$3,300 Main Event | 2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series

03-26-2024 13:47 UTC+3

Rbeiz Gets Some Value

Ryan Lashmar

Level 26 : Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

With two players seeing a board of 6♣K♣2♦J♣3♦ and roughly 600,000 in the middle, Robert Rbeiz bet 205,000 from the big blind leaving just 105,000 behind. Umutcan Ipekoglu was on the button and thought for roughly 90 seconds before making the call.

Ipekoglu tabled K♥4♥ which was good enough to secure close to a full double up through Ipekoglu.

Elsewhere in the tournament area, Agharazi Babayev was recently eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Umutcan Ipekoglu	3,225,000 850,000	850,000
Robert Rbeiz	1,045,000 145,000	145,000
Agharazi Babayev	Busted

Tags: Robert Rbeiz

03-26-2024 14:05 UTC+3

Stanciu Spikes the River to Double Through Pateychuk

Ryan Lashmar

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

In a preflop confrontation Traian Stanciu found himself all in for approximately 400,000 from the small blind and was up against Andrey Pateychuk in middle position who held a covering stack.

Traian Stanciu: K♣10♣ All in
Andrey Pateychuk: A♥10♥

Stanciu was in rough shape against the bigger ten and found no help on the 2♠6♦4♥ flop. The J♦ turn was also a brick but the K♠ river gave Stanciu top pair to secure a full double up.

Elsewhere in the tournament area, Nenad Dukic was recently eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Traian Stanciu	860,000
Andrey Pateychuk	805,000

Nenad Dukic	Busted

Tags: Andrey Pateychuk Nenad Dukic Traian Stanciu

03-26-2024 14:16 UTC+3

Cankurtaranli Reduces the Field by One

Ryan Lashmar

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

With two players seeing a board of 2♠6♦4♥J♦K♠ and roughly 1,800,000 already in the middle, Tahsin Cankurtaranli checked from out of position and Kemal Aslan moved all in for 400,000. Cankurtaranli made the call.

Cankurtaranli tabled A♣K♥ for two pair which was enough to send Aslan to the rail and drag in a massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tahsin Cankurtaranli	2,910,000 1,580,000	1,580,000
Kemal Aslan	Busted

Tags: Kemal Aslan Tahsin Cankurtaranli

03-26-2024 14:30 UTC+3

Early Exits

Ryan Lashmar

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Iulian-Remus Blebea	Busted
Georges Hanna	Busted
Dmitrii Astratov	Busted
Rashad Iskandarov	Busted

03-26-2024 14:45 UTC+3

Hot Start for Lybaert

Ryan Lashmar

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Felipe Ketzer opened to 125,000 from the hijack and was called by Bart Lybaert in the cutoff and Danut Chisu on the button before Maciej Komorowski raised to 525,000 from the small blind. Ketzer folded and Lybaert moved all in, covering both remaining opponents who each had approximately 1,800,000. Chisu got out of the way while Komorowski made the call to put himself at risk.

Maciej Komorowski: AxQx All in
Bart Lybaert: A♦Q♦

A chop seemed destined until the board ran out 2♦K♠K♣7♦5♦ to give Lybaert the nut-flush and send Komorowski to the rail in brutal fashion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Ketzer	7,100,000 -1,155,000	-1,155,000

Bart Lybaert	5,600,000 4,275,000	4,275,000
Danut Chisu	1,800,000 -1,300,000	-1,300,000
Maciej Komorowski	Busted

Tags: Bart Lybaert Danut Chisu Felipe Ketzer Maciej Komorowski

03-26-2024 16:32 UTC+3

Sardor Shagulyamov Eliminated in 27th Place ($10,445)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

With the board reading K♠10♥8♥, Sardor Shagulyamov was all in and at risk against Dmitry Gromov who held a covering stack.

Sardor Shagulyamov: K♥Q♠ All in
Dmitry Gromov: K♦4♦

The rest of the board ran out 2♦4♠ giving Gromov two pair to take the pot while Shagulyamov made his exit from the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitry Gromov	5,400,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Sardor Shagulyamov	Busted

Tags: Dmitry Gromov Sardor Shagulyamov

03-26-2024 16:52 UTC+3

Michel Habib Eliminated in 26th Place ($11,905)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

In a preflop confrontation, Michel Habib was all in from the button and up against Roman Stoica who held a covering stack.

Michel Habib: A♣7♠ All in
Roman Stoica: 8♦8♠

Stoica's pocket eights held up on the 7♣6♦10♣4♠K♣ runout and he scooped in a nice pot while Habib was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman Stoica	3,350,000 820,000	820,000
Michel Habib	Busted

Tags: Michel Habib Roman Stoica

03-26-2024 17:10 UTC+3

Traian Stanciu Eliminated in 25th Place ($11,905)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

With two players seeing a board of A♦Q♠J♣ and roughly 700,000 in the middle, Traian Stanciu, who had committed most of his stack preflop, was all in from the cutoff and up against Kalidou Sow who held a covering stack on the button.

Traian Stanciu: Q♣10♣ All in
Kalidou Sow: A♠J♠

Stanciu found no help on the 5♦ turn or 6♥ river and was sent to the rail courtesy of Sow who took down a healthy pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kalidou Sow	2,000,000 395,000	395,000
Traian Stanciu	Busted

Tags: Kalidou Sow Traian Stanciu

03-26-2024 17:18 UTC+3

Robert Rbeiz Eliminated in 24th Place ($13,560)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Robert Rbeiz moved all in for roughly 400,000 from the button and was called by Tomy Greineisen in the small blind who had a covering stack.

Robert Rbeiz: A♣8♥ All in
Tomy Greineisen: A♥J♣

Greineisen remained ahead with the bigger ace on the Q♠9♦4♦3♠Q♥ and he scooped the pot while Rbeiz was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomy Greineisen	1,800,000 515,000	515,000
Robert Rbeiz	Busted

Tags: Robert Rbeiz Tomy Greineisen

03-26-2024 17:19 UTC+3

Mehdi Chaoui Eliminated in 23rd Place ($13,560)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Mehdi Chaoui had commited most of his stack preflop from the cutoff and was called by Dinesh Alt on the button.

The two players saw a flop of A♣J♠5♠ and the rest of Chaoui's stack went in shortly afterwards.

Mehdi Chaoui: KxQx All in
Dinesh Alt: A♠10♠

Alt was ahead with top pair but Chaoui had some outs in the form of a Broadway straight draw. The rest of the board bricked out and Chaoui made a quick exit from the tournament area while Alt continued to add chips to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dinesh Alt	4,600,000 1,475,000	1,475,000
Mehdi Chaoui	Busted

Tags: Dinesh Alt Mehdi Chaoui