$2,200 Merit Poker Cup Dia 3 | 2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series

2024-03-30 16:43 UTC+3

Dukic Leaves Akiki on Fumes

Nível 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Nenad Dukic raised to 40,000 in early position before Gabriel Akiki three-bet to 105,000 in the cutoff. Dukic four-bet to 180,000, Akiki moved all in, and Dukic called for 528,000.

Nenad Dukic: Q♠Q♥ All in
Gabriel Akiki: 10♥10♦

"Ten, ten." Akiki began chanting as he stood up from his seat, but none arrived on the 4♥5♥A♦2♥J♠ board and Dukic doubled up to leave Akiki on a severe short stack.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Nenad Dukic	1,100,000 625,000	625,000
Gabriel Akiki	70,000 -497,000	-497,000

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2024-03-30 16:19 UTC+3

Kirichenko Building a Monster Stack

Nível 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Georges Hanna opened to 25,000 from the cutoff and Aleksandr Kirichenko defended from the big blind.

The flop came 6♣4♦3♠. Kirichenko checked and Hanna bet 35,000. Kirichenko put in a check-raise to 85,000 and Hanna moved all in for 220,000. Kirichenko made the call to put Hanna at risk.

Georges Hanna: 8♥5♥
Aleksandr Kirichenko: 7♣6♦

Both players had connected with the flop but Kirichenko's top pair was ahead of Hanna's open-ended straight draw. Hanna could not improve on the 3♥ turn or Q♣ river and was sent to the rail while Kirichenko continued to accumulate chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Aleksandr Kirichenko	1,570,000 670,000	670,000
Georges Hanna	Eliminado

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2024-03-30 15:48 UTC+3

Kenjic Puts Tomescu in the Blender

Nível 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Nenad Dukic opened to 24,000 from under the gun before Jovan Kenjic three-bet to 72,000 from the cutoff. George Tomescu put in a four-bet to 186,000 and Dukic got out of the way. Kenjic then five-bet shoved for 842,000, sending Tomescu deep into the tank.

After several minutes had gone by Tomescu opted to fold. Kenjic showed the A♣ in his hand before dragging in a healthy pot without having to see a flop.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
George Tomescu	1,140,000 -210,000	-210,000
Jovan Kenjic	1,090,000 140,000	140,000
Nenad Dukic	475,000 -175,000	-175,000

Tags: George Tomescu Jovan Kenjic Nenad Dukic

2024-03-30 15:32 UTC+3

Pyzara Powers Past Andrian on the Turn

Nível 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Simone Andrian and Kacper Pyzara went to the turn on a board of 9♠Q♠5♣4♥ where Pyzara led out for 100,000 in the big blind. Andrian then moved all in from early position and Pyzara called for 336,000.

Andrian had A♥Q♣ for top pair, but Pyzara had spiked two pair on the turn holding 5♥4♦. The river was the 6♥ and Pyzara stayed in the lead to earn a double up.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Kacper Pyzara	830,000 190,000	190,000
Simone Andrian	160,000 15,000	15,000

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2024-03-30 15:31 UTC+3

Ketzer Falls to Bortsov

Nível 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Action folded to Sergey Bortsov who moved all in for roughly 150,000 from the button. Felipe Ketzer called off for his stack of roughly 100,000 from the small blind and was at risk.

Felipe Ketzer: J♠J♦ All in
Sergey Bortsov: A♠5♠

Bortsov pulled ahead with top pair on the A♥K♥6♣ flop. Ketzer picked up some more outs on the Q♥ turn but the 2♥ river was a brick and Ketzer was sent to the rail courtesy of Bortsov.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Sergey Bortsov	275,000 155,000	155,000
Felipe Ketzer	Eliminado

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2024-03-30 14:54 UTC+3

Saiapin Surpasses One Million

Nível 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Iurii Saiapin opened to 30,000 from early position and Temur Abbosov shoved for a bit over 250,000 from middle position. Saiapin called to put Abbosov at risk.

