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.