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

Weissman Takes Two Down

Level 8 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Joey Weissman (on the right)
Joey Weissman (on the right)

Joey Weissman has just eliminated two other players and was kind enough to relate what had happened:

The under-the-gun player had raised to 4,000 and Weismann called from the cutoff with {a-Clubs}{5-Clubs}. Rainer Kempe called in the small blind and so did the player in the big blind.

The flop came {7-}{7-Clubs}{4-Clubs}, Kempe and the big blind checked, the initial raiser bet 6,500 and only Weissman and the big blind called.

The turn was the {3-Clubs} to give Weissman the nut-flush. The player in the big blind checked again. The initial raiser shoved and Weissman called. The player in the big blind also shoved and Weissman called again. The big blind player had {q-}{q-} while the under-the-gun player held {8-Clubs}{6-Clubs} for the lower flush and was drawing dead for the straight flush as Weismann had the {5-Clubs} in his hand already.

Player Chips Progress
Joey Weissman us
Joey Weissman
WSOP 1X Winner
390,000 290,000
Rainer Kempe de
Rainer Kempe
130,000 30,000
Mario Mosböck at
Mario Mosböck
110,000

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