$10,500 High Roller
Day 2 Started
2023 Merit Poker Retro Series
$10,500 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
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
83
Players Left
22
Day 2 Of The $10,500 High Roller Kicks Off At 8 P.M.
While the $2,200 Warm Up comes to an end, the 2023 Merit Poker Retro Series at the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino is far from being over. The day continues with Day 2 of the $10,500 High Roller.
After the first eight levels played on Day 1, 84 entrants were registered, and 56 players put chips in their bags. And at the end of this first day of action, it is Daniel Kyosev who is the chip leader with 413,000 chips, a little bit more than four starting stacks. He is followed by Suat Egili (351,000) and George Alahwal, the two other players who qualified with more than 200 big blinds.
Day 1 Chip count
| RANK | PLAYER | CHIP COUNT | BLINDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Kyosev | 413,000 | 275 |
| 2 | Suat Egilli | 351,000 | 234 |
| 3 | George Alahwal | 350,000 | 233 |
| 4 | Nikolay Ponomarev | 298,500 | 199 |
| 5 | Uri Reichenstein | 284,000 | 189 |
| 6 | Petry Bartagov | 273,000 | 182 |
| 7 | Kemal Aslan | 258,000 | 172 |
| 8 | Aleksandr Chernikov | 249,000 | 166 |
| 9 | Mustafa Biz | 226,500 | 151 |
| 10 | Michael Allen | 219,000 | 146 |
After a deeprun in the Warm Up (20th, $12,055), Aleksandr Chernikov will try to do even better in the High Roller. He will start Day 2 with 249,000 chips, slightly more than Michael Allen (219,000). Sonny Franco (205,000), Andrey Pateychuk (196,500), Mehdi Chaoui (118 000) or Denis Kapustin (105,500) are also part of the 56 players who made it through Day 1. But the number of entrants will continue to increase, as there are four more levels left to reentry.
Day 2 will start at 8 p.m. local time on Level 9 (1,000/1,500 BB Ante 1,500), with 40-minute levels and 15-minute breaks every two levels.
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Day 1 Chip Count
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
413,000
413,000
|
413,000 |
|
351,000
351,000
|
351,000 |
|
350,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
298,500
298,500
|
298,500 |
|
284,000
284,000
|
284,000 |
|
|
273,000
273,000
|
273,000 |
|
258,000
258,000
|
258,000 |
|
249,000
249,000
|
249,000 |
|
226,500
226,500
|
226,500 |
|
219,000
219,000
|
219,000 |
|
214,000
214,000
|
214,000 |
|
|
210,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
205,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
196,500
196,500
|
196,500 |
|
||
|
196,500
196,500
|
196,500 |
|
195,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
180,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
179,000
179,000
|
179,000 |
|
170,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
164,500
164,500
|
164,500 |
|
159,500
159,500
|
159,500 |
|
158,000
158,000
|
158,000 |
|
153,000
153,000
|
153,000 |
|
151,500
151,500
|
151,500 |
|
145,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Shuffle Up And Deal
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
The cards are in the air for the $10,500 High Roller. Already ten players have entered or reentered the tournament before the beginning of Day 2.
Early Elimination For Aoun
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Erdem Gundogan opened to 3,500 from under the gun, but was raised to 9,500 by Carlos Aoun on the hijack. Gundogan quickly called, and a 9♥4♠J♥ was revealed on the felt.
Aoun made a continuation bet of 5,000, but Gundogan decided to check-raise to 35,000. With 40,000 chips, Aoun moved all in, and Gundogan called.
Carlos Aoun: Q♦Q♣
Erdem Gundogan: K♥10♥
Gundogan hit his flush directly on the turn 5♥. After the river 10♦, Aoun was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
140,000 | |
|
Busted |
A Four-Bet Pot For Kenjic
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
After an open to 3,000 by Aliaksandr Hirs from under the gun, who was called once, Fausto Tantillo in the hijack squeezed to 16,500. However, when he looked at his cards in the small blind, Jovan Kenjic seemed interested. And indeed, he was interested, as he four-bet to 45,000 chips.
Clicking the "fold" button was easy for Hirs and the player who had called him. Tantillo struggled a little bit more. He glanced at his cards again but eventually folded as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
210,000
58,500
|
58,500 |
|
|
170,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Kiselev Doubles On His First Hand
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Table 4, action was caught when Daniil Kiselev, in middle position, was at risk against Liviu Ignat in the small blind.
Daniil Kiselev: Q♥Q♣
Liviu Ignat: A♣K♦
On J♣J♠8♦2♣6♣, Kiselev won his flip and doubled up. "How much do you have?" asked Ignat. "100,000. I just sat down. It is my first hand," answered Kiselev, amused.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
205,000 | |
|
6,000 |
Second Pair For Guimond
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Florian Guimond entered on Day 2 and quickly doubled up, thanks to a pair of kings against a flush draw. A few hands later, he opened from the hijack and received a call from Aleksandr Chernikov on the button.
On the flop 9♣3♦6♦, Guimond bet 9,000 chips into the pot. But Chernikov didn't back down and called. There was no more action on the turn A♠, as both players checked. The situation remained the same after they checked once again on the river 5♥.
First player to show his cards, Guimond revealed 10♥9♥ for a pair of nines. Seeing that, Chernikov mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
350,000
101,000
|
101,000 |
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |