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
Players Left 1 / 649

Tamasyan More Than Triples

Level 8 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Boris Kolev raised to 5,000 from mid-position, Christian Rudolph called in the hijack. Garik Tamasyan shoved on the button for 22,000 and both Kolev and Rudolph called.

The flop came {q-Clubs}{6-Spades}{5-Hearts}, Kolev check-folded to the 23,000 bet of Rudolph to let them battle it out.

Garik Tamasyan: {7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}
Christian Rudolph: {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}

The turn was the {7-Diamonds} to give Tamasyan two pair.

The river completed the board with the {2-Diamonds} for Tamasyan to stay ahead and double up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Bart Lybaert be
Bart Lybaert
230,000
8,000
8,000
Profile photo of Christian Rudolph de
Christian Rudolph
185,000
185,000
185,000
Profile photo of Boris Kolev bg
Boris Kolev
117,000
143,000
143,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Garik Tamasyan am
Garik Tamasyan
71,000
138,000
138,000
Profile photo of Ali Reza Fatehi ir
Ali Reza Fatehi
Busted
Profile photo of Aleksandr Gofman ru
Aleksandr Gofman
Busted

Tags: Boris KolevChristian RudolphGarik Tamasyan