2019 Merit Poker Classic

Main Event
Day: 2
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

Prize Pool Details Confirmed

Level 13 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Poker Room
Poker Room

With 438 unique players and 211 reentries, there were 649 entries in total, creating a prize pool of $2,990,267. The winner will walk away with $565,157 and at 71 players will be in the money for at least $9,270.

This is what they are all playing for:

PlacePrize (USD) PlacePrize (USD)
1$565,157 13-15$33,790
2$416,245 16-18$29,005
3$254,770 19-21$25,415
4$188,685 22-24$22,725
5$141,440 25-26$20,035
6$113,330 27-35$17,345
7$94,490 36-44$14,950
8$75,355 45-53$12,860
9$56,515 54-62$10,765
10-12$41,565 63-71$9,270

Recent Chip Counts

Level 13 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Nikita Bochkin ru
Nikita Bochkin
775,000 649,800
Kiryl Radzivonau by
Kiryl Radzivonau
672,000 234,000
Pavel Plesuv md
Pavel Plesuv
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
637,000 322,000
Denis Timofeev ru
Denis Timofeev
635,000 180,000
Aleksandr Merzhvinskiy ru
Aleksandr Merzhvinskiy
526,000 161,000
Sergey Baburin ru
Sergey Baburin
Day 2 Chip Leader
517,000
Vladimir Lelgant ru
Vladimir Lelgant
510,000 127,000
Garik Tamasyan am
Garik Tamasyan
412,000 212,000
Dzmitry Urbanovich pl
Dzmitry Urbanovich
373,000 113,000
Andrey Pateychuk ru
Andrey Pateychuk
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
330,000 -20,000
Andrey Kaygorodtsev ru
Andrey Kaygorodtsev
310,000 118,500
Sergey Fedyaev ru
Sergey Fedyaev
290,000 118,500
Pavel Kovalenko ru
Pavel Kovalenko
Day 3 Chip Leader
286,000 -57,000
Nikolay Fal ru
Nikolay Fal
242,000 28,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy ru
Vladimir Troyanovskiy
222,000 2,000
Aleksandr Denisov ru
Aleksandr Denisov
190,000 97,500

Secilmis Eliminates Gungoren

Level 13 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Dmitry Gromov raised to 10,500 from under the gun and Ugur Secilmis called on the button. So did Steven van Zadelhoff and Gurcan Gungoren in the blinds.

The flop came {6-Hearts}{8-Spades}{9-Spades}, Van Zadelhoff checked, Gungoren shoved for 75,500 and only Secilmis called.

Gurcan Gungoren: {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}
Ugur Secilmis: {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}

Gungoren had flopped two pair while Secilmis had the overpair.

The turn was the {6-Spades} to pair the board up to now give Secilmis the higher two pair.

Only another eight or nine could save Gungoren but he bricked the river was the {k-Clubs} was dealt.

Player Chips Progress
Dmitry Gromov ru
Dmitry Gromov
WPT 1X Winner
770,000 183,000
Shahar Levi il
Shahar Levi
699,500 109,500
Joey Weissman us
Joey Weissman
WSOP 1X Winner
230,000 40,000
Ugur Secilmis tr
Ugur Secilmis
219,000 172,200
Steven van Zadelhoff nl
Steven van Zadelhoff
170,000 60,000
Bas de Laat nl
Bas de Laat
158,000 -202,000
Gurcan Gungoren tr
Gurcan Gungoren
Busted
Igor Yaroshevskyy ua
Igor Yaroshevskyy
Busted

Tags: Dmitry GromovSteven van ZadelhoffUgur SecilmisGurcan Gungoren

Galitskiy Doubles Through O'Neill

Level 13 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Jack O'Neill
Jack O'Neill

Mikhail Galitskiy raised to 10,000 from the early position, James Romero called from mid-position. Jack O'Neill three-bet to 35,000 from the hijack which was only called by Galitskiy.

