Level: 27
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
2023 Merit Poker Carmen Series
$5,300 High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2023 Merit Poker Carmen Series
Buy-in
$5,300
Entries
187
Level
31
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
28
Players Left
1
Carlos Aoun Eliminated in 7th Place ($34,800)
Level 26
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Action folded around to Carlos Aoun in the small blind and he moved all in for his last 390,000 holding 
. Anton Ionel looked down at 
in the big blind and quickly called to put Aoun at risk.
Carlos Aoun:
Anton Ionel:
Aoun, though behind, was not in awful shape, holding two live cards. The 
runout did not improve his hand, however, sending him to the rail in 7th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,200,000 | 350,000 |
|
Busted |
Egor Romaniuk Eliminated in 8th Place ($28,050)
Level 26
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Aliaksandr Hirs opened to 160,000 from under the gun with 
and Egor Romaniuk called from middle position holding . The remaining players got out of the way to send action heads-up to the flop.
Hirs continued for 155,000 following the 
flop and Romaniuk, with top pair, made the call.
The 
turn saw Hirs move all in and Romaniuk, with less than pot behind, called off for his tournament life.
Egor Romaniuk:
Aliaksandr Hirs:
Romaniuk was in bad shape with just one card to come and could not improve on the 
river, bringing his tournament to a close in 8th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,300,000 | 1,600,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 26
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Lev Kydatov Eliminated in 9th Place ($21,250)
Level 25
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Action folded to Lev Kydatov in middle position and he opened to 300,000 with 
, leaving himself just 105,000 behind. Simeon Spasov then called with 
on the button with the blinds getting out of the way to send action heads-up to the flop.
The flop came 
and Kydatov moved the remainder of his stack into the middle. Spasov snapped it off to put Kydatov at risk.
Lev Kydatov:
Simeon Spasov:
Spasov had hit the dream flop to leave Kydatov drawing extremely thin. No help came for the at risk player on the turn or 
river to mark Kydatov as the first casualty of the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,200,000 | 1,300,000 |
|
Busted |
Ionel Lets Mustafov Off The Hook
Level 25
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Anton Ionel opened to 150,000 on the button holding and was called by Fahredin Mustafov in the big blind with 
.
Mustafov checked following the 
flop and then called when Ionel continued for 170,000.
The 
turn was the absolute worst card in the deck for Mustafov to catch and saw him check for a second time. Ionel did not slow down with his full house, instead firing off 325,000. Again, Mustafov just called.
The river saw Mustafov take over the betting lead, pushing a hefty 640,000 into the middle. Ionel just called and took down a large pot, leaving a large dent in Mustafov's stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,850,000 | 1,500,000 |
|
1,325,000 | -1,375,000 |
Action Back Underway
Level 25
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
With no shortage of fanfare, the final table of Event #13: $5,300 High Roller is underway!
Break Extended
Level 25
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Although the break before the final table was originally set to be 60-minutes, it has now been extended such that play will resume at 7 p.m. local time with the stream and our reporting continuing to operate on a one hour delay.
Final Table Chip Counts
Level 25
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
| Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Mandara | 4,000,000 | 67 |
| 2 | Eduard Barsegian | 620,000 | 10 |
| 3 | Aliaksandr Hirs | 1,700,000 | 28 |
| 4 | Carlos Aoun | 1,600,000 | 27 |
| 5 | Egor Romaniuk | 1,200,000 | 20 |
| 6 | Lev Kydatov | 450,000 | 8 |
| 7 | Anton Ionel | 2,350,000 | 39 |
| 8 | Simeon Spasov | 3,900,000 | 65 |
| 9 | Fahredin Mustafov | 2,700,000 | 45 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,000,000 | 1,600,000 |
|
|
3,900,000 | 1,200,000 |
|
|
2,700,000 | 1,200,000 |
|
|
2,350,000 | -150,000 |
|
|
1,700,000 | -2,150,000 |
|
|
1,600,000 | 350,000 |
|
|
1,200,000 | 480,000 |
|
620,000 | -680,000 |
|
|
450,000 | -1,450,000 |
Sakis Adrianopoulos Eliminated in 10th Place ($14,850)
Level 25
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Action folded around to Sakis Adrianopoulos on the button and he moved all in for 875,000. Anton Ionel thought for some time before making the call out of the small blind while Aliaksandr Hirs quickly vacated the big blind.
Sakis Adrianopoulos: 
Anton Ionel:
Adrianopoulos was dominated and at risk, not an enviable position to be in. The 
flop all but ended things with the 
turn closing the door on a Greek comeback prior to the river. With the elimination of Adrianopoulos, the final table of nine has been set. The remaining players have been sent on a 60-minute break and will return partway through Level 25 with blinds at 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 big blind ante.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,500,000 | 895,000 |
|
Busted |