Merit Poker continues to bring great poker action to Cyprus, and their latest Carmen Series is just right around the corner, playing out from March 22 to April 2.
The Carmen Series is headlined by a huge $1.5 million guaranteed Main Event and features an action-packed schedule that the players will surely enjoy.
Event Highlights
Of course, everyone will be watching the Main Event, but there are plenty of other tournaments for players to sink their teeth into.
The series is opened by the NL Warm Up which promises to pay out no less than $700,000. The Warm Up kicks off on March 22 at midday and comes with a $2,200 buy-in. Even better, there are plenty of opportunities to get in on the cheap as they can satellite their way in for a fraction of the price.
The Warm Up has three starting flights before the fields merge for Day 2 on March 24. The champion will then be crowned the following day.
Another one to look out for is the $1,100 Mystery Bounty. Mystery Bounty tournaments are all the rage at the moment, and this one is not to be missed with its $100,000 guarantee. While the top bounty prize is yet to be revealed, you can expect it to be a good one.
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Carmen Series Main Event
As mentioned, the Carmen Series Main Event has a guaranteed seven-figure prize pool, but there are high expectations that the figure will be obliterated.
The Main Event buy-in stands at $3,300, and like The Warm Up, there are plenty of satellites scheduled for players to participate in. Over 50 tickets to the Main Event will be awarded through this route.
The Main Event starts on March 28 and has four Day 1 flights, with Day 1d running as a turbo. The Day 1 survivors will then return for Day 2 on March 31 before Day 3 and Day 4 play out over April 1-2.
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The PokerNews live reporting team will also have boots on the ground bringing you updates from The Warm Up, The Main Event and $5,300 High Roller.
Make sure not to miss a hand by checking out our live reporting page when the events kick off.
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Merit Poker Carmen Series Schedule
Date
TIME (EET)
BUY-IN
EVENT
GUARANTEE
Weds, Mar 22
11:00 AM
$220+$20+$9
NL Qualifier to Warm Up Day 1A win your seat at 100K chips
$6,600 (3 Seats)
Weds, Mar 22
12:00 PM
$2.000+$200
NL Warm Up Day 1A
$700,000 ( INCL 9 TCK )
Weds, Mar 22
5:30 PM
$500+$50
NL Turbo Bounty $200 K.O.
$20,000
Weds, Mar 22
9:30 PM
$300+$30
NL Satellite to Warm Up Day 1B
$22,000 (10 Seats)
Thur, Mar 23
11:00 AM
$220+$20+$9
NL Qualifier to Warm Up Day 1B win your seat at 100K chips
$6,600 (3 Seats)
Thur, Mar 23
12:00 PM
$2.000+$200
NL Warm Up Day 1B
$700,000 ( INCL 9 TCK )
Thur, Mar 23
5:30 PM
$220+$20+$9
NL Qualifier to WUp Day 1C win your seat at 100K chips
$8,800 (4 Seats)
Thur, Mar 23
9:00 PM
$600+$60
NL Hyper Turbo Deep Stack
$20,000
Thur, Mar 23
9:30 PM
$2.000+$200
NL Warm Up Day 1C
$700,000 ( INCL 9 TCK )
Fri, Mar 24
10:00 AM
$2.000+$200
NL Warm Up Day 1D Turbo
$700,000 ( INCL 9 TCK )
Fri, Mar 24
12:30 PM
$2.000+$200
NL Warm Up Day 2
$700,000 ( INCL 9 TCK )
Fri, Mar 24
10:00 PM
$500+$50
NL Satellite To ME Day 1A
$99,000 (30 Seats)
Sat, Mar 25
12:00 PM
Closed
NL Warm Up Day 3
$700,000 ( INCL 9 TCK )
Sat, Mar 25
1:00 PM
$1.000+$100
NL Mystery Bounty ($600 Mystery Bounty ) Day 1A
$10,000
Sat, Mar 25
7:00 PM
$1.000+$100
NL Seniors Event (50+) y.o.
$30,000
Sat, Mar 25
9:00 PM
$700+$70
NL Satellite To High Roller Day 1
$26500 (5 Seats)
Sun, Mar 26
12:00 PM
$1.000+$100
NL Mystery Bounty ($600 Mystery Bounty ) Day 1B
$100
Sun, Mar 26
1:00 PM
Closed
NL Warm Up Final Day
$700,000 ( INCL 9 TCK )
Sun, Mar 26
5:00 PM
$530+$55+$20
NL Qualifier to HR Day 1 win your seat at 100K chips
$15,900 (3 Seats)
Sun, Mar 26
8:00 PM
$5.000+$300
NL High Roller Event 8-Handed Day 1
$250,000 ( INCL 5 TCK )
Sun, Mar 26
9:00 PM
$500+$50
NL Satellite to ME Day 1A
$49,500 (15 Seats)
Mon, Mar 27
12:00 PM
Closed
NL Mystery Bounty ($600 Mystery Bounty ) Final Day
$100
Mon, Mar 27
12:30 PM
$1.500+$150
NL Bounty $750 K.O.
