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2019 Merit Poker Classic
Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
2019 Merit Poker Classic
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$2,990,267
Entries
649
Level
35
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Left 1 / 649
Filter
(1)
Level: 4
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Level 4
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
485,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
220,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
210,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
180,000 | |
|
140,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
130,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
100,000 | |
|
92,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
75,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
33,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
|
24,000
123,000
|
123,000 |
Level 4
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Nichan Khorchidian raised to 2,500 from early position and was called by Georgios Sotiropoulos in mid-position. Viktor Shegay three-bet to 11,000 from the small blind and both Khorchidian and Sotiropoulos called.
The flop came 
, Shegay checked, Khorchidian bet 11,000 and Sotiropoulos folded. Shegay decided to raise to 27,000 which Khorchidian called.
They both checked through the 
on the turn to the 
on the river. Shegay took some time and then decided to bet 40,500. Khorchidian took his time too and then decided to shove. Shegay asked for a count, the dealer confirmed Khorchidian had 92,800 behind. Shegay tanked until another player called the clock on him. The floor gave Shegay 30 seconds to take a decision and before she could even start counting down, Shegay flicked in a chip for the call.
Khorchidian threw 
open for the bluff and Shegay cheered out loud, jumping up from his chair, while flipping over 
. Khorchidian quickly made his way out of the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
295,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
130,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
|
90,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
75,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
||
|
44,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
Busted | |
Level 4
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
511,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
|
280,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
240,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
239,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
||
|
132,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
||
|
|
110,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
110,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
99,500
500
|
500 |
|
85,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
75,000 | |
|
|
75,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
65,000 | |
|
||
|
37,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
Level 4
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
With 172 entries showing on the clock, the 136 remaining players have been sent for their second 10-minute break of the day.
Level: 5
Blinds: 700/1,400
Ante: 1,400
Level 5
: 700/1,400, 1,400 ante
Anton Morgenstern has a substantially bigger stack than earlier and was kind enough to relate what had happened before the break:
He had opened from under the gun with 
and the player in the early position three-bet. The players in mid-position and the lojack called and so did Morgenstern.
They all checked through the 
on the flop to the 
on the turn. Morgenstern and the player in the early position checked again. The mid-position player bet half the pot which the lojack snap-called. Morgenstern also called while the early position player folded.
The river completed the board with the 
for Morgenstern to hit a pair on the river. He checked again and so did the mid-position player. The lojack bet half the pot and Morgenstern called, strongly believing his opponent was bluffing. The mid-position player tanked and then folded (claiming he folded a king afterward). Morgenstern was right to make the call as the lojack held 
for the missed flush draw and this pot took Morgenstern to over 400,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
420,000
318,000
|
318,000 |
|
||
Photos by Mickey May/partypoker LIVE
Level 5
: 700/1,400, 1,400 ante
partypoker pro Anatoly Filatov had no luck on his first bullet so is going to try again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | |
|
|
100,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
