Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
The remaining seven players are now headed off on a 15-minute break.
Blinds will increase to 150,000-300,000 with a 300,000 big blind ante when play resumes.
2023 Merit Poker Carmen Series
$2,200 NL Warmup
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 4
2023 Merit Poker Carmen Series
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$1,124,240
Entries
611
Level
38
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Entries
21
Players Left
1
Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
19,940,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
15,185,000
-1,515,000
|
-1,515,000 |
|
9,300,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
4,715,000
-625,000
|
-625,000 |
|
4,365,000
-1,250,000
|
-1,250,000 |
|
4,005,000
405,000
|
405,000 |
|
3,565,000
-535,000
|
-535,000 |
Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Arie Kliper opened to 500,000 from under the gun with 
as action folded to Boris Angelov on the button, who three-bet to 1,200,000 with 
.
Kliper called as they went heads-up to the 
flop. Kliper checked his flush draw and Angelov continued for 600,000.
Kliper again called and made top pair on the 
turn. He checked more once and Angelov shoved all in for 3,925,000. Kliper grabbed a pile of chips from his stack and began shuffling them before he gave a shrug and slammed them in the middle to put Angelov at risk.
Angelov needed to improve on the river, but the 
wasn't the help he was looking for as he made his exit in eighth place.
With that pot, Kliper has overtaken Julien Loire for the chip lead at the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
19,900,000
7,100,000
|
7,100,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Mikhail Zamyatin limped in with 
and Arie Kliper checked his option with 
.
The flop came 
and Zamyatin check-called a bet of 280,000 with his pair of threes.
The 
on the turn was an action card, giving Zamyatin two pair but Kliper a straight. Zamyatin checked once again as Kliper fired out 575,000. Zamyatin used a time bank before shoving all in, and Kliper snap-called for 5,765,000.
Zamyatin needed to fill up on the river to knock out Kliper, but the 
was no help and Kliper doubled up into second place on the leaderboard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,800,000
5,130,000
|
5,130,000 |
|
|
4,100,000
-3,510,000
|
-3,510,000 |
Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Julien Loire raised to 500,000 from under the gun as the table folded around to Boris Angelov in the big blind, who pushed all in for 2,425,000. Loire confirmed the amount before calling.
Boris Angelov: 
Julien Loire: 
Loire found himself dominated heading to the 
flop. Angelov stayed in front on the 
turn, and sealed the pot with top pair on the 
river as he doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
16,700,000
-2,900,000
|
-2,900,000 |
|
|
5,200,000
2,525,000
|
2,525,000 |
Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Julien Loire opened to 500,000 from the cutoff with 
and Gurcan Gungoren, holding , defended his big blind.
The flop came 
and Gungoren led out for 250,000 with ten-high. Loire called with a pair of sixes as the 
fell on the turn.
Gungoren, now with a straight draw, moved all in for 1,755,000 and Loire asked for a count before folding his pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
19,600,000
-1,260,000
|
-1,260,000 |
|
|
3,600,000
845,000
|
845,000 |
Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,860,000
1,060,000
|
1,060,000 |
|
|
8,550,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
|
7,670,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
|
7,610,000
-900,000
|
-900,000 |
|
|
5,615,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
|
5,340,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
2,755,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
|
2,675,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
Level: 31
Blinds: 100,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000
Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
The next hand after chopping with Arie Kliper, Gurcan Gungoren open-shoved for 5,175,000 and Cenk Nigbolu called for his last 2,420,000 in the cutoff. Boris Angelov tanked in the small blind before folding 
, leaving Gungoren and Nigbolu heads-up.
Cenk Nigbolu: 
Gurcan Gungoren:
Gungoren could only laugh upon finding out he had run into a massive cooler as Nigbolu hit the last ace in the deck on the 
flop to make top set. The board ran out 
and Gungoren's top two pair wasn't enough for him to avoid paying off Nigbolu, who came into the final table as the shortest stack but is now above 5,000,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,300,000
2,400,000
|
2,400,000 |
|
|
2,800,000
-2,400,000
|
-2,400,000 |
Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Arie Kliper raised to 400,000 from early position and Gurcan Gungoren decided to tangle with him again, three-betting to 1,200,000. Kliper asked to get a look at Gungoren's stack before he moved all in, and Gungoren snap-called for 4,925,000.
Gurcan Gungoren:
Arie Kliper:
Gungoren was dominated as the 
flop provided some hope of a chop. The turn came the , and Gungoren found the on the river as they chopped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,700,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
5,200,000
300,000
|
300,000 |