$75
Mon, Mar 27
4:00 PM
$530+$55+$20
NL Qualifier to HR Day 2 win your seat at 100K chips
$15,900 (3 Seats)
Mon, Mar 27
8:00 PM
$5.000+$300
NL High Roller Event 8-Handed Day 2
$250,000 ( INCL 5 TCK )
Mon, Mar 27
9:00 PM
$500+$50
NL Satellite to ME Day 1A
$49,500 (15 Seats)
Tue, Mar 28
11:00 AM
$330+$30+$13
NL Qualifier to Main Event Day 1A win your seat at 100K chips
$9,900 (3 Seats)
Tue, Mar 28
12:00 PM
$3.000+$300
NL Main Event Day 1A
$1,500,000 ( INCL 9 TCK )
Tue, Mar 28
2:00 PM
Closed
NL High Roller Event 8-Handed Final Day
$250,000 ( INCL 5 TCK )
Tue, Mar 28
5:30 PM
$500+$50
NL Hyper Turbo Deep Stack
$20,000
Tue, Mar 28
10:00 PM
$500+$50
NL Satellite To ME Day 1B
$49,500 (15 Seats)
Weds, Mar 29
11:00 AM
$330+$30+$13
NL Qualifier to Main Event Day 1B win your seat at 100K chips
$9,900 (3 Seats)
Weds, Mar 29
12:00 PM
$3.000+$300
NL Main Event Day 1B
$1,500,000 ( INCL 9 TCK )
Weds, Mar 29
7:00 PM
$330+$30+$13
NL Qualifier to Main Event Day 1C win your seat at 100K chips
$16,500 (5 Seats)
Weds, Mar 29
10:00 PM
$1.000+$100
NL Mix-Max 9-Handed Day 1
$100,000
Thur, Mar 30
11:00 AM
$330+$30+$13
NL Qualifier to Main Event Day 1C win your seat at 100K chips
$9,900 (3 Seats)
Thur, Mar 30
12:00 PM
$3.000+$300
NL Main Event Day 1C
$1,500,000 ( INCL 9 TCK )
Thur, Mar 30
3:00 PM
$1.000+$100
PL Omaha Bounty 8-Max $500 K.O.
$40,000
Thur, Mar 30
6:00 PM
$600+$60
NL Win The Button $300 K.O.
$20,000
Thur, Mar 30
7:00 PM
$3.000+$300
NL Main Event Day 1D Turbo
$1,500,000 ( INCL 9 TCK )
Thur, Mar 30
10:00 PM
$1.000+$100
NL Mix-Max 7-Handed Day 2
$100,000
Fri, Mar 31
12:00 PM
$3.000+$300
NL Main Event Day 2
$1,500,000 ( INCL 9 TCK )
Fri, Mar 31
9:00 PM
$1.000+$100
💣 Double Board PLO Bomb Pot 8-Handed
$50,000
Fri, Mar 31
10:00 PM
Closed
NL Mix-Max 6-Handed Final day
$100,000
Sat, Apr 1
12:00 PM
Closed
NL Main Event Day 3
$1,500,000 ( INCL 9 TCK )
Sat, Apr 1
12:30 PM
$2.000+$200
NL Mystery Bounty ($1.000 Mystery Bounty ) Day 1A
$150,000 ( INCL, 5 TCK )
Sat, Apr 1
4:00 PM
$600+$60
NL Bounty $300 K.O.
$25,000
Sat, Apr 1
7:00 PM
$2.000+$200
NL Mystery Bounty ($1.000 Mystery Bounty ) Day 1B
$150,000 ( INCL, 5 TCK )
Sat, Apr 1
9:30 PM
$600+$60
NL Turbo Deep Stack
$25,000
Sun, Apr 2
11:00 AM
$2.000+$200
NL Mystery Bounty ($1.000 Mystery Bounty ) Day 1C Turbo
$150,000 ( INCL, 5 TCK )
Sun, Apr 2
1:00 PM
Closed
NL Main Event Final Day
$1,500,000 ( INCL 9 TCK )
Sun, Apr 2
1:00 PM
$600+$60
NL Deep Stack Bounty 6-Max $300 K.O.
$20,000
Sun, Apr 2
5:00 PM
$3.000+$300
NL Merit Classic
Sun, Apr 2
7:00 PM
Closed
NL Mystery Bounty ($1.000 Mystery Bounty ) Final Day
$150,000 ( INCL, 5 TCK )
Sun, Apr 2
7:30 PM
$500+$50
NL Turbo Deep Stack Bounty 6-Max $200 K.O.
$15,000
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Calum has been a part of the PokerNews team since September 2021 after working in the UK energy sector. He played his first hand of poker in 2017 and immediately fell in love with the game. Calum’s proudest poker achievement is winning the only tournament he has ever played in Las Vegas, the prestigious $60 Flamingo evening event.