$3,300 Main Event Dia 2 | 2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series

2024-03-24 13:44 UTC+3

Rodin Shoves, Al-Siblani Offers His Opinion

Nível 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 5♦A♥2♦, a player in the cutoff bet 13,000 before Grigorii Rodin moved all in from the button. The cutoff, with around 80,000 remaining, went into the tank for several minutes as he pondered the call for his last chips.

"Ace-king?" he asked Rodin.

"Ace-king I three-bet preflop," Rodin replied.

His opponent eventually folded and Rodin took the pot.

"He's definitely not bluffing. He either has the ace of diamonds or three fives. So good fold. He did not want you to buy the diamond," tablemate Ali Al-Siblani said after the hand.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Grigorii Rodin	200,000

Tags: Grigorii Rodin

2024-03-24 13:51 UTC+3

Vlasov Puts Opponent in the Blender

Nível 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

With two players seeing a board of 4♥J♣10♠3♦ and roughly 80,000 in the middle, Ruslan Bakhtiev bet 52,500 from the big blind and was called by Denis Vlasov in middle position.

Bakhtiev slowed down with a check on the A♠ river and Vlasov moved all in for 136,500, sending Bakhtiev deep into the tank.

After a few minutes Bakhtiev sent his cards into the muck and Vlasov took down a healthy pot without showdown.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ruslan Bakhtiev	341,000 -113,000	-113,000
Denis Vlasov	296,500 28,500	28,500

Tags: Denis Vlasov Ruslan Bakhtiev

2024-03-24 13:54 UTC+3

Ivanov Spikes a One-Outer to Double

Nível 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

A player in the cutoff raised to 6,500 before Damir Zhugralin three-bet to 15,500 on the button. Aleksandr Ivanov then moved all in for around 30,000 and only Zhugralin called.

Aleksandr Ivanov: 7♦7♥ All in
Damir Zhugralin: A♦5♦

Zhugralin hit his ace on the A♣10♠2♥ flop, while the 10♦ turn left Ivanov a card away from elimination. The river, though, was the 7♠ and Ivanov hit a full house to double up.

"I folded king-seven," a tablemate said after the hand, revealing that Ivanov had hit the last remaining seven in the deck.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Damir Zhugralin	280,000 64,500	64,500
Aleksandr Ivanov	65,000 -68,000	-68,000

Tags: Aleksandr Ivanov Damir Zhugralin

2024-03-24 14:04 UTC+3

Skhulukhiya Puts in a Big Shove

Nível 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Heads-up on a board of 9♥8♦J♦A♦, Giorgiy Skhulukhiya bet 21,000 from middle position and Caner Toker called in the big blind.

The river was the K♣ and Skhulukhiya moved all in. Toker, with around 140,000 remaining, tanked for around three minutes before folding.

"Good fold. I have big hand," Skhulukhiya told him.

"I fold top two," Toker replied.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	250,000 89,000	89,000
Caner Toker	140,000 -66,000	-66,000

Tags: Caner Toker Giorgiy Skhulukhiya

2024-03-24 14:08 UTC+3

Break

Nível 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The first level of the day has ended and players are taking a 20-minute break.

The field grew to 548 players over the first level, with 256 still remaining.

Nível: 11

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

2024-03-24 14:38 UTC+3

Rbeiz Busts Guven on the Turn

Nível 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Heads-up on a flop of J♣10♦6♠, Robert Rbeiz led out for 21,000 from early position before Akin Guven moved all in for around 50,000 in the small blind. Rbeiz quickly called.

Akin Guven: A♥10♠ All in
Robert Rbeiz: K♠Q♠

Guven was ahead with a pair of tens, while Rbeiz had a straight draw to go with his two overcards. The K♣ turn gave him a pair of kings, and Guven couldn't catch up on the 8♣ river and was sent to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Robert Rbeiz	420,000 274,500	274,500
Akin Guven	Eliminado

Tags: Akin Guven Robert Rbeiz

2024-03-24 14:45 UTC+3

Leantzis Fires Two Barrels

Nível 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

A player in the hijack opened to 5,500 and Christos Leantzis three-bet to 15,000 from the button, receiving a call from his opponent.

The flop came K♠8♦4♠. The hijack checked, Leantzis bet 15,000 and the hijack called.

Leantzis bet again on the J♣ turn for 50,000 and this time it was enough to force a fold from his opponent.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Christos Leantzis	178,000 -13,500	-13,500

2024-03-24 14:49 UTC+3

Lukovic Shoves on Peluso

Nível 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 3♦8♠3♣, Fabio Peluso bet 10,000 from middle position and Nemanja Lukovic called in the big blind.

The turn was the Q♠ and Peluso bet another 18,000. Lukovic then raised to 42,000 and Peluso called.

The K♠ fell on the river and Lukovic moved all in. Peluso, who had around 105,000 remaining, quickly folded.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Nemanja Lukovic	350,000 86,500	86,500
Fabio Peluso	105,000 -41,000	-41,000

Tags: Fabio Peluso Nemanja Lukovic

2024-03-24 15:01 UTC+3

Updated Chip Counts

Nível 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Fausto Tantillo	750,000 148,000	148,000

Mihai Tusnea	550,000 63,000	63,000
Kacper Pyzara	440,000 -4,000	-4,000
Jovan Kenjic	440,000 -107,500	-107,500
Simone Andrian	440,000 3,500	3,500

Michel Habib	350,000 102,500	102,500
Boris Angelov	350,000 166,500	166,500
Andrea Dato	330,000 54,000	54,000

Bart Lybaert	325,000 120,000	120,000
Florian Guimond	320,000 -128,500	-128,500
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	310,000 77,000	77,000
Christophe Panetti	260,000 -14,500	-14,500
Roman Stoica	250,000
Maxime Chilaud	130,000 -21,500	-21,500