Level: 17
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
2023 Merit Poker Carmen Series
$2,200 NL Warmup
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2023 Merit Poker Carmen Series
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$1,124,240
Entries
611
Level
38
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Entries
126
Players Left
21
Rabih Saad Leads 126 Survivors in a Race to the Money on Day 3 of the Merit Poker Carmen Series $2,200 Warmup
The race to the money bubble is on when Day 3 of the Merit Poker Carmen Series $2,200 Warmup begins at noon local time.
Leading the way is Rabih Saad, who has built up a stack of 1,738,000 heading into the penultimate day of the tournament. Ran Ilani (1,366,000) and Alexandru Cinca (1,267,000) are close behind, while Fahredin Mustafov (1,360,000) and Petr Skripka (1,284,000) round out the top five on the chip leaderboard.
Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rabih Saad | 1,738,000 | 174 |
| 2 | Ran Ilani | 1,366,000 | 137 |
| 3 | Fahredin Mustafov | 1,360,000 | 136 |
| 4 | Petr Skripka | 1,284,000 | 128 |
| 5 | Alexandru Cinca | 1,267,000 | 127 |
| 6 | Eduard Barsegian | 1,170,000 | 117 |
| 7 | Michael Uguccioni | 1,110,000 | 111 |
| 8 | Aliaksandr Hirs | 1,087,000 | 109 |
| 9 | Ali Moein | 1,031,000 | 103 |
| 10 | Saman Nakhjavani | 1,022,000 | 102 |
Selahaddin Bedir, who won this event here at the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino in North Cyprus last March, registered late on Day 2 but wasted no time amassing a stack of 991,000. Other top stacks include Philippe Souki (970,000), Gabi Livshitz (875,000), Gabriel Akiki (715,000), and Nicolas Chouity (681,000). Further down are Michele Guerrini (653,000), Helmut Phung (428,000), Luc Bindel (422,000), and Ryan Mandara (400,000).
The schedule for today calls for a further eight hour-long levels. Play will pick up on Level 17, with blinds of 5,000-10,000 and a 10,000 big blind ante.
The first milestone of the day will be the bursting of the money bubble. Just 126 players out of a starting field of 611 entries remain, but only 71 will make the money and grab a share of the $1,124,240 prize pool. A total of 55 players will leave the tournament after more than two days of play with nothing.
The money bubble is fast approaching. Then it’s a race toward the final table and the top prize money, and, as always, PokerNews will be following all the action and providing live updates throughout the day.
$2,200 NL Warmup
Day 3 Started
Day 3 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Fausto Tantillo | 793,000 | 79 |
| 1 | 2 | Wissam Khalifeh | 234,000 | 23 |
