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
Players Left 1 / 649
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Hallaert Folds to Mondrus

Level 10 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The flop read {k-Spades}{2-Spades}{3-Clubs} with 52,500 in the middle already.

Kenny Hallaert had checked from under the gun and Boris Mondrus bet 20,000 in the cutoff which Hallaert checked.

The flop came with the {8-Hearts} and Hallaert checked again. Mondrus now fired a bet of 60,000 into the pot. Hallaert took a few seconds before opting to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Kenny Hallaert be
Kenny Hallaert
290,000
33,900
33,900
Profile photo of Boris Mondrus il
Boris Mondrus
218,000
146,800
146,800

Tags: Boris MondrusKenny Hallaert

Recent Chip Counts

Level 10 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Vlad Darie ro
Vlad Darie
420,000
45,000
45,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Georgios Sotiropoulos gr
Georgios Sotiropoulos
400,000
148,100
148,100
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
300,000
60,000
60,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Milad Oghabian ir
Milad Oghabian
290,000
17,000
17,000
Profile photo of Ben Farrell gb
Ben Farrell
221,000
27,000
27,000
Profile photo of Georges Hanna lb
Georges Hanna
185,000
45,000
45,000
Profile photo of Viktor Shegay ru
Viktor Shegay
108,000
108,000
108,000
Profile photo of Fahredin Mustafov bg
Fahredin Mustafov
100,000
13,000
13,000
Profile photo of Christophe De Meulder be
Christophe De Meulder
73,000
51,800
51,800
Profile photo of Aleksandr Gofman ru
Aleksandr Gofman
65,000
65,000
65,000

Ruzicka Wins With Ace-King

Level 10 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Vojtech Ruzicka limped in from the hijack and was called by the player in the big blind.

The flop came {a-Spades}{6-Spades}{8-Spades}, Ruzicka's opponent check-called the 3,000 bet of Ruzicka.

They then proceeded to check through the whole {4-Spades} on the turn and the {4-Hearts} on the river. The big blind tabled {a-Diamonds}{9-Spades} for Ruzicka to pick up the pot with {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Vanush Mnatsakyan ru
Vanush Mnatsakyan
356,000
84,200
84,200
Profile photo of Luigi Knoppers nl
Luigi Knoppers
210,000
22,000
22,000
Profile photo of Florian Duta ro
Florian Duta
180,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Vojtech Ruzicka cz
Vojtech Ruzicka
74,000
25,100
25,100

Tags: Vojtech Ruzicka

Recent Chip Counts

Level 10 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Dmitry Gromov ru
Dmitry Gromov
600,000
112,500
112,500
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Aleksandr Merzhvinskiy
Aleksandr Merzhvinskiy
545,000
124,000
124,000
Profile photo of Aleksandr Chernikov ru
Aleksandr Chernikov
507,000
3,400
3,400
Profile photo of Vladimir Lelgant ru
Vladimir Lelgant
383,000
17,900
17,900
Profile photo of Anatoly Filatov ru
Anatoly Filatov
291,000
62,000
62,000
Profile photo of Vladimir Troyanovskiy ru
Vladimir Troyanovskiy
275,000
58,000
58,000
Profile photo of Fady Kamar lb
Fady Kamar
265,000
77,900
77,900
Profile photo of Dzmitry Urbanovich pl
Dzmitry Urbanovich
260,000
54,800
54,800
EPT 1X Winner
partypoker
Profile photo of Boris Kolev bg
Boris Kolev
200,000
8,000
8,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Anton Wigg se
Anton Wigg
178,000
34,000
34,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Kacper Pyzara pl
Kacper Pyzara
127,000
217,900
217,900
Day 1E Chip Leader
Profile photo of Krasimir Yankov bg
Krasimir Yankov
124,000
27,500
27,500
Profile photo of Joni Jouhkimainen fi
Joni Jouhkimainen
65,000
69,000
69,000
WSOP 1X Winner
partypoker

Stojanovic Doubles Up

Level 10 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The board read {j-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{9-Clubs} and both Vlada Stojanovic's and John One's stacks were over the line with the all-in buttons in front of them.

Vlada Stojanovic: {q-Spades}{10-Diamonds}
John One: {a-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

Stojanovic had turned a straight and One had the flush draw and if a queen fell on the river, they would split the pot.

The river completed the board with the {4-Diamonds} to keep Stojanovic ahead and double him up.

After counting out their stacks, Stojanovic had 211,000 behind and One had 7,000 which he lost shortly after.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Oliver Ruesing de
Oliver Ruesing
500,000
9,000
9,000
Profile photo of Vlada Stojanovic rs
Vlada Stojanovic
445,000
385,600
385,600
Profile photo of John One il
John One
Busted

Tags: Vlada Stojanovic

Latest Selection of Chip Counts

Level 10 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Iakov Onuchin ru
Iakov Onuchin
765,000
265,000
265,000
Profile photo of Abdelhakim Zoufri
Abdelhakim Zoufri
500,000
347,800
347,800
Profile photo of Markus Prinz de
Markus Prinz
255,000
55,000
55,000
Profile photo of Lachezar Petkov bg
Lachezar Petkov
225,000
190,900
190,900
Run It Once
Profile photo of Vladimir Troyanovskiy ru
Vladimir Troyanovskiy
220,000
55,000
55,000
Profile photo of Liviu Ignat ro
Liviu Ignat
202,000
3,900
3,900
Profile photo of Garik Tamasyan am
Garik Tamasyan
200,000
200,000
200,000
Profile photo of Joep Raemaekers nl
Joep Raemaekers
140,000
121,800
121,800
Profile photo of Basil Yaiche fr
Basil Yaiche
140,000
21,700
21,700
Profile photo of Josip Simunic at
Josip Simunic
120,000
17,200
17,200
partypoker
Profile photo of Ludovic Geilich gb
Ludovic Geilich
102,000
21,700
21,700
Day 4 Chip Leader
partypoker
Profile photo of Oshri Lahmani il
Oshri Lahmani
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of [Removed:502]
[Removed:502]
77,000
43,000
43,000

First Break of the Day

Level 10 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

With 599 entries showing on the clock and 247 players remaining, they have all been sent for the first 15-minute break of the day.

After this break, there are two more levels of 75 minutes each and a break of 20 minutes to register or reenter.

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,700/3,500

Ante: 3,500

Ensan Doubles Up

Level 11 : 1,700/3,500, 3,500 ante
Hossein Ensan
Hossein Ensan

The under-the-gun player raised and Hossein Ensan shoved for 49,000 from the hijack. The rest of the table folded while the initial raiser made the call.

Hossein Ensan: {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}
Opponent: {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {4-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{8-Spades}{j-Clubs}{8-Hearts} for Ensan to flop the higher pair and improve to two pair to double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Hossein Ensan
106,700
106,700
106,700
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Hossein Ensan