Just 41 players remain from a field of 664 total entrants heading into the final day of the Merit Poker Carmen Series $3,300 Main Event here at the Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino in North Cyprus.
Just two months ago at the Merit Poker Western Series Felipe Ketzer took third place in the Main Event for $155,000. Today he will attempt to surpass that score with a victory in today's Main Event. Ketzer finished Day 3 with 8,255,000 chips worth 165 big blinds, a stack that is more than double that of any other player left in the tournament. Ketzer is most closely followed by Jeremie Zouari (3,975,000) and Danut Chisu (3,100,000).
Day 3 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felipe Ketzer | Brazil | 8,255,000 | 165 |
| 2 | Jeremie Zouari | France | 3,975,000 | 80 |
| 3 | Danut Chisu | Romania | 3,100,000 | 62 |
| 4 | Fausto Tantillo | Italy | 2,870,000 | 57 |
| 5 | Maher Achour | Tunisia | 2,610,000 | 52 |
| 6 | Dinesh Alt | Switzerland | 2,605,000 | 52 |
| 7 | Umutcan Ipekoglu | Turkey | 2,375,000 | 48 |
| 8 | Mateusz Wozniak | Poland | 2,150,000 | 43 |
| 9 | Caner Gunes | Turkey | 2,120,000 | 42 |
| 10 | Yuri Suvorov | Russian Federation | 1,970,000 | 39 |
Rounding out the top five are Day 2 chip leader Fausto Tantillo (2,870,000) and Maher Achour (2,610,000). Further down the leaderboard are Dmitry Gromov (1,910,000), Andrey Pateychuk (1,175,000), Simone Andrian (1,155,000), Day 1c chip leader Rabih El-Hachem (760,000 and Day 1b chip leader Alisa Sibgatova (595,000).
The day will begin at noon local time with blinds at 25,000/50,000 and an 50,000 big blind ante. As always, be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for all the action from this event from the moment cards are in the air until a winner is crowned.
