Level: 24
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
2023 Merit Poker Retro Series
$10,500 High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2023 Merit Poker Retro Series
Buy-in
$10,500
Prize Pool
$1,407,600
Entries
153
Level
31
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
22
Players Left
1
Rustam Khamatgareev Eliminated In 11th Place ($26,300)
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
805,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
Busted |
Kemal Aslan Eliminated In 12th Place ($26,300)
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
470,000
|
470,000 |
|
|
315,000
-225,000
|
-225,000 |
|
Busted |
Big Pot Between Chipleaders
Level 23
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
On a A♠9♥7♥8♦2♦ board, Mustafa Biz seemed to struggle after Uri Reichenstein, in middle position, bet 585,000 chips on the river.
According to Reichenstein, he opened preflop with 80,000. Biz then three-bet to 250,000. Aleksandr Chernikov in the small blind called, as did Reichenstein.
Biz bet 250,000 again on the flop. Only Reichenstein called to see the turn, where the two players in the pot checked.
BAck to the river, Biz finally decided to fold and let this one million-chip pot to Reichenstein.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,450,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
|
1,400,000
-835,000
|
-835,000 |
George Alahwal Eliminated In 13th Place ($21,800)
Level 23
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
On the very first hand after the break, George Alahwal moved all in for 220,000 from early position. In the small blind, Milos Petakovic reshoved, and the big blind folded.
George Alahwal: K♥J♠
Milos Petakovic: A♠J♣
A king could save Alahwal. However, the only figure card on the board was a jack on 10♠3♠2♦J♦A♣, leading to Alahwal's elimination in 13th place for $21,800.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,700,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 23
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Updated Chip Counts
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,235,000
435,000
|
435,000 |
|
|
2,145,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
1,790,000
-210,000
|
-210,000 |
|
1,615,000
-225,000
|
-225,000 |
|
1,590,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
|
1,415,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
|
|
1,395,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
790,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
775,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
|
|
730,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
|
|
540,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
|
320,000 | |
|
|
155,000
-285,000
|
-285,000 |
Players On A Break
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
There are 13 players left at the end of Level 23. The remaining players just stood up to go on a 10-minute break.
Petakovic With Nines
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
From early position, Milos Petakovic raised to 60,000 chips. However, George Alahwal on the button wanted more, so he three-bet all in to 960,000 chips. Petakovic looked at his cards again and called.
George Alahwal: 7♥7♠
Milos Petakovic: 9♣9♥
The board 5♦8♣J♦6♠5♠ didn't change the situation, and Petakovic doubled up to 1,400,000 chips, leaving Alahwal short with 320,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,400,000
605,000
|
605,000 |
|
|
320,000
-580,000
|
-580,000 |
Franco Doubles Through Chernikov
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Aleksandr Chernikov opened from the hijack, then Sonny Franco in the cutoff three-bet with almost all of his stack of 400,000 chips. Chernikov re-raised to force him to go all in. Franco waited a few seconds to see if there was an elimination at the other table, and he eventually called.
Sonny Franco: A♥10♦
Aleksandr Chernikov: A♦Q♦
Once again, Franco was on the edge of elimination against Chernikov. But once more, he was lucky enough to hit a flush on the river on 6♥9♥4♦K♥Q♥ to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,000,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
|
|
850,000
380,000
|
380,000 |