Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Felipe Ketzer |
23,800,000
-10,000,000
|
-10,000,000 |
|
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Dinesh Alt |
21,600,000
8,200,000
|
8,200,000 |
Elie Farah |
20,400,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series
Bart Lybaert moved all in for roughly 5,000,000 and was called by Elie Farah to put Lybaert at risk.
Bart Lybaert: Q♥J♥
Elie Farah: J♣J♠
Lybaert was in rough shape against the pocket jacks but picked up a straight draw on the 10♦9♠5♣ 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 |
---|---|---|
Elie Farah |
19,700,000
8,400,000
|
8,400,000 |
Bart Lybaert | Busted |
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 J♥10♥4♦7♦K♦. Ketzer put out a huge bet of 10,700,000, roughly three times the size of the pot. Lybaert made the call.
Lybaert tabled Q♣9♦ for a rivered straight but Ketzer showed down 6♦3♦ for a small flush to take the pot and leave Lybaert short-stacked.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Felipe Ketzer |
33,800,000
4,000,000
|
4,000,000 |
|
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Bart Lybaert |
6,000,000
-5,850,000
|
-5,850,000 |
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: A♠5♠
Elie Farah: A♣5♣
A chop seemed immenent until the 4♠8♠K♦ 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 |
---|---|---|
Bart Lybaert | 11,850,000 | |
Elie Farah | 11,300,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Felipe Ketzer |
29,800,000
6,400,000
|
6,400,000 |
|
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Elie Farah |
16,900,000
15,170,000
|
15,170,000 |
Dinesh Alt |
13,400,000
-2,600,000
|
-2,600,000 |
Bart Lybaert |
6,100,000
-1,100,000
|
-1,100,000 |
Level: 36
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 500,000
The final four players are now on a 15-minute break.
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: A♠8♠
Elie Farah: J♣10♣
The baord ran out 9♣7♦5♥K♠10♠. 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 |
---|---|---|
Elie Farah |
1,730,000
-12,170,000
|
-12,170,000 |
Dmitry Gromov | Busted | |
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Elie Farah opened to 800,000 from the button and Dinesh Alt defended from the big blind.
The flop came Q♣2♣4♥ 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 K♠Q♠ for Queens and Fours and Farah's hand hit the muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dinesh Alt |
16,000,000
3,600,000
|
3,600,000 |
Elie Farah |
13,900,000
-4,300,000
|
-4,300,000 |
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 A♥10♦8♥7♣9♣. 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 |
---|---|---|
Elie Farah |
18,200,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
Dmitry Gromov |
3,900,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|