2019 Merit Poker Classic

Main Event
Day: 1a
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

Bosca Building a Stack

Level 5 : 700/1,400, 1,400 ante

Andrey Kaygorodtsev raised to 3,000 from the cutoff and was three-bet by Vicent Bosca in the small blind. Vanush Mnatsakyan folded his big blind so action was back on Kaygorodtsev who called.

The flop came {a-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{7-Spades}, Bosca continued with a bet of 7,000 and Kaygorodtsev made the call.

The turn was the {j-Diamonds}, Bosca barreled another bet over the line, now for 18,500. Kaygorodtsev took a few seconds but then decided to let his hand go.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Vicent Bosca es
Vicent Bosca
150,000
72,400
72,400
Profile photo of Andrey Kaygorodtsev ru
Andrey Kaygorodtsev
72,000
-28,000
-28,000

Tags: Vanush MnatsakyanVicent Bosca

Pateychuk and Gofman Take Their Seats

Level 5 : 700/1,400, 1,400 ante

Andrey Pateychuk was the last player to win a $5,300 Main Event here in Cyprus and has just taken his seat at the tables. Pateychuk claimed the first place prize of $280,643 in the Merit Gangsters Poker Cup Main Event by defeating Aleksandr Gofman heads up.

Gofman is seated over on one of the other tables. Gofman is no stranger to the tables here in Cyprus or the partypoker events as his two biggest live cashes were won when he took down the partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Russia in 2017 for $1,000,000 and finished in 2nd place for $275,500 behind Pateychuk.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Andrey Pateychuk ru
Andrey Pateychuk
100,000
100,000
100,000
EPT Main Event Champion
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Aleksandr Gofman ru
Aleksandr Gofman
100,000
100,000
100,000

Tags: Aleksandr GofmanAndrey Pateychuk

Lybaert Chops the Pot

Level 5 : 700/1,400, 1,400 ante

The flop read {7-Hearts}{5-Spades}{4-Clubs} with around 15,000 in the middle already.

The player in the hijack and Bart Lybaert (cutoff) both checked to see the {6-Diamonds} come on the turn. The hijack bet 15,000 and Lybaert made the call.

The river completed the board with the {3-Clubs} for the straight on the board, Lybaert's opponent quickly checked. Lybaert himself flicked in his last 53,000 and was called. Lybaert tabled {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds} and his opponent showed {k-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for them both to play the board and chop in the end.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Kiryl Radzivonau by
Kiryl Radzivonau
270,000
270,000
270,000
Profile photo of Bart Lybaert be
Bart Lybaert
83,000
-17,000
-17,000

Tags: Bart Lybaert

Level: 5

Blinds: 700/1,400

Ante: 1,400

Mnatsakyan and Bosca Both Fold

Level 4 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Vicent Bosca raised to 2,600 from early position and was called by Vanush Mnatsakyan in mid-position. The player on the button three-bet to 7,200 which both Bosca and Mnatsakyan called.

The flop came {4-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{3-Clubs}, both Bosca and Mnatsakyan checked and now the player on the button bet 8,000 which only Bosca called.

The turn was the {7-Hearts}, Bosca check-folded to the 18,000 continuation-bet of his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Vanush Mnatsakyan ru
Vanush Mnatsakyan
184,000
-6,000
-6,000
Profile photo of Vicent Bosca es
Vicent Bosca
77,600
-22,400
-22,400

Tags: Vanush MnatsakyanVicent Bosca

Angelou-Konstas Goes All-in

Level 4 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The board read {q-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{5-Spades}{k-Clubs}{10-Clubs} with around 85,000 in the middle.

The player in the small blind had a bet of 35,000 in front of him while Ioannis Angelou-Konstas had the all-in button displayed with his stack dissected to show he had 68,300 behind. His opponent tanked for a while but then folded reluctantly and got up from his chair immediately to go chat with some of his friends.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ioannis Angelou-Konstas
Ioannis Angelou-Konstas
180,000
70,200
70,200

Tags: Ioannis Angelou-Konstas

Levi Wins Some Back

Level 4 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The flop read {8-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} with 5,100 in the middle already.

Aleksei Istomin had checked in the big blind and Shahar Levi bet 1,600. Istomin raised to 4,600 which Levi called after contemplating his options for a while.

They both checked through the {k-Clubs} on the turn to the {j-Diamonds} on the river. Istomin checked for the last time after thinking about it for a minute. Levi took some time too and then decided to bet 11,000. Istomin glanced at Levi, tanked for a bit longer and then decided to let his hand go.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Aleksei Istomin ru
Aleksei Istomin
106,000
6,000
6,000
Profile photo of Shahar Levi il
Shahar Levi
87,000

Tags: Aleksei IstominShahar Levi

Level: 4

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200