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

New Champion Will Be Crowned on the Final Day of the Merit Poker Western Series Main Event

Dominik Panka
Dominik Panka

The Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino has welcomed poker players from around the world for the past 10 days to this glittered seaside paradise by the Mediterranean. That journey is capped off today when the Merit Poker Western Series crowns its champion in the $3,300 Main Event.

Just 16 players out of a starting field of 757 entries are still in contention for the title when play resumes at 1 p.m. local time in North Cyprus. Aleksandr Chernikov (13,600,000) and Dominik Panka (11,575,000) pace the field, holding more than a third of the total chips in play between them.

Trying to chase them down will be Eduard Barsegian (9,450,000), Amarbayasgalan Sainjargal (6,175,000), and Ernestas Degtiariovas (4,850,000). Further down the leaderboard are Luc Bindel (4,200,000), Maroun Jazzar (3,725,000), Ara Melkisetian (2,300,000), and Edgard Raffoul (2,000,000). Each remaining player is already guaranteed $19,155, with the champion taking home $372,800.

Final 16 Chip Counts

RankPlayerChip CountBig Blinds
1Aleksandr Chernikov13,600,00091
2Dominik Panka11,575,00077
3Eduard Barsegian9,450,00063
4Amarbayasgalan Sainjargal6,175,00041
5Ernestas Degtiariovas4,850,00032
6Luc Bindel4,200,00028
7Vladislav Doroshkov3,975,00027
8Maroun Jazzar3,725,00025
9Serge Matta3,175,00021
10Justus Held2,825,00019
11Maciej Komorowski2,425,00016
12Ara Melkisetian2,300,00015
13Sergei Efimov2,000,00013
14Edgard Raffoul2,000,00013
15Bakhos Joumaa1,850,00012
16Orthodoxos Orthodoxou1,375,0009

The action will pick up on Level 30, with blinds of 100,000-150,000 and a 150,000 big blind ante. Merit Poker will also be streaming the feature table on a 30-minute delay on their YouTube channel.

These 16 players are left out of what was once a massive field spread over two rooms. At the end of today, there will be only one champion. PokerNews will be guiding you along the entire way with live updates until the newest champion is holding aloft the coveted Merit Poker trophy.

Tags: Aleksandr ChernikovAmarbayasgalan SainjargalAra MelkisetianBakhos JoumaaDominik PankaEdgard RaffoulEduard BarsegianErnestas DegtiariovasJustus HeldLuc BindelMaciej KomorowskiMaroun JazzarOrthodoxos OrthodoxouSerge MattaSergei EfimovVladislav Doroshkov