$3,300 Main Event
Day 2 Started
$3,300 Main Event
Day 2 Started
Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
1 | 1 | Maxime Chilaud | 151,500 | 61 |
1 | 2 | Lachezar Petkov | 110,000 | 44 |
1 | 3 | Ceyhan Tezcan | 146,000 | 58 |
1 | 4 | Leonid Sidelkovskiy | 37,500 | 15 |
1 | 5 | Khalil Tawil | 90,500 | 36 |
1 | 6 | Roman Stoika | 237,000 | 95 |
1 | 7 | Jak Ferman | 228,500 | 91 |
1 | 8 | Anton Ionel | 104,000 | 42 |
2 | 1 | Mikalai Vaskaboinikau | 233,000 | 93 |
2 | 2 | Emrah Akansu | 54,000 | 22 |
2 | 3 | Dinesh Alt | 60,000 | 24 |
2 | 4 | Jeremie Zouari | 171,500 | 69 |
2 | 5 | Pavel Shchitnikov | 327,000 | 131 |
2 | 6 | Daniel Kyosev | 417,000 | 167 |
2 | 7 | Halil Tasyurek | 52,500 | 21 |
2 | 8 | Henrik Brockmann | 106,500 | 43 |
3 | 1 | Antoine Talvard | 156,000 | 62 |
3 | 2 | Boris Kolev | 248,500 | 99 |
3 | 3 | Jonathan Rosenwasser | 67,500 | 27 |
3 | 4 | Viktor Graf | 1,000 | 1 |
3 | 5 | Elena Yasyuchenya | 181,500 | 73 |
3 | 6 | Darko Svesko | 295,500 | 118 |
3 | 7 | Andrey Pateychuk | 304,000 | 122 |
3 | 8 | Benjamin Hamnett | 128,500 | 51 |
4 | 1 | Andras Matrai | 345,500 | 138 |
4 | 2 | Bart Lybaert | 205,000 | 82 |
4 | 3 | Victor Yugay | 125,000 | 50 |
4 | 4 | Sergey Bortsov | 429,500 | 172 |
4 | 5 | John Doe S | 45,000 | 18 |
4 | 6 | Kacper Pyzara | 444,000 | 178 |
4 | 7 | Caner Gunes | 394,000 | 158 |
4 | 8 | Nenad Dukic | 214,500 | 86 |
5 | 1 | Manuel Koberl | 75,000 | 30 |
5 | 2 | Fabio Peluso | 146,000 | 58 |
5 | 3 | Boris Smuskevicius | 359,500 | 144 |
5 | 4 | Marcin Puczylow | 72,000 | 29 |
5 | 5 | Osman Unaldi | 181,500 | 73 |
5 | 6 | Volodymyr Drokin | 250,000 | 100 |
5 | 7 | Kemal Aslan | 253,500 | 101 |
5 | 8 | Zeki Taysi | 282,000 | 113 |
6 | 1 | Navid Samavati | 150,000 | 60 |
6 | 2 | Leonid Bozhkov | 185,000 | 74 |
6 | 3 | Sardor Shagulyamov | 350,000 | 140 |
6 | 4 | Damir Gabdullin | 227,000 | 91 |
6 | 5 | Ramzi Karam | 233,500 | 93 |
6 | 6 | Tony Aziz | 200,000 | 80 |
6 | 7 | Fausto Tantillo | 602,000 | 241 |
6 | 8 | Seref Anar | 220,000 | 88 |
7 | 1 | Ivan Zabiiakin | 273,000 | 109 |
7 | 2 | Ilia Borisov | 65,000 | 26 |
7 | 3 | Farrukh Akhmedzhanov | 62,500 | 25 |
7 | 4 | Andrey Litvinov | 171,000 | 68 |
7 | 5 | Yunsheng Sun | 153,500 | 61 |
7 | 6 | Tamer Yelekcioglu | 237,000 | 95 |
7 | 7 | Herodotos Partakkis | 136,000 | 54 |
7 | 8 | Milad Langar | 112,500 | 45 |
8 | 1 | David Vinayagamoorthy | 83,500 | 33 |
8 | 2 | Danut Chisu | 119,500 | 48 |
8 | 3 | Jovan Kenjic | 547,500 | 219 |
8 | 4 | Emmanouil Fountoulakis | 163,500 | 65 |
8 | 5 | Igor Baliner | 62,000 | 25 |
8 | 6 | Nemanja Lukovic | 263,500 | 105 |
8 | 7 | Ahmet Akyun | 227,000 | 91 |
8 | 8 | Dogan Dinler | 274,000 | 110 |
9 | 1 | Vadim Volkhonskiy | 202,000 | 81 |
9 | 2 | Can Miral | 265,000 | 106 |
9 | 3 | Joseph Mouwad | 93,500 | 37 |
9 | 4 | Aleksandr Kirichenko | 92,000 | 37 |
9 | 5 | Muhtar Taysi | 76,000 | 30 |
9 | 6 | Temur Abbosov | 232,500 | 93 |
9 | 7 | Darius Neagoe | 227,000 | 91 |
9 | 8 | Natan Chauskin | 314,000 | 126 |
10 | 1 | Aleksandr Razinkov | 89,000 | 36 |
10 | 2 | Dmitrii Astratov | 125,500 | 50 |
10 | 3 | Saman Nakhjavani | 131,500 | 53 |
10 | 4 | Abraham Passet | 134,000 | 54 |
10 | 5 | Michel Habib | 276,000 | 110 |
10 | 6 | Simeon Spasov | 73,000 | 29 |
10 | 7 | Miad Shakiba | 126,500 | 51 |
10 | 8 | Baris Topuz | 81,000 | 32 |
11 | 1 | Maher Achour | 258,000 | 103 |
11 | 2 | Fabian Rolli | 198,000 | 79 |
11 | 3 | Samuel Dray | 119,500 | 48 |
11 | 4 | Ivan Tukmachev | 136,500 | 55 |
11 | 5 | Mikhail Zavoloka | 227,500 | 91 |
11 | 6 | Boris Angelov | 183,500 | 73 |
11 | 7 | Lyudmil Ivanov | 300,000 | 120 |
11 | 8 | Alain Hajj | 136,000 | 54 |
12 | 1 | Habib Kesrwani | 220,500 | 88 |
12 | 2 | Serge Matta | 70,000 | 28 |
12 | 3 | Uladzimir Zhyharau | 507,500 | 203 |
12 | 4 | Nejat Erman | 110,000 | 44 |
12 | 5 | Stephane Gabarre | 307,000 | 123 |
12 | 6 | Mihai Tusnea | 487,000 | 195 |
12 | 7 | Asaf Groofi | 73,000 | 29 |
12 | 8 | Grigoli Liklikadze | 244,000 | 98 |
13 | 1 | Nan Zhu | 121,000 | 48 |
13 | 2 | Nikolay Fal | 345,500 | 138 |
13 | 3 | Issam Tannouri | 152,500 | 61 |
13 | 4 | Azar Huseynov | 92,000 | 37 |
13 | 5 | Ali El-Siblani | 341,000 | 136 |
13 | 6 | Irfan Vurucu | 41,500 | 17 |
13 | 7 | Yulian Kolev | 45,500 | 18 |
13 | 8 | Grigoriy Rodin | 195,500 | 78 |
14 | 1 | Rashad Iskandarov | 46,500 | 19 |
14 | 2 | Yevhen Buhaichuk | 330,000 | 132 |
14 | 3 | Bakhos Joumaa | 111,000 | 44 |
14 | 4 | Ali Yilmaz | 95,000 | 38 |
14 | 5 | Georgios Skarparis | 30,000 | 12 |
14 | 6 | Eduard Tasoev | 107,000 | 43 |
14 | 7 | Dmitry Gromov | 312,000 | 125 |
14 | 8 | Anton Markov | 110,000 | 44 |
15 | 1 | Andrea Dato | 276,000 | 110 |
15 | 2 | Cristinel Dumitru | 292,000 | 117 |
15 | 3 | Walid Bou Habib | 276,000 | 110 |
15 | 4 | Irina Zheleznyak | 128,000 | 51 |
15 | 5 | Ehsan Gorji | 95,000 | 38 |
15 | 6 | Andreas Mavrikioy | 85,500 | 34 |
15 | 7 | Noel Broadbent | 95,000 | 38 |
15 | 8 | Damir Zhugralin | 215,500 | 86 |
16 | 1 | Umutcan Ipekoglu | 425,000 | 170 |
16 | 2 | Felipe Ketzer | 164,500 | 66 |
16 | 3 | Dogan Gungor | 124,500 | 50 |
16 | 4 | Razvan Belea | 96,500 | 39 |
