2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series

$5,300 High Roller
Day: 2
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Event Info
2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a9
Prize
$174,500
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$667,000
Total Entries
145
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
121
Players Left
30
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Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

Break

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Players are on another 15-minute break.

Late registration closes once action resumes. The tournament clock currently shows 144 total entries, with 80 players remaining.

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Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Chilaud Wins Another Big One

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Around 60,000 was in the pot as Maxime Chilaud and Caner Gunes went to the river on a board of Q3AQ8. Gunes then bet 35,000 from middle position.

Chilaud came back with a raise to 80,000 on the button, sending Gunes deep into the tank. He considered the decision for nearly five minutes before calling.

Chilaud then showed KQ for trip queens and Gunes mucked.

Tags: Caner GunesMaxime Chilaud

Petakovic Gets Short Again as Chilaud Makes a Hero Call

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Milos Petakovic fired another bullet and quickly opened to 6,000 from middle position. Maxime Chilaud then three-bet to 21,000 in the small blind and Petakovic called.

The flop came JJ8 and Chilaud continued for 6,500. Petakovic called and both players checked the 6 turn.

The river was the 9 and Petakovic led out for 42,000. Chilaud spent a few minutes in the tank before calling.

Petakovic showed KQ, while Chilaud had AK and won the pot with ace-high.

At the same table, Rachid El-Yaacoubi has accumulated a stack of around 460,000.

Tags: Maxime ChilaudMilos Petakovic

Dziubdziela Earns a Double Knockout

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Marcin Dziubdziela
Marcin Dziubdziela

Marcin Dziubdziela raised to 6,000 in middle position before Anatoly Suvorov moved all in for 58,000 in the small blind. Iulian-Remus Blebea called all in for less in the big blind, while Dziubdziela also called having both opponents covered.

Iulian-Remus Blebea: K10 All in
Anatoly Suvorov: AK All in
Marcin Dziubdziela: 88

Dziubdziela was ahead with his pocket eights as the board ran out 97Q22. Suvorov picked up a flush draw on the turn but improved no further as both he and Blebea were sent to the rail.

Tags: Anatoly SuvorovIulian-Remus BlebeaMarcin Dziubdziela

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Woods Shows Tasyurek a Straight

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

In a blind versus blind battle, Halil Tasyurek bet 10,000 from the big blind on a board of JAQK and John Woods called.

The river was the A and Tasyurek bet another 25,000. Woods snap-called and Tasyurek showed A7 for trip aces. Woods, though, had Q10 for a straight to win the pot.

George Tomescu and Damir Gabdullin both reentered after busting earlier and are seated at this table.

Tags: Halil TasyurekJohn Woods

Kirichenko Wins a Three-Way All In

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Aleksandr Kirichenko
Aleksandr Kirichenko

Milos Petakovic was all in for around 40,000 from the small blind, Aleksandr Kirichenko shoved for 86,000 in early position, and button Adem Marjanovic had them both covered and at risk.

Milos Petakovic: AQ All in
Aleksandr Kirichenko: KK All in
Adem Marjanovic: JJ

Kirichenko was ahead with his kings as the flop came 1033. The K fell on the turn and Kirichenko improved to a full house to leave both opponents drawing dead heading to the 9 river.

Kirichenko stood up from his seat and snapped a photo of the board as Petakovic was sent to the rail while Kirichenko doubled off Marjanovic.

Tags: Adem MarjanovicAleksandr KirichenkoMilos Petakovic

Smolka Leaves Tukmachev on Fumes

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Dawid Smolka
Dawid Smolka

Heads-up on a board of 599J, Ivan Tukmachev bet 24,000 from the hijack and Dawid Smolka called in middle position.

The river was the Q and Tukmachev bet 65,000, leaving himself just one 5,000 chip behind. Smolka called and Tukmachev showed AQ for two pair.

Smolka, though, had 98 for trip nines to take the pot and leave Tukmachev severely short-stacked.

Tags: Dawid SmolkaIvan Tukmachev