2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series

$5,300 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a9
Prize
$174,500
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$667,000
Entries
145
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
65
Players Left
42

Spotlight Falls on Big Names When the Merit Poker Carmen Series High Roller Begins at 8 p.m.

Aliaksandr Hirs
Aliaksandr Hirs

One player will get a chance for a grand performance when the 2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series $5,300 High Roller begins at 8 p.m. local time.

This event is for the elite among the players who made the journey to the idyllic Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino in North Casino. Aliaksandr Hirs won this event last year, beating Fahredin Mustafov heads-up to earn $204,700 after prevailing over the 187-player field. Other players to make that final table included British pro Ryan Mandara, WSOP bracelet winner Simeon Spasov, and Eduard Barsegyan, part of an incredible streak of four straight final tables for the Russian.

2023 Merit Poker Carmen Series High Roller results

PlacePlayerPrize Money
1Aliaksandr Hirs$204,700
2Fahredin Mustafov$143,800
3Ryan Mandara$92,700
4Simeon Spasov$68,900
5Eduard Barsegyan$51,900
6Ionel Anton$41,750
7Carlos Aoun$34,800
8Egor Romaniuk$28,050
9Lev Kydatov$21,250

Players begin the event with a 100,000 starting stack and will play eight 40-minute levels on Day 1. Late registration is open through Level 12 on Day 2, with unlimited reentries allowed during the registration period. The money bubble is scheduled to burst at the end of Day 2 tomorrow, with a champion eventually being crowned on March 27.

Event schedule:

Day 1: March 25, 8 p.m., eight 40-minute levels
Day 2: March 26, 8 p.m., play until the money
Day 3: March 27, noon, play down to a winner

Stay tuned as PokerNews provides all the live updates throughout the day as a star-studded field takes to the felt today in North Cyprus.

Tags: Aliaksandr HirsEduard BarsegyanFahredin MustafovRyan MandaraSimeon Spasov