Main Event Day 1b | 2019 Merit Poker Classic

05-07-2019 19:20 UTC+3

Ruesing Wins Monster Pot for Chip Lead

Shirley Ang

Level 7 : 900/1,800, 1,800 ante

The board read with over 300,000 in the middle already.

Shaul Meir had checked in the early position and Oliver Ruesing shoved on the button for around 110,000. Meir tanked, quietly going through the options in his head, and then decided to make the call.

Ruesing tabled for the flopped set of kings which he improved to a full house on the river while Meir held .

Player	Chips	Progress
Oliver Ruesing	524,000 299,000	299,000
Shaul Meir	Busted

Tags: Oliver Ruesing Shaul Meir

05-07-2019 19:07 UTC+3

Player	Chips	Progress
Bas de Laat	390,000 293,000	293,000
Timur Margolin	260,000 164,000	164,000

James Romero	216,000 -30,000	-30,000

Freek Scholten	196,000 16,000	16,000
Steven van Zadelhoff	120,000 20,000	20,000
Vojtech Ruzicka	97,000 60,000	60,000
Aneris Adomkevicius	94,000 -21,000	-21,000
Joep Raemaekers	93,000 -7,000	-7,000
Boris Mondrus	92,000 10,000	10,000
Matthias De Meulder	88,000 -7,000	-7,000
Michael Sklenicka	44,000 -91,000	-91,000

Recent Chip Counts

Shirley Ang

Level 7 : 900/1,800, 1,800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandru Papazian	379,000 279,000	279,000

Niko Koop	352,000 252,000	252,000
Stoyan Obreshkov	340,000 240,000	240,000

Uri Reichenstein	265,000 165,000	165,000
Nikolay Fal	230,000 141,000	141,000
Oliver Ruesing	225,000 128,000	128,000
Ahmed Abdella	210,000 99,000	99,000
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos	180,000 80,000	80,000
Freek Scholten	180,000
Eyal Eshkar	170,000 83,000	83,000
Kenny Hallaert	165,000
Paul Newey	137,000 -63,000	-63,000
Ran Ilani	125,000 25,000	25,000
Kristen Bicknell	100,000

Andrei Boghean	82,000
Florian Duta	60,000 -43,500	-43,500
Maxim Lykov	35,000 -60,500	-60,500

Dimitar Danchev	30,000 -70,000	-70,000

Javier Fernandez	Busted

Level: 7

Blinds: 900/1,800

Ante: 1,800

05-07-2019 18:26 UTC+3

Break

Shirley Ang

Level 6 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

The players have just been sent for their last 10-minute break of the day.

05-07-2019 18:09 UTC+3

Darie Doubles Trofimov Up

Shirley Ang

Level 6 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

The board read with 36,400 in the middle already.

Vlad Darie checked in the big blind and Dragos Trofimov bet 12,400 from the button which Darie called.

The completed the board on the river and Darie checked for the last time. Trofimov now decided to shove and Darie asked for a count. The dealer confirmed Trofimov had 43,200 behind and Darie made the call after contemplating for about a minute. Trofimov tabled for trip fours and Darie held for two pair.

Shortly after, Darie was seen leaving the tournament area as he was eliminated as were Melika Razavi and Ali reza Fatehi.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Romero	246,000 156,000	156,000

Dragos Trofimov	147,600 26,600	26,600
Joep Raemaekers	100,000 100,000	100,000
Bas de Laat	97,000 5,000	5,000
Matthias De Meulder	95,000 -5,000	-5,000
Vlad Darie	Busted

Melika Razavi	Busted
Ali Reza Fatehi	Busted

Tags: Ali Reza Fatehi Dragos Trofimov Melika Razavi Vlad Darie

05-07-2019 17:49 UTC+3

Mnatsakyan Triples Up; Chernikov Still Wins

Shirley Ang

Level 6 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Golom Lakkhosravi raised to 6,000 from under the gun. Aleksandr Chernikov three-bet to 16,000 from the hijack and action folded to Vanush Mnatsakyan in the big blind who shoved. Lakkhosravi asked for a count and the dealer confirmed Mnatsakyan had 59,100 behind.

"It's my first hand after reentering..." Lakkhosravi sighed before making the call.

Chernikov decided to also shove for more, having both Mnatsakyan and Lakkhosravi covered. Lakkhosravi sighed once more before making the call.

Vanush Mnatsakyan:
Golom Lakkhosravi:
Aleksandr Chernikov:

Mnatsakyan got up from his chair immediately.

The board ran out for Mnatsakyan to turn a set and improve to a full house to triple up so he sat back down. The rest of Lakkhosrvi's stack went Mnatsakyan's way and Lakkhosravi made his way to the cashier to reenter once more.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Chernikov	420,000
Vanush Mnatsakyan	179,700
Golam Lakkhosravi	Busted

Tags: Aleksandr Chernikov Golom Lakkhosravi Vanush Mnatsakyan

05-07-2019 17:35 UTC+3

Recent Chip Counts

Shirley Ang

Level 6 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Josip Simunic	240,000

Michael Sklenicka	135,000
Aneris Adomkevicius	115,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	110,000
Vojtech Ruzicka	37,000
Joep Raemaekers	Busted

Level: 6

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

05-07-2019 17:20 UTC+3

Margolin Doubles Through Zoufri

Shirley Ang

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

Abdelhakim Zoufri opened from the cutoff and Timur Margolin three-bet from the big blind. Zoufri four-bet to put Margolin all-in for 46,000 who called.

Timur Margolin:
Abdelhakim Zoufri: