Level 40
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
After two levels and two eliminations, the final four players of the Main Event are on a 10-minute break.
2023 Merit Poker Retro Series
$3,300 Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 4
2023 Merit Poker Retro Series
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$3,375,480
Entries
1,223
Level
41
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Players Left
1
Level 40
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
After an open by Oleg Netaliev in the cutoff, Darko Svesko called from the big blind.
On the flop 6♥Q♠10♣, both players checked. Then, on the turn 8♣, Svesko bet 3,000,000. Netaliev quickly called to find the J♥ on the river, that Svesko checked.
Netaliev wanted to extract value from this pot, so he bet 6,500,000 with 9♠9♥ for a straight. Holding 10♥7♠, Svesko chose to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,300,000 | |
|
28,200,000 |
Level 40
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
At some point, someone had to make a move, and that's exactly what Oleg Netaliev did. He shoved from the button for a total of 11,300,000 chips. In the big blind, David Hu called with his remaining 9,400,000 chips.
David Hu: A♣10♠
Oleg Netaliev: K♥2♥
Hu was on his way to double up after the flop 9♠8♠8♣ and the turn 3♥. However, the terrible K♦ appeared on the river, giving Netaliev a pair. "No need to count", said the Russian player, who eliminated David Hu in 5th place for $142,400.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
22,200,000
10,900,000
|
10,900,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 40
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
In the last minutes, ten hands were played, but only one flop was seen, and the action didn't progress further. As an explanation for this lack of action, pots are now substantial, with 2,500,000 chips in the pot every hand due to the blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,100,000
7,500,000
|
7,500,000 |
|
|
37,300,000
20,700,000
|
20,700,000 |
|
17,300,000
7,000,000
|
7,000,000 |
|
|
11,300,000
-10,900,000
|
-10,900,000 |
|
|
7,900,000
-19,000,000
|
-19,000,000 |
Level 40
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
David Hu raised from the hijack to 2,000,000 and was called by Michel Atallah on the button and Nenad Dukic in the big blind.
On the flop Q♥10♣7♣, Dukic checked to let Hu bet 2,500,000 chips. However, Atallah decided to raise to 6,000,000. Despite having a flush draw with 8♣6♣, Dukic folded, but Hu made the call.
The turn brought the 4♥. Hu checked and saw Atallah go all in for 20,100,000 chips. Hu asked for the count and thought about the hand for several minutes. Eventually, he chose to fold K♥Q♦. The stream revealed that Attalah had A♦Q♣.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
39,600,000
13,700,000
|
13,700,000 |
|
|
26,900,000
-8,400,000
|
-8,400,000 |
|
|
10,300,000
-10,400,000
|
-10,400,000 |
Level: 40
Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000
Ante: 1,000,000
Level 39
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Under the gun, Ruslan Volkov opened to 1,600,000. The other players folded to David Hu, who moved all in for 21,500,000 chips. Darko Svesko in the big blind folded, and Volkov snap-called.
Ruslan Volkov: A♠A♣
David Hu: A♥Q♥
Hu hit a pair of queens on the flop Q♣2♠5♥, but Volkov remained in the lead with his aces. The turn 2♥ gave a flush draw to Hu, who was lucky enough to complete this flush on the river 8♥.
What a bad beat for Volkov, who saw his aces getting cracked by a runner-runner flush. Despite the unfortunate way he was eliminated, Ruslan Volkov won $115,100 for his 6th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
35,300,000
12,200,000
|
12,200,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 39
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
The new chipleader, David Hu, raised to 1,600,000 chips from the hijack and was called by Oleg Netaliev in the big blind.
Hu continued with a bet of 1,100,000 on the flop 3♥7♣6♥. Netaliev check-called, and he checked again on the turn 9♠. Hu decided to check back, leading to the river 10♦, where Netaliev checked for the third time.
After a moment of consideration, Hu decided to tap the table too with A♣3♦. However, the pot ended up in Netaliev’s hands, who had J♥7♠ for a higher pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
23,100,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
|
|
22,200,000
4,025,000
|
4,025,000 |
Level 39
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
On the button, the chipleader Nenad Dukic moved all in to apply pressure on the blinds. David Hu folded, but Darko Svesko in the big blind eventually called.
Darko Svesko: A♣7♣
Nenad Dukic: 5♣5♠
A seven landed on the flop 7♦3♠Q♠ to give Svesko the best pair. Another pair came with the 3♣ turn. And after the river 2♠, Svesko doubled up to 16,600,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,700,000
-16,100,000
|
-16,100,000 |
|
|
16,600,000
10,500,000
|
10,500,000 |
Level: 39
Blinds: 400,000/800,000
Ante: 800,000