Level 31
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
The final nine players are on another 15-minute break.
2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series
$3,300 Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 4
2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$1,832,640
Entries
664
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
41
Players Left
1
Level 31
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Tahsin Cankurtaranli opened to 1,100,000 from under the gun, leaving just 400,000 behind. Dmitry Gromov moved all in from the big blind with a covering stack and Cankurtaranli made the call to put himself at risk.
Tahsin Cankurtaranli: Q?Q? 
Dmitry Gromov: K?K?
Things were looking dire for Cankurtaranli on the K?4?8? flop but he did pick up a flush draw on the 3? turn. The flush came in on the 7? river and Cankurtaranli scored a full double up through Gromov.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,050,000
-1,550,000
|
-1,550,000 |
|
||
|
3,260,000
2,060,001
|
2,060,001 |
Level 31
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
The chip distribution, featuring two very short stacks and several medium-sized stacks, has meant that the action has been conservative and few pots have gone to a flop since Farah's double through Lybaert.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
19,900,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
14,700,000
-825,000
|
-825,000 |
|
||
|
|
8,600,000
1,350,000
|
1,350,000 |
|
|
||
|
6,400,000
-725,000
|
-725,000 |
|
6,000,000
-875,000
|
-875,000 |
|
4,600,000
-575,000
|
-575,000 |
|
2,060,000
-115,000
|
-115,000 |
|
1,400,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
|
1,200,000
-675,000
|
-675,000 |
Level 31
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Dinesh Alt opened to 300,000 from under the gun and Bart Lybaert three-bet to 750,000 from the next over. Elie Farah four-bet shoved for roughly 2,250,000 from the hijack, forcing a fold from Alt while Lybaert made the call to put Farah at risk.
Elie Farah: K?K?
Bart Lybaert: Q?Q?
Farah had Lybaert pipped and the K?8?8? flop left Lybaert drawing only to running quads. The J? turn and 6? river changed nothing and Farah scored a full double up in one of the first hands of the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
19,500,000
-1,125,000
|
-1,125,000 |
|
|
5,175,000
2,350,000
|
2,350,000 |
|
|
2,175,000
-550,000
|
-550,000 |
Level 31
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip counts | Big Blinds |
| 1 | 1 | Andrey Litvinov | Russian Federation | 7,125,000 | 48 |
| 1 | 2 | Dmitry Gromov | Russian Federation | 7,250,000 | 48 |
| 1 | 3 | Tahsin Cankurtaranli | Turkey | 1,875,000 | 13 |
| 1 | 4 | Dinesh Alt | Switzerland | 2,725,000 | 18 |
| 1 | 5 | Bart Lybaert | Belgium | 20,625,000 | 138 |
| 1 | 6 | Maher Achour | Tunisia | 6,875,000 | 46 |
| 1 | 7 | Felipe Ketzer | Brazil | 15,525,000 | 104 |
| 1 | 8 | Elie Farah | Lebanon | 2,825,000 | 19 |
| 1 | 9 | Danut Chisu | Romania | 1,425,000 | 10 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,625,000
1,125,000
|
1,125,000 |
|
|
15,525,000
725,000
|
725,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
7,250,000
-1,450,000
|
-1,450,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
7,125,000
-1,600,000
|
-1,600,000 |
|
|
6,875,000
-225,000
|
-225,000 |
|
|
2,825,000
1,310,000
|
1,310,000 |
|
|
2,725,000
-1,875,000
|
-1,875,000 |
|
|
1,875,000
-625,000
|
-625,000 |
|
|
1,425,000
-1,275,000
|
-1,275,000 |
Level 31
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Players are now on a 60-minute break before final table play begins.
Level 31
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
With two players seeing a board of 3?6?3?8? and roughly 400,000 already in the middle, Ipekoglu had bet from the small blind only for Felipe Ketzer to put in a raise to 925,000 from the big blind. Ipekoglu raised to 2,325,000, leaving roughly 2,000,000 behind and Ketzer made the call.
On the 4? river Ipekoglu checked and Ketzer bet 1,250,000. Ipekoglu called and turned over 5?3? for trips but Ketzer tabled 4?3? for a full house to scoop a massive pot and leave Ipekoglu with just over five big blinds.
A few hands later Ipekoglu moved all in from the button and was called by Maher Achour in the big blind.
Umutcan Ipekoglu: A?5?
Maher Achour: Q?Q?
The board ran out 2?8?J?K?J? and Ipekoglu was eliminated on the final table bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
14,800,000
8,695,000
|
8,695,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
7,100,000
2,200,000
|
2,200,000 |
|
Busted | |
Level 31
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Alisa Sibgatova shoved from under the gun for 1,500,000 and was called by Bart Lybaert in the small blind to put Sibgatova at risk.
Alisa Sibgatova: K?Q?
Bart Lybaert: 10?10?
It was a preflop flip but Sibgatova could not catch either of her overcards on the 6?8?5?5?3? runout and her deep run came to an end two spots shy of the final table while Lybaert continued to extend his lead over the rest of the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
19,500,000
4,400,000
|
4,400,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Level 31
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Yuri Suvorov moved all in from middle position and was called by Bart Lybaert in the small blind who covered.
Yuri Suvorov: K?Q?
Bart Lybaert: A?K?
Lybaert's big slick held up on the 2?9?8?5?A? runout to score yet another knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,100,000
2,900,000
|
2,900,000 |
|
Busted |
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?
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,725,000
1,625,000
|
1,625,000 |
|
Busted |