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

"Cyprus Bear" Shows Down a Pair

Level 37 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Orthodoxos Orthodoxou raised to 1,900,000 with {k-Clubs}{10-Spades} and Aleksandr Chernikov called holding {7-Spades}{5-Spades}.

Both players hit a pair on the {10-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} flop and Chernikov check-called a bet of 1,500,000. The turn came the {6-Clubs} and Chernikov again called a bet, this time for 3,000,000.

The river came the {a-Hearts} and both players checked, Orthodoxou taking the pot with his pair of tens.

"Cyprus bear," he said over to Chernikov after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Orthodoxos Orthodoxou cy
Orthodoxos Orthodoxou
53,200,000
-3,700,000
-3,700,000
Defending Champion
Aleksandr Chernikov ru
Aleksandr Chernikov
22,500,000
3,700,000
3,700,000
Day 3 Chip Leader

Tags: Aleksandr ChernikovOrthodoxos Orthodoxou