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

$10,500 High Roller

Day 3 Started

08-12-2023 11:59 UTC+2

Day 3 Seat Draw

Maxime Taldir

TABLE	SEAT	PLAYER	COUNTRY	CHIP COUNT	BLINDS
1	1	Nikolay Ponomarev	Russia	290,000	15
1	2	George Alahwal	Jordan	500,000	25
1	3	Denis Kapustin	Russia	930,000	47
1	4	Oleg Ustinovich	Russia	375,000	19
1	5	Amarbayasgalan Sainjargal	Mongolia	615,000	31
1	6	Rustam Khamatgareev	Russia	515,000	26
1	7	Milos Petakovic	Serbia	1,085,000	54
1	8	Uri Reichenstein	Israel	1,570,000	79

2	1	Adi Rajkovic	Austria	225,000	11
2	2	Sonny Franco	France	345,000	17
2	3	Mustafa Biz	Turkey	705,000	35
2	4	Nichan Khorchidian	Lebanon	300,000	15
2	5	Daniel Kyosev	Bulgaria	895,000	45
2	6	Maxime Chilaud	France	1,895,000	95
2	7	Damir Zhugralin	Kazakhstan	1,520,000	76

3	1	Aleksandr Chernikov	Russia	1,555,000	78
3	2	Naryman Yaghmaie	Iran	280,000	14
3	3	Tinay Aksoy	Turkey	50,000	3
3	4	Oshri Lahmani	Israel	165,000	8
3	5	Kemal Aslan	Turkey	455,000	23
3	6	Hassan Barakat	Lebanon	665,000	33
3	7	Jovan Kenjic	Serbia	385,000	19

08-12-2023 12:00 UTC+2

22 Players Left On Day 3 Of The $10,500 High Roller

Maxime Taldir

Out of the 153 entrants registered in the 2023 Merit Poker Retro Series $10,500 High Roller at the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino, there are only 22 players left on Day 3. But they are not in the money yet, as only 20 players will receive a minimum cash prize of $16,500. Once in the money, there will still be a long way to go to take the $350,000 first-place prize.

After Day 2, it is Maxime Chilaud who ended up as the chipleader with 1,895,000 chips. The winner of the 2023 Merit Poker Carmen Series Main Event will try to win a second main tournament here in North Cyprus. But to do so, they'll still have to beat Uri Reichenstein (1,570,000), Aleksandr Chernikov (1,555,000), or Damir Zhugralin (1,520,000), the other chipleaders.

Day 3 Chip Count

RANK	PLAYER	COUNTRY	CHIP COUNT	BLINDS
1	Maxime Chilaud	France	1,895,000	95
2	Uri Reichenstein	Israel	1,570,000	79
3	Aleksandr Chernikov	Russia	1,555,000	78
4	Damir Zhugralin	Kazakhstan	1,520,000	76
5	Milos Petakovic	Serbia	1,085,000	54
6	Denis Kapustin	Russia	930,000	47
7	Daniel Kyosev	Bulgaria	895,000	45
8	Mustafa Biz	Turkey	705,000	35
9	Hassan Barakat	Lebanon	665,000	33
10	Amarbayasgalan Sainjargal	Mongolia	615000	31

Chipleader at the beginning of Day 2, Daniel Kyosev will be back with slightly less than one million chips (895,000). However, he still holds a big stack, especially when compared to players like Oleg Ustinovich (375,000), Sonny Franco (345,000), Nichan Khorchidian (300,000), Nikolay Ponomarev (290,000), Naryman Yaghmaie (280,000), or Adi Rajkovic (225,000), who'll try to be in the money.

Day 3 resumes at 2 p.m.on 40-minute levels, starting with Level 20 (10,000/20,000 BB Ante 20,000). There will be a 15-minute break every two levels. And the day will continue until a winner is crowned.

PokerNews will be following all the action and providing live updates until there is just one man left standing.

Tags: Adi Rajkovic Aleksandr Chernikov Amarbayasgalan Sainjargal Damir Zhugralin Denis Kapustin Hassan Barakat Maxime Chilaud Milos Petakovic Mustafa Biz Nichan Khorchidian Nikolay Ponomarev Oleg Ustinovich Sonny Franco Uri Reichenstein

Level: 20

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

08-12-2023 13:02 UTC+2

Shuffle Up And Deal

Maxime Taldir

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Table 3 has been chosen as the feature table. To follow the stream, PokerNews will respect a 60-minute delay. Shuffle-up and deal !

08-12-2023 14:00 UTC+2

Beginning Of The Stream

Maxime Taldir

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

08-12-2023 14:10 UTC+2

Aksoy Eliminated; Bubble Time

Maxime Taldir

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

With the shortest stack of only 50,000 chips, Tinay Aksoy needed some luck to reach the money. Unfortunately for him, luck wasn't on his side. When he moved all in from an early position, Hassan Barakat, sitting on the button, made the call.

Tinay Aksoy: 5♣5♦
Hassan Barakat: A♥J♠

Barakat hit an ace directly on the flop A♣9♣K♣Q♠8♥, securing the best pair and sending Aksoy to the rail. Following his elimination, the clock was stopped to initiate hand-for-hand play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hassan Barakat	735,000
Tinay Aksoy	Busted

Tags: Hassan Barakat Tinay Aksoy

08-12-2023 14:24 UTC+2

Biz Takes From Zhugralin

Maxime Taldir

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Damir Zhugralin opened in middle position and was called by Mustafa Biz in the big blind. On the flop 8♥K♣4♦, Zhugralin made a continuation bet of 80,000 and was called again.

The 7♠ came on the turn, and Zhugralin fired a second barrel of 175,000. Biz check-called once more. Finally, on the river 7♣, both players decided to check.

Biz revealed 8♠5♠, a two pair hand, which was the winning hand, as Zhugralin sent his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Damir Zhugralin	1,100,000
Mustafa Biz	1,000,000

Tags: Damir Zhugralin Mustafa Biz

08-12-2023 14:40 UTC+2

Kapustin And Ustinovich Take Their Time

Maxime Taldir

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Denis Kapustin and Oleg Ustinovich take their time with every decision they make. For example, it took a full minute for Kapustin to go all in from the big blind after Ustinovich opened to 50,000 from under the gun. However, Ustinovich folded.

A few hands earlier, it was Ustinovich's turn to three-bet against Kapustin. Yet, once again, the action didn't continue further.