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

03-27-2024 13:52 UTC+3

Chilaud Runs Into Michalak's Aces

David Salituro

Level 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jakub Michalak	1,250,000 400,000	400,000
Maxime Chilaud	Busted

Tags: Jakub Michalak Maxime Chilaud

03-27-2024 13:39 UTC+3

Rodin Loses a Flip to Michalak

David Salituro

Level 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jakub Michalak	850,000 281,000	281,000
Grigorii Rodin	Busted

Tags: Grigorii Rodin Jakub Michalak

03-27-2024 13:34 UTC+3

Bruschi Flips Woods to the Rail

David Salituro

Level 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Renan Bruschi	670,000 305,000	305,000

John Woods	Busted

Tags: John Woods Renan Bruschi

03-27-2024 13:26 UTC+3

Belea Next to Fall

David Salituro

Level 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrei Spataru	750,000 109,000	109,000
Renan Bruschi	365,000 147,000	147,000

Razvan Belea	Busted

Tags: Andrei Spataru Razvan Belea Renan Bruschi

03-27-2024 13:21 UTC+3

Achour Falls to El-Yaacoubi in Massive Cooler

David Salituro

Level 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.