2023 Merit Poker Retro Series

$10,500 High Roller
Day: 3
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 3
Entries
22
Players Left
1

Kapustin Check-Raises, Then Folds

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

After an open to 120,000 by Uri Reichenstein on the button, Denis Kapustin defended his big blind. But when Reichenstein made a continuation bet of 100,000 on A?8?5?, Kapustin check-raised to 300,000. Reichenstein called, and the 7? came on the turn.

Kapustin checked, giving the opportunity to Reichenstein to bet 300,000 chips once again with 7?7? for a set. But this time, Kapustin chose to fold his 7?6?.

Player Chips Progress
Uri Reichenstein il
Uri Reichenstein
3,700,000
700,000
700,000
Denis Kapustin ru
Denis Kapustin
1,800,000
-500,000
-500,000

Tags: Denis KapustinUri Reichenstein

Level: 25

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

Zhugralin With Two Pairs

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

Damir Zhugralin, in early position, decided to raise to 100,000. Seated on his left, Uri Reichenstein three-bet to 300,000, and Zhugralin made the call.

The dealer fanned a flop of 2?2?10?, where Reichenstein bet 140,000. Zhugralin check-called, and checked again after the 10? on the turn brought a second pair on the board. Reichenstein checked too, and the hand ended with another check-check on the river 5?.

Zhugralin showed 8?8? for two pairs, took the pot and the chiplead, as Reichenstein mucked his A?Q?.

Player Chips Progress
Damir Zhugralin kz
Damir Zhugralin
3,500,000
885,000
885,000
Uri Reichenstein il
Uri Reichenstein
3,000,000
-245,000
-245,000

Tags: Damir ZhugralinUri Reichenstein

Kapustin Doubles Through Chilaud

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 ru
Denis Kapustin
2,300,000
1,085,000
1,085,000
Maxime Chilaud fr
Maxime Chilaud
575,000
-1,240,000
-1,240,000

Tags: Denis KapustinMaxime Chilaud

Two Barrels By Petakovic

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 il
Uri Reichenstein
3,245,000
-355,000
-355,000
Milos Petakovic rs
Milos Petakovic
2,665,000
425,000
425,000
Damir Zhugralin kz
Damir Zhugralin
2,615,000
-200,000
-200,000

Tags: Damir ZhugralinMilos PetakovicUri Reichenstein

The First Pot For Reichenstein

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 il
Uri Reichenstein
3,600,000
425,000
425,000
Daniel Kyosev bg
Daniel Kyosev
720,000
-270,000
-270,000

Tags: Daniel KyosevUri Reichenstein

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

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
SEATPLAYERCOUNTRYCHIP COUNTBLINDS
1Denis KapustinRussia1,215,00024
2Maxime ChilaudFrance1,815,00036
3Daniel KyosevBulgaria990,00020
4Milos PetakovicSerbia2,240,00045
5Hassan BarakatLebanon700,00014
6Sonny FrancoFrance1,110,00022
7Damir ZhugralinKazakhstan2,815,00056
8Uri ReichensteinIsrael3,175,00064
9Mustafa BizTurkey1,250,00025
Player Chips Progress
Uri Reichenstein il
Uri Reichenstein
3,175,000
725,000
725,000
Damir Zhugralin kz
Damir Zhugralin
2,815,000
Milos Petakovic rs
Milos Petakovic
2,240,000
540,000
540,000
Maxime Chilaud fr
Maxime Chilaud
1,815,000
200,000
200,000
Mustafa Biz tr
Mustafa Biz
1,250,000
-150,000
-150,000
Denis Kapustin ru
Denis Kapustin
1,215,000
-200,000
-200,000
Sonny Franco fr
Sonny Franco
1,110,000
335,000
335,000
Daniel Kyosev bg
Daniel Kyosev
990,000
-210,000
-210,000
Hassan Barakat py
Hassan Barakat
700,000
-90,000
-90,000

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

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

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 kz
Damir Zhugralin
2,815,000
1,225,000
1,225,000
Aleksandr Chernikov ru
Aleksandr Chernikov
Busted

Tags: Aleksandr ChernikovDamir Zhugralin