16 | 5 | Yassin Mahmoud | 100,000 | 40 |
16 | 6 | Rabih El-Hachem | 588,500 | 235 |
16 | 7 | Georges Azar | 147,000 | 59 |
16 | 8 | Ali Zebarjad | 283,000 | 113 |
17 | 1 | Alper Kerim | 546,000 | 218 |
17 | 2 | Renan Bruschi | 154,500 | 62 |
17 | 3 | Marcin Dziubdziela | 195,500 | 78 |
17 | 4 | Razvan Sabau | 268,500 | 107 |
17 | 5 | Naji Azar | 121,000 | 48 |
17 | 6 | Asem Tageldin | 34,500 | 14 |
17 | 7 | Christos Leantzis | 191,500 | 77 |
17 | 8 | Antoine Hasbani | 246,500 | 99 |
18 | 1 | Youssef El Khazen | 126,000 | 50 |
18 | 2 | Eduard Norel | 68,500 | 27 |
18 | 3 | Antonio Aversa | 101,500 | 41 |
18 | 4 | Roman Gadzhiev | 288,000 | 115 |
18 | 5 | Hakan Pamukcu | 82,000 | 33 |
18 | 6 | Danil Rafikov | 179,000 | 72 |
18 | 7 | Jenya Gavrilovich | 364,500 | 146 |
18 | 8 | Ihor Kaliahin | 291,000 | 116 |
19 | 1 | Edgard Raffoul | 438,000 | 175 |
19 | 2 | Hadi Khordbin | 243,000 | 97 |
19 | 3 | Toni Kaukua | 234,500 | 94 |
19 | 4 | John Doebs | 234,500 | 94 |
19 | 5 | Aleksandar Tot | 559,000 | 224 |
19 | 6 | Robert Burlacu | 240,000 | 96 |
19 | 7 | Aleksandr Ivanov | 133,000 | 53 |
19 | 8 | Mario Scalia | 348,500 | 139 |
20 | 1 | Milos Skrbic | 404,000 | 162 |
20 | 2 | Frederic Popot | 286,500 | 115 |
20 | 3 | Onur Aydin | 59,000 | 24 |
20 | 4 | Iulian-Remus Blebea | 120,000 | 48 |
20 | 5 | Candido Cappiello | 202,000 | 81 |
20 | 6 | Volkan Yucel | 131,000 | 52 |
20 | 7 | Tulga Bahadir | 158,500 | 63 |
20 | 8 | Serkan Solak | 164,500 | 66 |
21 | 1 | Aziz Efe | 175,500 | 70 |
21 | 2 | Alekseev Vladimir | 270,000 | 108 |
21 | 3 | Ruslan Bakhtiev | 454,000 | 182 |
21 | 4 | Alisa Sibgatova | 661,000 | 264 |
21 | 5 | Maan El Hachem | 82,500 | 33 |
21 | 6 | Denis Vlasov | 131,500 | 53 |
21 | 7 | Onur Ozgur | 262,000 | 105 |
21 | 8 | Agharazi Babayev | 67,000 | 27 |
22 | 1 | Azamat Tulepbergenov | 281,000 | 112 |
22 | 2 | Bassel Moussa | 323,000 | 129 |
22 | 3 | Atanas Kodinov | 223,500 | 89 |
22 | 4 | Tomasz Sczerbinski | 245,000 | 98 |
22 | 5 | Matthew Davenport | 97,500 | 39 |
22 | 6 | Bogdan Jontulovic | 134,000 | 54 |
22 | 7 | Mehdi Chaoui | 280,000 | 112 |
22 | 8 | Amir Saeid | 202,000 | 81 |
23 | 1 | Ran Azor | 91,500 | 37 |
23 | 2 | Darius Samual | 288,000 | 115 |
23 | 3 | George Tomescu | 514,000 | 206 |
23 | 4 | Mustafa Biz | 92,500 | 37 |
23 | 5 | Tahsin Cankurtaranli | 124,500 | 50 |
23 | 6 | Samir Moukawem | 211,000 | 84 |
23 | 7 | Georges Hanna | 321,500 | 129 |
23 | 8 | Adrian State | 358,500 | 143 |
24 | 1 | Adria Diaz | 278,500 | 111 |
24 | 2 | Koray Korkmaz | 88,000 | 35 |
