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

$2,200 Merit Poker Cup

Dia 2 Começado

2024-03-29 11:58 UTC+3

Day 2 Seat Draw

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Boris Smuskevicius	402,000	161
1	2	Tahsin Cankurtaranli	105,500	42
1	3	Aylar Lie	138,500	55
1	4	Aleksandr Koshelev	110,500	44
1	5	Milen Bakardjiev	103,000	41
1	6	Koray Korkmaz	535,000	214
1	7	Maximilian Silz	223,500	89

2	1	Aleksandar Tot	185,500	74
2	2	Darius-Valentin Neago	71,500	29
2	3	Maxime Chilaud	259,500	104
2	4	Mehmet Demirkol	171,500	69
2	5	Roman Stoica	142,500	57
2	6	Joseph Mouwad	541,500	217
2	7	Aleksandr Ivanov	311,000	124

3	1	Adrian State	153,000	61
3	2	Traian Stanciu	143,000	57
3	3	Dahmani Hassan	168,500	67
3	4	Atanas Kodinov	253,000	101
3	5	Georges Hanna	262,000	105
3	6	Dinesh Alt	180,500	72
3	7	Nan Zhu	274,500	110

4	1	Mihai Tusnea	116,500	47
4	2	Georgios Skarparis	125,000	50
4	3	Lyudmil Ivanov	420,000	168
4	4	Aziz Efe	252,000	101
4	5	Andrey Litvinov	91,500	37
4	6	Navid Samavati	160,000	64
4	7	Cagdas Ersoy	81,000	32

5	1	Fabian Rolli	242,000	97
5	2	Siavash Ziarat	432,500	173
5	3	Dmitrii Kuzin	308,000	123
5	4	Kemal Aslan	141,500	57
5	5	Antoine Talvard	122,000	49
5	6	Ivan Zabiiakin	156,000	62
5	7	Vahid Moghaddam	137,000	55

6	1	Dmitrii Astratov	98,000	39
6	2	Tugce Hursoz	38,500	15
6	3	Matthew Davenport	44,500	18
6	4	Toni Kaukua	104,000	42
6	5	Andrei Daniliuk	89,000	36
6	6	Florian Guimond	341,500	137
6	7	Damir Gabdullin	344,000	138

7	1	Erdal Gulseven	338,000	135
7	2	Kerem Turuskan	164,000	66
7	3	Iurii Saiapin	488,500	195
7	4	John Doe S	200,000	80
7	5	Gabriel Akiki	130,000	52
7	6	John Doe G	290,000	116
7	7	Lachezar Petkov	22,000	9

8	1	Iurii Suvorov	83,500	33
8	2	Andrei Spataru	95,000	38
8	3	John Basta	204,000	82
8	4	Joshua Marquardt	362,500	145
8	5	Jovan Kenjic	195,000	78
8	6	Leonid Sidelkovskiy	146,500	59
8	7	Cenk Nigbolu	200,000	80

9	1	Jenya Gavrilovich	343,500	137
9	2	Azamat Tulepbergeov	248,000	99
9	3	Kacper Pyzara	130,000	52
9	4	Mehdi Chaoui	281,500	113
9	5	Yiannakis Papapetrou	201,000	80
9	6	Robert Burlacu	123,500	49
9	7	Ufuk Kortan	321,500	129

10	1	Maksim Skripkin	137,500	55
10	2	Halil Tasyurek	401,500	161
10	3	Emad Ghadamian	660,000	264
10	4	Sergey Baranski	231,500	93
10	5	Iulian-Remus Blebea	100,000	40
10	6	Aleksandr Ivanov	85,500	34
10	7	Boris Angelov	373,500	149

11	1	Mukhtor Nasiradinov	728,000	291
11	2	Ceyhan Tezcan	292,000	117
11	3	Baris Topuz	29,000	12
11	4	Armand Matti	126,500	51
11	5	Krzysztof Spisak	206,500	83
11	6	Simeon Spasov	403,000	161
11	7	Nemanja Lukovic	63,000	25

12	1	Huseyin Akgul	744,000	298
12	2	Simone Andrian	167,500	67
12	3	David Vinayagamoorthy	74,000	30
12	4	Saman Nakhjavani	152,000	61
12	5	O I	337,000	135
12	6	Ozgur Secilmis	245,000	98
12	7	Adem Marjanovic	357,000	143

13	1	Murad Cakir	226,500	91
13	2	Kutay Taskin	236,500	95
13	3	Marcin Puczylowski	202,500	81
13	4	Temur Abbosov	210,500	84
13	5	Zafer Sener	220,000	88
13	6	Sergei Sokharev	504,500	202
13	7	Amir Saeid	305,000	122

14	1	Hasan Ercelebi	120,000	48
14	2	Christophe Panetti	134,500	54
14	3	Dmitry Gromov	136,000	54
14	4	Fausto Tantillo	235,500	94
14	5	Mario Scalia	163,000	65
14	6	Nenad Dukic	220,000	88
14	7	Andrea Dato	521,000	208

