Event #19: $3,300 Main Event at the Merit Poker Carmen Series continues today as 142 players return for the third day of play. Each of those who retake their seat today will be looking to secure a portion of the $2,111,400 prizepool. With 89 places getting paid, those still in contention have work to do before they can realize a return on their investment. Play resumes at 12 p.m. local time at the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino at which point the remaining players will battle it out before the money bubble bursts later in the afternoon. Regardless of when the bubble bursts, play today will consist of nine levels.
Maxime Chilaud of France enters the day at the head of the pack with 1,895,000, closely followed by the relatively unknown Efraim Tavdi on 1,861,000. Michael Magalashvili (1,766,000) of Israel rounds out the top three.
Merit Poker Carmen Series $3,300 Main Event Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
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| 1 | Maxime Chilaud | 1,895,000 | 158 |
| 2 | Efraim Tavdi | 1,861,000 | 155 |
| 3 | Michael Magalashvilli | 1,766,000 | 147 |
| 4 | Denis Kapustin | 1,580,000 | 132 |
| 5 | Mikhail Zamiatin | 1,567,000 | 131 |
| 6 | Kristaps Vismanis | 1,560,000 | 130 |
| 7 | Uri Reichenstein | 1,545,000 | 129 |
| 8 | Shalev Halfa | 1,440,000 | 120 |
| 9 | Boris Angelov | 1,346,000 | 112 |
| 10 | Daniel Myers | 1,300,000 | 108 |
On the other end of the spectrum, several notables come into they day with short stacks and will have their work cut out for them. They include WSOP bracelet winner Ran Koller (201,000) and Romania's Florian Duta (105,000).
In general, stacks are still quite deep, with the average sitting at 538,732, good for 45 big blinds. With levels continuing to be 60-minutes in length, that should make for quite a bit of playability.
Play resumes at the start of Level 19 with blinds of 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 big blind ante. Be sure to stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team continues to provide updates of Event #19: $3,300 Main Event through to its conclusion.
and Michalak's kings took down Drokin's queens to earn him a quick double up on Day 3.
