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

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

Tags: Mikhail Zavoloka Roman Stoica

2024-03-27 16:09 UTC+3

Stanciu's Turn to Double

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

Traian Stanciu raised to 100,000 in the cutoff and Renan Bruschi called in the big blind.

Both players checked to the river on a board of 9♠Q♣4♥Q♥A♥ when Bruschih bet 30,000. Stanciu called for his last 25,000 and flipped over A♦K♦ for two pair.

Bruschi mucked A♣10♣ as Stanciu took the pot and double up with his king-kicker.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Renan Bruschi	450,000 -100,000	-100,000

Traian Stanciu	250,000 -170,000	-170,000

Tags: Renan Bruschi Traian Stanciu

2024-03-27 16:02 UTC+3

Smolka Doubles on the Bubble

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

Dawid Smolka raised to 50,000 under the gun, leaving himself one 5,000 chip behind, then called when Jenya Gavrilovich moved all in from the button.

Dawid Smolka: K♥J♥
Jenya Gavrilovich: J♠2♠

Both players paired their jack on the 3♠J♣4♣ flop, while Smolka improved to two pair on the K♣ turn to leave Gavrilovich drawing dead. The river was the 7♠ and Smolka doubled up.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jenya Gavrilovich	1,150,000 -50,000	-50,000
Dawid Smolka	120,000 -105,000	-105,000

Tags: Dawid Smolka Jenya Gavrilovich

2024-03-27 15:58 UTC+3

El-Yaacoubi Doesn't Give Up

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

Rachid El-Yaacoubi raised to 50,000 on the button before Jenya Gavrilovich three-bet to 175,000 in the small blind. El-Yaacoubi then moved all in for 510,000.

Gavrilovich folded and El-Yaacoubi showed a jack as he took the pot.

"I never give up. Never, ever. I pray for death," El-Yaacoubi said.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jenya Gavrilovich	1,200,000 -200,000	-200,000
Rachid El-Yaacoubi	680,000 230,000	230,000

Tags: Jenya Gavrilovich Rachid El-Yaacoubi

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

Tags: Jenya Gavrilovich Rachid El-Yaacoubi

2024-03-27 15:43 UTC+3

Jack is Good For Michalak

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

Heads-up on a flop of 10♣Q♦J♠, Dmitrii Kuzin bet 35,000 from early position and Jakub Michalak called in the big blind.

The turn was the 3♠ and Kuzin bet another 120,000. Michalak again called to the 10♦ river and checked to Kuzin.

Kuzin checked back this time and Michalak showed J♦3♦ to win the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jakub Michalak	1,200,000 220,000	220,000
Dmitrii Kuzin	1,100,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Dmitrii Kuzin Jakub Michalak

2024-03-27 15:34 UTC+3

Hand-For-Hand Begins

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

With 18 players remaining, play is going hand-for-hand until there is one more elimination.

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

Tags: Halil Tasyurek Michel Habib

2024-03-27 15:25 UTC+3

Zavoloka Four-Bets Berberovic

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

Mikhail Zavoloka raised to 50,000 in the cutoff before Bojan Berberovic three-bet to 155,000 on the button. Roman Stoica gave it some thought in the big blind but ultimately folded as action went back on Zavoloka.

He announced a four-bet to 385,000 and Berberovic snap-folded. The two players are now virtually tied atop the chip leaderboard.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Mikhail Zavoloka	1,450,000 320,000	320,000
Bojan Berberovic	1,450,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Bojan Berberovic Mikhail Zavoloka

Nível: 21

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000