24 | 3 | Naji Tannoury | 440,500 | 176 |
24 | 4 | Gregoire Auzoux | 321,500 | 129 |
24 | 5 | Armand Matti | 219,500 | 88 |
24 | 6 | Mario Menicanin | 345,000 | 138 |
24 | 7 | Milad Souderjani | 186,000 | 74 |
24 | 8 | Nuri Hadioglu | 75,500 | 30 |
25 | 1 | Maciej Komorowski | 521,000 | 208 |
25 | 2 | Dmitrii Andreev | 349,000 | 140 |
25 | 3 | Aleksandr Koshelev | 156,000 | 62 |
25 | 4 | Daniel Henriques | 316,500 | 127 |
25 | 5 | Eddy Khoury | 110,000 | 44 |
25 | 6 | Omar Lakhdari | 270,000 | 108 |
25 | 7 | Sergey Baranski | 195,000 | 78 |
25 | 8 | Kalidou Sow | 531,000 | 212 |
26 | 1 | Giorgiy Skhulukhiya | 161,000 | 64 |
26 | 2 | Parham Ghadamgahi | 340,000 | 136 |
26 | 3 | Vladimir Bozinovic | 309,000 | 124 |
26 | 4 | Arne Coulier | 312,500 | 125 |
26 | 5 | Carmel Haloon | 48,500 | 19 |
26 | 6 | Beyazit Zorlu | 244,000 | 98 |
26 | 7 | Caner Toker | 206,000 | 82 |
26 | 8 | Mateusz Wozniak | 116,000 | 46 |
27 | 1 | Boris Tabiyev | 63,000 | 25 |
27 | 2 | Yiannakis Papapetrou | 126,500 | 51 |
27 | 3 | Ozcan Barut | 213,000 | 85 |
27 | 4 | George Phiniotis | 188,000 | 75 |
27 | 5 | Saar Wilf | 75,000 | 30 |
27 | 6 | Andrei Spataru | 225,000 | 90 |
27 | 7 | Alexandru Papazian | 46,000 | 18 |
27 | 8 | Hala Karam | 31,000 | 12 |
28 | 1 | Azad Jabrayilov | 28,000 | 11 |
28 | 2 | Artur Vyborov | 36,000 | 14 |
28 | 3 | Denislav Petkov | 117,500 | 47 |
28 | 4 | Elie Farah | 199 | 0 |
28 | 5 | Dmitrii Kuzin | 647,500 | 259 |
28 | 6 | Saro Tekyildiz | 358,500 | 143 |
28 | 7 | Bulut Celik | 70,500 | 28 |
28 | 8 | Traian Stanciu | 236,000 | 94 |
29 | 1 | Aylar Lie | 208,500 | 83 |
29 | 2 | Alexandru Cinca | 96,000 | 38 |
29 | 3 | Maximilian Silz | 405,500 | 162 |
29 | 4 | Mario Khalil | 195,000 | 78 |
29 | 5 | Suat Egilli | 254,000 | 102 |
29 | 6 | Dawid Smolka | 155,000 | 62 |
29 | 7 | Yuri Suvorov | 198,000 | 79 |
30 | 1 | Akin Guven | 130,500 | 52 |
30 | 2 | Simone Andrian | 436,500 | 175 |
30 | 3 | Chady Ojeil | 238,000 | 95 |
30 | 4 | Robert Rbeiz | 145,500 | 58 |
30 | 5 | Christophe Panetti | 274,500 | 110 |
30 | 6 | Osman Ihlamur | 188,500 | 75 |
30 | 7 | Florian Guimond | 448,500 | 179 |
A total of 241 players return for the second act of the 2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series Main Event when Day 2 begins at noon local time.
Alisa Sibgatova leads the field into the day with a stack of 661,000. She’s followed by Dmitrii Kuzin (647,500), Fausto Tantillo (602,000), Rabih El-Hachem (588,500), and Aleksandar Tot (559,000), while past EPT champion Kalidou Sow is also in the top-10 with 531,000.
Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alisa Sibgatova | Russia | 661,000 | 264 |
2 | Dmitrii Kuzin | Russia | 647,500 | 259 |
3 | Fausto Tantillo | Italy | 602,000 | 241 |
4 | Rabih El-Hachem | Lebanon | 588,500 | 235 |
5 | Aleksandar Tot | Montenegro | 559,000 | 224 |
6 | Jovan Kenjic | Serbia | 547,500 | 219 |
7 | Alper Kerim | Turkey | 546,000 | 218 |
8 | Kalidou Sow | France | 531,000 | 212 |
9 | Maciej Komorowski | Poland | 521,000 | 208 |
10 | George Tomescu | Romania | 514,000 | 206 |
Other notables still in the hunt include Simone Andrian (436,500), Milos Skrbic (404,000), Dmitry Gromov (312,000), Andrey Pateychuk (304,000), Andrea Dato (276,000), Bart Lybaert (205,000), Felipe Ketzer (164,500), and Benjamin Hamnett (128,500). Reigning champion Maxime Chilaud takes a stack of 151,500 into Day 2 as he looks to defend his title, while 2023 Merit Poker Retro Series champion Darko Svesko has 295,500.
The four opening flights saw the field grow to 502 entries so far. Late registration remains open until the end of Level 14, with unlimited reentries allowed during the registration period. The action begins on Level 10 with blinds of 1,000-2,500 and a 2,500 big blind ante. Day 2 is scheduled to play nine 60-minute levels.
By the end of the day, the players will know the prize pool that they are playing for. The money bubble will then be in sight. Stay tuned to PokerNews throughout the day for live updates.
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
The field has grown to 521 players with some new arrivals as play on Day 2 is now underway.
On the first hand of Day 2, Georgios Skaparis got his last 30,000 in the middle from the cutoff and Dmitry Gromov called on the button. Gabriel Akiki, who had only just registered for the tournament, then reshoved in the big blind and Gromov called.
Georgios Skaparis: K♠Q♣
Gabriel Akiki: 9♦9♣
Dmitry Gromov: K♥Q♥
The board ran out 4♦6♠10♦3♠7♦ and Akiki's pair of nines were enough to earn him a double up and send Skaparis to an early exit.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Gabriel Akiki |
230,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
Dmitry Gromov |
200,000
-112,000
|
-112,000 |
|
With two players seeing a board of K♣Q♣3♦ and roughly 35,000 in the middle, Vladimir Alekseev checked from early position and Denis Vlasov bet 7,000 from the cutoff. Alekseev moved all in for 116,500, sending Vlasov briefly into the tank.
After about a minute Vlasov flicked in the call and was at risk.
Denis Vlasov: A♦K♥
Vladimir Alekseev: K♠J♠
Vlasov was in great shape with the bigger ace and remained ahead on the 4♠ turn and 8♣ river to secure a full double up at Alekseev's expense.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Denis Vlasov |
268,000
136,500
|
136,500 |
Vladimir Alekseev |
120,500
120,500
|
120,500 |
With around 40,000 in the pot on a flop of 6♥7♥K♣, Uladzimir Zhyharu bet 10,000 from the cutoff before Grzegorz Popiolek raised to 41,000 in early position. Zhyharu then moved all in and Popiolek called for 96,000.
Grzegorz Popiolek: A♥Q♥
Uladzimir Zhyharu: K♥Q♦
Zhyharu was ahead with top pair, while Popiolek had the nut flush draw. The turn was the 3♣, but the 10♥ river gave Popiolek his flush and a double up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Uladzimir Zhyharu
|
360,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
Grzegorz Popiolek
|
240,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
With two players seeing a board of 5♦2♠2♥ and roughly 37,000 in the middle, Dawid Smolka bet 30,000 from the small blind and was called by Maximilian Silz in the big blind.
Smolka bet again for 26,000 on the A♣ turn and was once again called by Silz.
On the 4♥ river Smolka slowed down wit ha check. Silz bet 150,000 and Smolka quickly folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Maximilian Silz |
467,000
61,500
|
61,500 |
Dawid Smolka |
88,000
-67,000
|
-67,000 |
With around 38,000 in the pot on a flop of A♦5♦8♠, Agharazi Babayev bet 10,000 from the big blind and an opponent on the button called.
The turn was the J♥ and Babayev moved all in for 35,500. The button went deep into the tank, taking nearly five minutes before giving up his hand as Babayev took the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Agharazi Babayev |
130,000
63,000
|
63,000 |