2019 Merit Poker Classic

Main Event
Day: 1b
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
Total Entries
649
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Left 1 / 649
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Ruesing Wins Monster Pot for Chip Lead

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

The board read {9-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{9-Clubs} 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 {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds} for the flopped set of kings which he improved to a full house on the river while Meir held {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
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Oliver Ruesing
524,000
299,000
299,000
Profile photo of Shaul Meir il
Shaul Meir
Busted
Day 1D Chip Leader

Tags: Oliver RuesingShaul Meir

Some More Recent Chip Counts

Level 7 : 900/1,800, 1,800 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Bas de Laat nl
Bas de Laat
390,000
293,000
293,000
Profile photo of Timur Margolin il
Timur Margolin
260,000
164,000
164,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of James Romero us
James Romero
216,000
30,000
30,000
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Freek Scholten nl
Freek Scholten
196,000
16,000
16,000
Profile photo of Steven van Zadelhoff nl
Steven van Zadelhoff
120,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Vojtech Ruzicka cz
Vojtech Ruzicka
97,000
60,000
60,000
Profile photo of Aneris Adomkevicius
Aneris Adomkevicius
94,000
21,000
21,000
Profile photo of Joep Raemaekers nl
Joep Raemaekers
93,000
7,000
7,000
Profile photo of Boris Mondrus il
Boris Mondrus
92,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Matthias De Meulder be
Matthias De Meulder
88,000
7,000
7,000
Profile photo of Michael Sklenicka cz
Michael Sklenicka
44,000
91,000
91,000

Recent Chip Counts

Level 7 : 900/1,800, 1,800 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Alexandru Papazian ro
Alexandru Papazian
379,000
279,000
279,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Niko Koop de
Niko Koop
352,000
252,000
252,000
Profile photo of Stoyan Obreshkov bg
Stoyan Obreshkov
340,000
240,000
240,000
Profile photo of Uri Reichenstein il
Uri Reichenstein
265,000
165,000
165,000
Profile photo of Nikolay Fal ru
Nikolay Fal
230,000
141,000
141,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Oliver Ruesing de
Oliver Ruesing
225,000
128,000
128,000
Profile photo of Ahmed Abdella kn
Ahmed Abdella
210,000
99,000
99,000
Profile photo of Demosthenes Kiriopoulos ca
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos
180,000
80,000
80,000
Profile photo of Freek Scholten nl
Freek Scholten
180,000
Profile photo of Eyal Eshkar il
Eyal Eshkar
170,000
83,000
83,000
Profile photo of Kenny Hallaert be
Kenny Hallaert
165,000
Profile photo of Paul Newey gb
Paul Newey
137,000
63,000
63,000
Profile photo of Ran Ilani il
Ran Ilani
125,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Kristen Bicknell ca
Kristen Bicknell
100,000
WSOP 5X Winner
partypoker
Profile photo of Andrei Boghean ro
Andrei Boghean
82,000
Profile photo of Florian Duta ro
Florian Duta
60,000
43,500
43,500
Profile photo of Maxim Lykov ru
Maxim Lykov
35,000
60,500
60,500
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Dimitar Danchev bg
Dimitar Danchev
30,000
70,000
70,000
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Javier Fernandez es
Javier Fernandez
Busted

Level: 7

Blinds: 900/1,800

Ante: 1,800

Darie Doubles Trofimov Up

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

The board read {8-Clubs}{q-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{4-Spades} with 36,400 in the middle already.

Vlad Darie checked in the big blind and [Removed:510] bet 12,400 from the button which Darie called.

The {a-Hearts} 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 {6-Clubs}{4-Clubs} for trip fours and Darie held {q-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} 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
Profile photo of James Romero us
James Romero
246,000
156,000
156,000
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of [Removed:510]
[Removed:510]
147,600
26,600
26,600
Profile photo of Joep Raemaekers nl
Joep Raemaekers
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Bas de Laat nl
Bas de Laat
97,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Matthias De Meulder be
Matthias De Meulder
95,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Vlad Darie ro
Vlad Darie
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Melika Razavi ir
Melika Razavi
Busted
Profile photo of Ali Reza Fatehi ir
Ali Reza Fatehi
Busted

Tags: Ali Reza FatehiMelika RazaviVlad Darie

Mnatsakyan Triples Up; Chernikov Still Wins

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

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: {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}
Golom Lakkhosravi: {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}
Aleksandr Chernikov: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}

Mnatsakyan got up from his chair immediately.

The board ran out {4-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{6-Clubs}{8-Spades}{q-Hearts} 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
Profile photo of Aleksandr Chernikov ru
Aleksandr Chernikov
420,000
Profile photo of Vanush Mnatsakyan ru
Vanush Mnatsakyan
179,700
Profile photo of Golam Lakkhosravi ir
Golam Lakkhosravi
Busted

Tags: Aleksandr ChernikovGolom LakkhosraviVanush Mnatsakyan

Level: 6

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

Margolin Doubles Through Zoufri

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

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: {a-Spades}{j-Hearts}
Abdelhakim Zoufri: {2-}{2-}

The board ran out {4-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{8-Spades}{3-Diamonds} for Margolin to flop top pair to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Duff Charette ca
Duff Charette
148,000
48,000
48,000
Profile photo of Maria Lampropulos ar
Maria Lampropulos
140,000
40,000
40,000
Profile photo of Timur Margolin il
Timur Margolin
96,000
29,000
29,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Abdelhakim Zoufri
Abdelhakim Zoufri
41,000
41,000
41,000

Tags: Abdelhakim ZoufriTimur Margolin