2024 Merit Poker Western Series

$5,300 High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info

2024 Merit Poker Western Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q5
Prize
$177,500
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$703,800
Entries
153
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
30
Players Left
1

Shornikau Clicks it Back

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Maksim Shornikau opened to 240,000 from the hijack with J?J? and Aleksandar Tot three-bet to 600,000 from the cutoff with K?Q?. Shornikau four-bet to 1,275,000 and Tot, after about 30 seconds, sent his hand into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Maksim Shornikau by
Maksim Shornikau
5,600,000
1,190,000
1,190,000
Aleksandar Tot me
Aleksandar Tot
4,950,000
550,000
550,000

Tags: Maksim ShornikauAleksandar Tot

One Street of Value for Tot

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Aleksandar Tot opened to 240,000 from the button with J?J? and Anatoly Nikitin defended from the big blind with A?J?.

The flop came 9?6?4? and Niktin check-called a 330,000 continuation bet from Tot.

Nikitin checked again on the 7? turn and Tot bet 500,000. This time Nikitin's ace-high went into the muck and Tot took the pot without showdown.

Player Chips Progress
Aleksandar Tot me
Aleksandar Tot
4,400,000
1,175,000
1,175,000
Anatoly Nikitin ru
Anatoly Nikitin
3,100,000
-1,390,000
-1,390,000

Tags: Aleksandar TotAnatoly Nikitin

Level: 28

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

Nikitin puts Luo to the Test

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

Anatoly Nikitin opened to 100,000 from the hijack with K?10? and Shuang Luo defended from the big blind with 5?5?.

The flop came 9?6?3? and Shuang check-called a 150,000 continuation bet from Nikitin.

Both players checked the 7? turn leading to the 9? river. Nikitin moved all in, covering Luo's remaining stack of 960,000. Luo thought for roughly 30 seconds before folding and Nikitin was awarded a nice pot for the succesful bluff.

Player Chips Progress
Anatoly Nikitin ru
Anatoly Nikitin
4,490,000
590,000
590,000
Maksim Shornikau by
Maksim Shornikau
4,410,000
-75,000
-75,000
Aleksandar Tot me
Aleksandar Tot
3,225,000
-475,000
-475,000
Aleksandr Kirichenko ru
Aleksandr Kirichenko
2,215,000
15,000
15,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Shuang Luo cn
Shuang Luo
960,000
-50,000
-50,000

Tags: Anatoly NikitinShuang Luo

Tot Gets it All Back from Kirichenko

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

Aleksandar Tot opened to 200,000 from the hijack holding Q?Q? and Aleksandr Kirichenko three-bet to 750,000 from the small blind with A?3?. Tot moved all in, covering Kirichenko who had 2,200,000 behind and Kirichenko's hand hit the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Aleksandar Tot me
Aleksandar Tot
3,700,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
Aleksandr Kirichenko ru
Aleksandr Kirichenko
2,200,000
-800,000
-800,000
Day 2 Chip Leader

Tags: Aleksandar TotAleksandr Kirichenko

Tot Folds Cowboys

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

Aleksandar Tot opened to 200,000 from the cutoff with K?K? and Aleksandr Kirichenko defended from the big blind with A?9?.

The flop came 5?3?2? and Kirichenko check-called a 250,000 continuation bet from Tot.

Both players checked the 4? turn, which gave Kirichenko the wheel straight, leading to the 8? river. Kirichenko bet 560,000 and after roughly 30 seconds of consideration Tot opted to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Aleksandr Kirichenko ru
Aleksandr Kirichenko
3,000,000
535,000
535,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Aleksandar Tot me
Aleksandar Tot
2,700,000
-850,000
-850,000

Tags: Aleksandar TotAleksandr Kirichenko

Bogdan Munteanu Eliminated in Sixth Place ($35,100)

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

Aleksandar Tot opened to 200,000 from the cutoff and Bogdan Munteanu moved all in for 1,780,000 from the small blind. Anatoly Nikitin then moved all in for 1,960,000 from the big blind, forcing Tot out of the pot to leave Munteanu at risk.

Bogdan Munteanu: K?Q?
Anatoly Nikitin: Q?Q?

Nikitin was in excellent shape with pocket queens and remained ahead throughout the 9?8?6?3?A? runout to secure a full double up while sending Munteanu to the rail in sixth place.

Player Chips Progress
Anatoly Nikitin ru
Anatoly Nikitin
3,900,000
2,815,000
2,815,000
Bogdan Munteanu ro
Bogdan Munteanu
Busted

Tags: Aleksandar TotAnatoly NikitinBogdan Munteanu

Level: 27

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

Tarmo Tammel Eliminated in 7th Place ($29,200)

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Tarmo Tammel
Tarmo Tammel

Aleksandr Kirichenko moved all in from the small blind, covering Tarmo Tammel in the big blind who was down to his last 535,000 chips. Tammel made the call and was at risk.

Tarmo Tammel: K?5?
Aleksandr Kirichenko: A?3?

Tammel couldn't connect with the 7?7?9?9?4? runout and was forced to settle for fifth place while Kirichenko collected a decent pot.

Player Chips Progress
Maksim Shornikau by
Maksim Shornikau
4,485,000
-15,000
-15,000
Aleksandar Tot me
Aleksandar Tot
3,550,000
555,000
555,000
Bogdan Munteanu ro
Bogdan Munteanu
2,705,000
-400,000
-400,000
Aleksandr Kirichenko ru
Aleksandr Kirichenko
2,465,000
295,000
295,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Anatoly Nikitin ru
Anatoly Nikitin
1,085,000
-200,000
-200,000
Shuang Luo cn
Shuang Luo
1,010,000
-90,000
-90,000
Tarmo Tammel ee
Tarmo Tammel
Busted

Tags: Aleksandr KirichenkoTarmo Tammel

Shornikau Spikes the River

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Maksim Shornikau opened to 160,000 from the button with A?10? and Shuang Luo defended from the big blind with J?3?.

The flop came Q?J?4?. Luo checked, Shornikau fired a 135,000 continuation bet and Luo called.

Shornikau bet again for 375,000 when checked to on the 6? turn and once again Luo called with second pair.

The river was the K? giving Shornikau the nut-straight. Luo checked and Shornikau moved all in, covering Luo's remaining stack of 1,100,000. Luo opted to fold and Shornikau took down a decent pot.

Player Chips Progress
Maksim Shornikau by
Maksim Shornikau
4,500,000
1,200,000
1,200,000
Shuang Luo cn
Shuang Luo
1,100,000
-500,000
-500,000

Tags: Maksim ShornikauShuang Luo