2023 Merit Poker Carmen Series

$2,200 NL Warmup
Day: 1a
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 1a
Entries
125
Players Left
62

Vaizman Drops a Chuck to Zhugralin, Then Doubles Back

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Heads-up on a board of {3-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{5-Clubs}, Damir Zhugralin bet 21,000 and was called by Moshe Vaizman.

The river came the {10-Hearts} and Zhugralin fired out another 65,000. Vaizman quickly called, then mucked as Zhugralin turned over {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs} for the nut flush to eclipse 400,000 chips.

But he wouldn't stay there for long. The next hand, Vaizman got his last 85,000 in the middle in a blind versus blind confrontation against Zhugralin.

Moshe Vaizman: {a-Clubs}{j-Hearts}
Damir Zhugralin: {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}

Vaizman was dominated and at risk of heading for the exit until the {j-Spades}{4-Hearts}{7-Spades} flop gave him top pair. The board ran out {8-Diamonds}{6-Spades} and Vaizman doubled up.

"Easy game," he said as more than made his money back off Zhugralin.

Player Chips Progress
Damir Zhugralin kz
Damir Zhugralin
330,000
330,000
330,000
Moshe Vaizman
Moshe Vaizman
170,000
170,000
170,000

Tags: Damir ZhugralinMoshe Vaizman