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

04-01-2023 10:23 UTC+3

Day 3 Seat Draw

David Salituro

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Efraim Tavdi	1,861,000	155
1	2	Atanas Kodinov	373,000	31
1	3	Sari Haddad	315,000	26
1	4	Daniel Henriques	308,000	26
1	5	Boris Smuskevicius	639,000	53
1	6	Boris Angelov	1,346,000	112
1	7	Oleg Tsoy	1,090,000	91
1	8	Alexey Losev	527,000	44
1	9	Kamil Sokol	298,000	25

2	1	Paul Browne	855,000	71
2	2	Joseph Mouwad	318,000	27
2	3	Jose Nehme	615,000	51
2	4	Joseph Shalgi	314,000	26
2	5	Roman Gadzhiev	310,000	26
2	6	Artem Kazantsev	242,000	20
2	7	Mihai Niste	416,000	35
2	8	Justus Held	827,000	69
2	9	Shakir Dadabaev	385,000	32

3	1	Fedor Dedelov	600,000	50
3	2	Stefan Reiser	352,000	29
3	3	Emil Ukalaev	406,000	34
3	4	Alexandru Papazian	710,000	59
3	5	Elias Merhi Aad	233,000	19
3	6	Jenya Gavrilovich	664,000	55
3	7	Hasan Yalcin	324,000	27
3	8	Martynas Mockevicius	1,004,000	84
3	9	Iacopo Brandi	443,000	37

4	1	Walid Bou Habib	604,000	50
4	2	Daniel Montagnolli	924,000	77
4	3	Eddy Khoury	700,000	58
4	4	Valeriy Pak	790,000	66
4	5	Daniel Rezaei	382,000	32
4	6	Mikahil Katykhin	192,000	16
4	7	Florian Duta	105,000	9
4	8	Simeon Spasov	360,000	30
4	9	Davut Aydemir	679,000	57

5	1	Tinay Aksoy	377,000	32
5	2	Mikhail Zamyatin	1,567,000	131
5	3	Ranno Sootla	109,000	9
5	4	Samir Hayek	567,000	47
5	5	Ramez Haddad	128,000	11
5	6	Julian Selinger	528,000	44
5	7	Milen Stefanov	190,000	16
5	8	Mustafa Biz	612,000	51
5	9	Alisa Sibgatova	441,000	37

6	1	Nejat Erman	199,000	17
6	2	Aleksandr Ivanov	348,000	29
6	3	Nikolay Fal	140,000	12
6	4	Natan Chauskin	427,000	36
6	5	Ran Koller	201,000	17
6	6	Nikita Staroverov	232,000	19
6	7	Zorlu Er	265,000	22
6	8	Marat Gallyamov	610,000	51
6	9	Michael Magalashvili	1,766,000	147

7	1	Nariman Yaghmai	313,000	26
7	2	Yossi Eluz	645,000	54
7	3	Dawid Smolka	558,000	47
7	4	Koray Korkmaz	253,000	21
7	5	Ozcan Barut	769,000	64
7	6	Maksim Shornikau	223,000	19
7	7	Terence Etim	302,000	25
7	8	Petar Kalev	395,000	33
7	9	Oleg Kan	174,000	15

8	1	Nikola Minkov	186,000	16
8	2	Azamat Tulepbergenov	158,000	13
8	3	Maksim Skripkin	494,000	41
8	4	Oshri Lahmani	1,160,000	97
8	5	Priit Parmasto	251,000	21
8	6	Raz Elimelech	148,000	12
8	7	Vadim Volkhonskiy	335,000	28
8	8	Mekan Yusupov	78,000	7
8	9	Navid Samavati	473,000	39

9	1	Fausto Tantillo	507,000	42
9	2	Uri Reichenstein	1,545,000	129
9	3	Rytis Strigunas	725,000	60
9	4	Dmitrii Kuzin	368,000	31
9	5	Adrian State	600,000	50
9	6	Bulut Celik	133,000	11
9	7	Eduard Barsegian	1,120,000	93
9	8	[Removed:422]	383,000	32
9	9	Oguzhan Kasar	450,000	38

10	1	Anil Yildiz	431,000	36
10	2	Sergey Baranski	335,000	28
10	3	Denis Kapustin	1,580,000	132
10	4	Maroun Jazzar	1,094,000	91
10	5	Evgenii Korchagin	681,000	57
10	6	Yury Bochkarev	502,000	42
10	7	George-Mircea Tomescu	229,000	19
10	8	Philippe Souki	479,000	40
10	9	Hadi Ahangar	180,000	15

11	1	Stoyan Madanzhiev	282,000	24
11	2	Oleg Jdan	183,000	15
11	3	Mehmet Berk Deniz	510,000	43
11	4	Saar Wilf	429,000	36
11	5	Atanas Pavlov	677,000	56
11	6	Arie Kliper	309,000	26
11	7	Tanios Habib	325,000	27
11	8	Seyedahmad Haghgou	392,000	33
11	9	Mihai Manole	165,000	14

12	1	Andrei Kaigorodtcev	719,000	60
12	2	Ivan Zhechev	250,000	21
12	3	Furkan Beg	844,000	70
12	4	Daniel Kyosev	1,069,000	89
12	5	Shalev Halfa	1,440,000	120
12	6	Toni Kaukua	1,175,000	98
12	7	Andrew Gray	178,000	15
12	8	Vitalii Pankov	71,000	6
12	9	Naji Tanuri	295,000	25

13	1	Daniel Myers	1,300,000	108
13	2	Jakub Michalak	242,000	20
13	3	Murat Erdemli	126,000	11
13	4	Tim Schmitt	1,299,000	108
13	5	Iulian-Remus Blebea	370,000	31
13	6	Volodymyr Drokin	751,000	63
13	7	Roman Kolotiuk	780,000	65
13	8	Andrey Litvinov	127,000	11
13	9	Rajendara Dhar	30,000	3

14	1	Maher Nouira	988,000	82
14	2	Georges Chehade	305,000	25
14	3	Bakhos Alalam	591,000	49
14	4	Maxime Chilaud	1,895,000	158
14	5	Eli Saad	680,000	57
14	6	Julien Loire	684,000	57
14	7	Dmitry Yurasov	271,000	23
14	8	Mehmet Erceylan	761,000	63
14	9	Dmitry Gromov	534,000	45

15	1	Recep Aydemir	179,000	15
15	2	Maximilian Silz	1,074,000	90
15	3	Mohamad El-Sayed	228,000	19
15	4	Yuksel Savsa	785,000	65
15	5	Luc Bindel	610,000	51
15	6	Naji Abdo	450,000	38
15	7	Timur Mukhamedaminov	260,000	22
15	8	Kristaps Vismanis	1,560,000	130

16	1	Damir Zhugralin	361,000	30
16	2	Joshua Gebissa	316,000	26
16	3	Jack Sinclair	986,000	82
16	4	Evgenii Katymaev	250,000	21
16	5	Walter Treccarichi	495,000	41
16	6	Kemal Aslan	690,000	58
16	7	Ahmad Abdelhadi	141,000	12
16	8	Austin Subramaniam	205,000	17

$3,300 Main Event

Day 3 Started

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.

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.

Level: 19

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

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

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 12:19 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 12:28 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 12:30 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