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

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 15:02 UTC+3

Break Time

Ryan Lashmar

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

The final 30 players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day.

Level: 28

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

03-26-2024 15:17 UTC+3

Assorted Chip Counts at First Break

Ryan Lashmar

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Ketzer	6,540,000

Bart Lybaert	6,225,000
Maher Achour	4,565,000
Jeremie Zouari	4,375,000
Umutcan Ipekoglu	3,970,000
Dmitry Gromov	3,740,000

Dinesh Alt	3,030,000
Tahsin Cankurtaranli	2,700,000
Yuri Suvorov	2,525,000
Danut Chisu	2,400,000
Razvan Sabau	2,015,000
Michel Habib	1,460,000
Mehdi Chaoui	1,180,000
Roman Stoica	1,025,000
Kalidou Sow	965,000
Simone Andrian	965,000

Alisa Sibgatova	800,000

Mateusz Wozniak	625,000

03-26-2024 15:38 UTC+3

Sibgatova and Chisu Chop Up Wozniak

Ryan Lashmar

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

Danut Chisu opened to 165,000 from under the gun and Alisa Sibgatova moved all in from the next seat over for approximately 900,000. Mateusz Wozniak called off from middle position for his stack of approximately 700,000 and Chisu, covering both players, made the call.

Mateusz Wozniak: 10♣10♦ All in
Alisa Sibgatova: A♠K♣ All in
Danut Chisu: A♦K♥

The K♠3♠4♣ flop left Wozniak drawing to just two outs. He couldn't catch a ten on the 5♦ turn or 7♠ river and was sent to the river while Sibgatova and Chisu chopped up the last of his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danut Chisu	2,750,000 350,000	350,000
Alisa Sibgatova	1,275,000 475,000	475,000

Mateusz Wozniak	Busted

Tags: Alisa Sibgatova Danut Chisu Mateusz Wozniak

03-26-2024 15:45 UTC+3

Tournament Paused

Ryan Lashmar

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

The tournament has briefly been paused to set up the three-table redraw.

03-26-2024 16:18 UTC+3

Three Table Redraw (full)

Ryan Lashmar

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

Table	Seat	Name	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	1	Felipe Ketzer	Brazil	6,105,000	76
1	2	Maher Achour	Tunisia	4,333,000	54
1	3	Danut Chisu	Romania	2,700,000	34
1	4	Mehdi Chaoui	Morocco	905,000	11
1	5	Ahmet Akyun	Turkey	1,800,000	23
1	6	Rabih El-Hachem	Lebanon	1,975,000	25
1	7	Dinesh Alt	Switzerland	3,125,000	39
1	8	Andrey Pateychuk	Russian Federation	875,000	11
1	9	Umutcan Ipekoglu	Turkey	4,300,000	54

2	1	Dmitry Gromov	Russian Federation	3,900,000	49
2	2	Traian Stanciu	Romania	625,000	8
2	3	Sardor Shagulyamov	Switzerland	800,000	10
2	4	Kalidou Sow	France	1,605,000	20
2	5	Bart Lybaert	Belgium	6,825,000	85
2	6	Tahsin Cankurtaranli	Turkey	2,500,000	31
2	7	Yuri Suvorov	Russian Federation	2,450,000	31
2	8	Fausto Tantillo	Italy	1,350,000	17
2	9	Caner Gunes	Turkey	2,125,000	27

3	1	Alisa Sibgatova	Russian Federation	1,100,000	14
3	2	Jeremie Zouari	France	4,290,000	54
3	3	Dmitrii Andreev	Russian Federation	630,000	8
3	4	Robert Rbeiz	Lebanon	300,000	4
3	5	Tomy Greineisen	Germany	1,285,000	16
3	6	Elie Farah	Lebanon	1,515,000	19
3	7	Roman Stoica	Moldova	2,530,000	32
3	8	Michel Habib	Lebanon	985,000	12
3	9	Andrey Litvinov	Russian Federation	2,325,000	29

Player	Chips	Progress
Bart Lybaert	6,825,000 600,000	600,000
Felipe Ketzer	6,105,000 -435,000	-435,000

Maher Achour	4,333,000 -232,000	-232,000
Umutcan Ipekoglu	4,300,000 330,000	330,000
Jeremie Zouari	4,290,000 -85,000	-85,000
Dmitry Gromov	3,900,000 160,000	160,000

Dinesh Alt	3,125,000 95,000	95,000
Danut Chisu	2,700,000 -50,000	-50,000
Roman Stoica	2,530,000 1,505,000	1,505,000
Tahsin Cankurtaranli	2,500,000 -200,000	-200,000
Yuri Suvorov	2,450,000 -75,000	-75,000
Andrey Litvinov	2,325,000 1,515,000	1,515,000
Caner Gunes	2,125,000 5,000	5,000
Rabih El-Hachem	1,975,000 1,215,000	1,215,000

Ahmet Akyun	1,800,000 850,000	850,000
Kalidou Sow	1,605,000 640,000	640,000
Elie Farah	1,515,000 5,000	5,000
Fausto Tantillo	1,350,000 -1,520,000	-1,520,000

Tomy Greineisen	1,285,000 10,000	10,000
Alisa Sibgatova	1,100,000 -175,000	-175,000

Michel Habib	985,000 -475,000	-475,000
Mehdi Chaoui	905,000 -275,000	-275,000
Andrey Pateychuk	875,000 70,000	70,000

Sardor Shagulyamov	800,000 -450,000	-450,000
Dmitrii Andreev	630,000 -475,000	-475,000