| 1 | 3 | Danielle Noja | 571,000 | 57 |
| 1 | 4 | Yuksel Savsa | 445,000 | 45 |
| 1 | 5 | Aliaksandr Hirs | 1,087,000 | 109 |
| 1 | 6 | Uri Reichenstein | 101,000 | 10 |
| 1 | 7 | Recep Aydemir | 577,000 | 58 |
| 1 | 8 | [Removed:422] | 690,000 | 69 |
| 1 | 9 | Michal Wojtkowiak | 402,000 | 40 |
| 2 | 1 | Marcin Dziubdziela | 86,000 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | Yulian Bogdanov | 573,000 | 57 |
| 2 | 3 | Michael Uguccioni | 1,100,000 | 110 |
| 2 | 4 | Dmitry Yurasov | 123,000 | 12 |
| 2 | 5 | Harout Ghazarian | 383,000 | 38 |
| 2 | 6 | Roman Gadzhiev | 520,000 | 52 |
| 2 | 7 | Elie Dib | 603,000 | 60 |
| 2 | 8 | Helmut Phung | 428,000 | 43 |
| 2 | 9 | Denis Kapustin | 465,000 | 47 |
| 3 | 1 | Rabih Saad | 1,738,000 | 174 |
| 3 | 2 | Alexandru Cinca | 1,267,000 | 127 |
| 3 | 3 | Joseph Khneisser | 112,000 | 11 |
| 3 | 4 | Semen Kapitonov | 331,000 | 33 |
| 3 | 5 | George-Mircea Tomescu | 168,000 | 17 |
| 3 | 6 | Andrei Kaigorodtcev | 26,000 | 3 |
| 3 | 7 | Yury Bochkarev | 320,000 | 32 |
| 3 | 8 | Kubanychbek Abakirov | 900,000 | 90 |
| 3 | 9 | Fahredin Mustafov | 1,360,000 | 136 |
| 4 | 1 | Elias Abou Saleh | 44,000 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | Koray Korkmaz | 600,000 | 60 |
| 4 | 3 | Rashad Iskandarov | 533,000 | 53 |
| 4 | 4 | Khaled Khamis | 231,000 | 23 |
| 4 | 5 | Ghassan Abou Khalil | 138,000 | 14 |
| 4 | 6 | Toni Kaukua | 325,000 | 33 |
| 4 | 7 | Daniel Rezaei | 340,000 | 34 |
| 4 | 8 | Mustafa Ercan | 225,000 | 23 |
| 4 | 9 | Mustafa Gulal | 242,000 | 24 |
| 5 | 1 | Stepan Kiba | 966,000 | 97 |
| 5 | 2 | Sergey Baranski | 686,000 | 69 |
| 5 | 3 | Edgard Raffoul | 422,000 | 42 |
| 5 | 4 | Erdal Gulseven | 465,000 | 47 |
| 5 | 5 | Andrew Hulme | 310,000 | 31 |
| 5 | 6 | Sergey Bobrik | 138,000 | 14 |
| 5 | 7 | Vladimir Kochelaevskii | 566,000 | 57 |
| 5 | 8 | Jack Rizk | 199,000 | 20 |
| 5 | 9 | Natan Chauskin | 235,000 | 24 |
| 6 | 1 | Andre Mehreb | 402,000 | 40 |
| 6 | 2 | Jakub Michalak | 690,000 | 69 |
| 6 | 3 | Murat Altunok | 994,000 | 99 |
| 6 | 4 | Liron Shapira | 456,000 | 46 |
| 6 | 5 | Harald Sammer | 425,000 | 43 |
| 6 | 6 | Parahat Nurmuhammedov | 930,000 | 93 |
| 6 | 7 | Damir Zhugralin | 550,000 | 55 |
| 6 | 8 | Atanas Pavlov | 920,000 | 92 |
| 6 | 9 | Sergei Efimov | 315,000 | 32 |
| 7 | 1 | Eduard Barsegian | 1,170,000 | 117 |
| 7 | 2 | Mikhail Zamyatin | 581,000 | 58 |
| 7 | 3 | Zulfiya Kolgu | 85,000 | 9 |
| 7 | 4 | Oleg Tsoy | 336,000 | 34 |
| 7 | 5 | Aleksei Shchaelev | 310,000 | 31 |
| 7 | 6 | Khalil Tawil | 165,000 | 17 |
| 7 | 7 | Anatoly Suvorov | 500,000 | 50 |
| 7 | 8 | Daniel Shademanpour | 300,000 | 30 |
| 7 | 9 | Samuel Kabelitz | 143,000 | 14 |
