$5,300 High Roller | 2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series

2024-03-27 23:04 UTC+3

Halil Tasyurek Eliminated in 2nd Place ($123,100)

Nível 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Halil Tasyurek limped in, Jakub Michalak moved all in from the big blind, and Tasyurek quickly called for 2,500,000.

Halil Tasyurek: A♥5♣ All in
Jakub Michalak: A♦9♠

Tasyurek was dominated heading to the flop, which came 2♣K♠4♠. The Q♥ turn kept Michalak in the lead, while the 7♣ river sent Tasyurek out in second place and sealed the title for Michalak.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jakub Michalak	14,500,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
Halil Tasyurek	Eliminado

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2024-03-27 22:53 UTC+3

Daniel Henriques Eliminated in 3rd Place ($80,200)

Nível 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Daniel Henriques moved all in for 1,200,000 in the small blind and Halil Tasyurek called in the big blind.

Daniel Henriques: 9♦9♥ All in
Halil Tasyurek: K♥Q♦

Tasyurek hit top pair on the 4♠K♣7♦ flop, and Henriques couldn't catch up on the 10♠ turn or 2♦ river and was sent to the rail in third place.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jakub Michalak	11,500,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Halil Tasyurek	3,000,000 850,000	850,000
Daniel Henriques	Eliminado

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2024-03-27 22:47 UTC+3

Milos Skrbic Eliminated in 4th Place ($57,400)

Nível 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Action folded to Jakub Michalak who raised to 360,000 in the small blind. Milos Skrbic called in the big blind and they saw a flop of 3♣6♥4♥.

Michalak then bet 280,000 and Skrbic used a time bank before moving all in for 2,300,000. Michalak snap-called.

Milos Skrbic: 7♦6♦ All in
Jakub Michalak: A♥A♣

Skrbic had a pair and straight draw, but he needed help against Michalak's pocket aces. The K♦ turn wasn't what he was looking for, and Skrbic also missed the J♥ river as Michalak took the massive pot to send Skrbic to the rail in fourth place.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jakub Michalak	9,700,000 2,600,000	2,600,000
Milos Skrbic	Eliminado

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2024-03-27 22:38 UTC+3

Renan Bruschi Eliminated in 5th Place ($43,100)

Nível 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Jakub Michalak raised to 240,000 under the gun before Renan Bruschi moved all in for 1,080,000 in the big blind. Michalak used a time bank before calling.

Renan Bruschi: A♥5♥ All in
Jakub Michalak: A♠9♠

Michalak had Bruschi dominated and stayed in front on the 10♣3♥J♦7♦2♦ board to send yet another opponent to the rail and increase his chip lead.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jakub Michalak	7,100,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Renan Bruschi	Eliminado

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2024-03-27 22:19 UTC+3

Bojan Berberovic Eliminated in 6th Place ($34,500)

Nível 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Bojan Berberovic moved all in for 365,000 in the hijack and Halil Tasyurek called in the big blind.

Bojan Berberovic: A♣2♥ All in
Halil Tasyurek: 9♦7♥

The flop came K♠7♦9♥ and Tasyurek took a big lead in the hand with two pair. The Q♦ turn left Berberovic drawing dead, while the 9♣ river improved Tasyurek to a full house and send Berberovic to the rail in sixth place.

"Good luck, guys. If anyone needs time banks," Berberovic said as he tossed his remaining seven time banks into the middle of the table before making his exit.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Halil Tasyurek	3,100,000 600,000	600,000
Bojan Berberovic	Eliminado

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2024-03-27 22:07 UTC+3

Marcin Dziubdziela Eliminated in 8th Place ($22,900); Andrei Spataru Eliminated in 7th Place ($28,500)

Nível 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Marcin Dziubdziela moved all in for 600,000 in early position and Andrei Spataru reshoved for 900,000 in middle position. Action folded to Jakub Michalak in the big blind who snap-called to put both players at risk.

