$3,300 Main Event Day 3 | 2023 Merit Poker Carmen Series

04-01-2023 20:30 UTC+3

Samavati Decimates Vismanis

David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Toni Kaukua raised to 100,000 from middle position before Kristaps Vismanis moved all in. Navid Samavati, in the small blind, shoved for 820,000 and Kaukua folded .

Navid Samavati:
Kristaps Vismanis:

The board ran out and Vismanis slammed his chips on the table in frustration upon losing the coin flip, witnessing most of his chip stack absorbed into Samavati's.

Player	Chips	Progress
Navid Samavati	1,700,000 700,000	700,000
Toni Kaukua	925,000 -175,000	-175,000
Kristaps Vismanis	200,000 -500,000	-500,000

Tags: Kristaps Vismanis Navid Samavati Toni Kaukua

04-01-2023 20:30 UTC+3

Kolotiuk Holds To Survive

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Roman Kolotiuk on the button was all in and at risk against Jenya Gavrilovich in the small blind.

Roman Kolotiuk:
Jenya Gavrilovich:

It was a fair fight with Kolotiuk's tournament life on the line. The flop kept Kolotiuk ahead with the turn leaving him needing to fade one more card. The river came , securing the double for the Russian.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman Kolotiuk	1,500,000 300,000	300,000
Jenya Gavrilovich	700,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Jenya Gavrilovich Roman Kolotiuk

04-01-2023 20:22 UTC+3

Tsoy Is Dominated, Still Busts Brandi

David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Oleg Tsoy raised to 100,000 from early position before Iacopo Brandi shoved all in for 620,000 in middle position. Action folded around to big blind Roman Kolotiuk, who tanked for a moment before releasing his hand. Tsoy, though, quickly called.

Iacopo Brandi:
Oleg Tsoy:

Tsoy was dominated but spiked a pair on the flop. Brandi picked up a straight draw on the turn but improved no further on the river to hit the rail.

Kolotiuk told him he folded on his way out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleg Tsoy	3,500,000 750,000	750,000
Iacopo Brandi	Busted

Tags: Iacopo Brandi Oleg Tsoy

04-01-2023 20:17 UTC+3

Schmitt Outflips Samavati

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Picking up the action partway through the hand, Tim Schmitt in the cutoff found himself all in and at risk against Navid Samavati in the small blind.

Tim Schmitt:
Navid Samavati:

Schmitt would need his sevens to hold to survive and that is exactly what happened after the board ranout to hand the German a much needed double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tim Schmitt	1,100,000 500,000	500,000
Navid Samavati	1,000,000 190,000	190,000

04-01-2023 20:15 UTC+3

Chilaud Forces Out Aydemir

David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

A big pile of chips was already in the middle when Davut Aydemir and Maxime Chilaud saw a flop of . Chilaud, in early position, bet 285,000 and Aydemir called from under the gun.

Dad Recep rushed over from another tournament to witness the action as the fell on the turn. Aydemir checked over to Chilaud, who this time fired out 390,000.

Aydemir asked to confirm the amount before he mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxime Chilaud	4,700,000 700,000	700,000
Davut Aydemir	1,100,000 -850,000	-850,000

Tags: Davut Aydemir Maxime Chilaud

04-01-2023 20:10 UTC+3

Trecarrichi Ousts Hayek

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Denis Kapustin opened to 125,000 from early position before Samir Hayek in middle position moved all in for 900,000. Walter Trecarrichi in the cutoff then called the shove with the remaining players, including Kapustin, getting out of the way.

Samir Hayek:
Walter Trecarrichi:

Hayek was in rough shape but the flop did give him a flush draw. The turn removed some of the flush outs with the river completing a safe runout for Trecarrichi's cowboys.

Player	Chips	Progress
Denis Kapustin	3,600,000
Walter Trecarrichi	2,900,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Samir Hayek	Busted

Tags: Denis Kapustin Samir Hayek Walter Trecarrichi

04-01-2023 20:05 UTC+3

Mouwad Shoves the River on Vismanis

David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Heads-up on a board of , Kristaps Vismanis bet 450,000 from the small blind as action went on Joseph Mouwad under the gun.

Mouwad sat back in his chair for about a minute before announcing a call. The river came the and Vismanis bet another 750,000.

Mouwad this time moved all in for 1,255,000 and Vismanis didn't waste any time before sending his cards into the muck.

"Full house," tablemate Toni Kaukua asked Mouwad, who calmly stacked his new-found chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Mouwad	3,500,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Kristaps Vismanis	700,000 -1,550,000	-1,550,000

Tags: Joseph Mouwad Kristaps Vismanis

04-01-2023 19:59 UTC+3

Updated Chip Counts

David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Uri Reichenstein	3,700,000 2,880,000	2,880,000
Denis Kapustin	3,600,000 2,820,000	2,820,000
Maroun Jazzar	2,500,000 -1,100,000	-1,100,000
Efraim Tavdi	2,300,000 200,000	200,000
Nariman Yaghmai	2,300,000 400,000	400,000
Maximilian Silz	2,100,000 500,000	500,000
Alisa Sibgatova	1,800,000 1,359,000	1,359,000
Boris Smuskevicius	1,600,000 300,000	300,000
Walter Trecarrichi	1,600,000 100,000	100,000
Eduard Barsegian	1,300,000 180,000	180,000
Fausto Tantillo	1,200,000 780,000	780,000
Dmitry Gromov	900,000 50,000	50,000