The flop came {10-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{10-Hearts}, Galitskiy check-called the 28,000 continuation-bet of O'Neill.

The {4-Clubs} was dealt on the turn on which they both checked to see the {4-Diamonds} complete the board on the river. Galitskiy bet 38,000 and O'Neill responded with a shove having Galitskiy slightly covered. Galitskiy called for the 152,000 he had behind with {9-Clubs}{7-Clubs} for the flopped two pair. O'Neill had {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs} for the two pair on the board with the ace-kicker in his hand.

After paying Galitskiy, O'Neill was left with a few big blinds and lost them shortly after.

Player Chips Progress
Mikhail Galitskiy ru
Mikhail Galitskiy
447,000
James Romero us
James Romero
WPT 1X Winner
394,000 14,000
Jack O'Neill gb
Jack O'Neill
Busted
Aleksandr Gofman ru
Aleksandr Gofman
Busted

Tags: Jack O'NeillJames RomeroMikhail Galitskiy

Bosca Goes All-In

Level 13 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

The player in the hijack raised to 11,000, Vicent Bosca called from the cutoff and so did the player in the big blind.

The flop came {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}{5-Hearts}, the big blind checked, the initial raiser continued with a bet of 18,500 which only Bosca ended up calling.

The turn was the {4-Clubs}, the hijack now check-called the 51,000 bet of Bosca.

The river completed the board with the {k-Clubs}, the hijack now checked for the last time. Bosca decided to shove for 171,000 in total which sent his opponent into the tank. After about three minutes, the hijack folded and showed {a-Clubs} for the flopped top pair.

Player Chips Progress
Nariman Yaghmai ir
Nariman Yaghmai
689,000 389,000
Vicent Bosca es
Vicent Bosca
350,500 150,500
Michael Sklenicka cz
Michael Sklenicka
304,000 -72,000
David Boyaciyan nl
David Boyaciyan
200,000 -56,000

Tags: Vicent Bosca

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Break

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

With 647 entries showing on the clock with 212 active players, they have all been sent for a 15-minute break. During this break, the black 100-value chips will be taken out of play and at the end of the break, the registration will finally be closed.

Geilich Falls to Christoforou

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Ludovic Geilich
Ludovic Geilich

The player in the under-the-gun position limped in and Ludovic Geilich raised to 21,500 from the hijack. Andreas Christoforou three-bet to 65,000 in the cutoff and action folded back to the initial raiser who folded. Geilich called.

The flop came {8-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{3-Spades}, Geilich now shoved for the 84,600 he had behind. Christoforou contemplated his options for a while and then flicked in the chip for the call.

Ludovic Geilich: {6-Spades}{6-Diamonds}
Andreas Christoforou: {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}

Geilich was still ahead when the cards went on their backs but the {q-Clubs} on the turn meant that only a six could save his tournament life.

The river completed the board with the {10-Clubs} which meant Geilich was done for now. He can still reenter until the end of the break after this level so the partypoker pro might be back later on.

Player Chips Progress
Andreas Christoforou cy
Andreas Christoforou
1,100,000 500,000
Ludovic Geilich gb
Ludovic Geilich
Busted

Tags: Andreas ChristoforouLudovic Geilich

Bicknell Doubles Up

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Kristen Bicknell
Kristen Bicknell

The player in the early position raised to 30,000 and Kristen Bicknell called from the middle position.

The flop came down {8-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{q-Spades}, the initial raiser shoved and Bicknell called for the 121,000 she had behind.

Kristen Bicknell: {a-Clubs}{a-Spades}
Initial Raiser: {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}

The rest of the board was completed with the {10-Diamonds} on the turn and the {8-Hearts} on the river for the partypoker pro to double up with the higher pocket pair.

Her opponent started to shout in anger and pushed his stack over the line causing it to fall over but was still left with around 150,000 after paying Bicknell.

Player Chips Progress
Kristen Bicknell ca
Kristen Bicknell
310,000 9,000

Tags: Kristen Bicknell