2019 Merit Poker Classic

Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info

2019 Merit Poker Classic

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k10
Prize
$565,157
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$2,990,267
Entries
649
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000

Break

Level 29 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

The eight remaining players have been sent for another 15-minute break.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Braude il
Daniel Braude
17,050,000
1,740,000
1,740,000
Selahaddin Bedir tr
Selahaddin Bedir
12,600,000
-320,000
-320,000
Kristen Bicknell ca
Kristen Bicknell
9,215,000
75,000
75,000
Liran Twito il
Liran Twito
7,095,000
-75,000
-75,000
Ludovic Geilich gb
Ludovic Geilich
6,035,000
-25,000
-25,000
Basil Yaiche fr
Basil Yaiche
5,650,000
-380,000
-380,000
Anton Morgenstern de
Anton Morgenstern
4,410,000
-990,000
-990,000
Day 1C Chip Leader
Andreas Christoforou cy
Andreas Christoforou
2,830,000
-970,000
-970,000

Bicknell Folds to Yaiche

Level 29 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Basil Yaiche raised to 500,000 from the early position and Kristen Bicknell was the only one to make the call from the big blind.

They both checked through the {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{q-Spades} flop to the {5-Clubs} on the turn. Bicknell bet 425,000 and Yaiche called.

The river completed the board with the {2-Spades}, Bicknell checked and Yaiche fired a bet of 1,100,000 over the line. Bicknell contemplated for a bit but opted to let her hand go.

Player Chips Progress
Kristen Bicknell ca
Kristen Bicknell
9,140,000
-610,000
-610,000
Basil Yaiche fr
Basil Yaiche
6,030,000
1,240,000
1,240,000

Tags: Basil YaicheKristen Bicknell

Bedir Collects More Chips

Level 29 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Liran Twito raised to 450,000 from mid-position and was called by Selahaddin Bedir in the big blind.

They both checked through the {7-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{2-Hearts} flop to the {10-Spades} on the turn. Bedir check-called the 375,000 bet of Twito.

The river completed the board with the {7-Spades} to pair the board up. Bedir now took over the initiative and lead for 975,000. Twito took some time to think about things and ended up making the call but mucked when Bedir tabled {7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} for the rivered trip sevens.

Player Chips Progress
Selahaddin Bedir tr
Selahaddin Bedir
12,920,000
1,900,000
1,900,000
Liran Twito il
Liran Twito
7,170,000
-1,780,000
-1,780,000

Tags: Liran TwitoSelahaddin Bedir

Big One For Bedir

Level 29 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Selahaddin Bedir raised to 450,000 from the early position and was called by Basil Yaiche (button), Ludovic Geilich (small blind), and Daniel Braude (big blind).

They all checked through the {8-Hearts}{j-Spades}{2-Hearts} flop to the {4-Spades} on the turn. Geilich bet 1,000,000 and only Bedir made the call.

The {8-Spades} completed the board on the river. Geilich checked for the last time. Bedir bet 2,600,000 and Geilich called after contemplating his options for a while but then mucked when he saw Bedir held {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} for the rivered trip eights.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Braude il
Daniel Braude
15,310,000
880,000
880,000
Selahaddin Bedir tr
Selahaddin Bedir
11,020,000
6,350,000
6,350,000
Kristen Bicknell ca
Kristen Bicknell
9,750,000
110,000
110,000
Liran Twito il
Liran Twito
8,950,000
-375,000
-375,000
Ludovic Geilich gb
Ludovic Geilich
6,060,000
-4,350,000
-4,350,000
Anton Morgenstern de
Anton Morgenstern
5,400,000
Day 1C Chip Leader
Basil Yaiche fr
Basil Yaiche
4,790,000
-1,000,000
-1,000,000
Andreas Christoforou cy
Andreas Christoforou
3,800,000
765,000
765,000

Tags: Basil YaicheDaniel BraudeLudovic GeilichSelahaddin Bedir

Mustafa Biz Eliminated in 9th Place ($56,515)

Level 29 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Mustafa Biz
Mustafa Biz

Mustafa Biz shoved from mid-position for around 1,950,000 and so did Anton Morgenstern in the lojack with the bigger stack. The rest of the table quickly folded so the cards could go on their backs.

Mustafa Biz: {k-Spades}{q-Hearts}
Anton Morgenstern: {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}

The board ran out {5-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{5-Spades}{9-Hearts}{7-Clubs} for Morgenstern to hold with the higher hole cards and eliminate Biz in 9th place for $56,515 and more space around the table.

Player Chips Progress
Anton Morgenstern de
Anton Morgenstern
5,400,000
490,000
490,000
Day 1C Chip Leader
Mustafa Biz tr
Mustafa Biz
Busted

Tags: Anton MorgensternMustafa Biz

Braude Increases Chip Lead

Level 29 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Daniel Braude raised to 400,000 from the hijack and was called by Selahaddin Bedir in the small blind.

They both checked through the {a-Spades}{3-Clubs}{2-Clubs} flop tp the {q-Hearts} on the turn. Bedir now bet 900,000 and Braude made the call.

The river completed the board with the {5-Hearts} for both players to check again. Bedir tabled {j-Clubs}{5-Clubs} for the missed flush draw and the rivered pair of fives for Braude to pick up the pot with {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds} with the turned pair of queens.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Braude il
Daniel Braude
14,430,000
1,630,000
1,630,000
Selahaddin Bedir tr
Selahaddin Bedir
4,670,000
-800,000
-800,000

Tags: Daniel BraudeSelahaddin Bedir

Florian Duta Eliminated in 10th Place ($41,565)

Level 29 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Florian Duta
Florian Duta

Florian Duta raised to 400,000 from the button and was called by Daniel Braude in the big blind.

The flop came {a-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}, Braude checked, Duta bet 525,000, Braude raised, and Duta shoved for around 2,400,000 which Braude snap-called.

Florian Duta: {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}
Daniel Braude: {k-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}

Duta had flopped a set while Braude was sitting on the nut-flush. Duta needed the board to pair up but he bricked the {5-Hearts} on the turn and the {3-Spades} on the river to get eliminated in tenth place for $41,565.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Braude il
Daniel Braude
12,800,000
2,870,000
2,870,000
Florian Duta ro
Florian Duta
Busted

Tags: Daniel BraudeFlorian Duta

Level: 29

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

Bicknell Closing in on Ten Million

Level 28 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Kristen Bicknell
Kristen Bicknell

Selahaddin Bedir raised to 375,000 from the cutoff and was called by both Kristen Bicknell and Liran Twito in the blinds.

The flop came {10-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{6-Clubs}, both Bicknell and Twito quickly checked. Bedir continued with a bet of 775,000 and only Bicknell made the call.

The turn was the {k-Spades}, Bicknell check-called again, now it was the bet of 1,850,000.

The river completed the board with the {5-Diamonds}, Bicknell contemplated her options for a while but then opted to check. Bedir took some time too before deciding to check too. Bicknell tabled {k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} for the turned trip kings to scoop the pot as Bedir mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Kristen Bicknell ca
Kristen Bicknell
9,640,000
2,955,000
2,955,000
Liran Twito il
Liran Twito
9,325,000
70,000
70,000
Selahaddin Bedir tr
Selahaddin Bedir
5,470,000
-3,745,000
-3,745,000

Tags: Kristen BicknellLiran TwitoSelahaddin Bedir

Cards Back in the Air

Level 28 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

After a break and a lengthy final table ceremony with a full walk-on for each player and several versions of the final table pictures with and without the dealers, the cards are finally back in the air with just under 17 minutes left in the current level.

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