Level: 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
2023 Merit Poker Carmen Series
$3,300 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2023 Merit Poker Carmen Series
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$2,111,400
Entries
765
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
142
Players Left
19
Oleg Tsoy Eliminated in 25th Place ($13,325)
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Eduard Barsegian opened to 160,000 on the button only to see Oleg Tsoy three-bet to 500,000 out of the small blind. Barsegian made the call to see a flop.
Tsoy continued for 625,000 on a flop of 
and the called off the rest of his stack when Barsegian moved all in.
Oleg Tsoy: 
Eduard Barsegian: 
Tsoy was technically ahead but actually behind in terms of equity. The 
left the at risk player needing to fill up on the river to survive but he was unable to do so as the 
rolled off the deck instead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,600,000
2,620,000
|
2,620,000 |
|
Busted |
Kristaps Vismanis Eliminated in 26th Place ($13,325)
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Andrei Kaigorodtcev opened to 160,000 from late position and was called by Kristaps Vismanis in the big blind.
Vismanis checked following the 
flop and then called off for his tournament life after Kaigorodtcev put him all in.
Kristaps Vismanis: 
Andrei Kaigorodtcev: 
Vismanis was in rough shape, having run directly into the overpair of Kaigorodtcev. No help came on either the turn or 
river to send Vismanis to the rail in 26th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,800,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
Busted |
Alisa Sibgatova Eliminated in 27th Place ($11,660)
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Alisa Sibgatova opened to 160,000 in the cutoff and was called by Maxime Chilaud in the big blind.
Chilaud checked following the 
flop and then raised to 400,000 after Sibgatova continued for 120,000.
The turn came 
and Chilaud fired off 740,000. Sibgatova responded by moving all in and Chilaud snapped it off with the covering stack.
Alisa Sibgatova: 
Maxime Chilaud: 
Chilaud had flopped a set to leave Sibgatova drawing dead to the river, thereby condemning her to a 27th place finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,300,000
3,000,000
|
3,000,000 |
|
Busted |
Aydemir Wakes Up With Kings
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Davut Aydemir moved all in for around 900,000 in middle position as action folded to Joseph Mouwad in the big blind, who asked for a count before he called.
Davut Aydemir:
Joseph Mouwad:
Mouwad was crushed by Aydemir's kings as the board ran out 
.
"He's going to make the final table. First time playing, final table," father Recep Aydemir said as his son doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,300,000
-850,000
|
-850,000 |
|
1,800,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
Mockevicius Falls Short of Last Three Tables
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Action folded to Martynas Mockevicius in the small blind who raised to 500,000, leaving himself just 300,000 behind. Yossi Eluz shoved in the big blind and Mockevicius looked around at the other tables before committing his last chips.
Martynas Mockevicius: 
Yossi Eluz: 
The board ran out 
and Mockevicius was eliminated in 28th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,200,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
|
Busted |
Reichenstein Can't Get Chilaud Off Jacks
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Maxime Chilaud three-bet to 700,000 from the small blind and Uri Reichenstein called.
The flop came 
and Chilaud continued for 440,000. Reichenstein called to see the 
on the turn as Chilaud slowed down and checked.
Reichenstein now moved all in for 2,460,000 and Chilaud spent several minutes in the tank before he called to put Reichenstein at risk. Reichenstein had 
for a flush draw, while Chilaud showed 
.
The on the river failed to improve Reichenstein and he was sent to the payout desk while Chilaud raked in the massive pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,300,000
4,550,000
|
4,550,000 |
|
Busted |
Erceylan Flips Well Against Tantillo
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Fausto Tantillo raised to 160,000 from early position before Mehmet Erceylan shoved all in from the small blind for 445,000. Tantillo shrugged and put in the chips to call.
Mehmet Erceylan: 
Fausto Tantillo:
Tantillo began leaning over the table filming the action with his phone and watching the board come 
. Erceylan's two nines stayed in the lead as he doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,500,000 | |
|
900,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Kyosev, Rezaei Hit the Rail
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Daniel Kyosev was all in for around 500,000 from the button and up against Azamat Tulepbergenov in the big blind.
Daniel Kyosev:
Azamat Tulepbergenov:
Kyosev was dominated and began calling for a chop as the board came 
, but the fell on the river to seal his elimination.
At the same time on another table, Daniel Rezaei shoved from the button for 525,000 and Andrei Kaigorodtcev called in the small blind.
Daniel Rezaei:
Andrei Kaigorodtcev: 
The flop came , followed by the 
as Kaigorodtcev made top pair and left Rezaei drawing to a straight. The river was the and Rezaei was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,900,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
|
1,600,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Spasov Finds Aces At Perfect Moment
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Aleksander Ivanov moved all in for 880,000 from middle position before Denis Kapustin re-jammed from the cutoff. Simeon Spasov then called off his stack of 2,450,000 on the button with the blinds getting out of the way.
Aleksander Ivanov:
Simeon Spasov:
Denis Kapustin:
Spasov had found aces at the perfect moment and looked set to score more than a double up while Ivanov was in dire straits. The changed little although the turn did prove Ivanov with a glimmer of hope. No miracle comeback was on the cards, however, as the river completed the board to send a huge pot Spasov's direction.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,900,000
3,250,000
|
3,250,000 |
|
||
|
2,650,000
-2,250,000
|
-2,250,000 |
|
|
Busted | |