2019 Merit Poker Classic
Kenny Hallaert raised to 9,000 from mid-position and Joseph Mouwad shoved from the lojack. John Seven asked for a count and the dealer confirmed Mouwad had 53,100 behind. Seven made the call and Hallaert looked at his cards once more before opting to fold.
Joseph Mouwad: ![]()
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John Seven: ![]()
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The flop came ![]()
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to give Mouwad a set of tens.
The turn was the
to now give Seven the higher set of queens.
The
on the river completed the board and sealed the deal as Mouwad was eliminated by the "unknown" player.
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Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Fady Kamar raised to 8,000 from the cutoff and Ioannis Angelou-Konstas three-bet to 27,200 in the small blind which Kamar called.
The flop came ![]()
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, Angelou-Konstas looked at Kamar's stack and decided to bet 75,000 and Kamar quickly called for the 57,100 he had behind.
Fady Kamar: ![]()
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Ioannis Angelou-Konstas: ![]()
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Kamar had flopped top pair while Angelou-Konstas had a gutshot to the straight.
The rest of the board was completed with the
on the turn and the
on the river for Kamar to hold and double up.
The player in the under-the-gun position raised to 8,700 and was called by Alexander Lakhov in mid-position. David Boyaciyan three-bet to 32,000 from the lojack and the rest of the table folded. The initial raiser made the call but Lakhov folded.
The flop came ![]()
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, the initial raiser bet 32,000 and Boyaciyan responded with a shove. His opponent asked for a count, the dealer confirmed Boyaciyan had 142,700 behind. The under-the-gun player contemplated his options for a minute before opting to let the hand go.