2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 1cd
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 1cd
Entries
123
Players Left
68

Day 2 Seat Draw

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
TableSeatPlayerChip CountBig Blinds
11Maxime Chilaud151,50061
12Lachezar Petkov110,00044
13Ceyhan Tezcan146,00058
14Leonid Sidelkovskiy37,50015
15Khalil Tawil90,50036
16Roman Stoika237,00095
17Jak Ferman228,50091
18Anton Ionel104,00042
     
21Mikalai Vaskaboinikau233,00093
22Emrah Akansu54,00022
23Dinesh Alt60,00024
24Jeremie Zouari171,50069
25Pavel Shchitnikov327,000131
26Daniel Kyosev417,000167
27Halil Tasyurek52,50021
28Henrik Brockmann106,50043
     
31Antoine Talvard156,00062
32Boris Kolev248,50099
33Jonathan Rosenwasser67,50027
34Viktor Graf1,0001
35Elena Yasyuchenya181,50073
36Darko Svesko295,500118
37Andrey Pateychuk304,000122
38Benjamin Hamnett128,50051
     
41Andras Matrai345,500138
42Bart Lybaert205,00082
43Victor Yugay125,00050
44Sergey Bortsov429,500172
45John Doe S45,00018
46Kacper Pyzara444,000178
47Caner Gunes394,000158
48Nenad Dukic214,50086
     
51Manuel Koberl75,00030
52Fabio Peluso146,00058
53Boris Smuskevicius359,500144
54Marcin Puczylow72,00029
55Osman Unaldi181,50073
56Volodymyr Drokin250,000100
57Kemal Aslan253,500101
58Zeki Taysi282,000113
     
61Navid Samavati150,00060
62Leonid Bozhkov185,00074
63Sardor Shagulyamov350,000140
64Damir Gabdullin227,00091
65Ramzi Karam233,50093
66Tony Aziz200,00080
67Fausto Tantillo602,000241
68Seref Anar220,00088
     
71Ivan Zabiiakin273,000109
72Ilia Borisov65,00026
73Farrukh Akhmedzhanov62,50025
74Andrey Litvinov171,00068
75Yunsheng Sun153,50061
76Tamer Yelekcioglu237,00095
77Herodotos Partakkis136,00054
78Milad Langar112,50045
     
81David Vinayagamoorthy83,50033
82Danut Chisu119,50048
83Jovan Kenjic547,500219
84Emmanouil Fountoulakis163,50065
85Igor Baliner62,00025
86Nemanja Lukovic263,500105
87Ahmet Akyun227,00091
88Dogan Dinler274,000110
     
91Vadim Volkhonskiy202,00081
92Can Miral265,000106
93Joseph Mouwad93,50037
94Aleksandr Kirichenko92,00037
95Muhtar Taysi76,00030
96Temur Abbosov232,50093
97Darius Neagoe227,00091
98Natan Chauskin314,000126
     
101Aleksandr Razinkov89,00036
102Dmitrii Astratov125,50050
103Saman Nakhjavani131,50053
104Abraham Passet134,00054
105Michel Habib276,000110
106Simeon Spasov73,00029
107Miad Shakiba126,50051
108Baris Topuz81,00032
     
111Maher Achour258,000103
112Fabian Rolli198,00079
113Samuel Dray119,50048
114Ivan Tukmachev136,50055
115Mikhail Zavoloka227,50091
116Boris Angelov183,50073
117Lyudmil Ivanov300,000120
118Alain Hajj136,00054
     
121Habib Kesrwani220,50088
122Serge Matta70,00028
123Uladzimir Zhyharau507,500203
124Nejat Erman110,00044
125Stephane Gabarre307,000123
126Mihai Tusnea487,000195
127Asaf Groofi73,00029
128Grigoli Liklikadze244,00098
     
131Nan Zhu121,00048
132Nikolay Fal345,500138
133Issam Tannouri152,50061
134Azar Huseynov92,00037
135Ali El-Siblani341,000136
136Irfan Vurucu41,50017
137Yulian Kolev45,50018
138Grigoriy Rodin195,50078
     
141Rashad Iskandarov46,50019
142Yevhen Buhaichuk330,000132
143Bakhos Joumaa111,00044
144Ali Yilmaz95,00038
145Georgios Skarparis30,00012
146Eduard Tasoev107,00043
147Dmitry Gromov312,000125
148Anton Markov110,00044
     
