2023 Merit Poker Carmen Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 3
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 3
Entries
142
Players Left
19

Smuskevicius Shows Down Jacks in Three-Way Pot

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Boris Smuskevicius
Boris Smuskevicius

Boris Smuskevicius bet 50,000 on a board of {3-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} before Boris Angelov, next to act, raised to 180,000. Efraim Tavdi called the raise on the button while Smuskevicius let out a loud sigh before he also called.

The river came the {10-Spades} and all three players quickly checked. Smuskevicius turned over {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs} and Angelov mucked. Tavdi took one last look at the board before he tossed away {a-Clubs}{10-Clubs}.

"You're welcome," Angelov told Smuskevicius as he raked in the big pot.

Player Chips Progress
Boris Angelov bg
Boris Angelov
1,420,000
74,000
74,000
Boris Smuskevicius lt
Boris Smuskevicius
1,150,000
511,000
511,000
Efraim Tavdi il
Efraim Tavdi
750,000
-800,000
-800,000

Tags: Boris AngelovBoris SmuskeviciusEfraim Tavdi

Sinclair Applies Pressure

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Jack Sinclair opened to 35,000 from middle position and received a single customer in the form of Marat Gallyamov in the big blind.

Both players checked through the {9-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{5-Spades} flop to the {8-Spades} turn at which point Gallyamov checked for a second time. Sinclair fired a delayed continuation of 35,000 which Gallyamov called.

The {k-Diamonds} river saw Gallyamov check for a third time and Sinclair, not willing to go to a cheap showdown, tossed 80,000 into the middle. Gallyamov thought for some time before eventually, with a "you're good", mucking.

Player Chips Progress
Jack Sinclair gb
Jack Sinclair
1,010,000
24,000
24,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Marat Gallyamov
Marat Gallyamov
495,000
-115,000
-115,000

Tags: Jack SinclairMarat Gallyamov

Soyirgaz Picks Off Massive Bluff From Reichenstein

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Uri Reichenstein bet 25,000 from early position on a flop of {5-Spades}{6-Clubs}{6-Hearts} and [Removed:422] called in the small blind.

The turn came the {4-Diamonds} and Reichenstein fired out another 115,000. Soyirgaz took his time before sliding in a call as the {9-Diamonds} fell on the turn.

He checked over to Reichenstein again, and Reichenstein this time announced he was all in. Soyirgaz, with 312,000 remaining, tanked for five minutes before Adrian State called the clock.

Soyirgaz barely waited for the countdown to begin before committing the rest of his chips. Reichenstein turned over {10-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for a bluff, while Soyirgaz had {7-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} for two pair, sixes and fives, to double up.

"Not here for a min-cash," a tablemate told him.

"Only first place," Soyirgaz replied.

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:422]
[Removed:422]
900,000
517,000
517,000
Uri Reichenstein il
Uri Reichenstein
600,000
-945,000
-945,000

Tags: Uri Reichenstein

Level: 20

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

Dedelov Turns Merhi Aad Dead

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Picking up the action partway through the hand, Elias Merhi Aad on the button was all in and at risk against Fedor Dedelov in middle position.

Elias Merhi Aad: {a-Hearts}{10-Spades}
Fedor Dedelov: {9-Hearts}{9-Spades}

Merhi Aad was locked in a race for his tournament life but pulled into a commanding lead on the {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} flop. The {9-Clubs} turn, however, was a death blow as the table as a whole emitted a low groan. The {j-Diamonds} river completed the board and Merhi Aad, taking a photo of the sick runout, wished his table mates good luck.

Player Chips Progress
Fedor Dedelov ru
Fedor Dedelov
550,000
-50,000
-50,000
Elias Merhi Aad
Elias Merhi Aad
Busted

Tags: Elias Merhi AadFedor Dedelov

Samavati Saves Himself

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Navid Samavati and Azamat Tulepbergenov went heads-up to a flop of {9-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{6-Clubs} when Tulepbergenov, in the small blind, shoved to put Samavati all in.

