2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series

$5,300 High Roller
Day: 3
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Event Info

2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♦9♠
Prize
$174,500
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$667,000
Entries
145
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 3
Players Left
1
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Dziubdziela Wakes Up With Aces to Catch El-Yaacoubi

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Daniel Henriques raised to 125,000 in early position before Rachid El-Yaacoubi three-bet to 370,000 in the small blind. Marcin Dziubdziela then moved all in for 620,000 in the big blind, Henriques folded, while El-Yaacoubi called.

Marcin Dziubdziela: A♦A♥ All in
Rachid El-Yaacoubi: Q♦5♦

El-Yaacoubi had been caught making a move as the flop came 2♣2♠5♥ to give him two pair. The rest of the board came 9♦4♦ and El-Yaacoubi couldn't improve further as Dziubdziela doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Marcin Dziubdziela pl
Marcin Dziubdziela 		1,300,000 800,000
Daniel Henriques pt
Daniel Henriques 		1,200,000 350,000
Rachid El-Yaacoubi fr
Rachid El-Yaacoubi 		550,000 -750,000

Tags: Rachid El-YaacoubiMarcin DziubdzielaDaniel Henriques

Level: 24

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Bruschi Doubles Again

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Renan Bruschi moved all in for 210,000 on the button and Mikhail Zavoloka called in the small blind.

Renan Bruschi: 10♠7♠ All in
Mikhail Zavoloka: 5♦5♥

Zavoloka remained in the lead through the turn on a board of 9♠A♦Q♦A♣, but Bruschi spiked the 10♣ on the river to make two pair.

"No. Not real," Zavoloka said as Bruschi doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Mikhail Zavoloka ru
Mikhail Zavoloka 		900,000 -300,000
Renan Bruschi br
Renan Bruschi
WSOP 1X Winner
420,000 70,000

Tags: Mikhail ZavolokaRenan Bruschi

Zavoloka Holds On to Double Off Gavrilovich

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Mikhail Zavoloka
Mikhail Zavoloka

Jenya Gavrilovich bet 45,000 from the cutoff on a flop of 7♦J♣J♦ and Mikhail Zavoloka then raised to 140,000 in the big blind. Gavrilovich called.

The turn was the 4♦ and Zavoloka slowed down and checked. Gavrilovich then moved all in and Zavoloka snap-called for 390,000.

Gavrilovich showed 10♥9♠ for a straight draw, while Zavoloka had Q♦J♠ for trips. The river was the 10♣ and Zavoloka doubled up, posing for the cameras while the massive pot was pushed his way.

Player Chips Progress
Mikhail Zavoloka ru
Mikhail Zavoloka 		1,200,000 600,000
Jenya Gavrilovich by
Jenya Gavrilovich 		600,000 -600,000

Tags: Jenya GavrilovichMikhail Zavoloka

Traian Stanciu Eliminated in 13th Place ($10,270)

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Traian Stanciu
Traian Stanciu

Action folded to Traian Stanciu who raised to 270,000 in the small blind. Rachid El-Yaacoubi then moved all in and Stanciu called for his last 20,000.

Traian Stanciu: 9♥8♥ All in
Rachid El-Yaacoubi: K♥K♣

The J♣8♦6♠ flop gave Stanciu some hope with a pair, but El-Yaacoubi improved to a set on the K♠ turn. The river was the K♦ and El-Yaacoubi made quads to seal Stanciu's elimination in 13th place.

Player Chips Progress
Rachid El-Yaacoubi fr
Rachid El-Yaacoubi 		1,300,000 480,000
Traian Stanciu ro
Traian Stanciu 		Busted

Tags: Rachid El-YaacoubiTraian Stanciu

Bruschi Doubles Off Gavrilovich

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Renan Bruschi
Renan Bruschi

Renan Bruschi moved all in for 175,000 in early position and Jenya Gavrilovich called in the big blind.

Renan Bruschi: A♦8♦ All in
Jenya Gavrilovich: 9♥2♥

The flop came A♥A♣10♦ and Bruschi left Gavrilovich drawing thin after hitting trips. The turn was the 9♠, while the 6♠ completed the board and sealed Bruschi's double up.

Player Chips Progress
Jenya Gavrilovich by
Jenya Gavrilovich 		1,200,000 -200,000
Renan Bruschi br
Renan Bruschi
WSOP 1X Winner
350,000 150,000

Tags: Jenya GavrilovichRenan Bruschi

Michalak Raises Big on the River

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Jakub Michalak raised to 80,000 in the hijack and Milos Skrbic called in the big blind.

Both players checked the 5♠5♣Q♣ flop and Skrbic then led out for 180,000 on the J♣ turn. Michalak called.

The river was the Q♠ and Skrbic bet 40,000. Michalak raised to 500,000 and Skrbic burned through two time banks before folding.

Player Chips Progress
Milos Skrbic rs
Milos Skrbic 		2,400,000 -100,000
Jakub Michalak pl
Jakub Michalak 		1,500,000 300,000

Tags: Jakub MichalakMilos Skrbic

Dziubdziela Doubles Off Stoica

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Marcin Dziubdziela moved all in for 250,000 on the button and Roman Stoica called in the big blind.

Marcin Dziubdziela: K♥2♥ All in
Roman Stoica: 8♥7♥

"Fair," Dziubdziela said once the cards were revealed. The board ran out Q♥A♥J♦10♣4♦ and Dziubdziela made a straight to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Roman Stoica md
Roman Stoica 		1,500,000 -250,000
Marcin Dziubdziela pl
Marcin Dziubdziela 		500,000 250,000

Tags: Marcin DziubdzielaRoman Stoica

Updated Chip Counts

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Milos Skrbic rs
Milos Skrbic 		2,500,000 100,000
Halil Tasyurek tr
Halil Tasyurek 		1,750,000 150,000
Roman Stoica md
Roman Stoica 		1,750,000 25,000
Jenya Gavrilovich by
Jenya Gavrilovich 		1,400,000
Bojan Berberovic me
Bojan Berberovic
Day 2 Chip Leader
1,250,000 -300,000
Jakub Michalak pl
Jakub Michalak 		1,200,000 700,000
Daniel Henriques pt
Daniel Henriques 		850,000 -200,000
Rachid El-Yaacoubi fr
Rachid El-Yaacoubi 		820,000 -480,000
Andrei Spataru ro
Andrei Spataru 		750,000 -200,000
Mikhail Zavoloka ru
Mikhail Zavoloka 		600,000 100,000
Traian Stanciu ro
Traian Stanciu 		450,000 20,000
Marcin Dziubdziela pl
Marcin Dziubdziela 		250,000 -50,000
Renan Bruschi br
Renan Bruschi
WSOP 1X Winner
200,000 -15,000

Level: 23

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

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