2019 Merit Poker Classic

Main Event
Day: 4
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

Ruesing Shoves on Kovalenko

Level 23 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Oliver Ruesing raised to 125,000 from the button and was called by Pavel Kovalenko in the big blind.

They both checked through the {9-Spades}{10-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} on the flop and the {7-Hearts} on the turn to the {8-Diamonds} on the river. Kovalenko checked again and now Ruesing shoved for around 1,200,000. Kovalenko contemplated for a while but then folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Selahaddin Bedir tr
Selahaddin Bedir
4,000,000
-100,000
-100,000
Profile photo of Pavel Kovalenko ru
Pavel Kovalenko
3,880,000
-345,000
-345,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Hasan Dogan tr
Hasan Dogan
3,130,000
1,160,000
1,160,000
Profile photo of Oliver Ruesing de
Oliver Ruesing
2,400,000
1,586,000
1,586,000
Profile photo of Orhan Ates tr
Orhan Ates
2,020,000
745,000
745,000
Profile photo of Anatoly Suvorov ru
Anatoly Suvorov
1,170,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Ugur Secilmis tr
Ugur Secilmis
990,000
573,000
573,000

Tags: Oliver RuesingPavel Kovalenko

Farrell Flops the Nuts to Double

Level 23 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Ben Farrell
Ben Farrell

Florian Duta raised to 100,000 from the cutoff and Ben Farrell shoved for 980,000 in the small blind. Elvin Sarkarov called in the big blind and Duta quickly folded.

Ben Farrell: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}
Elvin Sarkarov; {8-Spades}{8-Clubs}

The flop came {5-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for Farrell to flop the nut flush.

The turn was the {4-Hearts} which meant that nothing could change the outcome any more as Farrell would double up. The {5-Hearts} on the river was just a formality to complete the board.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ben Farrell gb
Ben Farrell
2,150,000
1,020,000
1,020,000
Profile photo of Elvin Sarkarov az
Elvin Sarkarov
1,950,000
-960,000
-960,000

Tags: Elvin SarkarovFlorian DutaBen Farrell

Raemaekers Busts Kolev

Level 23 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Boris Kolev
Boris Kolev

Boris Kolev put almost his whole stack in for 300,000, keeping 5,000 behind from the hijack and Joep Raemakers called from the cutoff.

The flop came {4-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{9-Clubs} and Kolev checked and called when Raemakers bet.

Boris Kolev: {k-Clubs}{8-Clubs}
Joep Raemaekers: {k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}

The rest of the board was completed with the {5-Spades} on the turn and the {2-Spades} on the river to keep Raemaekers ahead to eliminate Kolev in 30th place.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Joep Raemaekers nl
Joep Raemaekers
2,310,000
-225,000
-225,000
Profile photo of Boris Kolev bg
Boris Kolev
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Boris KolevJoep Raemaekers

Suvorov Doubles Through Bedir

Level 23 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Anatoly Suvorov
Anatoly Suvorov

Anatoly Suvorov shoved from the button for 540,000 and was called by Selahaddin Bedir in the big blind.

Anatoly Suvorov: {k-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Selahaddin Bedir: {k-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}

The board ran out {j-Clubs}{2-Spades}{5-Hearts}{10-Spades}{a-Diamonds} for Suvorov to hit the river for a straight to stay alive.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Selahaddin Bedir tr
Selahaddin Bedir
4,100,000
-590,000
-590,000
Profile photo of Anatoly Suvorov ru
Anatoly Suvorov
1,155,000
403,000
403,000

Tags: Anatoly SuvorovSelahaddin Bedir

Bedir Eliminates Tamasyan and "John Four"

Level 23 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Garik Tamasyan
Garik Tamasyan

Garik Tamasyan shoved from under the gun and Selahaddin Bedir shoved too from mid-position. The rest of the table folded for them to battle it out.

Garik Tamasyan: {6-Clubs}{5-Clubs}
Selahaddin Bedir: {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}

The board ran out {k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} for Bedir to flop top pair to take Tamasyan out of the running.

