Break
Level 31
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
The final nine players are on another 15-minute break.
2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series
$3,300 Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 4
2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$1,832,640
Entries
664
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
41
Players Left
1
Cankurtaranli Goes Runner Runner to Stay Alive
Level 31
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Tahsin Cankurtaranli opened to 1,100,000 from under the gun, leaving just 400,000 behind. Dmitry Gromov moved all in from the big blind with a covering stack and Cankurtaranli made the call to put himself at risk.
Tahsin Cankurtaranli: Q♥Q♠ 
Dmitry Gromov: K♦K♣
Things were looking dire for Cankurtaranli on the K♥4♥8♦ flop but he did pick up a flush draw on the 3♥ turn. The flush came in on the 7♥ river and Cankurtaranli scored a full double up through Gromov.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,050,000 | -1,550,000 |
|
3,260,000 | 2,060,001 |
Updated Round of Chip Counts
Level 31
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
The chip distribution, featuring two very short stacks and several medium-sized stacks, has meant that the action has been conservative and few pots have gone to a flop since Farah's double through Lybaert.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
19,900,000 | 400,000 |
|
14,700,000 | -825,000 |
|
|
8,600,000 | 1,350,000 |
|
6,400,000 | -725,000 |
|
6,000,000 | -875,000 |
|
4,600,000 | -575,000 |
|
2,060,000 | -115,000 |
|
1,400,000 | -25,000 |
|
|
1,200,000 | -675,000 |
Farah Doubles Through the Chip Leader
Level 31
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Dinesh Alt opened to 300,000 from under the gun and Bart Lybaert three-bet to 750,000 from the next over. Elie Farah four-bet shoved for roughly 2,250,000 from the hijack, forcing a fold from Alt while Lybaert made the call to put Farah at risk.
Elie Farah: K♥K♣
Bart Lybaert: Q♥Q♣
Farah had Lybaert pipped and the K♦8♠8♥ flop left Lybaert drawing only to running quads. The J♠ turn and 6♦ river changed nothing and Farah scored a full double up in one of the first hands of the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
19,500,000 | -1,125,000 |
|
|
5,175,000 | 2,350,000 |
|
|
2,175,000 | -550,000 |
Final Table Seat Draw
Level 31
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip counts | Big Blinds |
| 1 | 1 | Andrey Litvinov | Russian Federation | 7,125,000 | 48 |
| 1 | 2 | Dmitry Gromov | Russian Federation | 7,250,000 | 48 |
| 1 | 3 | Tahsin Cankurtaranli | Turkey | 1,875,000 | 13 |
| 1 | 4 | Dinesh Alt | Switzerland | 2,725,000 | 18 |
| 1 | 5 | Bart Lybaert | Belgium | 20,625,000 | 138 |
| 1 | 6 | Maher Achour | Tunisia | 6,875,000 | 46 |
| 1 | 7 | Felipe Ketzer | Brazil | 15,525,000 | 104 |
| 1 | 8 | Elie Farah | Lebanon | 2,825,000 | 19 |
| 1 | 9 | Danut Chisu | Romania | 1,425,000 | 10 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,625,000 | 1,125,000 |
|
|
15,525,000 | 725,000 |
|
|
7,250,000 | -1,450,000 |
|
|
7,125,000 | -1,600,000 |
|
|
6,875,000 | -225,000 |
|
|
2,825,000 | 1,310,000 |
|
|
2,725,000 | -1,875,000 |
|
|
1,875,000 | -625,000 |
|
|
1,425,000 | -1,275,000 |
Break
Level 31
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Players are now on a 60-minute break before final table play begins.
Umutcan Ipekoglu Eliminated in 10th Place ($24,930)
Level 31
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
With two players seeing a board of 3♠6♣3♣8♥ and roughly 400,000 already in the middle, Ipekoglu had bet from the small blind only for Felipe Ketzer to put in a raise to 925,000 from the big blind. Ipekoglu raised to 2,325,000, leaving roughly 2,000,000 behind and Ketzer made the call.
On the 4♣ river Ipekoglu checked and Ketzer bet 1,250,000. Ipekoglu called and turned over 5♦3♦ for trips but Ketzer tabled 4♥3♥ for a full house to scoop a massive pot and leave Ipekoglu with just over five big blinds.
A few hands later Ipekoglu moved all in from the button and was called by Maher Achour in the big blind.
Umutcan Ipekoglu: A♣5♦
Maher Achour: Q♦Q♠
The board ran out 2♦8♣J♣K♣J♦ and Ipekoglu was eliminated on the final table bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
14,800,000 | 8,695,000 |
|
|
7,100,000 | 2,200,000 |
|
Busted |
Alisa Sibgatova Eliminated in 11th Place ($24,930)
Level 31
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Alisa Sibgatova shoved from under the gun for 1,500,000 and was called by Bart Lybaert in the small blind to put Sibgatova at risk.
Alisa Sibgatova: K♠Q♥
Bart Lybaert: 10♦10♣
It was a preflop flip but Sibgatova could not catch either of her overcards on the 6♠8♠5♣5♥3♣ runout and her deep run came to an end two spots shy of the final table while Lybaert continued to extend his lead over the rest of the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
19,500,000 | 4,400,000 |
|
Busted |
Yuri Suvorov Eliminated in 12th Place ($24,930)
Level 31
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Yuri Suvorov moved all in from middle position and was called by Bart Lybaert in the small blind who covered.
Yuri Suvorov: K♠Q♠
Bart Lybaert: A♠K♦
Lybaert's big slick held up on the 2♣9♥8♦5♥A♥ runout to score yet another knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,100,000 | 2,900,000 |
|
Busted |
Roman Stoica Eliminated in 13th Place ($20,160)
Level 31
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Roman Stoica moved all in from the small blind for approximately 1,800,000 and was called by Andrey Litvinov in the big blind who had a covering stack.
Roman Stoica: Q♣9♣
Andrey Litvinov: A♣K♥
Both players connected with the A♦9♠5♣ flop but Stoica's second pair was in rough shape against LItvinov's top pair. Stoica failed to improve on the 2♠ turn or A♥ river and was eliminated from the tournament while Litvinov continued to accumulate chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,725,000 | 1,625,000 |
|
Busted |