2023 Merit Poker Carmen Series

$5,300 High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info

2023 Merit Poker Carmen Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
109
Prize
$204,700
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,300
Entries
187
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
28
Players Left
1

Mihai Niste Eliminated in 11th Place ($14,850)

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Mihai Niste
Mihai Niste

Mihai Niste opened to 120,000 from the cutoff holding {k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} before Simeon Spasov three-bet to 290,000 on the button with {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}. The blinds got out of the way to send the action back to Niste who moved all in for 1,180,000. Spasov quickly called with the covering stack to put Niste at risk.

Mihai Niste: {k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}
Simeon Spasov: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}

Spasov had his opponent dominated with Niste needing to flip the script to survive. It was not to be, however, as the board ran out {8-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{j-Hearts} to send Niste to the payout cage in 11th place while vaulting Spasov to near the top of the leaderboard.

Player Chips Progress
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Simeon Spasov
2,700,000
2,130,000
2,130,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Mihai Niste
Busted

Tags: Mihai NisteSimeon Spasov

Level: 25

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

Maxime Chilaud Eliminated in 12th Place ($14,850)

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Maxime Chilaud
Maxime Chilaud

Lev Kydatov opened to 80,000 from the cutoff holding {j-Clubs}{j-Spades} before Eduard Barsegian called on the button with {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}. Maxime Chilaud then defended his big blind with {a-Hearts}{6-Spades} to send action three-way to the flop.

The flop came {4-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} and Chilaud checked to Kydatov who continued for 125,000, prompting a fold from Barsegian. Chilaud, with top pair nut kicker, moved his remaining 410,000 into the middle and was instantly called by Kydatov with the covering stack.

Maxime Chilaud: {a-Hearts}{6-Spades}
Lev Kydatov: {j-Clubs}{j-Spades}

Chilaud was on the wrong end of a cooler and would need a lot of help to survive. There was no lead change on the {5-Spades} turn with the {2-Clubs} river confirming the Frenchman's exit in 12th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Lev Kydatov
1,900,000
500,000
500,000
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Maxime Chilaud
Busted

Tags: Eduard BarsegianLev KydatovMaxime Chilaud

Level: 24

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Stefan Huber Eliminated in 13th Place ($12,250)

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Stefan Huber
Stefan Huber

Aliaksandr Hirs opened to 85,000 from early position before Stefan Huber moved all in for 600,000 on the button. The blinds got out of the way to send the action back to Hirs who, after thinking for some time and playing a time bank, committed calling chips to put Huber at risk.

Stefan Huber: {4-Diamonds}{4-Spades}
Aliaksandr Hirs: {a-Hearts}{10-Spades}

Huber was locked in a coinflip for his tournament life. The {2-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{j-Clubs} flop was clean for the Swiss pro although the {k-Diamonds} turn did give Hirs a gutshot to go along with his two overcards. The {10-Hearts} river, however, spelled doom for Huber, sending him to the rail in 13th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Aliaksandr Hirs
3,850,000
1,450,000
1,450,000
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Stefan Huber
Busted

Tags: Aliaksandr HirsStefan Huber

Danut Chisu Eliminated in 14th Place ($12,250)

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Danut Chisu
Danut Chisu

Action folded around to Danut Chisu in middle position and he moved all in for his last 350,000 holding {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}. Lev Kydatov then re-jammed on the button with {10-Clubs}{10-Spades}, forcing both blinds out of the hand and putting Chisu at risk.

Danut Chisu: {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
Lev Kydatov: {10-Clubs}{10-Spades}

Chisu would need to win a race to survive but was unable to connect on a board than ran out {6-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{7-Spades}, bringing his deep run to an end in 14th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Lev Kydatov
1,400,000
545,000
545,000
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Danut Chisu
Busted

Tags: Danut ChisuLev Kydatov

Yunus Ildes Eliminated in 15th Place ($12,250)

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Yunus Ildes
Yunus Ildes

Carlos Aoun opened to 80,000 from middle position and was called by Stefan Huber on the button. Yunus Ildes then moved all in for his last 145,000 out of the big blind, prompting Aoun to re-jam. Huber thought for some time but eventually surrendered his hand to put Ildes officially at risk.

Yunus Ildes: {k-Spades}{4-Clubs}
Carlos Aoun: {k-Hearts}{j-Clubs}

Ildes was in dire straits, needing to overcome a dominated holding to survive. The comeback was not to be, however, with the board running out {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{6-Spades} to send Ildes out in 15th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Carlos Aoun
1,250,000
-50,000
-50,000
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Stefan Huber
500,000
-395,000
-395,000
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Yunus Ildes
Busted

Tags: Carlos AounStefan HuberYunus Ildes

Viktor Ustimov Eliminated in 16th Place ($10,350)

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Viktor Ustimov
Viktor Ustimov

Action folded around to Viktor Ustimov in the small blind who moved all in for 340,000 holding {a-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}. Eduard Barsegian looked down at {a-Spades}{a-Hearts} in the big blind and quickly called to put Ustimov at risk.

Viktor Ustimov: {a-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}
Eduard Barsegian: {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}

Ustimov was in about as terrible a shape as one can be preflop in Hold'em and failed to find a miraculous comeback on a runout of {10-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{q-Clubs} bringing his tournament to a close in 16th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Eduard Barsegian
1,300,000
760,000
760,000
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Viktor Ustimov
Busted

Tags: Eduard BarsegianViktor Ustimov

Level: 23

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000