2023 Merit Poker Retro Series

$2,200 Warmup
Day: 4
Event Info

2023 Merit Poker Retro Series

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$264,400
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$1,488,560
Entries
809
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 4
Entries
25
Players Left
1

Aleksandr Chernikov Eliminated in 20th Place ($12,055)

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Aleksandr Chernikov - Photo : Merit Poker
Aleksandr Chernikov - Photo : Merit Poker

Aleksandr Chernikov jammed for 1,375,000 and was at risk to Vladislav Doroshkov, who called from the small blind.

Aleksandr Chernikov: A?4?
Vladislav Doroshkov: A?K?

Chernikov was dominated and was drawing very thin after the K?Q?8? flop. The Q?A? runout offered no saving grace and Chernikov was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Vladislav Doroshkov ru
Vladislav Doroshkov
6,600,000
2,300,000
2,300,000
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Aleksandr Chernikov
Busted

Tags: Aleksandr ChernikovVladislav Doroshkov

Level: 28

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

Koller Gets Another Double

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Ran Koller jammed for 1,160,000 from the small blind and Aleksandr Chernikov called as the bigger stack from the big blind.

Ran Koller: K?10?
Aleksandr Chernikov: A?7?

The 10?7?6? put Koller into the lead but Chernikov had plenty of outs. The 10? turn improved Koller to trips and he picked up another double up after the Q? river confirmed his survival.

Player Chips Progress
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Ran Koller
2,420,000
1,010,000
1,010,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Aleksandr Chernikov
1,100,000
-2,010,000
-2,010,000

Tags: Aleksandr ChernikovRan Koller

Kaba Gets Back-to-Back Premiums

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Huseyin Kaba opened to 210,000 from the button with A?A? and Giorgiy Skhulukhiya defended his big blind with 5?2?.

Skhulukhiya check-folded to a bet of 325,000 on the Q?9?8? flop.

On the following hand, Alain Hajj opened to 200,000 from the hijack. Kaba then jammed for 1,395,000 from the cutoff. Abulmuhsin Aydin went into the tank before folding pocket eights. Action folded back to Hajj, who called.

Huseyin Kaba: K?K?
Alain Hajj: A?Q?

The 8?6?3? flop was safe for Kaba, and the 5? turn and 2? river confirmed his double up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Giorgiy Skhulukhiya ge
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya
3,600,000
-700,000
-700,000
Profile photo of Huseyin Kaba tr
Huseyin Kaba
3,000,000
1,700,000
1,700,000
Profile photo of Alain Hajj lb
Alain Hajj
2,500,000
-2,365,000
-2,365,000

Tags: Abulmuhsin AydinAlain HajjGiorgiy SkhulukhiyaHuseyin Kaba

Double Up For Domin

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

After an open by Nicolas Chouity in the cutoff, Rudolf Domin jammed from the small blind with 850,000 chips. Chouity called.

Rudolf Domin: K?Q?
Nicolas Chouity: K?10?

With a better king, Domin was safe on 6?7?J?A?A? and he doubled up, like Kristaps Vismanis next to him a few hands later.

Player Chips Progress
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Nicolas Chouity
9,000,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
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Kristaps Vismanis
2,300,000
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Rudolf Domin
2,000,000

Tags: Kristaps VismanisNicolas ChouityRudolf Domin

Koller Doubles Up

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Vladislav Doroshkov jammed from the small blind and Ran Koller called off his stack of 655,000 from the big blind.

Ran Koller: A?K?
Vladislav Doroshkov: K?3?

Koller's hand held out as the board ran out with the 6?5?2?8?K?.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Vladislav Doroshkov ru
Vladislav Doroshkov
4,300,000
-700,000
-700,000
Profile photo of Ran Koller il
Ran Koller
1,410,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Ran KollerVladislav Doroshkov

Doroshkov Turns a Flush

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Huseyin Kaba, with K?10? opened to 210,000 from the cutoff and Vladislav Doroshkov defended his big blind with J?7?

On the K?9?4? flop, Doroshkov check-called for 135,000 which brought in the 7? turn.

Doroshkov, who had the checkmark with his flush, check-called again for 250,000.

Kaba made trip kings on the K? river and both players checked. Doroshkov took in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Vladislav Doroshkov ru
Vladislav Doroshkov
5,000,000
1,935,000
1,935,000
Profile photo of Huseyin Kaba tr
Huseyin Kaba
1,300,000
-1,300,000
-1,300,000

Ran Ilani Eliminated In 21st Place ($12,055)

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Ran Ilani
Ran Ilani

According to Afshin Taheri, he defended from the big blind after Ran Ilani opened to 200,000 from under the gun. On the Q?5?6? flop, he called a continuation bet. Ilani moved all in on the 3? turn and Taheri called once more.

Ran Ilani: A?10?
Afshin Taheri: Q?5?

With two pair, Taheri only had to avoid a heart to win. And that's what happened with the 5? on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Afshin Taheri ir
Afshin Taheri
8,500,000
2,140,000
2,140,000
Profile photo of Ran Ilani il
Ran Ilani
Busted

Tags: Afshin TaheriRan Ilani