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

2024-03-27 13:34 UTC+3

Bruschi Flips Woods to the Rail

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

Tags: John Woods Renan Bruschi

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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Nível: 19

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

2024-03-27 13:52 UTC+3

Chilaud Runs Into Michalak's Aces

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

Tags: Jakub Michalak Maxime Chilaud

2024-03-27 13:55 UTC+3

Skrbic Narrows the Field

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

Milad Oghabian was down to his last 76,000 and moved all in from the cutoff. Milos Skrbic called in the small blind.

Milad Oghabian: 10♠7♠ All in
Milos Skrbic: J♥J♦

Oghabian needed help against Skrbic's jacks but none arrived on the 4♣2♣3♥9♥3♣ board as the field was reduced down to just five spots from the money.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Milos Skrbic	1,260,000 368,000	368,000
Milad Oghabian	Eliminado

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2024-03-27 14:06 UTC+3

Kuzin Shows El-Yaacoubi an Ace

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

Heads-up on a flop of K♣A♣6♠, Rachid El-Yaacoubi bet 55,000 from the cutoff and Dmitrii Kuzin called in the big blind.

The turn was the 4♥ and El-Yaacoubi bet another 137,000. Kuzin then moved all in for around 400,000 and El-Yaacoubi quickly folded.

"Show sixes," El-Yaacoubi pleaded with Kuzin, who instead flashed an ace as he took the pot.

Yuliyan Kolev was recently eliminated to bring the field down to 21 players.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Rachid El-Yaacoubi	1,150,000 -10,000	-10,000
Dmitrii Kuzin	750,000 31,000	31,000

Tags: Dmitrii Kuzin Rachid El-Yaacoubi

2024-03-27 14:15 UTC+3

Habib Flushes Guimond to the Rail

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

Michel Habib raised to 35,000 in the cutoff before Florian Guimond moved all in for 91,000 in the small blind. Habib called to put Guimond at risk.

Florian Guimond: A♠J♣ All in
Michel Habib: Q♠8♠

The flop came 3♠7♠3♣ to give Habib a flush draw. "One more," he pleaded with the dealer, and he got his wish on the 6♠ turn.

Guimond needed another spade to stay alive but missed the 4♦ river as he was sent to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Michel Habib	800,000 168,000	168,000
Florian Guimond	Eliminado

Tags: Florian Guimond Michel Habib

2024-03-27 14:20 UTC+3

Smolka Getting Short Near the Bubble

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

Dawid Smolka and Marcin Dziubdziela went to the river in a blind versus blind battle and the board showing 7♠10♣Q♣7♦9♦.

Dziubdziela then bet 90,000 from the big blind and Smolka tanked for a minute before calling. Dziubdziela showed K♦Q♠ for two pair and Smolka mucked.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Marcin Dziubdziela	600,000 228,000	228,000
Dawid Smolka	225,000 -394,000	-394,000

Tags: Dawid Smolka Marcin Dziubdziela

2024-03-27 14:24 UTC+3

Break Time

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

Players are now on a 15-minute break.

The field has been reduced to 20 players through the first two levels of the day and is just three spots from the money.

2024-03-27 14:36 UTC+3

Updated Chip Counts

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

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Bojan Berberovic	1,400,000 244,000	244,000

Milos Skrbic	1,250,000 -10,000	-10,000
Halil Tasyurek	1,175,000 325,000	325,000
Mikhail Zavoloka	1,130,000 380,000	380,000
Rachid El-Yaacoubi	1,100,000 -50,000	-50,000
Jakub Michalak	1,100,000 -150,000	-150,000
Dmitrii Kuzin	950,000 200,000	200,000
Michel Habib	750,000 -50,000	-50,000
Andrei Spataru	750,000
Marcin Dziubdziela	600,000
Alessandro Pichierri	600,000 -200,000	-200,000

Daniel Henriques	600,000 -17,000	-17,000
Renan Bruschi	550,000 -120,000	-120,000

Roman Stoica	530,000 -11,000	-11,000
Traian Stanciu	420,000 187,000	187,000
Jenya Gavrilovich	350,000 -80,000	-80,000
Christophe Panetti	315,000 34,000	34,000
Daniel Kyosev	270,000 -186,000	-186,000
Dawid Smolka	225,000

Huseyin Akgul	170,000 -170,000	-170,000