$3,300 Main Event Dia 1a | 2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series

$3,300 Main Event

Dia 1a Terminado

2024-03-22 01:54 UTC+3

Kuzin Sets the Pace on Day 1a of Merit Poker Carmen Series Main Event

Nível 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Play has reached a conclusion for the first of four starting flights in the Merit Poker Carmen Series $3,300 Main Event here at the Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino. The first flight attracted 185 total entrants with 83 players advancing to Day 2 at the end of the night.

Dmitrii Kuzin bagged the biggest stack of the evening, finishing with 647,500 chips worth 259 big blinds going into Day 2. Kuzin is most closely followed by Fausto Tantillo (602,000) and Jovan Kenjic (547,500). Tantillo took a commanding chip lead midway through the day only to be overtaken by Kuzin in the last two levels of the night.

Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Dmitrii Kuzin	Russian Federation	647,500	259
2	Fausto Tantillo	Italy	602,000	241
3	Jovan Kenjic	Serbia	547,500	219
4	George Tomescu	Romania	514,000	206
5	Uladzimir Zhyharau	Belarus	507,500	203
6	Florian Guimond	France	448,500	179
7	Kacper Pyzara	Poland	444,000	178
8	Simone Andrian	Italy	436,500	175
9	Daniel Kyosev	Bulgaria	417,000	167
10	Maximilian Silz	Germany	405,500	162

Kuzin has already made a few deep runs in Merit Poker tournaments here in Cyprus, including a fourth-place finish in the Merit Poker Retro Series $2,200 Warm Up in 2022 for a career-best score of $59,300. The Russian player will undoubtedly be looking to top that score with a another deep run in this event.

Some more notables to end the day with chips in a bag include Simone Andrian (436,500), Milos Skrbic (404,000), Vladimir Bozinovic (388,000), Andrea Dato (276,000), Felipe Ketzer (164,500) and Victor Yugay (125,000). Others who entered Day 1a but were not fortunate enough to advance include Fabio Peluso, Bart Lybaert, Anton Markov and Dawid Smolka.

Both Ketzer and Andrian had big scores at the Merit Poker Western Series this past January. Ketzer took third place in the $3,300 Main Event of that festival for $155,000 while Andrian won the $2,200 Warm Up for $165,000. Both players will be a force to be reckoned with going into Day 2 as they look to replicate the success they had from the last Merit Poker Series.

Stay tuned for more coverage as PokerNews brings you all the action from the remainder of the festival along the shores of the Mediterranean in North Cyprus.

Tags: Andrea Dato Anton Markov Bart Lybaert Dawid Smolka Dmitrii Kuzin Fabio Peluso Fausto Tantillo Felipe Ketzer Jovan Kenjic Milos Skrbic Simone Andrian Victor Yugay Vladimir Bozinovic

2024-03-22 01:28 UTC+3

End of Night Chip Counts (Completo)

Nível 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dmitrii Kuzin	647,500

Fausto Tantillo	602,000

Jovan Kenjic	547,500
George Tomescu	514,000
Uladzimir Zhyharau	507,500 3,000	3,000
Florian Guimond	448,500 500	500
Kacper Pyzara	444,000
Simone Andrian	436,500

Daniel Kyosev	417,000 87,000	87,000
Maximilian Silz	405,500
Milos Skrbic	404,000
Caner Gunes	394,000 394,000	394,000
Boris Smuskevicius	359,500
Saro Tekyildiz	358,500 358,500	358,500
Andras Matrai	345,500 345,500	345,500
Mario Menicanin	345,000 -46,000	-46,000
Parham Ghadamgahi	340,000
Yevhen Buhaichuk	330,000 330,000	330,000
Vladimir Bozinovic	309,000 -79,000	-79,000

Darko Svesko	295,500 295,500	295,500
Cristinel Dumitru	292,000 292,000	292,000
Ali Zebarjad	283,000 154,000	154,000
Azamat Tulepbergenov	281,000
Mehdi Chaoui	280,000
Adria Diaz	278,500 278,500	278,500

Leia tudo

2024-03-21 23:15 UTC+3

Play Concludes

Nível 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The action has come to a close for Day 1a of the Main Event. The first starting flight attracted 185 entrants of which 80 players advanced to Day 2.

Stay tuned for a full recap of the night's action.

2024-03-21 22:54 UTC+3

Zhyharau Catches Kuzin With Hand in Cookie Jar

Nível 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

With two players seeing a board of 6♠10♣J♠6♥Q♠, Uladzimir Zhyharau checked from the big blind and Dmitrii Kuzin bet 23,500 from the button. Zhyharau thought for roughly 30 seconds before making the call.

Kuzin immediately mucked his hand without showing and Zhyharau took the pot without having to show the winning hand.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dmitrii Kuzin	620,000 -35,000	-35,000

Uladzimir Zhyharau	385,000 125,000	125,000

Tags: Dmitrii Kuzin Uladzimir Zhyharau

2024-03-21 22:51 UTC+3

Final Four Hands

Nível 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The tournament staff have announced that four more hands will be played before players bag at the end of the night.

2024-03-21 22:36 UTC+3

Tantillo Takes from Tezcan in the Blinds

Nível 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Fausto Tantillo opened to 8,500 from the small blind and was called by Ceyhan Tezcan in the big blind.

The flop came J♠10♣4♥. Tantillo fired a 7,000 continuation bet and Tezcan made the call.

Tantillo bet again for 33,000 on the 9♠ turn and this time it was enough to force a fold from Tezcan.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Fausto Tantillo	645,000 4,000	4,000

Ceyhan Tezcan	145,000 -59,000	-59,000

Tags: Ceyhan Tezcan Fausto Tantillo

2024-03-21 22:25 UTC+3

Silz Wins Big Pot with Small Bet

Nível 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Mikhail Zavoloka opened to 5,000 from early position and received a call from a player in the cutoff before Maximilian Silz three-bet to 27,500 from the cutoff. Zavoloka then four-bet to 60,000, forcing the cutoff out of the hand while Silz made the call.

Both players checked the flop and turn leading to a final board of A♦7♦7♠4♦K♥. Silz bet 13,000 into the pot of roughly 130,000. Zavoloka thought for about 30 seconds before making the fold and Silz took down a nice pot without showdown.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Maximilian Silz	430,000 140,000	140,000
Mikhail Zavoloka	175,000 -107,000	-107,000

Tags: Maximilian Silz Mikhail Zavoloka

2024-03-21 22:12 UTC+3

Assorted Chip Counts after Final Break

Nível 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dmitrii Kuzin	655,000 252,000	252,000

Fausto Tantillo	641,000 -12,000	-12,000

Kacper Pyzara	540,000 540,000	540,000
Boris Smuskevicius	442,000 55,000	55,000
George Tomescu	412,000 5,000	5,000
Mario Menicanin	391,000 391,000	391,000
Florian Guimond	380,000 380,000	380,000
Parham Ghadamgahi	341,000 -190,000	-190,000
Mehdi Chaoui	340,000
Ivan Zablyakin	338,000 338,000	338,000
Daniel Kyosev	330,000 330,000	330,000
Maximilian Silz	290,000 -40,500	-40,500
Andrea Dato	261,000 73,000	73,000

Khalil Tawil	184,000 -198,500	-198,500
Felipe Ketzer	128,000 30,500	30,500

Nível: 9

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500