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

Mar 26, 2024

Dmitrii Andreev Eliminated in 21st Place ($15,205)

Ryan Lashmar

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

Alisa Sibgatova opened to 300,000 from the button and was called by Jeremie Zouari in the small blind and Dmitrii Andreev, who had less and was all in as a result of calling the raise.

Both Sibgatova and Zouari checked the flop, turn and river leading to a final board of K♦10♦8♠Q♦A♠. Sibgatova showed 9♦9♥ for a pair of nines, Andreev tabled K♥2♦ for a pair of kings but Zouari showed down A♥4x for a pair of aces to eliminate Andreev and take the pot.

Tags: Alisa Sibgatova Dmitrii Andreev Jeremie Zouari

Mar 26, 2024

Fausto Tantillo Eliminated in 22nd Place ($13,560)

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Dmitry Gromov opened to 200,000 from under the gun and Fausto Tantillo shoved for approximately 1,200,000 from the small blind. Gromov called with a covering stack to put Tantillo at risk.

Fausto Tantillo: 4♣4♦ All in
Dmitry Gromov: 8♣8♠

Tantillo was in rough shape with a smaller pocket pair and couldn't catch a four on the A♥2♦9♥7♠6♣ runout, resulting in his elimination while Gromov continued to accumulate chips.

Tags: Dmitry Gromov Fausto Tantillo

Level: 29

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

Mar 26, 2024

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

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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.

Tags: Dinesh Alt Mehdi Chaoui

Mar 26, 2024

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

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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.

Tags: Robert Rbeiz Tomy Greineisen

Mar 26, 2024

Sibgatova Wins Flip Versus Stoica

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Roman Stoica opened to 160,000 from middle position and Alisa Sibgatova moved all in from the cutoff for 815,000. Stoica made the call with a covering stack to put Sibgatova at risk.

Alisa Sibgatova: A♥K♣ All in
Roman Stoica: Q♦Q♠

Stoica caught the best of the 6♣5♣2♦ flop but the 10♣ turn gave Sibgatova some outs in the form of a flush draw. The flush came in on the 8♣ river and Sibgatova scored a full double up at Stoica's expense.

Tags: Alisa Sibgatova Roman Stoica

Mar 26, 2024

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

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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.

Tags: Kalidou Sow Traian Stanciu

Mar 26, 2024

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

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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.

Tags: Michel Habib Roman Stoica

Mar 26, 2024

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

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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.

Tags: Dmitry Gromov Sardor Shagulyamov

Mar 26, 2024

Three Table Redraw (full)

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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

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