Marcin Dziubdziela: Q♣J♠ All in
Andrei Spataru: J♥J♦ All in
Jakub Michalak: Q♠Q♦

"One out," Renan Bruschi called out to his rail as Michalak showed down queens. The board ran out 6♦7♣5♦6♥8♦ and Michalak scooped the entire pot to send both opponents to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jakub Michalak	4,600,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Andrei Spataru	Eliminado
Marcin Dziubdziela	Eliminado

Tags: Andrei Spataru Jakub Michalak Marcin Dziubdziela

2024-03-27 21:17 UTC+3

Rachid El-Yaacoubi Eliminated in 9th Place ($17,100)

Nível 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

On the first hand of the final table, Bojan Berberovic limped in from the cutoff before Jakub Michalak raised to 200,000 on the button. Rachid El-Yaacoubi had most of his 215,000 stack already in from the big blind and stuck in the rest as Berberovic folded and Michalak called.

Rachid El-Yaacoubi: 8♠6♣ All in
Jakub Michalak: K♣J♦

The board ran out 10♦10♣3♦A♥K♦ and Michalak finished with two pair to make El-Yaacoubi the first casualty of the final table.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jakub Michalak	3,150,000 350,000	350,000
Bojan Berberovic	1,280,000 -70,000	-70,000

Rachid El-Yaacoubi	Eliminado

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2024-03-27 19:59 UTC+3

Mikhail Zavoloka Eliminated in 10th Place ($12,470)

Nível 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Mikhail Zavoloka had managed to double up his extreme short stack once before he got his last 250,000 in the middle again, this time against Renan Bruschi in a blind versus blind battle.

Mikhail Zavoloka: K♣7♣ All in
Renan Bruschi: Q♥5♥

Zavoloka hit top pair on the 8♥K♥6♥ flop, but Bruschi had flopped a flush. Zavoloka picked up some hope on the 7♥ turn, but he missed the 3♦ river and was eliminated in 10th place.

The remaining nine players are drawing for seats at the final table, after which they will take an hour break. The final table should begin around 7:50 p.m.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Renan Bruschi	3,000,000 200,000	200,000

Mikhail Zavoloka	Eliminado

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2024-03-27 19:07 UTC+3

Roman Stoica Eliminated in 11th Place ($12,470)

Nível 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Renan Bruschi raised to 125,000 in the cutoff and Roman Stoica called in the big blind.

The flop came 9♣5♣2♦ and Bruschi bet 110,000. Stoica used a time bank before moving all in for 1,050,000, and Bruschi called.

Roman Stoica: K♥9♦ All in
Renan Bruschi: A♣10♣

Stoica was ahead with top pair, while Bruschi was on a flush draw. The 9♠ turn improved Stoica to trips, but Bruschi spiked the 7♣ on the river to complete his flush and send Stoica to the rail.

Bruschi, who had been nursing a short stack most of the day and has been all in for his tournament life on numerous occasions, took the chip lead with that pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Renan Bruschi	3,200,000 1,550,000	1,550,000

Roman Stoica	Eliminado

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2024-03-27 18:18 UTC+3

Jenya Gavrilovich Eliminated in 12th Place ($12,470)

Nível 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Bojan Berberovic raised to 100,000 on the button, then called when Jenya Gavrilovich moved all in in the big blind.

Bojan Berberovic: A♠8♠ All in
Jenya Gavrilovich: 2♦2♠

Berberovic hit trips on the 8♦8♣6♦ flop, then improved to a full house as the board ran out 3♦A♥. Gavrilovich began walking away from the table but was called back as a count of the chips showed he had Berberovic's 945,000 covered by just 15,000.

Gavrilovich was forced all in from the small blind the next hand as Mikhail Zavoloka raised to 100,000 in the hijack, Roman Stoica three-bet to 250,000 on the button, and Zavoloka folded.

Jenya Gavrilovich: K♦10♦ All in
Roman Stoica: A♠10♥

Gavrilovich was dominated and found no help on the 2♥3♠6♦7♣5♥ board as he was eliminated in 12th place.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Bojan Berberovic	1,900,000 650,000	650,000

Roman Stoica	1,600,000 100,000	100,000
Jenya Gavrilovich	Eliminado

Tags: Bojan Berberovic Jenya Gavrilovich Mikhail Zavoloka Roman Stoica