$10,500 High Roller | 2023 Merit Poker Retro Series

08-12-2023 17:15 UTC+2

Kemal Aslan Eliminated In 12th Place ($26,300)

Maxime Taldir

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

After he doubled up after the break, Kemal Aslan shoved a second time for 125,000 chips from the small blind. Daniel Kyosev in the big blind called, and Rustam Khamatgareev, who had opened to 80,000 in the hijack, also called.

Kyosev and Khamatgareev checked on the flop 10♣5♦Q♥ and the turn 6♠. But when Kyosev bet on the river K♠, Khamatgareev immediately folded.

Kemal Aslan: 2♥2♦
Daniel Kyosev: J♦9♦

Aslan had no chance because Kyosev hit a straight on the river. Kemal Aslan was eliminated in 12th place, earning $26,300.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Kyosev	1,200,000 470,000	470,000
Rustam Khamatgareev	315,000 -225,000	-225,000
Kemal Aslan	Busted

Tags: Daniel Kyosev Kemal Aslan Rustam Khamatgareev

08-12-2023 17:30 UTC+2

Rustam Khamatgareev Eliminated In 11th Place ($26,300)

Maxime Taldir

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Hassan Barakat, in the cutoff, shoved 570,000 chips. Everybody folded to Rustam Khamatgareev in the big blind, who took a long moment before eventually calling with a very short stack of 170,000 chips.

Rustam Khamatgareev: K♠8♥
Hassan Barakat: A♣K♣

Khamatgareev seemed to know he was going to be eliminated. And that's exactly what happened on the board 5♥7♣Q♣A♥J♠. He left the tournament in 11th place for $26,300.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hassan Barakat	805,000 15,000	15,000
Rustam Khamatgareev	Busted

Tags: Hassan Barakat Rustam Khamatgareev

Level: 24

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

08-12-2023 17:35 UTC+2

Aleksandr Chernikov Eliminated In 10th Place ($26,300)

Maxime Taldir

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

On the secondary table, Damir Zhugralin opened to 125,000 from the button, and Aleksandr Chernikov shoved for almost 1,300,000 chips. Zhugralin made the call.

Aleksandr Chernikov: Q♦8♦
Damir Zhugralin: J♠J♣

Already the 20th the $2,200 Warm-Up event, Chernikov signs another deeprun in the 2023 Merit Poker Retro Series. However, he didn't reach the final table because the board 3♥4♣A♥2♦K♦ kept Zhugralin in the lead. For his 10th place, Chernikov wins $26,300.

Player	Chips	Progress
Damir Zhugralin	2,815,000 1,225,000	1,225,000
Aleksandr Chernikov	Busted

Tags: Aleksandr Chernikov Damir Zhugralin

08-12-2023 17:40 UTC+2

Break Before The Final Table

Maxime Taldir

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

In order to prepare the final table and animations, the tournament director gave a 60-minute break to the nine remaining players of the High Roller.

08-12-2023 17:42 UTC+2

$10,500 Merit Poker Retro Series High Roller Final Table

Maxime Taldir

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

SEAT	PLAYER	COUNTRY	CHIP COUNT	BLINDS
1	Denis Kapustin	Russia	1,215,000	24
2	Maxime Chilaud	France	1,815,000	36
3	Daniel Kyosev	Bulgaria	990,000	20
4	Milos Petakovic	Serbia	2,240,000	45
5	Hassan Barakat	Lebanon	700,000	14
6	Sonny Franco	France	1,110,000	22
7	Damir Zhugralin	Kazakhstan	2,815,000	56
8	Uri Reichenstein	Israel	3,175,000	64
9	Mustafa Biz	Turkey	1,250,000	25

Player	Chips	Progress
Uri Reichenstein	3,175,000 725,000	725,000
Damir Zhugralin	2,815,000
Milos Petakovic	2,240,000 540,000	540,000
Maxime Chilaud	1,815,000 200,000	200,000
Mustafa Biz	1,250,000 -150,000	-150,000
Denis Kapustin	1,215,000 -200,000	-200,000
Sonny Franco	1,110,000 335,000	335,000
Daniel Kyosev	990,000 -210,000	-210,000
Hassan Barakat	700,000 -90,000	-90,000

08-12-2023 18:52 UTC+2

The Final Table Starts

Maxime Taldir

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

After a brief presentation, cards are in the air at the final table of the $10,500 High Roller.

08-12-2023 18:55 UTC+2

The First Pot For Reichenstein

Maxime Taldir

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

On the very first hand, the chipleader Uri Reichenstein opened to 100,000 from under the gun. In the hijack, Daniel Kyosev three-bet to 270,000.

Reichenstein with Q♣Q♥ four-bet all in, and Kyosev snap folded with A♥J♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Uri Reichenstein	3,600,000 425,000	425,000
Daniel Kyosev	720,000 -270,000	-270,000

Tags: Daniel Kyosev Uri Reichenstein

08-12-2023 19:01 UTC+2

Two Barrels By Petakovic

Maxime Taldir

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Milos Petakovic raised from the hijack to 100,000. Damir Zhugralin called in the small blind, as did Uri Reichenstein in the big blind.

The three biggest stacks of the table saw the flop Q♥10♥4♦, where Petakovic made a continuation bet of 175,000. Reichenstein called, and the A♦ came on the turn.

Petakovic added 350,000 in the pot. But Reichenstein quickly gave up at this point.

Player	Chips	Progress
Uri Reichenstein	3,245,000 -355,000	-355,000
Milos Petakovic	2,665,000 425,000	425,000
Damir Zhugralin	2,615,000 -200,000	-200,000

Tags: Damir Zhugralin Milos Petakovic Uri Reichenstein

08-12-2023 19:11 UTC+2

Kapustin Doubles Through Chilaud

Maxime Taldir

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

On the button, Denis Kapustin opened to 100,000. Then, in the small blind, Maxime Chilaud went all in for 1,665,000 chips.

Kapustin seemed very annoyed by this move. He used a time bank and eventually called with a smaller stack (1,090,000).

Maxime Chilaud: 5♠5♥
Denis Kapustin: A♠10♥

An ace came on the flop 7♠A♣A♣ to give a better pair to Kapustin. The 8♥ and the 6♠ completed the board, and Kapustin doubled up to 2,300,000 chips. Chilaud is now the new short stack, with 575,000 chips left

Player	Chips	Progress
Denis Kapustin	2,300,000 1,085,000	1,085,000
Maxime Chilaud	575,000 -1,240,000	-1,240,000

Tags: Denis Kapustin Maxime Chilaud