Shortly after, Bedir also eliminated "John Four" with {j-}{j-} against Four's {a-}{k-}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Selahaddin Bedir tr
Selahaddin Bedir
4,690,000
1,593,000
1,593,000
Profile photo of John Four lt
John Four
Busted
Profile photo of Garik Tamasyan am
Garik Tamasyan
Busted

Tags: Garik TamasyanSelahaddin Bedir

Level: 23

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Biz Busts Ladny With a Cooler

Level 22 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Jacek Ladny
Jacek Ladny

Jacek Ladny raised to 120,000 from mid-position and Daniil Kiselev three-bet to 350,000 in the hijack. Mustafa Biz shoved from the cutoff for 1,375,000. Ladny tanked for about two minutes and then decided to call for the 1,000,000 he had behind. Kiselev quickly open-folded {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}.

Jacek Ladny: {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}
Mustafa Biz: {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}

The board ran out {a-Spades}{7-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{7-Spades} for Biz to flop the set to eliminate Ladny in 33rd place.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mustafa Biz tr
Mustafa Biz
2,825,000
1,450,000
1,450,000
Profile photo of Daniil Kiselev ru
Daniil Kiselev
900,000
-300,000
-300,000
Profile photo of Jacek Ladny pl
Jacek Ladny
Busted

Tags: Daniil KiselevJacek LadnyMustafa Biz

Bicknell Shoves on Duta

Level 22 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Kristen Bicknell
Kristen Bicknell

Florian Duta raised to 80,000 from the hijack and was called by Kristen Bicknell in the big blind.

The flop came {2-Spades}{9-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}, Bicknell check-called the 55,000 continuation-bet of Duta.

The turn was the {8-Hearts} and Bicknell checked again. Duta now bet 125,000. Bicknell took her time to consider her options and then decided to shove for 450,000. Duta contemplated for a bit but opted to fold for the partypoker pro to pick up the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Elvin Sarkarov az
Elvin Sarkarov
2,910,000
-620,000
-620,000
Profile photo of Basil Yaiche fr
Basil Yaiche
2,900,000
1,164,000
1,164,000
Profile photo of Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
2,795,000
774,000
774,000
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Daniel Braude il
Daniel Braude
2,100,000
967,000
967,000
Profile photo of Florian Duta ro
Florian Duta
2,020,000
85,000
85,000
Profile photo of Kenny Hallaert be
Kenny Hallaert
1,765,000
665,000
665,000
Profile photo of Ben Farrell gb
Ben Farrell
1,130,000
-340,000
-340,000
Profile photo of Kristen Bicknell ca
Kristen Bicknell
905,000
-38,000
-38,000

Tags: Florian DutaKristen Bicknell

Pateychuk Busts to Kovalenko

Level 22 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Andrey Pateychuk
Andrey Pateychuk

Andrey Pateychuk shoved from the hijack for 350,000 and was called by Pavel Kovalenko in the big blind.

Andrey Pateychuk: {10-Spades}{9-Spades}
Pavel Kovalenko: {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}

The board ran out {5-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{9-Hearts} for Kovalenko to hit a runner-runner flush in the end, even though he was already ahead, to eliminate Pateychuk.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Pavel Kovalenko ru
Pavel Kovalenko
4,225,000
1,063,000
1,063,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Andrey Pateychuk ru
Andrey Pateychuk
Busted
EPT Main Event Champion
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Andrey PateychukPavel Kovalenko

Table #3 Chip Counts

Level 22 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Kacper Pyzara pl
Kacper Pyzara
3,065,000
65,000
65,000
Day 1E Chip Leader
Profile photo of Ulan Dzholdoshbekov ru
Ulan Dzholdoshbekov
2,350,000
1,591,000
1,591,000
Profile photo of Anton Morgenstern de
Anton Morgenstern
2,300,000
1,100,000
1,100,000
Day 1C Chip Leader
Profile photo of Hasan Dogan tr
Hasan Dogan
1,970,000
-660,000
-660,000
Profile photo of Andreas Christoforou cy
Andreas Christoforou
1,600,000
-400,000
-400,000
Profile photo of Mustafa Biz tr
Mustafa Biz
1,375,000
-211,000
-211,000
Profile photo of Daniil Kiselev ru
Daniil Kiselev
1,200,000
751,000
751,000
Profile photo of Jacek Ladny pl
Jacek Ladny
1,100,000
-1,025,000
-1,025,000
Profile photo of Dragos Trofimov md
Dragos Trofimov
890,000
-87,000
-87,000