$5,300 High Roller
Dia 3 Começado
2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series
$5,300 High Roller
Dias: 3
Event Info
Resultados Finais
Event Info
Informações do Nível
Informações do Jogador - Dia 3
2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series
Buy-in
$5,300
Premiação
$667,000
Entries
145
Nível
28
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Jogadores Restantes
1
Day 3 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Renan Bruschi | 218,000 | 18 |
| 1 | 2 | Razvan Belea | 174,000 | 15 |
| 1 | 3 | Simone Andrian | 66,000 | 6 |
| 1 | 4 | John Woods | 254,000 | 21 |
| 1 | 5 | Traian Stanciu | 233,000 | 19 |
| 1 | 6 | Roman Stoica | 541,000 | 45 |
| 1 | 7 | Huseyin Akgul | 402,000 | 34 |
| 1 | 8 | Andrei Spataru | 641,000 | 53 |
| 2 | 1 | Halil Tasyurek | 850,000 | 71 |
| 2 | 2 | Maxime Chilaud | 606,000 | 51 |
| 2 | 3 | Alessandro Pichierri | 390,000 | 33 |
| 2 | 4 | Milad Oghabian | 146,000 | 12 |
| 2 | 5 | Grigorii Rodin | 405,000 | 34 |
| 2 | 6 | Milos Skrbic | 892,000 | 74 |
| 2 | 7 | Lyudmil Ivanov | 189,000 | 16 |
| 2 | 8 | Jakub Michalak | 569,000 | 47 |
| 3 | 1 | Jenya Gavrilovich | 430,000 | 36 |
| 3 | 2 | Mikhail Zavoloka | 750,000 | 63 |
| 3 | 3 | Daniel Kyosev | 456,000 | 38 |
| 3 | 4 | Dmitrii Kuzin | 719,000 | 60 |
| 3 | 5 | Christophe Panetti | 281,000 | 23 |
| 3 | 6 | Dawid Smolka | 619,000 | 52 |
| 3 | 7 | Marcin Dziubdziela | 372,000 | 31 |
| 4 | 1 | Bojan Berberovic | 1,156,000 | 96 |
| 4 | 2 | Maher Achour | 389,000 | 32 |
| 4 | 3 | Yuliyan Kolev | 253,000 | 21 |
| 4 | 4 | Rachid El-Yaacoubi | 964,000 | 80 |
| 4 | 5 | Daniel Henriques | 617,000 | 51 |
| 4 | 6 | Michel Habib | 632,000 | 53 |
| 4 | 7 | Florian Guimond | 288,000 | 24 |
Money Bubble and the Trophy Await 30 Hopefuls on Day 3 of the Merit Poker Carmen Series High Roller
The race for the money and ultimately the title is on when the final day of the Merit Poker Carmen Series High Roller begins at noon local time.
Only the top 17 players out of the 30 who return for Day 3 will guarantee themselves a payday. Leading the way is Bojan Berberovic, the only member of the millionaire’s club with a stack of 1,156,000. Rachid El-Yaacoubi (964,000), Milos Skrbic (892,000), Halil Tasyurek (850,000), and Mikhail Zavoloka (750,000) round out the top five.
Day 3 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bojan Berberovic | Montenegro | 1,156,000 | 96 |
| 2 | Rachid El-Yaacoubi | France | 964,000 | 80 |
| 3 | Milos Skrbic | Serbia | 892,000 | 74 |
| 4 | Halil Tasyurek | Turkey | 850,000 | 71 |
| 5 | Mikhail Zavoloka | Russia | 750,000 | 63 |
| 6 | Dmitrii Kuzin | Russia | 719,000 | 60 |
| 7 | Andrei Spataru | Romania | 641,000 | 53 |
| 8 | Michel Habib | Lebanon | 639,000 | 53 |
| 9 | Dawid Smolka | Poland | 619,000 | 52 |
| 10 | Daniel Henriques | Portugal | 617,000 | 51 |
Other top stacks include Dmitrii Kuzin (719,000), Michel Habib (632,000), Dawid Smolka (619,000), Daniel Henriques (617,000), Maxime Chilaud (606,000), and Jakub Michalak (569,000). Further down the leaderboard are Marcin Dziubdziela (372,000), Florian Guimond (288,000), Yuliyan Kolev (253,000), Renan Bruschi (218,000), Razvan Belea (174,000), and Simone Andrian (66,000).
A total field of 145 entries built up a prize pool of $667,000. A min-cash is worth $8,740, while a trip to the final table guarantees $22,900. The eventual champion will walk away with $174,500 and the prestigious Merit Poker title.
The action on Day 3 begins on Level 18 with blinds of 6,000-12,000 and a 12,000 big blind ante. Levels are once again 40 minutes long.
Thirty remain. By the end of the day, only one will be left standing. Stay tuned to PokerNews as the journey to crowning a new champion begins.
Nível: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Shuffle Up and Deal
Nível 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
The remaining 30 players have taken their seats and Day 3 is now underway.
Andrian Finds an Early Double
Nível 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
On the first hand of Day 3, Simone Andrian moved all in for 66,000 in middle position and Huseyin Akgul called in the big blind.
Simone Andrian: A♠Q♣ 
Huseyin Akgul: A♦8♥
Andrian had Akgul dominated and hit a pair on the K♣Q♥10♣ flop to take a big lead in the pot. The rest of the board came J♠10♠ and Andrian doubled up.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
340,000 | -62,000 |
|
150,000 | 84,000 |
Rodin Takes Out Ivanov
Nível 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Lyudmil Ivanov moved all in for 140,000 on the button and Grigorii Rodin called in the hijack.
Lyudmil Ivanov: K♦10♦
Grigorii Rodin: A♦J♠
The board ran out 7♠5♣8♣4♠5♠ and Rodin took the pot with ace-high to send Ivanov to the rail.
Simone Andrian couldn't keep up the momentum from his early double up and was also eliminated at the same time.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
550,000 | 145,000 |
|
|
Eliminado | |
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Eliminado |
Achour Falls to El-Yaacoubi in Massive Cooler
Nível 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Rachid El-Yaacoubi and Maher Achour got into a preflop raising war that ended with Achour all in for around 320,000 from the hijack as El-Yaacoubi had him at risk from the button.
Maher Achour: K♣K♥
Rachid El-Yaacoubi: A♥A♣
Achour had run right into El-Yaacoubi's aces as the board ran out 7♠3♣10♥9♠Q♠, giving El-Yaacoubi the pot and sending Achour to the rail.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
1,160,000 | 196,000 |
|
Eliminado |
Belea Next to Fall
Nível 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Razvan Belea was already all in for around 25,000 from the big blind as Andrei Spataru and Renan Bruschi went heads-up to the side pot.
The flop came J♠6♦7♣ and Spataru bet 25,000 from the button. "Ace-ten suited," Bruschi said as he folded the small blind.
Razvan Belea: Q♦3♠
Andrei Spataru: Q♥Q♠
"What kind of Brazil are you," Spataru joked with Bruschi as his queens held up through the 2♦ turn and K♦ river to send Belea to the rail.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
750,000 | 109,000 |
|
365,000 | 147,000 |
|
Eliminado |
Pichierri Gets Paid by Chilaud in Massive Pot
Nível 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
A pot of around 200,000 was already in the middle as Maxime Chilaud and Alessandro Pichierri went heads-up to the river on a completed board of J♥10♥4♦5♦3♦.
Chilaud then bet 135,000 before Pichierri moved all in for 317,000. Chilaud called, then mucked when Pichierri showed K♦10♦ for a rivered flush to double up.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
800,000 | 410,000 |
|
320,000 | -286,000 |