2023 Merit Poker Carmen Series
Level: 24
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Roman Kolotiuk raised to 60,000 in middle position and was called by Martynas Mockevicius on the button before Fedor Dedelov, in the big blind, shoved all in for 410,000. Kolotiuk folded, but Mockevicius called to put Dedelov at risk.
Fedor Dedelov: ![]()
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Martynas Mockevicius: ![]()
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Dedelov's aces remained in front as the board came ![]()
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, but Mockevicius caught the
on the river to make a flush and send Dedelov to the rail.
A player opened to 60,000 from under the gun before Michael Magalashvili three-bet to 180,000 from early position. Action then folded around to Maher Nouira in the small blind who four-bet jammed for 1,350,000. The big blind and original raiser quickly vacated the pot to send the action back to Magalashvili who pondered his decision for some time. He did end up making the call with the covering stack to put Nouira at risk.
Maher Nouira: ![]()
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Michael Magalashvili: ![]()
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It was a classic flip and one for over 2,000,000. What began as a fair fight quickly became one sided after the flop landed ![]()
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. The
turn ended matters prior to the inconsequential
river to send Nouira packing while Magalashvili's heater of a day continues.
Three-handed on a flop of ![]()
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, Roman Kolotiuk bet 55,000 from early position and was called by Iacopo Brandi on the button and big blind Terence Etim.
The turn came the
and action checked to Brandi, who fired out 175,000. That got rid of Etim, but Kolotiuk stuck around to see the
river.
Kolotiuk now led out for 240,000 and Brandi snap-called. Kolotiuk showed ![]()
for the rivered flush and Brandi flashed ![]()
before mucking.
Evgenii Katymaev moved all in for 395,000 in early position and was called by Kristaps Vismanis in the cutoff.
Evgenii Katymaev: ![]()
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Kristaps Vismanis: ![]()
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Vismanis hit a set on the ![]()
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flop, then left Katymaev drawing dead when the
turn improved him to a full house. The inconsequential river came the
and Katymaev was sent to the rail.
Furkan Beg three-bet in the big blind to 220,000 and Nariman Yaghmai called on the button to see the ![]()
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flop.
Beg continued for 200,000 and Yaghmai called. The turn came the
and Beg announced he was all in.
Yaghmai, with 585,000 remaining, tanked for several minutes before he called with ![]()
. Beg turned over ![]()
and was looking to complete his straight and flush draws to knock out Yaghmai.
The
on the river was safe for Yaghmai and Beg was forced to hand over most of his stack as he continued to shake his head and mutter to himself after the hand.
Volodymyr Drokin raised to 60,000 in the cutoff, then called when button Kemal Aslan shoved for 665,000.
Kemal Aslan: ![]()
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The board ran out ![]()
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and Aslan's aces stayed in front to earn him a double up.
Artem Kazantsev opened to 60,000 from the cutoff and was called by Kristaps Vismanis in the big blind.
Vismanis checked to Kazantsev following the ![]()
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flop and then called his continuation of 40,000.
The
turn saw Vismanis check for a second time. Kazantsev was in no mood to slow down, instead firing a second barrel of 100,000. That was still not enough to force Vismanis off his hand as he made the call to see a river.
Action went check-check on the board pairing
river and Kazantsev turned over ![]()
to take down the pot.
A player opened to 60,000 before Aleksander Ivanov three-bet to 200,000 one seat over. The remaining players got out of the way to send the action back to the original raiser who flatted.
The middle position player checked following the ![]()
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flop and Ivanov responded by moving all in for around 500,000. That was met by a quick fold to send Ivanov's stack back over the 1,000,000 mark.