15	1	Omar Lakhdari	303,000	121
15	2	Mario Menicanin	178,000	71
15	3	Edgard Raffoul	300,000	120
15	4	Damir Zhugralin	395,000	158
15	5	Alisa Sibgatova	180,000	72
15	6	Anatoly Nikitin	99,500	40
15	7	George Phiniotis	72,000	29

16	1	Rosalie Petit	155,500	62
16	2	Daniel Henriques	175,000	70
16	3	Leonid Bozhkov	109,000	44
16	4	Darko Svesko	36,500	15
16	5	Viktor Yugay	464,000	186
16	6	Musa Genc	136,000	54
16	7	Alain Hajj	134,000	54

17	1	Ali Zebarjad	294,000	118
17	2	Aleksandr Kirichenko	186,000	74
17	3	Murat Ozyurt	426,000	170
17	4	Evren Coskun	67,000	27
17	5	Hakan Pamukcu	240,500	96
17	6	Bayazit Zorlu	153,500	61
17	7	Benjamin Hamnett	251,000	100

18	1	Fabio Peluso	112,000	45
18	2	Boris Kolev	30,000	12
18	3	Alexandru Papazian	364,000	146
18	4	Amir Sonsino	160,000	64
18	5	Bogdan Jontulovic	134,500	54
18	6	Bassel Moussa	131,000	52
18	7	Alan Turabayev	280,500	112

19	1	Seyedali Hosseinirami	77,000	31
19	2	Marcin Dziubdziela	264,500	106
19	3	Milad Oghabian	233,000	93
19	4	Razvan Sabau	267,500	107
19	5	Anton Markov	316,000	126
19	6	Joseph Houayek	26,000	10
19	7	Uladzimir Zhyharau	326,000	130

20	1	Yunsheng Sun	204,000	82
20	2	Miad Shakiba	245,000	98
20	3	Enver Hosver	88,000	35
20	4	Maksim Shornikau	380,500	152
20	5	Denis Zelenkin	285,000	114
20	6	Mesut Tekin	116,000	46
20	7	Mustafa Gulal	112,000	45

21	1	Darius Samual	133,000	53
21	2	Candido Cappiello	245,000	98
21	3	Milos Petakovic	208,500	83
21	4	Naji Abdo	156,000	62
21	5	Stephane Gabarre	292,000	117
21	6	Maher Achour	201,500	81

22	1	Aleksandr Razinkov	193,500	77
22	2	Parham Ghadamgahi	211,000	84
22	3	Silay Uk	66,000	26
22	4	Mustafa Ercan	248,500	99
22	5	Emil Mattsson	311,500	125
22	6	Denis Vlasov	184,000	74

23	1	Danil Rafikov	175,500	70
23	2	Mehmet Sarigoz	352,000	141
23	3	Mateusz Wozniak	121,000	48
23	4	George Tomescu	309,500	124
23	5	Boris Tabiyev	323,000	129
23	6	Vadim Volkhonskiy	195,500	78

2024-03-29 11:58 UTC+3

Huseyin Akgul Leads the Way Into Day 2 of the Merit Poker Carmen Series Merit Poker Cup

The remaining 158 players survived one of four starting flights. Now the road to the title begins in earnest when Day 2 of the Merit Poker Carmen Series Merit Poker Cup begins at 12:30 p.m. local time.

The four opening flights saw 349 total entries. Huseyin Akgul built the biggest stack among them, coming into Day 2 with 744,000. Mukhtar Nasiradinov (728,000), Emad Ghadamian (660,000), Joseph Mouwad (541,500), and Koray Korkmaz (535,000) round out the top five.

Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Huseyin Akgul	Turkey	744,000	298
2	Mukhtar Nasiradinov	Russia	728,000	291
3	Emad Ghadamian	Iran	660,000	264
4	Joseph Mouwad	Lebanon	541,500	217
5	Koray Korkmaz	Turkey	535,000	214
6	Andrea Dato	Italy	521,000	208
7	Sergei Sokharev	Russia	504,500	202
8	Iurii Saiapin	Russia	488,500	195
9	Victor Yugay	Uzbekistan	464,000	186
10	Siavash Ziarat	Iran	432,500	173

The rest of the leaderboard is littered with notable names with big stacks. They include Andrea Dato (521,000), Simeon Spasov (403,000), High Roller runner-up Halil Tasyurek (401,500), Maksim Shornikau (380,500), Alexandru Papazian (364,000), Florian Guimond (341,500), Maxime Chilaud (259,500), and Benjamin Hamnett (251,000). Also making it to Day 2 are Fausto Tantillo (235,500), Simone Andrian (167,500), Aylar Lie (138,500), and Fabio Peluso (112,000).

