Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series
$3,300 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$1,832,640
Entries
664
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
166
Players Left
74
Final Break
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Players are on the last 15-minute break of the evening. The field currently stands at 165 total entrants of which 84 players currently remain.
Small Pair Does the Job for Sun
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Fabio Peluso opened to 4,000 from under the gun and Miad Shakiba clicked it to 6,000 from middle position. Yunsheng Sun called from the button and Peluso called as well.
The flop came A♣3♣7♥. Peluso checked, Shakiba bet 5,000, Sun called and Peluso folded.
Both players then checked the 2♦ turn and 7♠ river. Sun tabled 6♣6♠ for just a pair of sixes to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
208,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
163,000
-90,500
|
-90,500 |
|
||
|
67,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
Three Streets of Value for Sibgatova
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Sergey Bortsov opened to 4,000 from under the gun and received calls from Alisa Sibgatova in early position, Vadim Volkhonskiy in middle position and a player in the hijack.
The flop came K♥10♣5♥. Bortsov checked, Sibgatova bet 10,000, Volkhonskiy called and the other two players got out of the way.
Sibgatova bet again on the 2♣ turn, this time for 15,000. Once again Volkhonskiy made the call.
On the 4♠ river Sibgatova sized down with a bet of 5,000. Volkhonskiy called. Sibgatova tabled K♦10♠ for top two pair which was good enough to take down a healthy pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
402,000
106,000
|
106,000 |
|
||
|
330,000
102,000
|
102,000 |
|
145,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
Sabau Cracks Miral's Set
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
With two players seeing a final board of 3♠10♣7♣8♠9♣ and roughly 85,000 in the middle, Razvan Sabau moved all in for 71,000 and received a call from Can Miral who covered.
Miral tabled 8♣8♥ for a set of eights but Sabau turned over A♥6♠ for a ten-high straight to take down a sizable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
277,000
-51,500
|
-51,500 |
|
230,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Bortsov Wins Battle of the Blinds Versus Hasbani
Level 7
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
With two players seeing a board of J♠4♠5♥2♠ and roughly 4,500 in the middle, Antoine Hasbani checked in the small blind and Sergey Bortsov bet 5,000 from the big blind. Hasbani made the call.
Hasbani check-called another bet from Bortsov on the 8♣ river, this time for 10,000. Bortsov showed J♥5♠ for two pair and Hasbani's hand hit the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
375,000
-33,500
|
-33,500 |
|
|
228,000
114,000
|
114,000 |
Pateychuk Takes from Baranski
Level 7
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
With two players seeing a board of 4♣A♥9♠J♠ and roughly 23,000 in the middle, Andrey Pateychuk checked in the big blind and Sergey Baranski checked behind from early position.
On the 5♥ river Pateychuk bet 30,000 which was enough to force a fold from Baranski.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
428,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
250,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
||
Mahmoud Keeps Climbing
Level 7
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
A player from under the gun opened to 3,500 only for Yassin Mahmoud to three-bet to 9,000 from middle position. Bassel Moussa called from the cutoff and the original raiser called as well.
The flop came A♥9♠5♠ and action checked around to Mahmoud who bet 6,000. Moussa called while the original raiser got out of the way.
Both remaining players then checked the Q♠ turn leading to the 7♠ river. Mahmoud bet 6,000 and after about 30 seconds of contemplation Moussa opted to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
445,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
139,000
139,000
|
139,000 |
PokerNews Podcast: Nik Airball 20-Minute Tank, Pet Peeves & Corey Eyring's Quest for $1,000,000
Level 7
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
In the 822nd episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by WPT Global, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz & Kyna England come to you from Level 9 Studios in Las Vegas to discuss the latest poker news, stories, and gossip.
That includes Nik Airball's 20-minute tank in a big hand on The Lodge Poker Live Stream, which prompted Doug Polk to take action. That led to a discussion on pet peeves at the table, and in Mike's case, the pet part is quite literal.
The crew also plays the first edition of PokerNews Plinko, discusses Chad's poker thrift store "Tweet of the Week," and talks about the current state of poker given Bitcoin is at an all-time high. From there, they dive into the wild journey of poker vlogger Corey Eyring, who is risking his entire net worth in an attempt to win $500,000 by the end of the year. Whatever amount he ends up with, the plan is to place it all on a single roulette bet of either red or black. Chad chatted with Eyring about his crazy quest and highlighted various clips throughout the episode.
Finally, the crew once again touches on Kevin Martin's 24/7 stream while attempting to win $5,000 playing online, which came to an unceremonius end.
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