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

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 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 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 16:12 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

Nível: 22

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

2024-03-27 16:34 UTC+3

El-Yaacoubi Not Making Any Friends

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

Rachid El-Yaacoubi and Jenya Gavrilovich were in the middle of a heated argument to the extent that the floor had to come over and intervene.

According to the table, El-Yaacoubi had opened for two big blinds, Christophe Panetti had jammed for three big blinds, and El-Yaacoubi mucked. The rest of the table accused El-Yaacoubi for chip dumping.

News then spread around to the other tables who joined in the argument. "There's no punishment for that?" Milos Skrbic wondered.

"That is absurd," Daniel Kyosev added. El-Yaacoubi continued to talk with the floor for several minutes while the situation was resolved.

Tags: Rachid El-Yaacoubi

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

Tags: Daniel Kyosev Jenya Gavrilovich

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

Tags: Dawid Smolka Marcin Dziubdziela

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

Tags: Christophe Panetti Daniel Henriques Dmitrii Kuzin

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

Tags: Dmitrii Kuzin Milos Skrbic