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

Held's Turn to Double Off Chernikov

Level 36 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Aleksandr Chernikov raised to 1,200,000 from under the gun before Justus Held reraised from the small blind to 2,300,000, leaving himself 2,000,000 behind. Chernikov called.

The flop came {9-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{j-Spades} and they got the rest of Held's stack in the middle.

Justus Held: {a-Hearts}{10-Spades}
Aleksandr Chernikov: {q-Hearts}{9-Hearts}

Held had flopped top pair, while Chernikov had a pair of nines. The board ran out {3-Hearts}{4-Hearts} and Held survived.

Player Chips Progress
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Aleksandr Chernikov
15,600,000
-4,300,000
-4,300,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
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Justus Held
9,800,000
3,075,000
3,075,000

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