Temur Abbosov: 10♣10♥ All in
Iurii Saiapin: A♥K♣

Saiapin took the lead on the A♣Q♦6♦ runout and remained ahead on the 4♦ turn and Q♣ river to send Abbosov to the rail and take down a sizable pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Iurii Saiapin	1,125,000
Temur Abbosov	Eliminado

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2024-03-30 14:52 UTC+3

Sibgatova Runs Into Raffoul's Aces

Nível 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Razvan Sabau raised to 20,000 on the button before Edgard Raffoul three-bet to 82,000 in the small blind. Alisa Sibgatova then moved all in for around 100,000 in the big blind, Sabau folded, while Raffoul called.

Alisa Sibgatova: A♥Q♦ All in
Edgard Raffoul: A♦A♣

Raffoul had woken up with aces and stayed in the lead through the 5♣6♥6♣J♠7♦ board to send Sibgatova to the rail.

Elsewhere, Halil Tasyurek was eliminated by Damir Gabdullin who moved up to 1,500,000. According to Tasyurek, he flopped two pair with Kx4x against Gabdullin's two aces, but the board paired deuces on the river to give Gabdullin the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Damir Gabdullin	1,500,000 705,000	705,000
Razvan Sabau	920,000 -30,000	-30,000
Edgard Raffoul	700,000 150,000	150,000
Halil Tasyurek	Eliminado
Alisa Sibgatova	Eliminado

Tags: Alisa Sibgatova Damir Gabdullin Edgard Raffoul Halil Tasyurek Razvan Sabau

2024-03-30 14:41 UTC+3

Dziubdziela Has the Bigger Ace to Bust Blebea

Nível 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Iulian-Remus Blebea raised to 20,000 in early position before Marcin Dziubdziela three-bet to 44,000 on the button. Blebea then moved all in for 178,000 and Dziubdziela called.

Iulian-Remus Blebea: A♠9♦ All in
Marcin Dziubdziela: A♣Q♣

Dziubdziela has Blebea dominated as the flop came A♥5♦6♥, giving both players top pair but keeping Dziubdziela in the lead with his queen-kicker. The rest of the board came K♣8♣ and Dziubdziela took the pot to send Blebea to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Marcin Dziubdziela	600,000 393,000	393,000
Iulian-Remus Blebea	Eliminado

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2024-03-30 14:37 UTC+3

Bozhkov Survives a Flip After Raffoul

Nível 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Razvan Sabau raised to 20,000 on the button before Leonid Bozhkov moved all in for 243,000 in the small blind. Edgard Raffoul reshoved in the big blind and Sabau folded.

Leonid Bozhkov: 8♠8♥ All in
Edgard Raffoul: A♣J♥

"Good luck, my friend," Raffoul told Bozhkov as they headed to the flop, which came 5♥Q♦3♠ to keep Bozhkov's eights in the lead. The rest of the board came 6♠9♦ and Raffoul couldn't improve as Bozhkov doubled up.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Razvan Sabau	950,000 176,000	176,000
Edgard Raffoul	550,000 -520,000	-520,000
Leonid Bozhkov	490,000 237,000	237,000

Tags: Edgard Raffoul Leonid Bozhkov Razvan Sabau

2024-03-30 14:29 UTC+3

Hajj Gives Most of It Back to Zavoloka

Nível 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

A few hands after busting Nuri Hadiolgu, Alain Hajj and Mikhail Zavoloka became tangled in a massive pot that saw Zavoloka get his 550,000 in the middle from the cutoff as Hajj put him at risk from under the gun.

Mikhail Zavoloka: K♠K♦ All in
Alain Hajj: Q♥Q♣

Hajj had run his queens into Zavoloka's kings and found no help on the 10♣2♦4♥4♦8♠ board as Zavoloka doubled up in a more than 1,000,000-chip pot, leaving Hajj nursing an extreme short stack.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Mikhail Zavoloka	1,100,000 580,000	580,000
Alain Hajj	40,000 -630,000	-630,000

Tags: Alain Hajj Mikhail Zavoloka