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

Vladislav Doroshkov Eliminated in 9th Place ($37,300)

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Vladislav Doroshkov
Vladislav Doroshkov

Vladislav Doroshkov moved all in for 2,125,000 in the hijack and Aleksandr Chernikov called in the small blind.

Vladislav Doroshkov: {k-Spades}{7-Spades}
Aleksandr Chernikov: {k-Hearts}{q-Spades}

Doroshkov was dominated and fell further behind as Chernikov made top pair on the {q-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{8-Hearts} flop. The board ran out {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts} and Chernikov finished with a flush to send Doroshkov to the rail with a ninth-place finish and $37,300 the prize for his first-ever live tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Aleksandr Chernikov ru
Aleksandr Chernikov
16,300,000
700,000
700,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Vladislav Doroshkov ru
Vladislav Doroshkov
Busted

Tags: Aleksandr ChernikovVladislav Doroshkov

Matta Lays Down Jacks

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Serge Matta raised to 750,000 from early position with {j-Clubs}{j-Spades}. Orthodoxos Orthodoxou, in the hijack, looked down at {10-Hearts}{10-Spades} and three-bet to 2,000,000.

Justus Held folded {a-Spades}{k-Clubs} in the blinds as action went back around to Matta. He used two time bank cards before he decided to lay down his jacks.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Orthodoxos Orthodoxou cy
Orthodoxos Orthodoxou
9,200,000
700,000
700,000
Defending Champion
Profile photo of Serge Matta lb
Serge Matta
4,400,000
600,000
600,000

Tags: Orthodoxos OrthodoxouSerge Matta

Degtiarvioas Turns a Set

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Eduard Barsegian raised to 600,000 from middle position with {10-Clubs}{8-Clubs} and Ernestas Degtiariovas, on the button, looked down at {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds} and three-bet to 1,400,000.

Barsegian called as the flop came {10-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{2-Hearts}. Degtiarvioas bet another 600,000 and Barsegian called with his pair of tens.

The {a-Spades} on the turn gave Degtiariovas a set and he fired out 1,000,000 this time. Barsegian used a time bank before he folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Eduard Barsegian ru
Eduard Barsegian
14,900,000
-1,100,000
-1,100,000
Profile photo of Ernestas Degtiariovas lt
Ernestas Degtiariovas
10,500,000
1,800,000
1,800,000

Tags: Eduard BarsegianErnestas Degtiariovas

Orthodoxou Fires Into Queens

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Orthodoxos Orthodoxou raised to 600,000 from early position with {a-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} and Ernestas Degtiariovas called next to act with {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}. Eduard Barsegian, in the big blind, had {a-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} and used a time bank card before he decided to muck, leaving Orthodoxou and Degtiariovas heads-up.

The flop came {5-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{10-Clubs} and Orthodoxou continued for 300,000. Degtiariovas called with his overpiar as the {10-Spades} fell on the turn.

Orthodoxou bet another 500,000 and Degtiariovas again called. Both players checked the {k-Diamonds} river and Degtiariovas took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ernestas Degtiariovas lt
Ernestas Degtiariovas
8,700,000
1,600,000
1,600,000
Profile photo of Orthodoxos Orthodoxou cy
Orthodoxos Orthodoxou
8,500,000
-1,800,000
-1,800,000
Defending Champion

Tags: Ernestas DegtiariovasOrthodoxos Orthodoxou

Degtiariovas Gets Another Big Hand

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

A few hands after picking up pocket kings, Ernestas Degtiariovas looked down at {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} from under the gun and raised to 600,000. Serge Matta called in the cutoff holding {j-Spades}{10-Spades}, as did Orthodoxos Orthodoxou in the big blind with {j-Hearts}{7-Hearts}.

Degtiariovas made top pair on the {9-Spades}{a-Clubs}{2-Clubs} and fired out a bet of 500,000. Both opponents quickly mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Orthodoxos Orthodoxou cy
Orthodoxos Orthodoxou
10,300,000
-1,000,000
-1,000,000
Defending Champion
Profile photo of Ernestas Degtiariovas lt
Ernestas Degtiariovas
7,100,000
1,600,000
1,600,000
Profile photo of Serge Matta lb
Serge Matta
3,800,000
-2,225,000
-2,225,000

Tags: Ernestas DegtiariovasOrthodoxos OrthodoxouSerge Matta

Degtiariovas Gets Little Action

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Eduard Barsegian opened to 600,000 from early position holding {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts}. Action folded around to Ernestas Degtiariovas in the cutoff, who looked down at {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}.

Degtiariovas used a time bank card before putting in a three-bet to 1,400,000. The rest of the table quickly folded, while Barsegian soon joined them in the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Eduard Barsegian ru
Eduard Barsegian
16,000,000
-725,000
-725,000
Profile photo of Ernestas Degtiariovas lt
Ernestas Degtiariovas
5,500,000
2,200,000
2,200,000

Tags: Eduard BarsegianErnestas Degtiariovas

Level: 33

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

Orthodoxou Takes Three-Way Pot

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

Ara Melkisetian raised to 525,000 from early position with {7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} and Vladislav Doroshkov called in the hijack holding {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts}. Orthodoxos Orthodoxou also defended from the big blind with {10-Clubs}{9-Clubs}, and they went three-handed to the flop.

The dealer turned over the {q-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} and action checked to Doroshkov, who bet 600,000. Orthodoxou raised to 1,500,000 with his straight and flush draws, and both opponents quickly mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Orthodoxos Orthodoxou cy
Orthodoxos Orthodoxou
11,300,000
1,800,000
1,800,000
Defending Champion
Profile photo of Ara Melkisetian lb
Ara Melkisetian
6,600,000
-650,000
-650,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Vladislav Doroshkov ru
Vladislav Doroshkov
4,200,000
-1,750,000
-1,750,000

Tags: Ara MelkisetianVladislav DoroshkovOrthodoxos Orthodoxou

Chernikov Flops the Nuts

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

Ernestas Degtiariovas raised to 500,000 from early position with {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts} and Aleksandr Chernikov defended his big blind holding {q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}.

The {8-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{9-Hearts} flop gave Chernikov the nut straight as he checked over to Degtiariovas, who continued for 325,000. Chernikov put in a raise to 925,000 and Degtiariovas folded.

Chernikov showed the table his straight as he took in another pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Aleksandr Chernikov ru
Aleksandr Chernikov
15,600,000
900,000
900,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Ernestas Degtiariovas lt
Ernestas Degtiariovas
3,300,000
-775,000
-775,000

Tags: Aleksandr ChernikovErnestas Degtiariovas

Chernikov Shoves on Panka

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

Aleksandr Chernikov raised to 600,000 from under the gun with {j-Clubs}{10-Clubs} and Orthodoxos Orthodoxou called next to act with {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts}. Dominik Panka, in the cutoff, three-bet to 2,100,000 holding {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades} and Chernikov called, while Orthodoxou got out of the way.

The flop came {k-Clubs}{6-Spades}{j-Spades} and Chernikov checked over to Panka, who bet 1,300,000. Chernikov immediately announced he was all in with his pair of jacks and Panka snap-folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Aleksandr Chernikov ru
Aleksandr Chernikov
14,700,000
5,200,000
5,200,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Orthodoxos Orthodoxou cy
Orthodoxos Orthodoxou
9,500,000
Defending Champion
Profile photo of Dominik Panka pl
Dominik Panka
4,900,000
-4,000,000
-4,000,000
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Aleksandr ChernikovDominik PankaOrthodoxos Orthodoxou

1345679