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2019 Merit Poker Classic
Main Event
Day: 2
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
Level 11
: 1,700/3,500, 3,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
470,000
309,600
|
309,600 |
|
438,000
158,000
|
158,000 |
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|
425,000
274,000
|
274,000 |
|
413,000
174,700
|
174,700 |
|
375,000
213,500
|
213,500 |
|
||
|
350,000
90,400
|
90,400 |
|
||
|
343,000
3,100
|
3,100 |
|
||
|
330,000
274,600
|
274,600 |
|
||
|
301,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
||
|
300,000
194,000
|
194,000 |
|
300,000
65,900
|
65,900 |
|
240,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
210,000
197,000
|
197,000 |
|
||
|
194,000
156,400
|
156,400 |
|
|
||
|
130,000
67,900
|
67,900 |
|
|
125,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
112,000
25,500
|
25,500 |
|
100,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
79,000
87,600
|
87,600 |
|
61,000
88,900
|
88,900 |
|
|
||
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
51,000
4,400
|
4,400 |
|
Busted | |
Level 11
: 1,700/3,500, 3,500 ante
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: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
for Ensan to flop the higher pair and improve to two pair to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
106,700
106,700
|
106,700 |
|
||
Level 11
: 1,700/3,500, 3,500 ante
During the break, one more player reentered and that means that the $3,000,000 guarantee has been reached!
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,700/3,500
Ante: 3,500
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 10
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
765,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
|
|
500,000
347,800
|
347,800 |
|
255,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
225,000
190,900
|
190,900 |
|
||
|
220,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
202,000
3,900
|
3,900 |
|
200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
140,000
121,800
|
121,800 |
|
140,000
21,700
|
21,700 |
|
120,000
17,200
|
17,200 |
|
|
||
|
102,000
21,700
|
21,700 |
|
||
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
77,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
Level 10
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The board read 
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: 
John One: 
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 
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
445,000
385,600
|
385,600 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 10
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
600,000
112,500
|
112,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
545,000
124,000
|
124,000 |
|
507,000
3,400
|
3,400 |
|
383,000
17,900
|
17,900 |
|
291,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
|
275,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
265,000
77,900
|
77,900 |
|
260,000
54,800
|
54,800 |
|
|
||
|
200,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
||
|
178,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
|
||
|
127,000
217,900
|
217,900 |
|
||
|
124,000
27,500
|
27,500 |
|
65,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
|
||
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 
, Ruzicka's opponent check-called the 3,000 bet of Ruzicka.
They then proceeded to check through the whole 
on the turn and the 
on the river. The big blind tabled 
for Ruzicka to pick up the pot with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
356,000
84,200
|
84,200 |
|
210,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
180,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
74,000
25,100
|
25,100 |
