2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q5
Prize
$338,500
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$1,832,640
Entries
664
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 4
Entries
41
Players Left
1

Kalidou Sow Eliminated in 19th Place ($15,205)

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Kalidou Sow
Kalidou Sow

Dmitry Gromov opened to 200,000 from the cutoff and Kalidou Sow shoved for 1,045,000 from the button. Gromov called with a covering stack to put Sow at risk.

Kalidou Sow: K?Q? All in
Dmitry Gromov: A?5?

Gromov caught the best of the 5?7?3? flop and remained ahead on the 10? turn and 8? river to send Sow to the rail and continue to extend his chip lead over the rest of the field.

Player Chips Progress
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Dmitry Gromov
8,700,000
600,000
600,000
WPT 1X Winner
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Kalidou Sow
Busted

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Caner Gunes Eliminated in 18th Place ($17,410)

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Caner Gunes moved all in roughly 1,100,000 from under the gun. Rabih El-Hachem then shoved over the top from middle position for approximately 2,300,000, folding out all other players to leave Gunes at risk.

Caner Gunes: 10?10? All in
Rabih El-Hachem: A?Q?

It was a preflop flip that El-Hachem emerged victorious from on the 3?A?9?J?Q? runout to send Gunes to the rail and collect a healthy pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Rabih El-Hachem
3,600,000
1,625,000
1,625,000
Day 1C Chip Leader
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Caner Gunes
Busted

Tags: Caner GunesRabih El-Hachem

Tomy Greineisen Eliminated in 17th Place ($17,410)

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Tomy Greineisen
Tomy Greineisen

In a preflop confrontation. Tomy Greineisen found himself all in from the small blind for approximately 2,000,000 and was up against Umutcan Ipekoglu in the big blind who had a covering stack.

Tomy Greineisen: K?Q? All in
Umutcan Ipekoglu: 7?7?

Ipekoglu's pocket sevens held up on the 8?3?A?5?10? runout to take down another big pot while Greineisen made a quick exit from the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
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Umutcan Ipekoglu
6,600,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
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Tomy Greineisen
Busted

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Rabih El-Hachem Eliminated in 16th Place ($17,410)

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante
Rabih El-Hachem
Rabih El-Hachem

In a preflop confrontation Rabih El-Hachem was all in for roughly 3,000,000 and up against Andrey Litvinov who covered.

Rabih El-Hachem: A?Q? All in
Andrey Litvinov: Q?Q?

Both players had monster hands but Litvinov was well ahead with pocket queens. He remained so on the 7?7?8?9?J? runout to send the Day 1c chip leader to the rail and take down a colossal pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Andrey Litvinov
7,100,000
4,775,000
4,775,000
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Rabih El-Hachem
Busted
Day 1C Chip Leader

Tags: Andrey LitvinovRabih El-Hachem

Ahmet Akyun Eliminated in 15th Place ($20,160)

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante
Ahmet Akyun
Ahmet Akyun

Ahmet Akyun shoved from under the gun for 925,000 and was called by Maher Achour on the button who had a covering stack.

Ahmet Akyun: K?Q? All in
Maher Achour: 8?8?

Achour made a straight on the [6c9a3d7c5c] runout to send Akyun to the rail and collect the last of his chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Maher Achour
4,900,000
567,000
567,000
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Ahmet Akyun
Busted

Tags: Ahmet AkyunMaher Achour

Jeremie Zouari Eliminated in 14th Place ($20,160)

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante
Jeremie Zouari
Jeremie Zouari

Bart Lybaert had opened from the hijack only for Jeremie Zouari to move all in for roughly 900,000 from the button. Lybaert made the call to put Zouari at risk.

Jeremie Zouari: A?5? All in
Bart Lybaert: K?2?

Zouari was in good shape to score a double up and remained ahead on the 10?Q?10? flop but the K? turn gave Lybaert kings up to take the lead. The 9? river changed nothing and Zouari's deep run came to an end in 14th place while Lybaert continued to build a gargantuan stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Bart Lybaert
12,200,000
5,375,000
5,375,000
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Jeremie Zouari
Busted

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Roman Stoica Eliminated in 13th Place ($20,160)

Level 31 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Roman Stoica
Roman Stoica

Roman Stoica moved all in from the small blind for approximately 1,800,000 and was called by Andrey Litvinov in the big blind who had a covering stack.

Roman Stoica: Q?9? All in
Andrey Litvinov: A?K?

Both players connected with the A?9?5? flop but Stoica's second pair was in rough shape against LItvinov's top pair. Stoica failed to improve on the 2? turn or A? river and was eliminated from the tournament while Litvinov continued to accumulate chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Andrey Litvinov
8,725,000
1,625,000
1,625,000
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Roman Stoica
Busted

Tags: Andrey LitvinovRoman Stoica

Yuri Suvorov Eliminated in 12th Place ($24,930)

Level 31 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Yuri Suvorov
Yuri Suvorov

Yuri Suvorov moved all in from middle position and was called by Bart Lybaert in the small blind who covered.

Yuri Suvorov: K?Q?
Bart Lybaert: A?K?

Lybaert's big slick held up on the 2?9?8?5?A? runout to score yet another knockout.

Player Chips Progress
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Bart Lybaert
15,100,000
2,900,000
2,900,000
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Yuri Suvorov
Busted

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Alisa Sibgatova Eliminated in 11th Place ($24,930)

Level 31 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Alisa Sibgatova
Alisa Sibgatova

Alisa Sibgatova shoved from under the gun for 1,500,000 and was called by Bart Lybaert in the small blind to put Sibgatova at risk.

Alisa Sibgatova: K?Q? All in
Bart Lybaert: 10?10?

It was a preflop flip but Sibgatova could not catch either of her overcards on the 6?8?5?5?3? runout and her deep run came to an end two spots shy of the final table while Lybaert continued to extend his lead over the rest of the field.

Player Chips Progress
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Bart Lybaert
19,500,000
4,400,000
4,400,000
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Alisa Sibgatova
Busted
Day 1B Chip Leader

Tags: Alisa SibgatovaBart Lybaert

Umutcan Ipekoglu Eliminated in 10th Place ($24,930)

Level 31 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Umutcan Ipekoglu
Umutcan Ipekoglu

With two players seeing a board of 3?6?3?8? and roughly 400,000 already in the middle, Ipekoglu had bet from the small blind only for Felipe Ketzer to put in a raise to 925,000 from the big blind. Ipekoglu raised to 2,325,000, leaving roughly 2,000,000 behind and Ketzer made the call.

On the 4? river Ipekoglu checked and Ketzer bet 1,250,000. Ipekoglu called and turned over 5?3? for trips but Ketzer tabled 4?3? for a full house to scoop a massive pot and leave Ipekoglu with just over five big blinds.

A few hands later Ipekoglu moved all in from the button and was called by Maher Achour in the big blind.

Umutcan Ipekoglu: A?5? All in
Maher Achour: Q?Q?

The board ran out 2?8?J?K?J? and Ipekoglu was eliminated on the final table bubble.

Player Chips Progress
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Felipe Ketzer
14,800,000
8,695,000
8,695,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
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Maher Achour
7,100,000
2,200,000
2,200,000
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Umutcan Ipekoglu
Busted

Tags: Felipe KetzerMaher Achour