The trophy awaits one of the 19 remaining players when the final day of the Merit Poker Carmen Series $3,300 Main Event begins at 1 p.m. local time.
Maxime Chilaud is once again the man the rest of the field is trying to track down as he takes a chip-leading stack of 10,475,000 into Day 4. Behind him are Fausto Tantillo (8,950,000), Simeon Spasov (7,540,000), Eduard Barsegian (6,280,000), and Walter Treccarichi (5,740,000). Barsegian has been on a run for the ages at this festival, with two final table appearances already. He’ll try to make it a third today.
Further down the leaderboard are Michael Magalashvili (3,855,000), Denis Kapustin (3,615,000), Atanas Pavlov (3,025,000), Roman Kolotiuk (2,280,000), and Davut Aydemir, who is trying to follow in his father Recep’s footsteps and make it to the final table. He’ll have his work cut out for him as he’s near the bottom of the leaderboard with 2,095,000.
Day 4 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|
| 1 | Maxime Chilaud | 10,475,000 | 87 |
| 2 | Fausto Tantillo | 8,950,000 | 75 |
| 3 | Simeon Spasov | 7,540,000 | 63 |
| 4 | Eduard Barsegian | 6,280,000 | 52 |
| 5 | Walter Treccarichi | 5,740,000 | 48 |
| 6 | Michael Magalashvili | 3,855,000 | 32 |
| 7 | Boris Smuskevicius | 3,735,000 | 31 |
| 8 | Denis Kapustin | 3,615,000 | 30 |
| 9 | Yuksel Savsa | 3,295,000 | 27 |
| 10 | Maroun Jazzar | 3,050,000 | 25 |
| 11 | Atanas Pavlov | 3,025,000 | 25 |
| 12 | Roman Kolotiuk | 2,280,000 | 19 |
| 13 | Azamat Tulepbergenov | 2,250,000 | 19 |
| 14 | Nariman Yaghmai | 2,150,000 | 18 |
| 15 | Andrei Kaigorodtcev | 2,130,000 | 18 |
| 16 | Davut Aydemir | 2,095,000 | 17 |
| 17 | Yossi Eluz | 2,050,000 | 17 |
| 18 | Joseph Mouwad | 1,925,000 | 16 |
| 19 | Navid Samavati | 1,760,000 | 15 |
The final 19 players are all that’s left of a massive field of 765 entries that crowded the poker room of the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino in North Cyprus. They’ve already guaranteed themselves $17,070, but all eyes will be on the $376,800 top prize and coveted Merit Poker title.
Play picks up on Level 29, with blinds of 60,000-120,000 and a 120,000 big blind ante. The feature table will be streamed on a delay on Merit Poker’s YouTube and Facebook channels.
There will be a new champion by the end of the day, and PokerNews will be following all the action and providing live updates until there is just one man left standing.
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Andrei KaigorodtcevAtanas PavlovAzamat TulepbergenovBoris SmuskeviciusDavut AydemirDenis KapustinEduard BarsegianFausto TantilloJoseph MouwadMaroun JazzarMaxime ChilaudMichael MagalashviliNariman YaghmaiNavid SamavatiRoman KolotiukSimeon SpasovWalter TreccarichiYossi EluzYuksel Savsa
and Chilaud checked to Barsegian, who continued for 275,000. Chilaud called to the 
turn and both players checked.
river and Barsegian used a time bank before he raised to 1,100,000. Chilaud tanked for a moment before he flicked in a chip to call.
for a straight as he took a healthy chunk off Chilaud's stack to begin the day.
flop, while the 
on the turn left Samavati drawing dead but opened the possibility of a chop. The 
. 
turn to the 
which was strong enough to beat the counterfeited 
and Kapustin continued for 185,000. Spasov called to see the 
turn, where he led out for 220,000.