2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
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 1a
Entries
185
Players Left
83

Skrbic Reduces the Field by One

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

In a preflop confrontation Razvan Sabau found himself all in from the button for roughly 75,000 and was up against Milos Skrbic in the small blind who held a covering stack.

Razvan Sabau: A5 All in
Milos Skrbic: AK

Sabau was in bad shape against the dominating ace and couldn't catch up on the Q8J6A runout, resulting in his elimination while Sabau took down a decent pot.

Player Chips Progress
Milos Skrbic rs
Milos Skrbic
245,000
71,000
71,000
Razvan Sabau ro
Razvan Sabau
Busted

Tags: Milos SkrbicRazvan Sabau

Level: 8

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Zhyharau Leaves Opponent with Crumbs

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

With two players seeing a board of 78J105, Uladzimir Zhyharau moved all in for 125,000 and was called by an opponent in the hijack who covered Zhyharau slightly.

The player in the hijack showed A9 for a jack-high straight but Zhyharau tabled AJ for the nut-flush to score a full double up and leave his opponent with roughly ten big blinds.

Meanwhile at another table, Adem Marjanovic was recently eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Uladzimir Zhyharau by
Uladzimir Zhyharau
260,000
260,000
260,000
Adem Marjanovic at
Adem Marjanovic
Busted

Tags: Uladzimir Zhyharau

Tot Asks for All Of It

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Aleksandar Tot
Aleksandar Tot

With two players seeing a board of 10A2K, Aleksandar Tot moved all in from early position, covering Ege Guven in the cutoff who had roughly 70,000. Guven thought for a moment before making the call to put himself at risk.

Ege Guven: AJ All in
Aleksandar Tot: 22

Guven had flopped top pair and a gutshot straight draw but was in dire straits against Tot's bottom set. Guven could not catch a queen on the 3 river and was eliminated while Tot collected the last of his chips.

Player Chips Progress
Aleksandar Tot me
Aleksandar Tot
298,000
128,000
128,000
Ege Guven tr
Ege Guven
Busted

Tags: Aleksandar TotEge Guven

Tomescu Takes from Tantillo

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

Fausto Tantillo opened to 4,500 from under the gun and George Tomescu defended from the big blind.

The flop came J103 and Tomescu check-called a 6,000 continuation bet from Tantillo.

Both players checked the 7 turn leading to the 6 river. Tomescu bet 11,500 and Tantillo made the call.

Tomescu tabled J4 for top pair which was enough to take the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Fausto Tantillo it
Fausto Tantillo
653,000
6,000
6,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
George Tomescu ro
George Tomescu
407,000

Tags: Fausto TantilloGeorge Tomescu

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Assorted Chip Counts after Final Break

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Dmitrii Kuzin ru
Dmitrii Kuzin
655,000
252,000
252,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Fausto Tantillo it
Fausto Tantillo
641,000
-12,000
-12,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Kacper Pyzara pl
Kacper Pyzara
540,000
540,000
540,000
Boris Smuskevicius lt
Boris Smuskevicius
442,000
55,000
55,000
George Tomescu ro
George Tomescu
412,000
5,000
5,000
Mario Menicanin ba
Mario Menicanin
391,000
391,000
391,000
Florian Guimond fr
Florian Guimond
380,000
380,000
380,000
Parham Ghadamgahi ir
Parham Ghadamgahi
341,000
-190,000
-190,000
Mehdi Chaoui ma
Mehdi Chaoui
340,000
Ivan Zablyakin ru
Ivan Zablyakin
338,000
338,000
338,000
Daniel Kyosev bg
Daniel Kyosev
330,000
330,000
330,000
Maximilian Silz de
Maximilian Silz
290,000
-40,500
-40,500
Andrea Dato it
Andrea Dato
261,000
73,000
73,000
WPT 1X Winner
Khalil Tawil lb
Khalil Tawil
184,000
-198,500
-198,500
Felipe Ketzer br
Felipe Ketzer
128,000
30,500
30,500
Day 3 Chip Leader

Silz Wins Big Pot with Small Bet

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Mikhail Zavoloka opened to 5,000 from early position and received a call from a player in the cutoff before Maximilian Silz three-bet to 27,500 from the cutoff. Zavoloka then four-bet to 60,000, forcing the cutoff out of the hand while Silz made the call.

Both players checked the flop and turn leading to a final board of A774K. Silz bet 13,000 into the pot of roughly 130,000. Zavoloka thought for about 30 seconds before making the fold and Silz took down a nice pot without showdown.

Player Chips Progress
Maximilian Silz de
Maximilian Silz
430,000
140,000
140,000
Mikhail Zavoloka ru
Mikhail Zavoloka
175,000
-107,000
-107,000

Tags: Maximilian SilzMikhail Zavoloka