Level: 4
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
2019 Merit Poker Classic
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 Merit Poker Classic
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$2,990,267
Entries
649
Level
35
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Faces in the Field
Photos by Mickey May/partypoker LIVE
Margolin Wins Some Back
Level 4
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Timur Margolin raised to 2,200 from mid-position and was called by Duff Charette in the small blind and the player in the big blind.
The flop came 
, both Charette and the big blind checked. Margolin continued with a bet of 2,800 which only the big blind called.
They both checked through the 
on the turn to the 
on the river. The big blind player now bet 9,500 which Margolin called. Margolin's opponent tabled 
for the flopped two pair while he himself held 
for the turned higher two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
380,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
210,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
||
|
67,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
||
|
58,000
-48,000
|
-48,000 |
A Reentry and Some New Names
Level 4
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Dzmitry Urbanovich, the Team partypoker pro has just sat down at the same table as Alexandru Papazian, Steven van Zadelhoff, and Christophe De Meulder.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
||
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
||
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Raemaekers Gets the Folds
Level 4
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The player in the lojack raised to 3,000 and James Romero decided to three-bet to 7,500 from the cutoff. Joep Raemaekers called on the button and so did the initial raiser.
The turn was the 
for both the initial raiser and Romero to check. Raemaekers took a few seconds and then decided to bet 8,000 for both of his opponents to fold in the end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
185,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
||
|
121,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
101,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
92,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
90,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
||
More Faces in the Field
Photos by Mickey May/partypoker LIVE
Some More New Players
Level 4
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | |
|
100,000 | |
|
100,000 | |
|
||
|
100,000 | |
|
100,000 | |
|
100,000 | |
Three Takes From Lykov
Level 4
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Maxim Lykov raised to 3,000 from under the gun and was called by the player in the early position and John Three on the button.
They all checked through the 
to the 
on the turn. Lykov bet 4,500 and the player in the early position folded while Three raised to 11,500 which Lykov called.
The river completed the board with the and now Lykov checked. Three bet 17,500 and Lykov called after contemplating his options for a bit but mucked when Three tabled 
for the rivered flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
240,000 | |
|
95,500
-4,500
|
-4,500 |
|
|
||
Break
Level 4
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The players have been sent for another 10-minute break.
Level: 5
Blinds: 700/1,400
Ante: 1,400