The 2023 Merit Poker Retro Series $3,300 Main Event has come to an end late in the night at the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino. The key quality needed to win this year's edition was patience, as it took four lengthy days to determine the last player standing.
Out of the 1,233 entrants, 143 were in the money and shared a slice of the $3,375,480 prize pool. And after the dust settled, Darko Svesko was crowned the winner and secured the trophy and $567,000 first-place prize.
After a tough battle on the final table with "a lot of ups and downs", he managed to defeat Oleg Netaliev in heads-up play.