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

03-26-2024 17:41 UTC+3

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

Ryan Lashmar

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
Rabih El-Hachem	3,600,000 1,625,000	1,625,000

Caner Gunes	Busted

Tags: Caner Gunes Rabih El-Hachem

03-26-2024 17:45 UTC+3

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

Ryan Lashmar

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

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
Umutcan Ipekoglu	6,600,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Tomy Greineisen	Busted

Tags: Tomy Greineisen

03-26-2024 17:49 UTC+3

Break

Ryan Lashmar

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

The final 16 players are on another 15-minute break.

Level: 30

Blinds: 50,000/125,000

Ante: 125,000

03-26-2024 18:27 UTC+3

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

Ryan Lashmar

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

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
Andrey Litvinov	7,100,000 4,775,000	4,775,000
Rabih El-Hachem	Busted

Tags: Andrey Litvinov Rabih El-Hachem

03-26-2024 18:40 UTC+3

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

Ryan Lashmar

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

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
Maher Achour	4,900,000 567,000	567,000
Ahmet Akyun	Busted

Tags: Ahmet Akyun Maher Achour

03-26-2024 19:03 UTC+3

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

Ryan Lashmar

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

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
Bart Lybaert	12,200,000 5,375,000	5,375,000
Jeremie Zouari	Busted

Tags: Bart Lybaert Jeremie Zouari

Level: 31

Blinds: 75,000/150,000

Ante: 150,000

03-26-2024 19:06 UTC+3

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

Ryan Lashmar

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

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.