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

2024-03-27 20:19 UTC+3

Ketzer Fires Three Barrels

Nível 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Felipe Ketzer opened to 4,000 from the button and Simone Andrian defended from the big blind.

The flop came 7♥3♦2♠ and Andrian check-called a 3,000 continuation bet from Ketzer.

Andrian check-called another bet from Ketzer on the J♦ turn, this time for 9,500.

On the 7♦ river Andrian checked once more and Ketzer moved all in for roughly 30,000. This time Andrian opted to fold and Ketzer took down a decent pot without having to go to showdown.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Simone Andrian	98,000

Felipe Ketzer	68,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Felipe Ketzer Simone Andrian

2024-03-27 20:07 UTC+3

Assorted Chip Counts after Final Break

Nível 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Huseyin Akgul	416,000 -16,000	-16,000

Damir Zhugralin	355,000 207,000	207,000
Anton Markov	351,000 351,000	351,000
Fabian Rolli	346,000 346,000	346,000
Joshua Marquardt	328,000 328,000	328,000
Aleksandar Tot	285,000 58,000	58,000
Jovan Kenjic	190,000 133,000	133,000
Alisa Sibgatova	110,500 -15,500	-15,500
Dinesh Alt	104,000 6,500	6,500
Yunsheng Sun	101,500 101,500	101,500
Fabio Peluso	92,000 -60,000	-60,000

Kacper Pyzara	91,500 -14,800	-14,800
Andrey Pateychuk	66,000 66,000	66,000

Felipe Ketzer	53,000 -28,700	-28,700
Fausto Tantillo	50,000 50,000	50,000

Nível: 7

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

2024-03-27 19:38 UTC+3

Break

Nível 6 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Players are now on the final 15-minute break of the day. The field has grown to 181 entrants of which 118 players remain.

2024-03-27 19:30 UTC+3

Tezcan Shoves Dark and Runs into Straight Flush

Nível 6 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Ceyhan Tezcan, who had recently been left very short-stacked, moved all in blind for 8,200 from under the gun. George Tomescu made the call from the cutoff to put Tezcan at risk.

Ceyhan Tezcan: K♦9♣ All in
George Tomescu: Q♦10♦

Tezcan was ahead with king-high but Tomescu became the favorite with a massive draw on the J♦8♦5♥ flop. The 9♦ turn gave Tomescu a queen-high straight flush, leaving Tezcan drawing dead. After the 10♣ river was dealt Tezcan made his exit from the tournament area while Tomescu collected the last of his chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
George Tomescu	157,000
Ceyhan Tezcan	Eliminado

Tags: Ceyhan Tezcan George Tomescu

2024-03-27 19:21 UTC+3

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Nível 6 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

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2024-03-27 18:59 UTC+3

Max Pressure from Zhugralin

Nível 6 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Damir Zhugralin opened to 3,500 from under the gun and received calls from a player on the button and Felipe Ketzer, who placed runner up in the Main Event roughly 15 hours ago for $249,200, in the big blind.

All three players checked the A♥10♥8♠ flop leading to the A♠ turn. Ketzer checked, Zhugralin bet 3,900 and the player on the button raised to 11,000. Ketzer got out of the way and Zhugralin bumped it up to 24,500. The button called.

On the 8♣ river Zhugralin bet 85,000 and this time it was enough to force a fold from his one remaining opponent.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Damir Zhugralin	148,000 148,000	148,000
Felipe Ketzer	81,700 81,700	81,700

Tags: Damir Zhugralin Felipe Ketzer

2024-03-27 18:39 UTC+3

Nigbolu Leaves Miral with Crumbs

Nível 6 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

With two players seeing a board of 5♥Q♣7♦8♠ and roughly 50,000 already in the middle, Cenk Nigbolu checked from the small blind and Can Miral bet 5,500 from the big blind. Nigbolu check-raised to 20,000 before Miral moved all in for approximately 70,000. Nigbolu made the call and was slightly covered.

Cenk Nigbolu: Q♥7♥ All in
Can Miral: A♣Q♠

Miral had flopped top pair but was draing to just six outs versus Nigbolu's two pair. Miral found no help on the 3♥ river and was left with just over five big blinds while Nigbolu scored a full double up.

Miral would be eliminated shortly afterwards.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Cenk Nigbolu	149,000
Can Miral	Eliminado

Tags: Can Miral Cenk Nigbolu

Nível: 6

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

2024-03-27 18:20 UTC+3

Akgul Makes a Great Call

Nível 5 : Blinds 700/1,500, 1,500 ante

A player in the hijack had opened and was called by Huseyin Akgul in the cutoff. A player in the big blind put in a three-bet that forced the original raiser out while Akgul made the call creating a pot of roughly 25,000 going into the flop.

The flop came 5♠4♦2♠ and the big blind fired a 10,000 continuation bet. Akgul made the call.

Akgul called another bet on the 8♦ turn, this time for 32,000.

On the K♥ river the big blind bet again for 45,000 and Akgul called the third barrel.

The big blind could only should A♥Q♣ for a bluff while Akgul tabled 7♣5♣ for just a pair of fives to take down a sizable pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Huseyin Akgul	432,000 432,000	432,000

Tags: Huseyin Akgul