2023 Merit Poker Retro Series

$10,500 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 Merit Poker Retro Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
$350,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,500
Prize Pool
$1,407,600
Entries
153
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
83
Players Left
22

Maxime Chilaud In The Lead For Day 3 Of The $10,500 High Roller

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Maxime Chilaud - Photo : Merit Poker
Maxime Chilaud - Photo : Merit Poker

The tournament director announced earlier that the day would end after Level 19 or when the bubble burst. It was a close call, but the first option concluded Day 2 of the 2023 Merit Poker Retro Series $10,500 High Roller at the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino.

Out of the 153 entrants, 22 players bagged their chips and qualified for Day 3. However, two of them will return for nothing, as only 20 players will be in the money. For those securing the minimum cash prize of $16,500, the next goal will be to claim the first-place prize of $350,000.

Currently, Maxime Chilaud is the closest to this prize, as he emerged as the chipleader at the end of Day 2. "I won every hand", he exclaimed as he soared from 290,000 chips to 1,895,000 in just a few hands. "What a day for you" remarked, with a hint of amusement, the second qualified French player, Sonny Franco (345,000).

Following Chilaud, a small group composed of Uri Reichenstein (1,570,000), Aleksandr Chernikov (1,555,000), and Damir Zhugralin (1,520,000) will carry the same stack into Day 3.

End Of Day 2 Chip Count

RANKPLAYERCOUNTRYCHIP COUNTBLINDS
1Maxime ChilaudFrance1,895,00095
2Uri ReichensteinIsrael1,570,00079
3Aleksandr ChernikovRussia1,555,00078
4Damir ZhugralinKazakhstan1,520,00076
5Milos PetakovicSerbia1,085,00054
6Denis KapustinRussia930,00047
7Daniel KyosevBulgaria895,00045
8Mustafa BizTurkey705,00035
9Hassan BarakatLebanon665,00033
10Amarbayasgalan SainjargalMongolia61500031

Behind the Top 10, Oleg Ustinovich (375,000), Nikolay Ponomarev (290,000), or Adi Rajkovic (225,000) will have to stay focused to be in the money. But for Tinay Aksoy, the situation seems very difficult because he'll have only 50,000 chips on Day 3. But it is still better than nothing.

The 22 players left will play Day 3 on Saturday, August 12th at 2 p.m. on 40-minute levels, starting with Level 20 (10,000/20,000 BB Ante 20,000). This Day 3 will be the final day of the event, so it will come to an end only when there will be a winner.

PokerNews will once again be on hand to deliver you all of the action until the conclusion.

Tags: Adi RajkovicAleksandr ChernikovAmarbayasgalan SainjargalDamir ZhugralinDaniel KyosevDenis KapustinHassan BarakatMaxime ChilaudMilos PetakovicMustafa BizNikolay PonomarevOleg UstinovichSonny FrancoTinay Aksoy