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

Bart Lybaert Eliminated in 4th Place ($113,100)

Level 36 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Bart Lybaert
Bart Lybaert

Bart Lybaert moved all in for roughly 5,000,000 and was called by Elie Farah to put Lybaert at risk.

Bart Lybaert: QJ
Elie Farah: JJ

Lybaert was in rough shape against the pocket jacks but picked up a straight draw on the 1095 flop. He could not improve further on the 9 turn or 10 river and was forced to settle for second place while Farah claimed another final table knockout.

Player Chips Progress
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Elie Farah
19,700,000
8,400,000
8,400,000
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Bart Lybaert
Busted

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Ketzer Gets Paid with River Overbet

Level 36 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Bart Lybaert limped in from the small blind and Felipe Ketzer raised to 1,300,000 from the big blind. Lybaert made the call.

Both players checked the flop and turn leading to a final board of J1047K. Ketzer put out a huge bet of 10,700,000, roughly three times the size of the pot. Lybaert made the call.

Lybaert tabled Q9 for a rivered straight but Ketzer showed down 63 for a small flush to take the pot and leave Lybaert short-stacked.

Player Chips Progress
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Felipe Ketzer
33,800,000
4,000,000
4,000,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
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Bart Lybaert
6,000,000
-5,850,000
-5,850,000

Tags: Bart LybaertFelipe Ketzer

Lybaert Finds Unlikely Double

Level 36 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Bart Lybaert moved all in from the button for 5,500,000 and was called by Elie Farah who held a covering stack to put Lybaert at risk.

Bart Lybaert: A5
Elie Farah: A5

A chop seemed immenent until the 48K flop gave Lybaert the nut-flush draw. Lybaert drilled the flush on the 3 turn and after the Q river was dealt he collected a full double up to extend his tournament life.

Player Chips Progress
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Bart Lybaert
11,850,000
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Elie Farah
11,300,000

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Level: 36

Blinds: 250,000/500,000

Ante: 500,000

Dmitry Gromov Eliminated in 5th Place ($84,700)

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Dmitry Gromov
Dmitry Gromov

Elie Farah opened to 1,000,000 from the button and Dmitry Gromov moved all in for 3,050,000 from the small blind. Farah made the call to put Gromov at risk.

Dmitry Gromov: A8 All in
Elie Farah: J10

The baord ran out 975K10. Farah's rivered pair of tens were good at showdown and he took the pot while Gromov was sent to the rail in sixth-place.

Player Chips Progress
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Elie Farah
1,730,000
-12,170,000
-12,170,000
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Dmitry Gromov
Busted
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Dmitry GromovElie Farah

Two Streets of Value for Alt

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Elie Farah opened to 800,000 from the button and Dinesh Alt defended from the big blind.

The flop came Q24 and both players checked leading to the 9 turn. Alt bet 900,000 and was called by Farah.

Alt fired a second barrel for 1,500,000 on the 4 river and once again Farah made the call.

Alt tabled KQ for Queens and Fours and Farah's hand hit the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Dinesh Alt
16,000,000
3,600,000
3,600,000
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Elie Farah
13,900,000
-4,300,000
-4,300,000

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Farah Sets a Trap

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Elie Farah limped in from the small blind and Dmitry Gromov checked from the big blind.

Both players checked the flop and turn leading to a final board of A10879. Farah checked, Gromov bet 500,000 and Farah called. Gromov immediately mucked.

Although he did not have to, Farah tabled AxAx for a set of aces as he scooped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Elie Farah lb
Elie Farah
18,200,000
500,000
500,000
Profile photo of Dmitry Gromov ru
Dmitry Gromov
3,900,000
-300,000
-300,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Dmitry GromovElie Farah