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

08-16-2023 12:00 UTC+2

Lahmani Raises On The Turn

Maxime Taldir

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Oshri Lahmani opened to 20,000 from early position, and he received calls from Dario Pieruzzini in the hijack, Dominik Panka on the button, and Enrico Mosca in the big blind.

The dealer revealed a 3♥3♣2♣ flop, where Lahmani bet 40,000 chips. Pieruzzini and Panka called, but Mosca folded.

The 5♣ landed on the turn, and Lahmani to check. Pieruzzini checked as well, but Panka decided to bet 55,000. A few seconds later, Lahmani raised to 160,000. It was the right move to make, as his two opponents folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dominik Panka	1,400,000 388,000	388,000

Dario Pieruzzini	1,200,000 450,000	450,000
Oshri Lahmani	1,100,000

Tags: Dario Pieruzzini Dominik Panka Oshri Lahmani

08-16-2023 11:45 UTC+2

Sinnos Loses His Flip

Maxime Taldir

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

After an open by Fahredin Mustafov to 20,000 in early position called once, Eleftherios Sinnos in the blinds shoved for 83,000 chips. Mustafov raised and made Kerim fold.

Eleftherios Sinnos: 10♣10♥
Fahredin Mustafov: K♥Q♦

There was no need to wait to know the outcome of the hand, as a king came on the flop 6♠8♠K♦5♥9♦. While Sinnos was eliminated, Mustafov jumped to 1,000,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fahredin Mustafov	1,080,000 218,000	218,000
Eleftherios Sinnos	Busted

Tags: Eleftherios Sinnos Fahredin Mustafov

08-16-2023 11:34 UTC+2

Reichenstein Puts Pressure On Bartagov

Maxime Taldir

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Petry Bartagov raised from the button and was called by Uri Reichenstein in the big blind.

On the flop 9♦5♠8♣, Bartagov made a continuation bet of 27,000, which was called by Reichenstein who took the lead on the turn 6♠. The $10,500 High Roller runner-up bet 42,000. But Bargatov didn't back down and called.

The K♥ came on the river, and Reichenstein added 142,000 chips to the pot. Bartagov went into the tank for a minute but eventually folded, clearly unhappy.

Player	Chips	Progress
Uri Reichenstein	1,050,000 -29,000	-29,000
Petry Bartagov	208,000 -2,000	-2,000

Tags: Petry Bartagov Uri Reichenstein

08-16-2023 11:20 UTC+2

Early Elimination For Golan

Maxime Taldir

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

On one of the very first hands, Ran Ilani opened from middle position to 20,000. Then Navot Golan on his left raised all in for 89,000 chips. Everybody else folded, and Ilani made the call.

Navot Golan: A♠Q♥
Ran Ilani: 9♠9♣

Golan could be saved by an ace or a queen. But he lost the flip on 7♥5♥8♦J♦2♥. He is one of the first players eliminated on Day 3, like Guray Turkay at another table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ran Ilani	1,165,000 114,000	114,000
Navot Golan	Busted
Guray Turkay	Busted

Tags: Guray Turkay Navot Golan Ran Ilani

08-16-2023 11:10 UTC+2

Shuffle Up And Deal

Maxime Taldir

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

It took a few minutes to set up the feature table, but cards are in the air on Day 3 of the Main Event.

Level: 19

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

08-16-2023 10:00 UTC+2

Day 3 Of The Merit Poker Retro Series $3,300 Main Event Kicks Off At Noon

Maxime Taldir

After successfully completing Day 2, the 215 players remaining in the Merit Poker Retro Series $3,300 Main Event will return at noon for Day 3 at the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino. They are the last players from a field of 1,223 entrants, which generated a total prize pool of $3,375,480.

Out of these 215 remaining players, 143 of them will achieve the main goal for today: to reach the money bubble. Because only 143 players will be in the money, with a minimum cash prize of $4,390. However, it should be easy for Florian Guimond, who ended Day 2 as the chipleader with a massive stack of 1,705,000 chips. Mustafa Biz (1,671,000) and Daniel Rezaei (1,645,000), who are second and third, also qualified with big stacks.

End of Day 2 Top 10

RANK	PLAYER	COUNTRY	CHIP COUNT	BLINDS
1	Florian Guimond	France	1,705,000	171
2	Mustafa Biz	Turkey	1,671,000	167
3	Daniel Rezaei	Austria	1,645,000	165
4	Geo		1,500,000	150
5	Zulfiya Kolgu	Kazakhstan	1,494,000	149
6	Ruslan Volkov	Ukraine	1,461,000	146
7	Milad Oghabian Langar	Iran	1,433,000	143
8	Razvan Sabau	Romania	1,352,000	135
9	Roman Novoselov	Russia	1,328,000	133
10	Kanan Taherkhani	Turkey	1,310,000	131

To be in the money, players will have to go through 60-minute levels, starting with Level 19 (5,000/10,000 blinds and a 10,000 big blind ante). There will be 10-minute breaks every two levels. But for those who want to make it to Day 4, they will have to bag their chips after the end of Level 29.

PokerNews will be following the action the entire way, providing live updates.

Tags: Daniel Rezaei Florian Guimond Georges El-Hachem Kanan Taherkhani Milad Oghabian Langar Mustafa Biz Razvan Sabau Roman Novoselov Ruslan Volkov Zulfiya Kolgu