151Andrea Dato276,000110
152Cristinel Dumitru292,000117
153Walid Bou Habib276,000110
154Irina Zheleznyak128,00051
155Ehsan Gorji95,00038
156Andreas Mavrikioy85,50034
157Noel Broadbent95,00038
158Damir Zhugralin215,50086
     
161Umutcan Ipekoglu425,000170
162Felipe Ketzer164,50066
163Dogan Gungor124,50050
164Razvan Belea96,50039
165Yassin Mahmoud100,00040
166Rabih El-Hachem588,500235
167Georges Azar147,00059
168Ali Zebarjad283,000113
     
171Alper Kerim546,000218
172Renan Bruschi154,50062
173Marcin Dziubdziela195,50078
174Razvan Sabau268,500107
175Naji Azar121,00048
176Asem Tageldin34,50014
177Christos Leantzis191,50077
178Antoine Hasbani246,50099
     
181Youssef El Khazen126,00050
182Eduard Norel68,50027
183Antonio Aversa101,50041
184Roman Gadzhiev288,000115
185Hakan Pamukcu82,00033
186Danil Rafikov179,00072
187Jenya Gavrilovich364,500146
188Ihor Kaliahin291,000116
     
191Edgard Raffoul438,000175
192Hadi Khordbin243,00097
193Toni Kaukua234,50094
194John Doebs234,50094
195Aleksandar Tot559,000224
196Robert Burlacu240,00096
197Aleksandr Ivanov133,00053
198Mario Scalia348,500139
     
201Milos Skrbic404,000162
202Frederic Popot286,500115
203Onur Aydin59,00024
204Iulian-Remus Blebea120,00048
205Candido Cappiello202,00081
206Volkan Yucel131,00052
207Tulga Bahadir158,50063
208Serkan Solak164,50066
     
211Aziz Efe175,50070
212Alekseev Vladimir270,000108
213Ruslan Bakhtiev454,000182
214Alisa Sibgatova661,000264
215Maan El Hachem82,50033
216Denis Vlasov131,50053
217Onur Ozgur262,000105
218Agharazi Babayev67,00027
     
221Azamat Tulepbergenov281,000112
222Bassel Moussa323,000129
223Atanas Kodinov223,50089
224Tomasz Sczerbinski245,00098
225Matthew Davenport97,50039
226Bogdan Jontulovic134,00054
227Mehdi Chaoui280,000112
228Amir Saeid202,00081
     
231Ran Azor91,50037
232Darius Samual288,000115
233George Tomescu514,000206
234Mustafa Biz92,50037
235Tahsin Cankurtaranli124,50050
236Samir Moukawem211,00084
237Georges Hanna321,500129
238Adrian State358,500143
     
241Adria Diaz278,500111
242Koray Korkmaz88,00035
243Naji Tannoury440,500176
244Gregoire Auzoux321,500129
245Armand Matti219,50088
246Mario Menicanin345,000138
247Milad Souderjani186,00074
248Nuri Hadioglu75,50030
     
251Maciej Komorowski521,000208
252Dmitrii Andreev349,000140
253Aleksandr Koshelev156,00062
254Daniel Henriques316,500127
255Eddy Khoury110,00044
256Omar Lakhdari270,000108
257Sergey Baranski195,00078
258Kalidou Sow531,000212
     
261Giorgiy Skhulukhiya161,00064
262Parham Ghadamgahi340,000136
263Vladimir Bozinovic309,000124
264Arne Coulier312,500125
265Carmel Haloon48,50019
266Beyazit Zorlu244,00098
267Caner Toker206,00082
268Mateusz Wozniak116,00046
     
271Boris Tabiyev63,00025
272Yiannakis Papapetrou126,50051
273Ozcan Barut213,00085
274George Phiniotis188,00075
275Saar Wilf75,00030
276Andrei Spataru225,00090
277Alexandru Papazian46,00018
278Hala Karam31,00012
     
281Azad Jabrayilov28,00011
282Artur Vyborov36,00014
283Denislav Petkov117,50047
284Elie Farah1990
285Dmitrii Kuzin647,500259
286Saro Tekyildiz358,500143
287Bulut Celik70,50028
288Traian Stanciu236,00094
     
291Aylar Lie208,50083
292Alexandru Cinca96,00038
293Maximilian Silz405,500162
294Mario Khalil195,00078
295Suat Egilli254,000102
296Dawid Smolka155,00062
297Yuri Suvorov198,00079
     
