2023 Merit Poker Carmen Series

$2,200 NL Warmup
Day: 4
Event Info

2023 Merit Poker Carmen Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k4
Prize
$206,800
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$1,124,240
Entries
611
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Players Info - Day 4
Entries
21
Players Left
1

Barsegian Gets There on the Turn in Limped Pot

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Cenk Nigbolu limped in with {k-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} and Eduard Barsegian checked his option holding {10-Hearts}{3-Spades}.

The flop came {q-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} and Nigbolu bet his top pair for 500,000. Barsegian called with a straight draw and hit it on the {j-Spades} turn.

Nigbolu slowed down and checked, and Barsegian checked behind. The river came the {4-Diamonds} and Nigbolu checked again. Barsegian fired out 1,700,000 this time and Nigbolu called and mucked his losing pair.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Eduard Barsegian ru
Eduard Barsegian
14,900,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
Profile photo of Cenk Nigbolu tr
Cenk Nigbolu
7,900,000
-4,200,000
-4,200,000

Tags: Cenk NigboluEduard Barsegian

Action Flop Fizzles Out

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Cenk Nigbolu raised to 1,000,000 from under the gun with {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} and Arie Kliper defended with {k-Diamonds}{8-Spades}.

The {j-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} had something for both players, as Kliper made a pair of eights while Nigbolu had the nut flush draw. He bet another 1,200,000 and Kliper called.

Both players checked the {9-Spades} turn as the {j-Clubs} fell on the river. Kliper again checked and Nigbolu, having missed his flush, checked behind and gave up the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Arie Kliper il
Arie Kliper
24,000,000
900,000
900,000
Profile photo of Cenk Nigbolu tr
Cenk Nigbolu
12,100,000
1,700,000
1,700,000

Tags: Arie KliperCenk Nigbolu

Level: 34

Blinds: 200,000/500,000

Ante: 500,000

Kliper Wins One, Loses One

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Arie Kliper raised to 800,000 on the button with {9-Spades}{8-Spades} and Cenk Nigbolu defended with {q-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}.

Nigbolu hit a pair on the {3-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{a-Clubs} flop and check-called a bet of 600,000. The turn came the {k-Diamonds} and he checked again.

Kliper this time fired out 2,050,000 and Nigbolu let go of his queens.

The next hand, Kliper again raised to 800,000 with {q-Clubs}{6-Clubs} and Eduard Barsegian called out of the big blind holding {a-Clubs}{9-Clubs}.

Both players hit a pair on the {6-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} flop and Barsegian check-called a bet of 550,000 with his aces. Both players checked the {4-Hearts} turn.

The river came the {8-Spades} and Barsegian checked again. Kliper let out a grimace and checked back as Barsegian took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Arie Kliper il
Arie Kliper
23,100,000
400,000
400,000
Profile photo of Eduard Barsegian ru
Eduard Barsegian
10,900,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
Profile photo of Cenk Nigbolu tr
Cenk Nigbolu
10,600,000
-1,600,000
-1,600,000

Tags: Arie KliperCenk NigboluEduard Barsegian

Barsegian Bluffs Two Streets

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Eduard Barsegian raised to 800,000 on the button with {k-Diamonds}{6-Spades} and Arie Kliper defended holding {5-Hearts}{4-Clubs}.

The flop came {a-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} and Kliper check-called a bet of 600,000 with his straight draw. Barsegian picked up a flush draw on the {9-Diamonds} and used a time bank card before he fired out another 2,500,000. Kliper instantly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Arie Kliper il
Arie Kliper
22,700,000
900,000
900,000
Profile photo of Eduard Barsegian ru
Eduard Barsegian
9,400,000
2,800,000
2,800,000

Tags: Arie KliperEduard Barsegian

Nigbolu Out-Races Korkmaz

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Cenk Nigbolu
Cenk Nigbolu

Action folded to Koray Korkmaz in the small blind and he raised enough to put Cenk Nigbolu all in. Nigbolu, with 5,500,000 remaining, called.

Cenk Nigbolu: {q-Spades}{j-Spades}
Koray Korkmaz: {5-Hearts}{5-Clubs}

Nigbolu took the lead on the {3-Spades}{q-Hearts}{9-Clubs} flop with a pair of queens. The {10-Hearts} turn left Korkmaz down to two outs going to the river, which he failed to hit as it came {q-Diamonds}. Nigbolu finished with trips to secure the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Cenk Nigbolu tr
Cenk Nigbolu
12,200,000
5,900,000
5,900,000
Profile photo of Koray Korkmaz tr
Koray Korkmaz
9,000,000
-8,000,000
-8,000,000

Tags: Koray KorkmazCenk Nigbolu

Korkmaz Adds More, Shoves on Barsegian

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Koray Korkmaz opened the pot for 800,000 from under the gun with {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}. Eduard Barsegian, on the button, used a time bank before three-betting to 2,400,000 holding {k-Hearts}{q-Spades}.

Action folded back to Korkmaz, and he moved all in. Barsegian, with 6,600,000 remaining, quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Koray Korkmaz tr
Koray Korkmaz
17,000,000
6,050,000
6,050,000
Profile photo of Eduard Barsegian ru
Eduard Barsegian
6,600,000
-3,350,000
-3,350,000

Tags: Eduard BarsegianKoray Korkmaz

Korkmaz Hero-Calls For His Tournament Life

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Koray Korkmaz
Koray Korkmaz

Action folded to Arie Kliper in the small blind and he raised to 1,000,000 with {9-Hearts}{5-Clubs}. Koray Korkmaz defended with {j-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} and they went to the flop.

The dealer turned over {j-Hearts}{6-Spades}{k-Spades} and Kliper fired out another 750,000. Korkmaz called with his pair of jacks as the {a-Clubs} fell on the turn.

Kliper this time bet 4,500,000, enough to put Korkmaz all in. Korkmaz, with 3,500,000 remaining, used three time bank cards before he called.

Kliper was already drawing dead and the {q-Diamonds} on the river was inconsequential as Korkmaz doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Arie Kliper il
Arie Kliper
21,800,000
-7,100,000
-7,100,000
Profile photo of Koray Korkmaz tr
Koray Korkmaz
10,950,000
4,275,000
4,275,000

Tags: Arie KliperKoray Korkmaz