$3,300 Main Event | 2023 Merit Poker Retro Series

08-17-2023 15:12 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
David Hu	15,500,000 1,250,000	1,250,000
Oleg Netaliev	14,600,000 -300,000	-300,000
Ruslan Volkov	12,250,000 650,000	650,000
Nenad Dukic	10,950,000 -350,000	-350,000
Mousa Barakat	9,400,000 2,800,000	2,800,000
Darko Svesko	8,050,000 6,650,000	6,650,000
Rudolf Domin	7,300,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Ran Ilani	7,200,000 -1,200,000	-1,200,000
Thomas Eychenne	5,500,000 -200,000	-200,000
Florian Guimond	5,250,000 -2,750,000	-2,750,000

Ara Melkisetian	4,775,000 -1,125,000	-1,125,000
Karo Nuri	4,425,000 -1,700,000	-1,700,000
George-Mircea Tomescu	4,400,000 1,675,000	1,675,000
Yossi Eluz	4,000,000 -200,000	-200,000
Dominik Panka	2,900,000 -484,000	-484,000

Michel Atallah	2,600,000 100,000	100,000
Mekan Yusupov	2,575,000 -925,000	-925,000

10-Minute Break

Maxime Taldir

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

After the first two levels, there are 17 players remaining, currently on a 10-minute break.

08-17-2023 15:00 UTC+2

Chrysi Phiniotis Eliminated In 18th Place ($29,700)

Maxime Taldir

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Chrysi Phiniotis raised to 1,500,000 from under the gun, with only 375,000 chips. All the other players folded to Yossi Eluz in the big blind, who waited several minutes, checking at the next payjumps. He eventually just called.

On the flop 7♦J♦3♦, Eluz checked and Phiniotis shoved. Eluz took a few more seconds. But there was another elimination at the feature table, so he called.

Chrysi Phiniotis: A♣9♣
Yossi Eluz: 8♦8♣

Phiniotis needed a better pair than Eluz’s to win. However, she was drawing dead once he made a flush with the K♦ on the turn. The 6♥ landed on the river, and the last woman standing finished 18th for $29,700.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yossi Eluz	4,200,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Chrysi Phiniotis	Busted

Tags: Chrysi Phiniotis Yossi Eluz

08-17-2023 14:58 UTC+2

Chinguun Bolor-Erdene Eliminated In 19th Place ($26,330)

Maxime Taldir

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

On the feature table, Chinguun Bolor-Erdene in early position raised to 350,000. In the cutoff, Oleg Netaliev three-bet to 900,000. Action back to him, Bolor-Erdene raised all in for 3,750,000 chips, and Netaliev called.

Chinguun Bolor-Erdene: 9♠9♥
Oleg Netaliev: K♠K♣

Bolor-Erdene ran into Netaliev’s kings. So after the board 5♣4♦7♠3♥8♥, it wasn't a surprise to see him being eliminated in 19th place for $26,330.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleg Netaliev	14,900,000 4,400,000	4,400,000
Chinguun Bolor-Erdene	Busted

Tags: Chinguun Bolor-Erdene Oleg Netaliev

08-17-2023 14:41 UTC+2

Alexey Popov Eliminated In 20th Place ($26,330)

Maxime Taldir

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

With only 525,000 chips left, Alexey Popov went all in on the button, and he received a call by Nenad Dukic in the big blind.

Alexey Popov: 10♦10♥
Nenad Dukic: Q♦J♠

Popov couldn’t hope to double up as the dealer fanned a flop of 4♦J♠Q♣ that gave two pairs to Dukic. After the turn 7♣ and the river 6♦, he left to take the $26,330 of his 20th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nenad Dukic	11,300,000 3,300,000	3,300,000
Alexey Popov	Busted

Tags: Alexey Popov Nenad Dukic

08-17-2023 14:35 UTC+2

Dmitry Gromov Eliminated In 21st Place ($26,330)

Maxime Taldir

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Already all in against David Hu earlier in the day, Dmitry Gromov moved all in one last time from middle position for 800,000 and faced the same player.

Dmitry Gromov: 10♣8♣
David Hu: K♦J♣

This time, Gromov’s hand stayed behind on 2♥9♥A♣A♦9♣. With the smaller stack at the beginning of the day, Gromov finished 21st for $26,330.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Hu	14,250,000 3,950,000	3,950,000
Dmitry Gromov	Busted

Tags: David Hu Dmitry Gromov

08-17-2023 14:30 UTC+2

Ufuk Erkmen Eliminated In 22nd Place ($23,290)

Maxime Taldir

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Down to 1,200,000 chips, Ufuk Erkmen pushed his stack from the hijack. In the cutoff, Mousa Barakat reshoved, and they both flipped their cards.

Ufuk Erkmen: K♥J♥
Mousa Barakat: A♥K♣

Erkmen never improved on 3♣2♠2♦A♠5♦, and his tournament came to an end in 22nd place for $23,290.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mousa Barakat	6,600,000 -800,000	-800,000
Ufuk Erkmen	Busted

Tags: Mousa Barakat Ufuk Erkmen

08-17-2023 14:25 UTC+2

Valeriy Pak Eliminated In 23th Place ($23,290)

Maxime Taldir

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Table 1, Valeriy Pak was all in for 600,000 chips on a board 3♠8♣9♥4♥K♦. According to Darko Svesko, he was the one to open from under the gun preflop, and Pak called from the small blind.

On the flop, Svesko added a single blind to the pot, and Pak check-called. Then both players checked on the turn.

Back to the river, Svesko took a long moment to make a decision, but he eventually called. When he threw a chip in front of him, Pak directly sent his cards into the muck, but the dealer revealed them.

Valeriy Pak: J♥5♥
Darko Svesko: A♦3♦

Pak tried to bluff with his missed flush draw, but he failed. 23rd, he wins $23,290.

Player	Chips	Progress
Valeriy Pak	Busted

Tags: Darko Svesko Valeriy Pak

08-17-2023 14:12 UTC+2

Tugce Hursoz Eliminated In 24th Place ($23,290)

Maxime Taldir

Level 31 : 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

In middle position, Tugce Hursoz moved all in for 1,175,000 chips. Seated on her left, Ruslan Volkov reshoved with the biggest stack at the table. After that, everybody folded.

Tugce Hursoz: K♥Q♥
Ruslan Volkov: A♠A♦

On the flop 3♣8♣7♣, Hursoz already stood up, knowing she had almost no chance of winning. The 6♦ on the turn and the 8♥ on the river confirmed that fact, and she was eliminated in 24th place for $23,290.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ruslan Volkov	11,600,000 2,900,000	2,900,000
Tugce Hursoz	Busted

Tags: Ruslan Volkov Tugce Hursoz

Level: 31

Blinds: 100,000/150,000

Ante: 150,000