301Akin Guven130,50052
302Simone Andrian436,500175
303Chady Ojeil238,00095
304Robert Rbeiz145,50058
305Christophe Panetti274,500110
306Osman Ihlamur188,50075
307Florian Guimond448,500179

$3,300 Main Event

Day 1cd Completed

Day 1d Survivors

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Alper Kerim tr
Alper Kerim
546,000
456,000
456,000
Profile photo of Kalidou Sow fr
Kalidou Sow
531,000
531,000
531,000
Profile photo of Mikalai Vaskaboinikau by
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
233,000
233,000
233,000
Profile photo of Ahmet Akyun tr
Ahmet Akyun
227,000
227,000
227,000
Profile photo of Milad Souderjani ir
Milad Souderjani
186,000
186,000
186,000
Profile photo of Serkan Solak tr
Serkan Solak
164,500
164,500
164,500
Profile photo of Navid Samavati ir
Navid Samavati
150,000
150,000
150,000
Profile photo of Herodotos Partakkis
Herodotos Partakkis
136,000
136,000
136,000
Profile photo of Iulian-Remus Blebea ro
Iulian-Remus Blebea
120,000
120,000
120,000
Profile photo of Bakhos Joumaa lb
Bakhos Joumaa
111,000
111,000
111,000
Profile photo of Alexandru Cinca ro
Alexandru Cinca
96,000
96,000
96,000
Profile photo of Andreas Mavrikioy cy
Andreas Mavrikioy
85,500
85,500
85,500
Profile photo of David Vinayagamoorthy no
David Vinayagamoorthy
83,500
83,500
83,500
Profile photo of Alexandru Papazian ro
Alexandru Papazian
46,000
46,000
46,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of John Doe S
John Doe S
45,000
45,000
45,000
Profile photo of Irfan Vurucu tr
Irfan Vurucu
41,500
41,500
41,500

Chilaud, Gromov and Hamnett Advance in Day 1c of Merit Poker Carmen Series Main Event

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

The curtain has fallen on Day 1c of the 2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series Main Event here at the Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino in North Cyprus.

Lebanon's Rachid El-Hachem finished with the biggest stack of the third starting flight, ending with 588,500, worth just over 235 big blinds heading into Day 2. El-Hachem is most closely followed by Poland's Maciej Komorowski and Switzerland's Sardor Shagulyamov.

Day 1c Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Rabih El-HachemLebanon588,500235
2Maciej KomorowskiPoland521,000208
3Sardor ShagulyamovSwitzerland350,000140
4Ali El-SiblaniLebanon341,000136
5Pavel ShchitnikovRussian Federation327,000131
6Bassel MoussaLebanon323,000129
7Georges HannaLebanon321,500129
8Daniel HenriquesPortugal316,500127
9Natan ChauskinBelarus314,000126
10Dmitry GromovRussian Federation312,000125

Day 1c Highlights

The third of four starting flights attracted 123 entrants, bringing the total field size so far to 474. Of those 123 entrants, 68 players were able to find a bag at the end of the night and advance to tomorrow's Day 2 after nine 40-minute levels of play.

Bassel Moussa got off to a hot start today after taking down a five-bet pot in the third Level. Moussa would ride that momentum all the way to the end of the night where he would finish with a top-ten chip stack.

Defending champion Maxime Chilaud had a rough start to the day. By Level 6 he was in for two bullets and short-stacked. Chilaud would make an admirable comeback after doubling up with a straight and would ultimately finish the night in the middle of the pack with 151,500.

Ali El-Siblani established himself as one of the top stacks in the room after getting max value with top set late in the evening. From that point El-Siblani never looked back and would finish the night with the fourth-largest stack.

Dmitry Gromov
Dmitry Gromov

Other notables to advance to Day 2 from today's starting flight include Aylar Lie (208,500), Bart Lybaert (205,000), Giorgiy Skhulukhiya (161,000) and WPT champions Dmitry Gromov (312,000) and Benjamin Hamnett (128,500). Gromov advancing with a top-ten stack is particularly notable as he was the runner up in the 2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series Main Event this past December for $217,500. The Russian pro will be a force to be reckoned with on Day 2 as he seeks to surpass that finish with a victory in this event.

Benjamin Hamnett
Benjamin Hamnett

Some players who played in Day 1c but were not fortunate enough to advance to Day 2 include Bakhos Joumaa, Frederico Senno and Mustafa Ercan.

As always, stay tuned to PokerNews for all your live coverage needs for this event until a winner is crowned on March 26.

