Level: 2
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series
$5,300 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$667,000
Entries
145
Level
28
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Entries
65
Players Left
42
Kaukua Keeps Firing
Level 1
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Toni Kaukua bet 3,500 from the cutoff on a flop of 10♥5♥9♥ and Mahmod Hanif called on the button, as did Behrooz Sheibani in early position.
The turn was the K♠ and Kaukua bet another 10,800. Only Hanif called this time as the 9♣ fell on the river. Kaukua then bet 25,000.
Hanif quickly folded and Kaukua took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
80,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
80,000 |
Henriques Fills Up on Sheibani
Level 1
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Heads-up on the turn with the board showing 7♥2♠10♣8♥ and around 13,000 in the pot, Daniel Henriques bet 8,000 from the big blind and Behrooz Sheibani called in middle position.
The river was the 10♠ and Henriques bet another 16,000. Sheibani again called and Henriques showed 10♦7♦ for a full house to win the pot.
Dawid Smolka, Damir Gabdullin, Ceyhan Tezcan, and Nejat Erman recently joined the field to bring the number of entries up to 27.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
100,000 | |
|
100,000 | |
|
100,000 | |
|
||
|
100,000 | |
|
|
80,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
Ivanov Picks Off Kolev
Level 1
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Heads-up on a flop of K♣A♦J♣, Aleksandr Ivanov bet 2,000 from the small blind and Yuliyan Kolev called under the gun.
Both players checked the 2♣ turn and Ivanov bet another 1,500 on the 3♦ river. Kolev then raised to 13,500.
Ivanov spent more than a minute in the tank before calling. Kolev instantly mucked his hand and Ivanov took the pot without a showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
70,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
||
New Arrivals
Level 1
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
||
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
100,000 | |
Vinayagamoorthy Raises Lukovic on the Flop; Diaz Bets Out Hasbani
Level 1
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
David Vinayagamoorthy raised to 1,000 in the cutoff before Nemanja Lukovic three-bet to 3,400 on the button. Vinayagamoorthy called and they went heads-up to a flop of 3♦7♣10♥.
Lukovic continued for 3,500 and Vinayagamoorthy came back with a raise to 10,500. Lukovic tanked for nearly a minute before folding.
At the same time on another table, Martin Diaz bet 3,500 from the cutoff on a board of 5♣6♥A♣6♣ and Antoine Hasbani called in the big blind.
The river was the 5♦ and Diaz bet 5,000. Hasbani quickly folded and Diaz took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
110,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
90,000 | |
|
85,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Early Entries
Level 1
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Level: 1
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Action About to Begin
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There are currently 17 players registered.
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