| 8 | 1 | Leonid Bozhkov | 305,000 | 30 |
| 8 | 2 | Gurcan Gungoren | 680,000 | 68 |
| 8 | 3 | Terence Etim | 351,000 | 35 |
| 8 | 4 | Osman Ihlamur | 293,000 | 29 |
| 8 | 5 | Nikolay Tyurin | 920,000 | 92 |
| 8 | 6 | Gabriel Akiki | 715,000 | 72 |
| 8 | 7 | Philippe Souki | 970,000 | 97 |
| 8 | 8 | Florian Duta | 654,000 | 65 |
| 8 | 9 | Danut Chisu | 350,000 | 35 |
| 9 | 1 | Basel Khabbazeh | 671,000 | 67 |
| 9 | 2 | Rawand Chaychi | 436,000 | 44 |
| 9 | 3 | Roman Kolotiuk | 540,000 | 54 |
| 9 | 4 | Maged Traboulsy | 170,000 | 17 |
| 9 | 5 | Gabi Livshitz | 875,000 | 88 |
| 9 | 6 | Julien Loire | 218,000 | 22 |
| 9 | 7 | Federico Macori | 271,000 | 27 |
| 9 | 8 | Dmitry Gromov | 695,000 | 70 |
| 9 | 9 | Aleksandr Ivanov | 854,000 | 85 |
| 10 | 1 | Malek Abi Naser | 143,000 | 14 |
| 10 | 2 | Maximilian Silz | 206,000 | 21 |
| 10 | 3 | Ahmad Abdelhadi | 135,000 | 14 |
| 10 | 4 | Maher Nouira | 297,000 | 30 |
| 10 | 5 | Mohammad Qasem | 525,000 | 53 |
| 10 | 6 | Maan El Hachem | 386,000 | 39 |
| 10 | 7 | Georges Sultanem | 136,000 | 14 |
| 10 | 8 | Ido Aboudi | 318,000 | 32 |
| 10 | 9 | Selahaddin Bedir | 991,000 | 99 |
| 11 | 1 | Aleksandr Chernikov | 720,000 | 72 |
| 11 | 2 | Daniel Laidlaw | 124,000 | 12 |
| 11 | 3 | Saman Nakhjavani | 1,022,000 | 102 |
| 11 | 4 | Fedor Dedelov | 124,000 | 12 |
| 11 | 5 | Daniel Montagnolli | 213,000 | 21 |
| 11 | 6 | Tanios Habib | 177,000 | 18 |
| 11 | 7 | Maksim Shornikau | 381,000 | 38 |
| 11 | 8 | Michele Guerrini | 653,000 | 65 |
| 11 | 9 | Michael Teplitski | 378,000 | 38 |
| 12 | 1 | Boris Angelov | 558,000 | 56 |
| 12 | 2 | Cenk Nigbolu | 569,000 | 57 |
| 12 | 3 | Maksim Skripkin | 688,000 | 69 |
| 12 | 4 | Nicolas Chouity | 681,000 | 68 |
| 12 | 5 | Stefan Reiser | 298,000 | 30 |
| 12 | 6 | Ryan Mandara | 400,000 | 40 |
| 12 | 7 | Andrey Danilyuk | 311,000 | 31 |
| 12 | 8 | Mehmet Kolgu | 270,000 | 27 |
| 12 | 9 | Dmitrii Kuzin | 222,000 | 22 |
| 13 | 1 | Vitalii Pankov | 80,000 | 8 |
| 13 | 2 | Petr Skripka | 1,284,000 | 128 |
| 13 | 3 | Volodymyr Drokin | 216,000 | 22 |
| 13 | 4 | Ran Ilani | 1,366,000 | 137 |
| 13 | 5 | Viktor Ustimov | 890,000 | 89 |
| 13 | 6 | Jacek Pustula | 223,000 | 22 |
| 13 | 7 | Daniel Myers | 487,000 | 49 |
| 13 | 8 | Oskar Prehm | 371,000 | 37 |
| 13 | 9 | Dmitry Pokhabov | 625,000 | 63 |
| 14 | 1 | Valeriy Pak | 68,000 | 7 |
| 14 | 2 | Stefan Atanasov | 225,000 | 23 |
| 14 | 3 | Ali Moein | 1,031,000 | 103 |
| 14 | 4 | Arie Kliper | 313,000 | 31 |
| 14 | 5 | Boris Kolev | 535,000 | 54 |
| 14 | 6 | Alisa Sibgatova | 153,000 | 15 |
| 14 | 7 | Evgenii Katymaev | 174,000 | 17 |
| 14 | 8 | Luc Bindel | 422,000 | 42 |
| 14 | 9 | Charbel Salloum | 680,000 | 68 |