Samavati, with around 460,000 remaining, tanked for several minutes as he considered the decision for his tournament life. "How can I fold this," he asked himself.

"If you fold I show," Tulepbergenov told him. Samavati eventually turned over {a-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} and threw it into the muck, and Tulepbergenov obliged him and showed {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Azamat Tulepbergenov kz
Azamat Tulepbergenov
620,000
340,000
340,000
Navid Samavati ir
Navid Samavati
460,000
-13,000
-13,000

Tags: Azamat TulepbergenovNavid Samavati

Montagnolli Sends Out Abdelhadi With Nut Flush

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Ahmad Abdelhadi moved all in for 210,000 and Daniel Montagnolli called on the button to put him at risk.

Ahmad Abdelhadi: {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}
Daniel Montagnolli: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}

Abdelhadi fell further behind as the {8-Clubs}{4-Spades}{5-Clubs} flop gave Montagnolli the nut flush draw. The {5-Spades} turn was no help, while Montagnolli completed his flush on the {10-Clubs} river.

"GG," Abdelhadi said as he tapped the felt on his way to the exit.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Montagnolli at
Daniel Montagnolli
1,200,000
276,000
276,000
Ahmad Abdelhadi gb
Ahmad Abdelhadi
Busted

Tags: Ahmad AbdelhadiDaniel Montagnolli

Wilf Concedes To Madanzhiev

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Picking up the action on the flop, Saar Wilf in the big blind was involved in a hand with Stoyan Madanzhiev, arguably a WSOP Main Event winner, in the cutoff. With the board reading {7-Spades}{6-Hearts}{5-Hearts} Wilf had a bet of 40,000 in front of him and was facing an all in for 232,000 from Madanzhiev. After a few minutes, another player at the table called the clock on Wilf who, after the floorman told him he had 30 seconds to act, folded. "Pocket eights?" he asked of Madanzhiev who neither confirmed nor denied Wilf's guess.

Player Chips Progress
Stoyan Madanzhiev bg
Stoyan Madanzhiev
320,000
38,000
38,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Saar Wilf il
Saar Wilf
275,000
-154,000
-154,000

Tags: Saar WilfStoyan Madanzhiev

Haddad Busts, Mukhamedaminov and Selinger Chop

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Sari Haddad raised to 25,000 from early position before Julian Selinger reraised enough to put him all in from the small blind. Timur Mukhamedaminov committed the rest of his short stack in the big blind as action went back on Haddad.

"Sorry guys," he told the table as he tanked before putting in his last 206,000.

Timur Mukhamedaminov: {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}
Sari Haddad: {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}
Julian Selinger: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}

Mukhamedaminov and Selinger both had Haddad dominated heading to the {8-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{10-Diamonds} flop. The {6-Clubs} on the turn left open the possibility of a chop, but the {2-Diamonds} left Haddad behind and heading for the rail as his two opponents chopped up his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Julian Selinger de
Julian Selinger
920,000
392,000
392,000
Timur Mukhamedaminov uz
Timur Mukhamedaminov
270,000
10,000
10,000
Sari Haddad lb
Sari Haddad
Busted

Tags: Julian SelingerSari HaddadTimur Mukhamedaminov

Tavdi Felts Henriques

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Picking up the action partway through the hand, Daniel Henriques in middle position found himself all in and at risk against Efraim Tavdi from under the gun.

Daniel Henriques: {j-Clubs}{j-Hearts}
Efraim Tavdi: {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}

Henriques would need to win a flip to survive but fell far behind on the {5-Spades}{4-Clubs}{a-Diamonds} flop with the {3-Diamonds} turn and {8-Clubs} river confirming his exit shy of the money.

Player Chips Progress
Efraim Tavdi il
Efraim Tavdi
1,550,000
-311,000
-311,000
Daniel Henriques pt
Daniel Henriques
Busted

Tags: Daniel HenriquesEfraim Tavdi