$3,300 Main Event | 2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series

03-26-2024 17:37 UTC+3

Kalidou Sow Eliminated in 19th Place ($15,205)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Dmitry Gromov opened to 200,000 from the cutoff and Kalidou Sow shoved for 1,045,000 from the button. Gromov called with a covering stack to put Sow at risk.

Kalidou Sow: K♠Q♦ All in
Dmitry Gromov: A♦5♣

Gromov caught the best of the 5♠7♣3♥ flop and remained ahead on the 10♣ turn and 8♣ river to send Sow to the rail and continue to extend his chip lead over the rest of the field.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitry Gromov	8,700,000 600,000	600,000

Kalidou Sow	Busted

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03-26-2024 17:30 UTC+3

Andrey Pateychuk Eliminated in 20th Place ($15,205)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

In a preflop confrontation Andrey Pateychuk was all in for approximately 1,300,000 from the small blind and up againt Umutcan Ipekoglu in the big blind who held a covering stack.

Andrey Pateychuk: A♦8♣ All in
Umutcan Ipekoglu: A♥Q♠

Ipekoglu was in great shape to score the knockout with the bigger ace and remained ahead on the 2♥2♦6♣9♥Q♥ runout to take down a sizable pot while Pateychuk's deep run came to an end in 20th-place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Umutcan Ipekoglu	5,100,000 800,000	800,000
Andrey Pateychuk	Busted

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03-26-2024 17:28 UTC+3

Dmitrii Andreev Eliminated in 21st Place ($15,205)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Alisa Sibgatova opened to 300,000 from the button and was called by Jeremie Zouari in the small blind and Dmitrii Andreev, who had less and was all in as a result of calling the raise.

Both Sibgatova and Zouari checked the flop, turn and river leading to a final board of K♦10♦8♠Q♦A♠. Sibgatova showed 9♦9♥ for a pair of nines, Andreev tabled K♥2♦ for a pair of kings but Zouari showed down A♥4x for a pair of aces to eliminate Andreev and take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremie Zouari	4,450,000 160,000	160,000
Alisa Sibgatova	1,350,000 -480,000	-480,000

Dmitrii Andreev	Busted

Tags: Alisa Sibgatova Dmitrii Andreev Jeremie Zouari

03-26-2024 17:24 UTC+3

Fausto Tantillo Eliminated in 22nd Place ($13,560)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Dmitry Gromov opened to 200,000 from under the gun and Fausto Tantillo shoved for approximately 1,200,000 from the small blind. Gromov called with a covering stack to put Tantillo at risk.

Fausto Tantillo: 4♣4♦ All in
Dmitry Gromov: 8♣8♠

Tantillo was in rough shape with a smaller pocket pair and couldn't catch a four on the A♥2♦9♥7♠6♣ runout, resulting in his elimination while Gromov continued to accumulate chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitry Gromov	8,100,000 2,700,000	2,700,000

Fausto Tantillo	Busted

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03-26-2024 17:19 UTC+3

Mehdi Chaoui Eliminated in 23rd Place ($13,560)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Mehdi Chaoui had commited most of his stack preflop from the cutoff and was called by Dinesh Alt on the button.

The two players saw a flop of A♣J♠5♠ and the rest of Chaoui's stack went in shortly afterwards.

Mehdi Chaoui: KxQx All in
Dinesh Alt: A♠10♠

Alt was ahead with top pair but Chaoui had some outs in the form of a Broadway straight draw. The rest of the board bricked out and Chaoui made a quick exit from the tournament area while Alt continued to add chips to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dinesh Alt	4,600,000 1,475,000	1,475,000
Mehdi Chaoui	Busted

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03-26-2024 17:18 UTC+3

Robert Rbeiz Eliminated in 24th Place ($13,560)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Robert Rbeiz moved all in for roughly 400,000 from the button and was called by Tomy Greineisen in the small blind who had a covering stack.

Robert Rbeiz: A♣8♥ All in
Tomy Greineisen: A♥J♣

Greineisen remained ahead with the bigger ace on the Q♠9♦4♦3♠Q♥ and he scooped the pot while Rbeiz was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomy Greineisen	1,800,000 515,000	515,000
Robert Rbeiz	Busted

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03-26-2024 17:10 UTC+3

Traian Stanciu Eliminated in 25th Place ($11,905)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

With two players seeing a board of A♦Q♠J♣ and roughly 700,000 in the middle, Traian Stanciu, who had committed most of his stack preflop, was all in from the cutoff and up against Kalidou Sow who held a covering stack on the button.

Traian Stanciu: Q♣10♣ All in
Kalidou Sow: A♠J♠

Stanciu found no help on the 5♦ turn or 6♥ river and was sent to the rail courtesy of Sow who took down a healthy pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kalidou Sow	2,000,000 395,000	395,000
Traian Stanciu	Busted

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03-26-2024 16:52 UTC+3

Michel Habib Eliminated in 26th Place ($11,905)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

In a preflop confrontation, Michel Habib was all in from the button and up against Roman Stoica who held a covering stack.

Michel Habib: A♣7♠ All in
Roman Stoica: 8♦8♠

Stoica's pocket eights held up on the 7♣6♦10♣4♠K♣ runout and he scooped in a nice pot while Habib was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman Stoica	3,350,000 820,000	820,000
Michel Habib	Busted

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03-26-2024 16:32 UTC+3

Sardor Shagulyamov Eliminated in 27th Place ($10,445)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

With the board reading K♠10♥8♥, Sardor Shagulyamov was all in and at risk against Dmitry Gromov who held a covering stack.

Sardor Shagulyamov: K♥Q♠ All in
Dmitry Gromov: K♦4♦

The rest of the board ran out 2♦4♠ giving Gromov two pair to take the pot while Shagulyamov made his exit from the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitry Gromov	5,400,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Sardor Shagulyamov	Busted

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03-26-2024 14:45 UTC+3

Hot Start for Lybaert

Ryan Lashmar

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Felipe Ketzer opened to 125,000 from the hijack and was called by Bart Lybaert in the cutoff and Danut Chisu on the button before Maciej Komorowski raised to 525,000 from the small blind. Ketzer folded and Lybaert moved all in, covering both remaining opponents who each had approximately 1,800,000. Chisu got out of the way while Komorowski made the call to put himself at risk.

Maciej Komorowski: AxQx All in
Bart Lybaert: A♦Q♦

A chop seemed destined until the board ran out 2♦K♠K♣7♦5♦ to give Lybaert the nut-flush and send Komorowski to the rail in brutal fashion.