The action on Day 2 picks up on Level 9 with blinds of 1,000-2,500 and a 2,500 big blind ante. Late registration remains open through the end of Level 12, so the field could grow substantially by the time the registration period ends. The official prize pool will then be announced and players will find out what they are playing for this week at the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino. The schedule calls for a further seven 60-minute levels today.

Stay tuned to PokerNews throughout the day for all the live updates from the Merit Poker Carmen Series here in North Cyprus.

Tags: Alexandru Papazian Andrea Dato Aylar Lie Benjamin Hamnett Emad Ghadamian Fabio Peluso Fausto Tantillo Florian Guimond Halil Tasyurek Huseyin Akgul Iurii Saiapin Joseph Mouwad Koray Korkmaz Maksim Shornikau Maxime Chilaud Sergei Sokharev Siavash Ziarat Simeon Spasov Simone Andrian Victor Yugay

Nível: 9

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

2024-03-29 13:37 UTC+3

Shuffle Up and Deal

Nível 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The bags have been opened and players are in their seats as Day 2 is now underway.

2024-03-29 13:47 UTC+3

Koshelev Doubles Early in Flop Cooler

Nível 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Aleksandr Koshelev and Milen Bakardjiev saw a flop of 2♠10♥A♥ where Koshelev got his last 52,000 in the middle from the big blind. Bakardjiev called under the gun.

Aleksandr Koshelev: 10♦2♦ All in
Milen Bakardjiev: A♣K♦

Koshelev had flopped two pair against Bakardjiev's top pair and held up on the 6♥ turn and 3♠ river to earn an early double up.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Aleksandr Koshelev	130,000 19,500	19,500
Milen Bakardjiev	110,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Aleksandr Koshelev Milen Bakardjiev

2024-03-29 13:53 UTC+3

Astratov Spikes the Turn to Bust Davenport

Nível 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Matthew Davenport raised to 5,000 under the gun, Dmitrii Astratov moved all in from the small blind, and Davenport called for around 50,000

Matthew Davenport: A♠K♥ All in
Dmitrii Astratov: A♣Q♣

Davenport hit top pair on the 3♣2♥K♣ flop, while Astratov picked up a flush draw. The 7♣ turn completed Astratov's flush and left Davenport already drawing dead by the 8♥ river as he headed for the rail early on Day 2.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dmitrii Astratov	130,000 32,000	32,000
Matthew Davenport	Eliminado

Tags: Dmitrii Astratov Matthew Davenport

2024-03-29 14:01 UTC+3

Kortan Smacks the Flop to Bust Tulepbergenov in Massive Pot

Nível 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 10♥8♥6♥, Ufuk Kortan bet 10,000 from the cutoff before Azamat Tulepbergenov raised to 26,000 in the big blind. Kortan let out a loud sigh and tanked for a minute before calling.

The turn was the 4♠ and Tulepbergenov bet another 33,000. Kortan then raised to 105,000, Tulepbergenov moved all in for around 210,000, and Kortan called.

Tulepbergenov had A♥4♣ for a flush draw, while Kortan had flopped a flush holding K♥9♥. The river was the 2♦ and Kortan held up to send Tulepbergenov to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ufuk Kortan	530,000 208,500	208,500
Azamat Tulepbergenov	Eliminado

Tags: Azamat Tulepbergenov Ufuk Kortan

2024-03-29 14:12 UTC+3

Kaukua Coolers Daniliuk to Double

Nível 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 5♠8♦2♥, Toni Kaukua bet 8,000 from under the gun and Andrei Daniliuk called in early position.

The turn was the A♥ and Kaukua bet another 21,000. Daniliuk again called and the Q♥ fell on the river.

Kaukua then moved all in for 71,000 and Daniliuk called with A♦5♦ for two pair. Kaukua, though, had 2♣2♦ for a flopped set to win the pot and double up.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Toni Kaukua	220,000 116,000	116,000

Andrei Daniliuk	10,000 -79,000	-79,000

Tags: Andrei Daniliuk Toni Kaukua

2024-03-29 14:22 UTC+3

Dato's Hero Call Goes Wrong as Gromov Doubles

Nível 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Andrea Dato raised to 5,000 in early position and Dmitry Gromov called on the button, as did big blind Mario Scalia.

The flop came K♠K♣7♥ and Dato bet 3,500. Only Gromov called to see the 10♣ turn.

Dato then checked and Gromov bet 5,000. Dato called and the 8♣ fell on the river.

Dato checked again and Gromov moved all in for 21,500. Dato confirmed the amount and cut the chips from his stack to call before tanking for about 30 seconds and calling.

Gromov then turned over 7♣4♣ for a flush and Dato mucked Q♥J♠.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Andrea Dato	520,000 -1,000	-1,000

Mario Scalia	130,000 -33,000	-33,000
Dmitry Gromov	75,000 -61,000	-61,000

Tags: Andrea Dato Dmitry Gromov Mario Scalia