$3,300 Main Event | 2023 Merit Poker Retro Series

08-17-2023 23:24 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Nenad Dukic	36,800,000 3,600,000	3,600,000
Michel Atallah	25,900,000 500,000	500,000
David Hu	22,250,000 -1,550,000	-1,550,000
Oleg Netaliev	18,175,000 4,275,000	4,275,000
Ruslan Volkov	12,175,000 -1,525,000	-1,525,000
Darko Svesko	6,100,000 -2,100,000	-2,100,000

Double Up For Hu

Maxime Taldir

Level 38 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

On the button, Nenad Dukic opened to 1,300,000 chips. From the big blind, David Hu three-bet all in for 11,575,000 chips, and Dukic called.

David Hu: A♦9♦
Nenad Dukic: A♠K♠

Far behind, Hu saw a flush draw coming to help him on the flop 10♦Q♠4♦. And the flush was completed with the turn 7♦. So after the river 3♣, Hu doubled up to 23,800,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nenad Dukic	33,200,000 -11,600,000	-11,600,000
David Hu	23,800,000 11,600,000	11,600,000

Tags: David Hu Nenad Dukic

08-17-2023 23:06 UTC+2

Dominik Panka In 7th Place ($95,900)

Maxime Taldir

Level 38 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

In a blind versus blind situation, Nenad Dukic raised to 1,800,000 from the small blind, and Dominik Panka defended his big blind.

On the flop 9♦8♦8♣, Dukic checked, and Panka checked back. However, when the 6♥ came on the turn, Dukic bet 2,800,000. Panka took his time, then moved all in for 9,425,000 chips. Dukic snap-called.

Dominik Panka: K♦9♣
Nenad Dukic: A♦8♠

Panka had top pair on the flop, but Dukic hit trips. So after the river 4♣, Panka’s tournament came to an end, and he finished 7th for $95,900.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nenad Dukic	44,800,000 11,000,000	11,000,000
Dominik Panka	Busted

Tags: Dominik Panka Nenad Dukic

08-17-2023 22:55 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Nenad Dukic	33,800,000 -2,200,000	-2,200,000
Michel Atallah	25,400,000 -4,400,000	-4,400,000
Oleg Netaliev	13,900,000 4,725,000	4,725,000
Ruslan Volkov	13,700,000 -600,000	-600,000
Dominik Panka	13,000,000 -2,600,000	-2,600,000

David Hu	12,200,000 -1,500,000	-1,500,000
Darko Svesko	8,200,000 -1,150,000	-1,150,000

Big Pot For Atallah

Maxime Taldir

Level 38 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Michel Atallah opened to 1,200,000 from the hijack and was called by Nenad Dukic on the button.

The dealer revealed a flop of 8♠10♥8♥, and Atallah checked. To apply pressure on his opponent with his big stack, Dukic bet 1,000,000. Atallah made the call.

The A♥ came on the turn, and Dukic fired a second barrel of 5,000,000. After some time, Atallah check-called once again.

Finally, on the river 3♥, which added a fourth heart to the board, Atallah took the lead and bet 4,000,000.

Dukic eventually called with 5♥5♠ for a flush. However, Atallah held A♦K♥ for a better flush and won this big pot. As a result, both players are around 30 millions chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nenad Dukic	36,000,000
Michel Atallah	29,800,000

Tags: Michel Atallah Nenad Dukic

08-17-2023 22:30 UTC+2

More Chips For Dukic

Maxime Taldir

Level 38 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

After he eliminated Eychenne and Melkisetian, Nenad Dukic in the small blind raised to 3,000,000. Ruslan Volkov, who limped from the hijack, then three-bet to 7,000,000 chips.

Dukic called, and the dealer revealed a A♣3♣Q♦ flop where Volkov made a continuation bet of 5,000,000 chips, and Dukic check-called.

The turn was the 3♦, but both players checked. They checked again on the river 5♠, and Dukic won the pot with K♣Q♣ for a pair against Volkov’s K♦10♣.

After this hand, Dukic's chip stack climbed to 47,200,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nenad Dukic	47,200,000 13,200,000	13,200,000
Ruslan Volkov	14,300,000 -13,225,000	-13,225,000

Tags: Nenad Dukic Ruslan Volkov

Level: 38

Blinds: 300,000/600,000

Ante: 600,000

08-17-2023 22:20 UTC+2

Thomas Eychenne And Ara Melkisetian Eliminated In 8th ($76,300) And 9th Place ($56,700)

Maxime Taldir

Level 36 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

On the button, Ara Melkisetian moved all in for 7,350,000 chips. Then, in the small blind, Thomas Eychenne reshoved for 7,850,000 chips. And in the big blind, Nenad Dukic faced a tough decision but eventually called.

Ara Melkisetian: 5♦5♠
Thomas Eychenne: A♦Q♣
Nenad Dukic: J♦J♥

With the biggest stack, Dukic was the favorite in this three-way all-in. And he maintained his lead on the flop 10♥7♣10♦, the turn K♠, and the river K♥.

Thanks to this hand, he eliminated both opponents simultaneously and has now a massive chiplead of 34,000,000 chips.

With the smallest stack, Ara Melkisetian finished 9th for $56,700. Thomas Eychenne takes $76,300 from 8th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nenad Dukic	34,000,000 15,500,000	15,500,000
Ara Melkisetian	Busted
Thomas Eychenne	Busted

Tags: Ara Melkisetian Nenad Dukic Thomas Eychenne

08-17-2023 22:10 UTC+2

Another Big Fold By Hu

Maxime Taldir

Level 36 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

From early position, Nenad Dukic raised to 1,000,000. In the hijack, David Hu three-bet to 2,500,000. However, Michel Atallah also had a hand, so he shoved for 12,400,000 chips in the small blind.

Dukic didn’t take much time to fold. But Hu was more patient. And after some time, he folded A♥K♦ preflop for the second time today. Atallah had the same hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nenad Dukic	18,500,000 -750,000	-750,000
Michel Atallah	16,900,000 5,700,000	5,700,000
David Hu	13,700,000 -1,725,000	-1,725,000

Tags: David Hu Michel Atallah Nenad Dukic

08-17-2023 21:55 UTC+2

Not Much Action So Far

Maxime Taldir

Level 36 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

After the first eight hands of the final table, a flop appeared only twice, but the action didn’t continue further both times.

But there were three-bets, like on the ninth hand when Michel Atallah opened to 1,200,000 from the middle position. Dominik Panka three-bet in the small blind to 3,600,000 chips. Then Atallah used a time bank, but eventually folded 9♠9♣. A good fold, because Panka was waiting for him with Q♥Q♦.