$2,200 Merit Poker Cup Day 1bc | 2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series

03-28-2024 21:11 UTC+3

Scalia Flips Pateychuk to the Rail

Ryan Lashmar

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Mario Scalia opened to 6,000 from under the gun and received a call from Razvan Sabau in the hijack before Andrey Pateychuk shoved from the small blind for roughly 70,000. Scalia reshoved with a slightly bigger stack and Sabau got out of the way.

Andrey Pateychuk: A♥Q♦
Mario Scalia: 9♠9♣

It was a preflop flip that Scalia got the best of on the K♠7♠5♣5♥8♣ runout to send Pateychuk to the rail and score a full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Razvan Sabau	225,500
Mario Scalia	147,000 -52,000	-52,000
Andrey Pateychuk	Busted

Tags: Andrey Pateychuk Mario Scalia Razvan Sabau

03-28-2024 20:50 UTC+3

Tasyurek Cracks Aces to Bust Aversa

Ryan Lashmar

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

With two players seeing a boad of K♥10♠3♠ and 15,000 in the middle, Antonio Aversa found himself all in from middle position for roughly 40,000 and was up against Halil Tasyurek in the small blind who covered him.

Antonio Aversa: A♣A♥ All in
Halil Tasyurek: Q♠9♠

Aversa was ahead with the overpair until the K♠ turn brought the flush in, leaving him drawing to just four outs. He couldn't catch an ace or a king on the Q♣ river and was sent to the rail while Tasyurek continued to add chips to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Halil Tasyurek	484,000 91,500	91,500
Antonio Aversa	Busted

Tags: Antonio Aversa Halil Tasyurek

03-28-2024 17:19 UTC+3

Gromov Falls to Saiapin

Ryan Lashmar

Level 4 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

A player from early position opened to 2,500 and received calls from Dmitry Gromov in middle position, Andrei Daniliuk in the small blind and Iurii Saiapin in the big blind.

The flop came J♠7♦5♦. Daniliuk checked and Saiapin bet 3,000. The original raiser bumped it up to 7,000 before Gromov raised to 17,000. Daniliuk got out of the way before Saiapin moved all in, covering both remaining players. Gromov made the call to put himself at risk.

Dmitry Gromov: J♦8♦
Iurii Saiapin: 7♠5♠

Both players had connected with the board; Gromov had made top pair with a flush draw while Saiapin had bottom two pair. Gromov couldn't improve on the 10♣ turn or 4♣ river and was eliminated by Saiapin who dragged in a sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Iurii Saiapin	279,000 199,000	199,000
Andrei Daniliuk	105,000
Dmitry Gromov	Busted

Tags: Andrei Daniliuk Dmitry Gromov Iurii Saiapin