$2,200 Merit Poker Cup Dia 1bc | 2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series

2024-03-28 14:48 UTC+3

Priestley Shoves the Turn

Nível 2 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With three players seing a board of 6♣Q♥3♠, Sinead Priestley checked in the big blind and Sergey Bortsov checked from middle position. Miad Shakiba bet 3,000 from the hijack and was called by both opponents.

Action checked around to Shakiba again on the K♠ turn and he sized up with a bet of 15,500. Priestley moved all in for roughly 45,000 and both Bortsov and Shakiba opted to fold.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Sergey Bortsov	98,000 -2,000	-2,000
Miad Shakiba	82,000 -28,000	-28,000
Sinead Priestley	78,000 -22,000	-22,000

Tags: Miad Shakiba Sergey Bortsov Sinead Priestley

2024-03-28 14:55 UTC+3

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Nível 2 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

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2024-03-28 15:04 UTC+3

Break Time

Nível 2 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day. The field has grown to 73 total entrants of which 69 players remain.

Nível: 3

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

2024-03-28 15:28 UTC+3

Assorted Chip Counts After First Break

Nível 3 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Vadim Volkhonskiy	260,000 32,000	32,000
Denis Zelenkin	244,000 144,000	144,000
Mario Scalia	202,000 202,000	202,000
Ali Zebarjad	172,000 88,000	88,000
Georges Hanna	140,000 40,000	40,000
Nikolay Fal	122,500 122,500	122,500
Alisa Sibgatova	112,000 23,900	23,900
Bakhos Joumaa	110,000 110,000	110,000
Andrey Pateychuk	103,100 103,100	103,100

Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	100,000 100,000	100,000
Andrey Litvinov	99,000 99,000	99,000
Dmitry Gromov	98,000 -200	-200

2024-03-28 15:42 UTC+3

Sibgatova Takes from Bortsov

Nível 3 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Sergey Bortsov opened to 3,200 from the cutoff and received calls from Mario Scalia on the button, Alisa Sibgatova in the small blind and a player in the big blind.

The flop came 5♠4♠2♦ and action checked around to Bortsov who bet 7,000. Sibgatova made the call while Scalia and the big blind got out of the way.

Sibgatova lead the K♣ turn with a bet of 7,500 that was called by Bortsov.

Both players checked the A♠ river. Bortsov tabled 7♥6♦ for a missed draw. Sibgatova showed down 6♣3♥ for a flopped straight to take the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Mario Scalia	199,000 -3,000	-3,000
Alisa Sibgatova	118,000 6,000	6,000
Sergey Bortsov	83,300 -14,700	-14,700

Tags: Alisa Sibgatova Mario Scalia Sergey Bortsov

2024-03-28 15:57 UTC+3

Priestley Knocks Out Yildizhan

Nível 3 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Dmitry Gromov opened to 2,000 under the gun and was called by Sinead Priestley in early position. A player in the hijack three-bet to 8,000 before Ekin Yildizhan four-bet shoved for just over 25,000. Gromov got out of the way before Priestley, who covered Yildizhan slightly, moved all in, forcing out the player in the hijack and putting Yildizhan at risk.

Ekin Yildizhan: 7♣7♦ All in
Sinead Priestley: 10♦10♥

Priestley was in excellent shape with the bigger pocket pair and remained ahead on the 5♥3♥9♠Q♦K♥ runout to secure more than a full double up while Yildizhan made his exit from the tournament area.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dmitry Gromov	101,000 3,000	3,000

Sinead Priestley	81,000 3,000	3,000
Ekin Yildizhan	Eliminado

Tags: Dmitry Gromov Sinead Priestley

2024-03-28 16:16 UTC+3

Skhulukhiya Off to a Hot Start

Nível 3 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

With two players seeing a board of 7♦A♣3♠10♦ and roughly 18,000 in the middle, Giorgiy Skhulukhiya checked from the big blind and Sari Abdelhadi bet 6,000 from the hijack. Skhulukhiya check-raised to 31,000 and Abdelhadi called.

On the A♠ river Skhulukhiya moved all in for 59,400 and Abdelhadi called with a covering stack.

Abdelhadi tabled A♦K♦ for trip aces but Skhulukhiya turned over 3♦3♣ for a full house to score a full double up at Abdelhadi's expense.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	200,000 100,000	100,000
Sari Abdelhadi	42,000 42,000	42,000

Tags: Giorgiy Skhulukhiya Sari Abdelhadi

Nível: 4

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

2024-03-28 16:38 UTC+3

Tasyurek Puts Aversa to the Test

Nível 4 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Halil Tasyurek opened to 2,500 from early position and Antonio Aversa three-bet to 7,600 from middle position. Tasyurek made the call.

The flop came 10♥10♣9♦ and Tasyurek check-called a 5,000 continuation bet from Aversa.

Tasyurek check-called another bet from Aversa on the J♣ turn, this time for 18,000.

On the 7♣ river Tasyurek shoved for 51,100. Aversa thought for about a minute before deciding to fold and Tasyurek took down a healthy pot without showdown.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Antonio Aversa	192,000 192,000	192,000
Halil Tasyurek	113,000 113,000	113,000

Tags: Antonio Aversa Halil Tasyurek