2023 Merit Poker Western Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2023 Merit Poker Western Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$372,800
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$2,089,320
Entries
757
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Players Info - Day 4
Players Left
1

Doroshkov Finds Queens on the First Hand

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Vladislav Doroshkov
Vladislav Doroshkov

On the first hand of the final table, Vladislav Doroshkov moved all in for 2,675,000 from early position and Aleksandr Chernikov called in the hijack.

Vladislav Doroshkov: {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Aleksandr Chernikov: {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}

Doroshkov was flipping for his tournament life as the flop came {8-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{7-Spades}. Chernikov picked up the nut flush draw to go with his overcards, but he couldn't connect with the {6-Clubs} turn or {6-Spades} river as Doroshkov stayed alive.

Player Chips Progress
Aleksandr Chernikov ru
Aleksandr Chernikov
9,500,000
-2,675,000
-2,675,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Vladislav Doroshkov ru
Vladislav Doroshkov
5,950,000
3,275,000
3,275,000

Tags: Aleksandr ChernikovVladislav Doroshkov

Final Table Underway

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Final Table
Final Table

The players have been introduced and Ali Nejad has given the command of "shuffle up and deal," and the final table of the Merit Poker Western Series Main Event is now underway.

Final Table Seat Draw

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
SeatPlayerChip CountBig Blinds
1Serge Matta6,025,00024
2Eduard Barsegian16,725,00067
3Aleksandr Chernikov12,175,00049
4Orthodoxos Orthodoxou9,500,00038
5Ernestas Degtiariovas4,075,00016
6Ara Melkisetian7,250,00029
7Justus Held8,350,00033
8Dominik Panka8,900,00036
9Vladislav Doroshkov2,675,00011
Player Chips Progress
Eduard Barsegian ru
Eduard Barsegian
16,725,000
125,000
125,000
Aleksandr Chernikov ru
Aleksandr Chernikov
12,175,000
2,875,000
2,875,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Orthodoxos Orthodoxou cy
Orthodoxos Orthodoxou
9,500,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
Defending Champion
Dominik Panka pl
Dominik Panka
8,900,000
900,000
900,000
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Justus Held de
Justus Held
8,350,000
350,000
350,000
Ara Melkisetian lb
Ara Melkisetian
7,250,000
2,950,000
2,950,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Serge Matta lb
Serge Matta
6,025,000
-3,175,000
-3,175,000
Ernestas Degtiariovas lt
Ernestas Degtiariovas
4,075,000
-525,000
-525,000
Vladislav Doroshkov ru
Vladislav Doroshkov
2,675,000
-1,825,000
-1,825,000

Maciej Komorowski Eliminated in 10th Place ($27,600)

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Maciej Komorowski
Maciej Komorowski

Maciej Komorowski moved all in for 2,775,000 from the cutoff and Aleksandr Chernikov called on the button.

Maciej Komorowski: {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds}
Aleksandr Chernikov; {8-Spades}{8-Clubs}

Racing for his tournament life on the final table bubble, Komorowski saw the board come {3-Spades}{9-Spades}{10-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{3-Hearts} and keep Chernikov's eights in front to send him to the rail in 10th place.

The remaining nine players are now drawing for seats at the final table.

Player Chips Progress
Aleksandr Chernikov ru
Aleksandr Chernikov
12,200,000
2,900,000
2,900,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Maciej Komorowski pl
Maciej Komorowski
Busted

Tags: Maciej KomorowskiAleksandr Chernikov

Held Keeps His Foot on the Gas

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Justus Held raised again from the button, this time for 700,000 as both blinds got out of the way.

The next hand, Held raised to 600,000 and once more took down the blinds and antes. He then raised for the third straight time, making it 500,000 as once again the rest of the table folded while Held added nearly 2,000,000 to his stack without seeing a flop.

Player Chips Progress
Justus Held de
Justus Held
8,000,000
2,800,000
2,800,000

Tags: Justus Held

Held Four-Bet Shoves

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Justus Held raised to 500,000 from the button before Ernestas Degtiariovas, from the big blind, three-bet to 1,200,000.

Held then moved all in for 4,900,000 and Degtiariovas asked for a count, using two time banks before he folded.

Player Chips Progress
Justus Held de
Justus Held
6,200,000
3,000,000
3,000,000
Ernestas Degtiariovas lt
Ernestas Degtiariovas
4,600,000
600,000
600,000

Tags: Ernestas DegtiariovasJustus Held

Held Wakes Up With Aces

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Justus Held
Justus Held

Vladislav Doroshkov raised to 500,000 from the cutoff before Justus Held, in the small blind, moved all in for 1,600,000. Doroshkov confirmed the amount before he called after tanking for about a minute.

Justus Held: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}
Vladislav Doroshkov: {a-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}

Doroshkov had run right into Held's aces as the flop came {q-Hearts}{3-Spades}{8-Clubs}. The {j-Diamonds} on the turn gave Doroshkov a straight draw, but he missed the {7-Spades} river as Held doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Vladislav Doroshkov ru
Vladislav Doroshkov
4,500,000
-3,000,000
-3,000,000
Justus Held de
Justus Held
3,200,000
200,000
200,000

Tags: Justus HeldVladislav Doroshkov

Orthodoxou Holds On as Chernikov Smacks the Flop

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Orthodoxos Orthodoxou
Orthodoxos Orthodoxou

Orthodoxos Orthodoxou raised to 600,000 from under the gun as action folded around to Aleksandr Chernikov, who called from the big blind.

The flop came {6-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{4-Clubs} and Orthodoxou continued for 2,000,000. Chernikov shoved to put Orthodoxou all in, and Orthodoxou snap-called for his last 1,200,000.

Orthodoxos Orthodoxou: {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}
Aleksandr Chernikov: {j-Clubs}{6-Clubs}

Orthodoxou had the overpair of kings, but Chernikov had made top pair with a flush draw. The turn {4-Diamonds} didn't improve Chernikov, while the {a-Hearts} on the river sealed the double up for Orthodoxou as he began rapidly pumping his fist.

Player Chips Progress
Aleksandr Chernikov ru
Aleksandr Chernikov
9,300,000
-2,100,000
-2,100,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Orthodoxos Orthodoxou cy
Orthodoxos Orthodoxou
8,000,000
6,625,000
6,625,000
Defending Champion

Tags: Aleksandr ChernikovOrthodoxos Orthodoxou

Level: 32

Blinds: 100,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000