Table 1, Valeriy Pak was all in for 600,000 chips on a board 3♠8♣9♥4♥K♦. According to Darko Svesko, he was the one to open from under the gun preflop, and Pak called from the small blind.
On the flop, Svesko added a single blind to the pot, and Pak check-called. Then both players checked on the turn.
Back to the river, Svesko took a long moment to make a decision, but he eventually called. When he threw a chip in front of him, Pak directly sent his cards into the muck, but the dealer revealed them.
Valeriy Pak: J♥5♥
Darko Svesko: A♦3♦
Pak tried to bluff with his missed flush draw, but he failed. 23rd, he wins $23,290.
In middle position, Tugce Hursoz moved all in for 1,175,000 chips. Seated on her left, Ruslan Volkov reshoved with the biggest stack at the table. After that, everybody folded.
Tugce Hursoz: K♥Q♥
Ruslan Volkov: A♠A♦
On the flop 3♣8♣7♣, Hursoz already stood up, knowing she had almost no chance of winning. The 6♦ on the turn and the 8♥ on the river confirmed that fact, and she was eliminated in 24th place for $23,290.
This is the big day for 28 players. In a few hours, one of them will win the Merit Poker Retro Series $3,300 Main Event at the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino and take the$567,000 first-place prize.
But before that, there are still twenty-seven players to eliminate. And out of the 1,223 entrants, Mousa Barakat has the best situation so far as he ended Day 3 as the chipleader with 10,250,000 chips. Day 4 will also start well for David Hu, who will be back with 10,000,000 chips.
Day 4 Chip Count
RANK
PLAYER
COUNTRY
CHIP COUNT
BLINDS
1
Mousa Barakat
Brazil
10,250,000
85
2
David Hu
Netherlands
10,000,000
83
3
Ruslan Volkov
Ukraine
8,600,000
72
4
Oleg Netaliev
Russia
8,375,000
70
5
Ran Ilani
Israel
8,025,000
67
6
Florian Guimond
France
7,125,000
59
7
Karo Nuri
Switzerland
5,350,000
45
8
Ara Melkisetian
Lebanon
5,300,000
44
9
Nenad Dukic
Serbia
5,250,000
44
10
Valeriy Pak
Uzbekistan
4,900,000
41
Among the chipleaders, Ruslan Volkov (8,600,000), Ran Ilani (8,025,000) or Florian Guimond (7,125,000) will also try to reach the final table, hoping for more. Being in the last nine players is also the next goal for Thomas Eychenne (4,550,000) and for the two last women standing, Chrysi Phiniotis (3,600,000) and Tugce Hursoz (3,300,000). On the other hand, with smaller stacks, Dominik Panka (1,600,000) or Dmitry Gromov (825,000) will have to double up quickly to be back in the game.
Tugce Hursoz
The fourth and final day of the $3,300 Main Event will start at 1:00 p.m. on Level 30 (60,000/120,000 with a Big Blind Ante of 120,000). There will be 60-minute levels with a break every two levels. And so far, the players remaining are assured of a minimum cash $17,210 .
The end of the Main Event will be streamed on the Merit Poker social networks. PokerNews will also follow the action all the way until the end!
