser and a fold from the middle position player.

Tulepbergenov continued for 100,000 on a flop of {10-Clubs}{10-Spades}{2-Hearts} and was called by his opponent.

Both players checked through the {k-Hearts} turn to the {5-Diamonds} river at which point Tulepbergenov checked once more. The early position player checked back and turned over {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}, sufficiently strong to down the {a-}{j-} of Tulepbergenov.

Player Chips Progress
Azamat Tulepbergenov kz
Azamat Tulepbergenov
305,000
-365,000
-365,000

Tags: Azamat Tulepbergenov

Drozd Busts to Bindel as Zhugralin Makes Big Fold

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Ondrej Drozd
Ondrej Drozd

Damir Zhugralin three-bet to 32,000 from the hijack before Ondrej Drozd, in the cutoff, moved all in for 220,000. Action folded to Luc Bindel in the big blind, and he reshoved for 480,000.

Zhugralin went into the tank for several minutes before he turned over {a-Spades}{k-Spades} and tossed it into the muck, leaving Drozd and Bindel heads-up.

Ondrej Drozd: {5-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}
Luc Bindel: {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}

"I thought you would fold something insane, and I was right," Bindel told Zhugralin as he saw the board run out {4-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{j-Hearts}. Bindel's tens stayed in front and Drozd made his exit.

Player Chips Progress
Damir Zhugralin kz
Damir Zhugralin
700,000
65,000
65,000
Luc Bindel fr
Luc Bindel
660,000
433,500
433,500
Ondrej Drozd cz
Ondrej Drozd
Busted

Tags: Damir ZhugralinLuc BindelOndrej Drozd