$3,300 Main Event Day 3 | 2023 Merit Poker Carmen Series

04-01-2023 12:44 UTC+3

Subramaniam Joins List of Bustouts

David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Austin Subramaniam moved all in for 71,000 from early position as action folded around to Kristaps Vismanis in the big blind, who instantly slammed in the chips to call.

Austin Subramaniam:
Kristaps Vismanis:

Vismanis stayed ahead on the flop. The on the turn paired Subramaniam, but it also gave Vismanis a straight and left Subramaniam drawing to a chop.

The river came the and Subramaniam was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristaps Vismanis	1,350,000 30,000	30,000
Austin Subramaniam	Busted

Tags: Austin Subramaniam Kristaps Vismanis

04-01-2023 12:39 UTC+3

Bindel Makes Straight Flush

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Picking up the action on the river, Luc Bindel in the big blind was involved in a hand with Kristaps Vismanis in middle position and Austin Subramaniam in late position. With the board reading Bindel and Vismanis checked to Subramaniam who bet out 100,000, leaving himself less than that behind. Bindel responded by raising to 320,000 which got a quick fold from Vismanis. Subramaniam thought long and hard but eventually mucked his holding. Bindel obliged the table by turning over the for the straight flush as he raked in his newly acquired chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristaps Vismanis	1,320,000 -240,000	-240,000
Luc Bindel	725,000 115,000	115,000
Austin Subramaniam	70,000 -135,000	-135,000

Tags: Austin Subramaniam Kristaps Vismanis Luc Bindel

04-01-2023 12:30 UTC+3

Dhar Busts, Kolotiuk Gets Away

David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

"All in for two million," Rajendara Dhar said as he was all in for around 25,000 from the big blind. Action went back on Volodymyr Drokin in the cutoff, who reshoved as Roman Kolotiuk on the button tanked.

The clock was eventually called on Kolotiuk before he turned over and flung it into the muck. Drokin showed him the , followed by the as he was a big favorite against Dhar's .

The board ran out and Dhar was eliminated, while Kolotiuk saved his tournament life with his big fold.

Elsewhere, Florian Duta, Ranno Sootla, and Milen Stefanov have all been eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Volodymyr Drokin	850,000 350,000	350,000
Roman Kolotiuk	500,000 -280,000	-280,000
Rajendara Dhar	Busted
Florian Duta	Busted
Ranno Sootla	Busted
Milen Stefanov	Busted

Tags: Rajendara Dhar Roman Kolotiuk Volodymyr Drokin

04-01-2023 12:28 UTC+3

Minkov Doubles Through Skripkin

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Nikola Minkov opened to 24,000 from the cutoff only for Maksim Skripkin to three-bet to 81,000 out of the small blind. The big blind folded to send the action back to Minkov who moved all in for 186,000. Skripkin quickly called with the covering stack to put Minkov at risk.

Nikola Minkov:
Maksim Skripkin:

Minkov had found pocket rockets to set himself up well for a crucial double. The flop did give Skripkin a gutshot but the turn and river completed a clean runout for the aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikola Minkov	395,000 209,000	209,000
Maksim Skripkin	290,000 -204,000	-204,000

Tags: Maksim Skripkin Nikola Minkov

04-01-2023 12:19 UTC+3

Tulepbergenov Gets Quick Double

David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Azamat Tulepbergenov moved all in for 138,000 from middle position as action folded around to Vadim Volkhonskiy in the big blind, who called to put him at risk.

Azamat Tulepbergenov:
Vadim Volkhonskiy:

Tulepbergenov took the lead on the flop as Volkhonskiy flung his arms in the air in frustration. The board ran out and Tulepbergenov stayed alive.

At the same time on another table, Recep Aydemir was an early casualty here on Day 3.

Player	Chips	Progress
Azamat Tulepbergenov	280,000 122,000	122,000
Vadim Volkhonskiy	200,000 -135,000	-135,000
Recep Aydemir	Busted

Tags: Azamat Tulepbergenov Recep Aydemir Vadim Volkhonskiy

04-01-2023 12:17 UTC+3

Held Ousts Shalgi Early

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Justus Held opened to 26,000 from early position and was called by Jose Nehme in the cutoff. Joseph Shalgi then moved all in for 314,000 on the button and was called by Held. Nehme folded and Shalgi was officially at risk.

Joseph Shalgi:
Justus Held:

Shalgi had got his money in good and looked set to get off to a great start on Day 3. The flop changed little, though the turn gave Held a flush draw. The river completed that draw to send Shalgi packing early in the day in cruel fashion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justus Held	1,180,000 353,000	353,000
Jose Nehme	590,000 -25,000	-25,000
Joseph Shalgi	Busted

Tags: Jose Nehme Joseph Shalgi Justus Held

04-01-2023 12:16 UTC+3

Michalak Wakes Up With Kings

David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Jakub Michalak raised to 25,000 from early position and was called by Tim Schmitt before Volodymyr Drokin, in the small blind, reraised to 87,000.

Michalak then pushed all in for 240,000 and Drokin snap-called out of turn. He pulled his chips back as Schmitt folded, then called Michalak's shove.

Jakub Michalak:
Volodymyr Drokin:

The board ran out and Michalak's kings took down Drokin's queens to earn him a quick double up on Day 3.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tim Schmitt	1,260,000 -39,000	-39,000
Jakub Michalak	510,000 268,000	268,000
Volodymyr Drokin	500,000 -251,000	-251,000

Tags: Jakub Michalak Tim Schmitt Volodymyr Drokin

Level: 19

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

04-01-2023 12:07 UTC+3

Shuffle Up and Deal!

Cottrell van Wingerden

Cards are in the air on Day 3 of Event #19: $3,300 Main Event.

04-01-2023 11:05 UTC+3

142 Players Return For Day 3 of Event #19: $3,300 Main Event

Cottrell van Wingerden

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
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.