2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q5
Prize
$338,500
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$1,832,640
Entries
664
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 4
Entries
41
Players Left
1

Rbeiz Gets Some Value

Level 26 : Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

With two players seeing a board of 6K2J3 and roughly 600,000 in the middle, Robert Rbeiz bet 205,000 from the big blind leaving just 105,000 behind. Umutcan Ipekoglu was on the button and thought for roughly 90 seconds before making the call.

Ipekoglu tabled K4 which was good enough to secure close to a full double up through Ipekoglu.

Elsewhere in the tournament area, Agharazi Babayev was recently eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Umutcan Ipekoglu tr
Umutcan Ipekoglu
3,225,000
850,000
850,000
Profile photo of Robert Rbeiz lb
Robert Rbeiz
1,045,000
145,000
145,000
Profile photo of Agharazi Babayev az
Agharazi Babayev
Busted

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Sibgatova Outflips Dukic

Level 26 : Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Alisa Sibgatova moved all in for 405,000 from the cutoff and was called by Nenad Dukic in the big blind who had a covering stack.

Alisa Sibgatova: 33 All in
Nenad Dukic: A8

The board ran out KK79Q giving Sibgatova a small flush to secure a full double up at Dukic's expense.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Alisa Sibgatova ru
Alisa Sibgatova
980,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
Profile photo of Nenad Dukic rs
Nenad Dukic
485,000

Tags: Alisa SibgatovaNenad Dukic

Tusnea Takes One Early

Level 26 : Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Mihai Tusnea opened to 115,000 from the button and Dinesh Alt defended from the big blind.

Both players checked the flop and turn leading to a final board of QJ6KA. Alt bet 125,000 and was called by Tusnea.

Alt showed 97 for a bluff while Tusnea showed down A4 for top pair with a weak kicker to take the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Dinesh Alt ch
Dinesh Alt
2,050,000
-555,000
-555,000
Profile photo of Mihai Tusnea ro
Mihai Tusnea
1,625,000
220,000
220,000

Tags: Dinesh AltMihai Tusnea

Level: 26

Blinds: 20,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Ketzer Gets Another Shot at Glory in Final Day of Merit Poker Carmen Series Main Event

Felipe Ketzer
Felipe Ketzer

Just 41 players remain from a field of 664 total entrants heading into the final day of the Merit Poker Carmen Series $3,300 Main Event here at the Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino in North Cyprus.

Just two months ago at the Merit Poker Western Series Felipe Ketzer took third place in the Main Event for $155,000. Today he will attempt to surpass that score with a victory in today's Main Event. Ketzer finished Day 3 with 8,255,000 chips worth 165 big blinds, a stack that is more than double that of any other player left in the tournament. Ketzer is most closely followed by Jeremie Zouari (3,975,000) and Danut Chisu (3,100,000).

Day 3 Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Felipe KetzerBrazil8,255,000165
2Jeremie ZouariFrance3,975,00080
3Danut ChisuRomania3,100,00062
4Fausto TantilloItaly2,870,00057
5Maher AchourTunisia2,610,00052
6Dinesh AltSwitzerland2,605,00052
7Umutcan IpekogluTurkey2,375,00048
8Mateusz WozniakPoland2,150,00043
9Caner GunesTurkey2,120,00042
10Yuri SuvorovRussian Federation1,970,00039

Rounding out the top five are Day 2 chip leader Fausto Tantillo (2,870,000) and Maher Achour (2,610,000). Further down the leaderboard are Dmitry Gromov (1,910,000), Andrey Pateychuk (1,175,000), Simone Andrian (1,155,000), Day 1c chip leader Rabih El-Hachem (760,000 and Day 1b chip leader Alisa Sibgatova (595,000).

The day will begin at noon local time with blinds at 25,000/50,000 and an 50,000 big blind ante. As always, be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for all the action from this event from the moment cards are in the air until a winner is crowned.

Tags: Alisa SibgatovaAndrey PateychukCaner GunesDanut ChisuDinesh AltDmitry GromovFausto TantilloFelipe KetzerJeremie ZouariMaher AchourMateusz WozniakRabih El-HachemSimone AndrianYuri Suvorov

Day 4 Seat Draw

TableSeatPlayerChip CountBig Blinds
11Roman Stoica1,605,00032
12Rabih El-Hachem760,00015
13Mehdi Chaoui1,180,00024
14Chady Ojeil680,00014
15Kemal Aslan1,255,00025
16Andrey Litvinov810,00016
17Maher Achour2,610,00052
18Fausto Tantillo2,870,00057
19Sardor Shagulyamov1,250,00025
     
21Maciej Komorowski1,715,00034
22Alisa Sibgatova595,00012
23Razvan Sabau2,470,00049
24Mateusz Wozniak2,190,00044
25Nenad Dukic930,00019
26Yuri Suvorov1,970,00039
27Felipe Ketzer8,255,000165
28Bart Lybaert1,325,00027
     
31Michel Habib1,075,00022
32Georges Hanna570,00011
33Mihai Tusnea1,405,00028
34Dmitry Gromov1,910,00038
35Dinesh Alt2,605,00052
36Dmitrii Astratov495,00010
37Tomy Greineisen1,275,00026
38Iulian-Remus Blebea900,00018
     
41Kalidou Sow460,00018
42Traian Stanciu910,00036
43Ahmet Akyun950,00038
44Jeremie Zouari3,975,000159
45Adrian State1,360,00054
46Andrey Pateychuk1,175,00047
47Dmitrii Andreev1,105,00044
48Simone Andrian1,155,00046
     
51Agharazi Babayev810,00032
52Umutcan Ipekoglu2,375,00095
53Danut Chisu3,100,000124
54Robert Rbeiz900,00036
55Rashad Iskandarov700,00028
56Elie Farah1,510,00060
57Caner Gunes2,120,00085
58Tahsin Cankurtaranli1,330,00053

$3,300 Main Event

Day 4 Started