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

2024-03-27 17:10 UTC+3

Alessandro Pichierri Eliminated in 14th Place ($10,270)

Nível 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Rachid El-Yaacoubi three-bet to 140,000 on the button before Alessandro Pichierri moved all in for around 450,000 in the cutoff. El-Yaacoubi called.

Alessandro Pichierri: A♥Q♥ All in
Rachid El-Yaacoubi: 9♦9♠

The J♦K♣7♥ flop gave Pichierri a straight draw to go with his overcards, while the J♣ turn gave him outs for a counterfeit. He missed the 2♦ river, though, and was sent to the rail in 14th place.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Rachid El-Yaacoubi	1,300,000 620,000	620,000
Alessandro Pichierri	Eliminado

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2024-03-27 16:52 UTC+3

Dmitrii Kuzin Eliminated in 15th Place ($10,270)

Nível 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Dmitrii Kuzin raised to 65,000 in the hijack before Milos Skrbic three-bet to 240,000 in the small blind. Kuzin then moved all in for around 700,000 and Skrbic snap-called.

Dmitrii Kuzin: A♦Q♠ All in
Milos Skrbic: A♣K♣

Kuzin found himself dominated in the massive pot and didn't improve on the 7♦3♥4♠7♠10♦ board as Skrbic sent him to the rail in 15th place while taking the chip lead.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Milos Skrbic	2,400,000 1,150,000	1,150,000
Dmitrii Kuzin	Eliminado

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2024-03-27 16:45 UTC+3

Christophe Panetti Eliminated in 16th Place ($8,740)

Nível 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Christophe Panetti moved all in for 85,000 in middle position and Daniel Henriques called on the button, as did big blind Dmitrii Kuzin.

The flop came A♠J♠9♦ and Kuzin folded once Henriques bet 50,000.

Christophe Panetti: A♥10♣ All in
Daniel Henriques: A♦Q♥

Both players had paired their ace, but Panetti was trailing Henriques' queen-kicker and couldn't catch up on the 7♠ turn or 4♣ river.

The end result of the argument involving Rachid El-Yaacoubi was that El-Yaacoubi was handed a penalty.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Daniel Henriques	1,050,000 70,000	70,000
Dmitrii Kuzin	680,000 -420,000	-420,000
Christophe Panetti	Eliminado

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2024-03-27 16:39 UTC+3

Dawid Smolka Eliminated in 17th Place ($8,740)

Nível 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Dawid Smolka moved all in for 35,000 in the hijack, Marcin Dziubdziela reshoved in the cutoff, and the rest of the table folded.

Dawid Smolka: 6♣5♠ All in
Marcin Dziubdziela:A♣8♥

The board ran out 9♣Q♥K♦10♥K♥ and Dziubdziela won the pot with ace-high to send Smolka to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Marcin Dziubdziela	300,000 -300,000	-300,000
Dawid Smolka	Eliminado

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2024-03-27 16:35 UTC+3

Daniel Kyosev Bubbles The High Roller

Nível 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Daniel Kyosev had just 15,000 remaining in the big blind and Jenya Gavrilovich put him all in from the small blind.

Daniel Kyosev: 10♣5♦ All in
Jenya Gavrilovich: A♦Q♥

The board ran out A♠9♥6♥3♦8♦ and Gavrilovich hit top pair on the board to send Kyosev out on the money bubble.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jenya Gavrilovich	1,400,000 250,000	250,000
Daniel Kyosev	Eliminado

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2024-03-27 16:12 UTC+3

Stoica Earns a Massive Double

Nível 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Roman Stoica limped in from the cutoff as action folded to Mikhail Zavoloka in the big blind who raised to 100,000. Stoica then moved all in for 785,000 and Zavoloka snap-called.

Roman Stoica: A♥K♥ All in
Mikhail Zavoloka: A♣Q♥

Stoica had Zavoloka dominated as the flop came 9♦3♠4♠, followed by the 5♦ turn. "Chop, chop," Zavoloka pleaded, but the river instead was the 9♥ and Stoica doubled up.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Roman Stoica	1,500,000 970,000	970,000
Mikhail Zavoloka	500,000 -950,000	-950,000

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2024-03-27 15:48 UTC+3

"Let's Play": Gavrilovich Shows a Massive Bluff

Nível 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Rachid El-Yaacoubi raised to 50,000 in the hijack before Jenya Gavrilovich three-bet to 155,000 in the cutoff. El-Yaacoubi then complained that Gavrilovich wasn't stacking his chips properly and called the floor over, who made Gavrilovich put his chips in stacks of 20.

El-Yaacoubi then four-bet to 350,000 and Gavrilovich used two time banks before moving all in. El-Yaacoubi quickly folded.

Gavrilovich then showed K♣4♣ as he took the pot. "You win, my friend," El-Yaacoubi said as he revealed Q♣J♥.

"Let's play," Gavrilovich added.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jenya Gavrilovich	1,400,000 500,000	500,000
Rachid El-Yaacoubi	450,000 -200,000	-200,000

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2024-03-27 15:33 UTC+3

Tasyurek Smacks the Turn to Bust Habib

Nível 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Halil Tasyurek raised to 50,000 in the cutoff, Michel Habib three-bet to 200,000 on the button, and Tasyurek called.

The flop came 5♦6♠3♠ and Habib bet 150,000. Tasyurek called and the 9♦ fell on the turn.

Habib then moved all in for around 350,000 and Tasyurek snap-called, turning over 9♥9♠ for a turned set. Habib flipped over 10♦10♥ and watched as the A♥ fell on the river. He stopped to snap a photo of the board before heading for the exit two spots off the money.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Halil Tasyurek	1,600,000 670,000	670,000
Michel Habib	Eliminado

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2024-03-27 14:44 UTC+3

Akgul Misses the Money in Cruel Fashion

Nível 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Huseyin Akgul raised to 50,000 in early position before Andrei Spataru three-bet to 100,000 in the hijack. Akgul paused for around 30 seconds before moving all in for 170,000 and Spataru snap-called.

Huseyin Akgul: A♠A♦ All in
Andrei Spataru: K♣K♦

Akgul had woken up with aces and was a big favorite to double up until the flop brought 7♣K♥Q♠ to give Spataru top set. The rest of the board came J♣9♣ and Akgul was eliminated.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Andrei Spataru	950,000 200,000	200,000
Huseyin Akgul	Eliminado

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2024-03-27 13:39 UTC+3

Rodin Loses a Flip to Michalak

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

Grigorii Rodin raised to 25,000 in the cutoff before Jakub Michalak three-bet to 95,000 in the small blind. Rodin then moved all in for around 350,000 and Michalak called.

Grigorii Rodin: A♥K♣ All in
Jakub Michalak: 9♦9♥

Rodin was flipping for his tournament life but couldn't improve on the J♠2♠3♠Q♥8♠ board. "Good luck to the best," he told tablemate Milos Skrbic with a tap on the back before wishing the rest of the table luck and making his exit.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jakub Michalak	850,000 281,000	281,000
Grigorii Rodin	Eliminado

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