Tags: Ali El-SiblaniAylar LieBakhos Joumaa

End of Night Chip Counts (full)

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Rabih El-Hachem lb
Rabih El-Hachem
588,500
588,500
588,500
Day 1C Chip Leader
Profile photo of Maciej Komorowski pl
Maciej Komorowski
521,000
-16,000
-16,000
Profile photo of Sardor Shagulyamov ch
Sardor Shagulyamov
350,000
40,000
40,000
Profile photo of Ali El-Siblani lb
Ali El-Siblani
341,000
150,000
150,000
Profile photo of Pavel Shchitnikov ru
Pavel Shchitnikov
327,000
327,000
327,000
Profile photo of Bassel Moussa lb
Bassel Moussa
323,000
6,000
6,000
Profile photo of Georges Hanna lb
Georges Hanna
321,500
221,500
221,500
Profile photo of Daniel Henriques pt
Daniel Henriques
316,500
316,500
316,500
Profile photo of Natan Chauskin by
Natan Chauskin
314,000
314,000
314,000
Profile photo of Dmitry Gromov ru
Dmitry Gromov
312,000
224,000
224,000
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Roman Gadzhiev ru
Roman Gadzhiev
288,000
288,000
288,000
Profile photo of Darius Samual gb
Darius Samual
288,000
48,000
48,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Zeki Taysi
Zeki Taysi
282,000
282,000
282,000
Profile photo of Christophe Panetti ch
Christophe Panetti
274,500
274,500
274,500
Profile photo of Dogan Dinler tr
Dogan Dinler
274,000
274,000
274,000
Profile photo of Omar Lakhdari dz
Omar Lakhdari
270,000
270,000
270,000
Profile photo of Onur Ozgur tr
Onur Ozgur
262,000
-28,000
-28,000
Profile photo of Maher Achour tn
Maher Achour
258,000
258,000
258,000
Profile photo of Suat Egilli fr
Suat Egilli
254,000
254,000
254,000
Profile photo of Antoine Hasbani lb
Antoine Hasbani
246,500
56,500
56,500
Profile photo of Tomasz Sczerbinski pl
Tomasz Sczerbinski
245,000
-28,000
-28,000
Profile photo of Grigoli Liklikadze ge
Grigoli Liklikadze
244,000
244,000
244,000
Profile photo of John Doebs tr
John Doebs
234,500
131,300
131,300
Profile photo of Ramzi Karam lb
Ramzi Karam
233,500
233,500
233,500
Profile photo of Aylar Lie no
Aylar Lie
208,500
-6,500
-6,500

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Komorowski Keeps Climbing

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

Onur Aydin opened to 5,500 from under the gun and received calls from players in the hijack and cutoff as well as Maciej Komorowski in the big blind.

The flop came 1096 and action checked around to Aydin who fired a 10,500 continuation bet. Only Komorowski made the call.

Both remaining players checked the K turn and 7 river. Komorowski tabled Q10 for second pair to take the pot and continue adding chips to his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Maciej Komorowski pl
Maciej Komorowski
537,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Onur Aydin
Onur Aydin
93,000
93,000
93,000

Tags: Maciej KomorowskiOnur Aydin

Babayev Wins Without Showdown

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

Agharazi Babayev opened to 5,000 from the button and received a call from a player in the big blind.

The flop came AQ10. The big blind checked and Babayev fired a 6,000 continuation bet which was enough to take down the pot.

Also seated at this table is Maciej Komorowski who has been building a massive stack over the past few level which, at just over 500,000 is potentially the biggest stack in the room.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Maciej Komorowski pl
Maciej Komorowski
507,000
507,000
507,000
Profile photo of Agharazi Babayev az
Agharazi Babayev
94,000
5,000
5,000

Tags: Agharazi BabayevMaciej Komorowski

Sczerbinski Makes a Move

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

With three players seeing a flop of 7810 and roughly 25,000 in the middle, Tomasz Sczerbinski checked from early position and Ali El-Siblani bet 13,000 from middle position. Bart Lybaert called from the hijack before Sczerbinski put in a check-raise to 45,000 which was enough to force a fold from both opponents.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tomasz Sczerbinski pl
Tomasz Sczerbinski
273,000
-45,000
-45,000
Profile photo of Ali El-Siblani lb
Ali El-Siblani
191,000
-74,000
-74,000
Profile photo of Bart Lybaert be
Bart Lybaert
118,000
42,000
42,000