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

04-01-2023 16:41 UTC+3

Jazzar Raises Rezaei

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Picking up the action on the turn, Daniel Rezaei from under the gun was involved in a hand with a player in the big blind and Maroun Jazzar in middle position. With the board reading the big blind checked to Rezaei who led out for 180,000. Jazzar called while the big blind folded to send action heads-up to the river.

The river completed the board and Rezaei fired again, this time sizing up to 335,000. Jazzar leaned back in his chair, muttered "impossible", and then proceeded to raise to 800,000. Rezaei grimaced, checked his hole cards and folded while Jazzar turned over for the nuts to take down a large pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maroun Jazzar	3,600,000 2,300,000	2,300,000
Daniel Rezaei	1,100,000 718,000	718,000

Tags: Daniel Rezaei Maroun Jazzar

04-01-2023 16:36 UTC+3

Myers Can't Improve, Heads For a Payout

David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Daniel Myers was all in for around 275,000 from the button and up against Atanas Pavlov in the big blind.

Daniel Myers:
Atanas Pavlov:

Myers picked up a flush draw on the flop, but improved no further on the turn or river.

"Good luck, gentlemen," he told his tablemates as he went off to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Atanas Pavlov	850,000 173,000	173,000
Daniel Myers	Busted

Tags: Atanas Pavlov Daniel Myers

04-01-2023 16:30 UTC+3

Lahmani Sticks in His Last Chip

David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Oshri Lahmani raised to 250,000 from middle position, leaving himself just one blue 5,000 chip behind, and Walter Treccarichi called in the hijack.

The flop came and Lahmani checked to Treccarichi, who put Lahmani all in.

"I'm going to take one minute," Lahmani said as he began looking around the room.

"I hope you make the pay jump. We can all go to sleep," tablemate Andrew Gray replied.

"I need only a queen," Lahmani reassured Treccarichi before he put in his last chip with . Trecarrichi showed .

The board ran out and Lahmani was sent to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Walter Trecarrichi	1,500,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Oshri Lahmani	Busted

Tags: Oshri Lahmani Walter Treccarichi

04-01-2023 16:30 UTC+3

Magalashvili Delivers Soul Crushing Beat

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

A player opened to 50,000 from middle position and was called by Michael Magalashvili in late position. Action then folded to Luc Bindel in the big blind and he three-bet to 230,000. That got a fold from the original raiser but Magalashvili made the call to see a flop.

Bindel continued for 150,000 on a flop of and was called by Magalashvili.

The turn saw Bindel push all in for a little over 700,000, a move that sent Magalashvili into the tank. After some time he made the call with the covering stack to put Bindel at risk.

Luc Bindel:
Michael Magalashvili:

Bindel was in a good spot to secure a huge double but would need to fade his opponent's straight outs as well as the last two sevens in the deck. The river came to complete Magalashvili's straight and send Bindel to the rail in brutal fashion. Magalashvili, meanwhile, scooped a massive pot to send him to the top of the chip counts by some margin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Magalashvili	3,050,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Luc Bindel	Busted

Tags: Luc Bindel Michael Magalashvili

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

04-01-2023 16:16 UTC+3

Post-Bubble Chip Update

David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Maximilian Silz	2,100,000 400,000	400,000
Mehmet Erceylan	1,500,000 739,000	739,000
Samir Hayek	1,400,000 200,000	200,000
Boris Smuskevicius	1,300,000 150,000	150,000
Davut Aydemir	1,300,000 -400,000	-400,000
Daniel Kyosev	1,250,000 181,000	181,000
Arie Kliper	1,200,000 400,000	400,000
Maher Nouira	1,200,000 212,000	212,000
Iacopo Brandi	1,200,000 390,000	390,000
Dmitry Gromov	850,000 316,000	316,000

Furkan Beg	800,000 -44,000	-44,000
Oleg Tsoy	650,000 -440,000	-440,000
Philippe Souki	600,000 -250,000	-250,000
Jack Sinclair	500,000 -510,000	-510,000

Maksim Shornikau	500,000 277,000	277,000
Kamil Sokol	450,000 152,000	152,000
Terence Etim	400,000 98,000	98,000

04-01-2023 16:10 UTC+3

Abdo Wins Four-Bet Pot

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Naji Abdo opened from early position and was called by a player on the button. The big blind then three-bet to 80,000 to which Abdo responded by four-betting to 220,000. That got a quick fold from the button while the big blind, after some consideration, made the call.

Action checked to Abdo following the flop and he continued for 400,000. That represented a significant portion of his opponent's stack and the big blind, with a pained expression, released their holding to concede the pot to Abdo.

Player	Chips	Progress
Naji Abdo	1,300,000 850,000	850,000

Tags: Naji Abdo

04-01-2023 16:09 UTC+3

Chilaud Fires Away at Angelov

David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Maxime Chilaud bet 40,000 from middle position on a flop of and Boris Angelov called in the big blind.

The turn came the and Angelov checked over to Chilaud, who continued betting with 100,000. Angelov quickly called to see the river and checked again.

Chilaud kept firing, this time for 175,000 which was enough for Angelov to get rid of his hand.

"Not sure if," Angelov told him as Chilaud is approaching 3,000,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxime Chilaud	2,800,000 200,000	200,000
Boris Angelov	350,000 -1,070,000	-1,070,000

Tags: Boris Angelov Maxime Chilaud

04-01-2023 16:03 UTC+3

Reiser Sneaks Into the Money

David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Stefan Reiser survived the money with around 100,000 and moved all in from the button. Jenya Gavrilovich in early position called to put him at risk.

Stefan Reiser:
Jenya Gavrilovich:

Reiser remained in front on the flop, but Gavrilovich hit the on the turn to make a pair of kings. The river came the and Reiser became an early post-bubble bustout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jenya Gavrilovich	800,000 200,000	200,000
Stefan Reiser	Busted

Tags: Jenya Gavrilovich Stefan Reiser

04-01-2023 15:57 UTC+3

Saar Wilf Bubbles the Main Event

David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Saar Wilf took Yury Bochkarev's old seat and was left with just one blue 5,000 chip after paying the big blind and ante. Luc Bindel raised to 40,000 in early position and was called by Maroun Jazzar on the button and small blind Evgenii Korchagin before Wilf threw in his last chip.

All three players checked down the board, then waited for all hands to finish on other tables before revealing their cards. Korchagin had for a pair of kings to beat Jazzar and Bindel, while Wilf showed the first, followed by the as he was eliminated on the money bubble.