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

2024-03-27 12:52 UTC+2

Chilaud Runs Into Michalak's Aces

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David Salituro

Nível 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Jakub Michalak raised to 32,000 in middle position before Maxime Chilaud three-bet to 85,000 in the cutoff. Michalak then moved all in and Chilaud called for around 350,000.

Maxime Chilaud: A♠K♣ All in
Jakub Michalak: A♥A♣

Chilaud found out the bad news when Michalak turned over his aces and was already packing up to leave as the flop came 5♦9♦4♣. The rest of the board was 4♠2♠ and Chilaud made a quick exit from the tournament area.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jakub Michalak	1,250,000 400,000	400,000
Maxime Chilaud	Eliminado

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Nível: 19

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

2024-03-27 12:39 UTC+2

Rodin Loses a Flip to Michalak

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David Salituro

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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2024-03-27 12:34 UTC+2

Bruschi Flips Woods to the Rail

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David Salituro

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

Renan Bruschi raised to 25,000 in the cutoff, John Woods moved all in for around 290,000 on the button, and Bruschi snap-called.

John Woods: 7♥7♠ All in
Renan Bruschi: A♥K♣

The flop came 5♣A♠2♥ to give Bruschi the lead with top pair. The rest of the board ran out J♦5♠ and Woods was sent to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Renan Bruschi	670,000 305,000	305,000

John Woods	Eliminado

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2024-03-27 12:30 UTC+2

Pichierri Gets Paid by Chilaud in Massive Pot

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David Salituro

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

A pot of around 200,000 was already in the middle as Maxime Chilaud and Alessandro Pichierri went heads-up to the river on a completed board of J♥10♥4♦5♦3♦.

Chilaud then bet 135,000 before Pichierri moved all in for 317,000. Chilaud called, then mucked when Pichierri showed K♦10♦ for a rivered flush to double up.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Alessandro Pichierri	800,000 410,000	410,000

Maxime Chilaud	320,000 -286,000	-286,000

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2024-03-27 12:26 UTC+2

Belea Next to Fall

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David Salituro

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

Razvan Belea was already all in for around 25,000 from the big blind as Andrei Spataru and Renan Bruschi went heads-up to the side pot.

The flop came J♠6♦7♣ and Spataru bet 25,000 from the button. "Ace-ten suited," Bruschi said as he folded the small blind.

Razvan Belea: Q♦3♠ All in
Andrei Spataru: Q♥Q♠

"What kind of Brazil are you," Spataru joked with Bruschi as his queens held up through the 2♦ turn and K♦ river to send Belea to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Andrei Spataru	750,000 109,000	109,000
Renan Bruschi	365,000 147,000	147,000

Razvan Belea	Eliminado

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2024-03-27 12:21 UTC+2

Achour Falls to El-Yaacoubi in Massive Cooler

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David Salituro

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

Rachid El-Yaacoubi and Maher Achour got into a preflop raising war that ended with Achour all in for around 320,000 from the hijack as El-Yaacoubi had him at risk from the button.

Maher Achour: K♣K♥ All in
Rachid El-Yaacoubi: A♥A♣

Achour had run right into El-Yaacoubi's aces as the board ran out 7♠3♣10♥9♠Q♠, giving El-Yaacoubi the pot and sending Achour to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Rachid El-Yaacoubi	1,160,000 196,000	196,000
Maher Achour	Eliminado

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2024-03-27 12:14 UTC+2

Rodin Takes Out Ivanov

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David Salituro

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

Lyudmil Ivanov moved all in for 140,000 on the button and Grigorii Rodin called in the hijack.

Lyudmil Ivanov: K♦10♦ All in
Grigorii Rodin: A♦J♠

The board ran out 7♠5♣8♣4♠5♠ and Rodin took the pot with ace-high to send Ivanov to the rail.

Simone Andrian couldn't keep up the momentum from his early double up and was also eliminated at the same time.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Grigorii Rodin	550,000 145,000	145,000
Simone Andrian	Eliminado

Lyudmil Ivanov	Eliminado

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2024-03-27 12:07 UTC+2

Andrian Finds an Early Double

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David Salituro

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

On the first hand of Day 3, Simone Andrian moved all in for 66,000 in middle position and Huseyin Akgul called in the big blind.

Simone Andrian: A♠Q♣ All in
Huseyin Akgul: A♦8♥

Andrian had Akgul dominated and hit a pair on the K♣Q♥10♣ flop to take a big lead in the pot. The rest of the board came J♠10♠ and Andrian doubled up.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Huseyin Akgul	340,000 -62,000	-62,000
Simone Andrian	150,000 84,000	84,000

2024-03-27 12:02 UTC+2

Shuffle Up and Deal

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David Salituro

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

The remaining 30 players have taken their seats and Day 3 is now underway.