Day 3 Of The Merit Poker Retro Series $3,300 Main Event Kicks Off At Noon
After successfully completing Day 2, the 215 players remaining in the Merit Poker Retro Series $3,300 Main Event will return at noon for Day 3 at the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino. They are the last players from a field of 1,223 entrants, which generated a total prize pool of $3,375,480.
Out of these 215 remaining players, 143 of them will achieve the main goal for today: to reach the money bubble. Because only 143 players will be in the money, with a minimum cash prize of $4,390. However, it should be easy for Florian Guimond, who ended Day 2 as the chipleader with a massive stack of 1,705,000 chips. Mustafa Biz (1,671,000) and Daniel Rezaei (1,645,000), who are second and third, also qualified with big stacks.
End of Day 2 Top 10
| RANK | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIP COUNT | BLINDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florian Guimond | France | 1,705,000 | 171 |
| 2 | Mustafa Biz | Turkey | 1,671,000 | 167 |
| 3 | Daniel Rezaei | Austria | 1,645,000 | 165 |
| 4 | Geo | 1,500,000 | 150 | |
| 5 | Zulfiya Kolgu | Kazakhstan | 1,494,000 | 149 |
| 6 | Ruslan Volkov | Ukraine | 1,461,000 | 146 |
| 7 | Milad Oghabian Langar | Iran | 1,433,000 | 143 |
| 8 | Razvan Sabau | Romania | 1,352,000 | 135 |
| 9 | Roman Novoselov | Russia | 1,328,000 | 133 |
| 10 | Kanan Taherkhani | Turkey | 1,310,000 | 131 |
To be in the money, players will have to go through 60-minute levels, starting with Level 19 (5,000/10,000 blinds and a 10,000 big blind ante). There will be 10-minute breaks every two levels. But for those who want to make it to Day 4, they will have to bag their chips after the end of Level 29.
PokerNews will be following the action the entire way, providing live updates.