2019 Merit Poker Classic

Main Event
Day: 3
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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Level 19 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Kacper Pyzara pl
Kacper Pyzara
3,555,000
1,125,000
1,125,000
Day 1E Chip Leader
Profile photo of Pavel Kovalenko ru
Pavel Kovalenko
2,775,000
577,000
577,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Shaul Meir il
Shaul Meir
1,500,000
180,000
180,000
Day 1D Chip Leader
Profile photo of Basil Yaiche fr
Basil Yaiche
1,450,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Bassel Alanaz lb
Bassel Alanaz
1,425,000
555,000
555,000
Profile photo of Nariman Yaghmai ir
Nariman Yaghmai
1,155,000
455,000
455,000
Profile photo of John Three il
John Three
1,140,000
340,000
340,000
Profile photo of Kenny Hallaert be
Kenny Hallaert
1,020,000
270,000
270,000
Profile photo of Ashkan Fattahi ir
Ashkan Fattahi
1,000,000
413,500
413,500
Profile photo of Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
970,000
148,000
148,000
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Boris Kolev bg
Boris Kolev
900,000
212,000
212,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Ben Farrell gb
Ben Farrell
860,000
195,000
195,000
Profile photo of Vicent Bosca es
Vicent Bosca
693,000
13,000
13,000
Profile photo of Joep Raemaekers nl
Joep Raemaekers
205,000
230,000
230,000
Profile photo of Levan Karamanishvili sk
Levan Karamanishvili
Busted
Profile photo of Dmitry Gromov ru
Dmitry Gromov
Busted
WPT 1X Winner

Seventy-Five Left

Level 19 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Basil Yaiche shoved from the button with {7-Spades}{4-Spades} and Garik Tamasyan called in the big blind for 450,000 with {a-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} and held on throughout the board to double up.

Alexandru Papazian was just eliminated with {5-}{5-} when he ran his last chips into the {k-}{q-} of Tobias Duthweiler.

And here are some other chip counts:

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Pavel Plesuv md
Pavel Plesuv
2,100,000
1,033,500
1,033,500
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Andreas Christoforou cy
Andreas Christoforou
1,650,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Assad Ramin af
Assad Ramin
1,100,000
835,000
835,000
Profile photo of Garik Tamasyan am
Garik Tamasyan
968,000
487,500
487,500
Profile photo of Tobias Duthweiler de
Tobias Duthweiler
680,000
267,500
267,500
Profile photo of [Removed:510]
[Removed:510]
607,000
248,000
248,000
Profile photo of Andrey Pateychuk ru
Andrey Pateychuk
540,000
231,500
231,500
EPT Main Event Champion
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Albert Daher lb
Albert Daher
520,000
640,000
640,000
Profile photo of Jeff Hakim
Jeff Hakim
347,000
169,500
169,500
Profile photo of Aleksei Istomin ru
Aleksei Istomin
330,000
263,000
263,000
Profile photo of Oliver Ruesing de
Oliver Ruesing
189,000
284,500
284,500
Profile photo of Saar Wilf il
Saar Wilf
160,000
86,000
86,000
Profile photo of Alexandru Papazian ro
Alexandru Papazian
Busted
Day 1B Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Alexandru PapazianBasil YaicheGarik Tamasyan

Boghean Doesn't Make the Bubble

Level 19 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Andrei Boghean
Andrei Boghean

Andrei Boghean shoved all-in for 215,000 from early position and was called by Anton Morgenstern in mid-position.

Andre Boghean: {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}
Anton Morgenstern: {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {6-Spades}{a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for Morgenstern's higher pocket pair to hold and eliminate Boghean in 74th place.

As 71 players will be in the money, the bubble is looming.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Anton Morgenstern de
Anton Morgenstern
1,091,000
241,000
241,000
Day 1C Chip Leader
Profile photo of Andrei Boghean ro
Andrei Boghean
Busted

Tags: Andrei BogheanAnton Morgenstern

Bosca Busts Before the Real Bubble

Level 19 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Ashkan Fattahi raised to 45,000 from the early position and was called by Vicent Bosca in mid-position. Joey Weissman raised to 225,000 in the small blind and Fattahi quickly folded. Bosca took a few seconds and shoved for around 823,000. Weissman quickly called.

Vicent Bosca: {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}
Joey Weissman: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}

The flop came {j-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} for Weissman to flop a straight draw and Bosca to hit a set of jacks.

The turn was the {q-Diamonds} to give Weissman the straight indeed. Bosca needed to pair the board to stay alive but the river completed the board with the {4-Hearts} for Bosca to get eliminated in 73rd place.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Joey Weissman us
Joey Weissman
2,000,000
1,762,500
1,762,500
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings
Profile photo of Vicent Bosca es
Vicent Bosca
Busted

Tags: Joey WeissmanVicent Bosca

Yacoub Triples On the Bubble

Level 19 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Mikhail Galitskiy limped in from under the gun and Dori Yacoub completed his small blind. Jeff Hakim raised to 70,000 in the big blind and both opponents called.

The flop came {4-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{7-Hearts}, Yacoub checked, Hakim shoved for 257,000, Galitskiy also shoved with the biggest stack, and Yacoub called for the 225,000 he had behind.

Dori Yacoub: {8-Hearts}{5-Hearts}
Jeff Hakim: {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}
Mikhail Galitskiy: {j-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}

The rest of the board was completed with the {k-Diamonds} on the turn and the {2-Diamonds} on the river for Yacoub to triple up and Hakim to get paid a double for the 32,000 he had left after paying Yacoub.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Dori Yacoub lb
Dori Yacoub
905,000
561,000
561,000
Profile photo of Mikhail Galitskiy ru
Mikhail Galitskiy
321,000
Profile photo of Jeff Hakim
Jeff Hakim
64,000
283,000
283,000

Tags: Dori YacoubJeff HakimMikhail Galitskiy

Kalinin Doubles on the Bubble

Level 19 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Nikita Kalinin shoved for 144,000 from the small blind and was called by Ludovic Geilich in the big blind.

Nikita Kalinin: {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}
Ludovic Geilich: {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs}

The board ran out {9-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{2-Spades}{j-Hearts} for Kalinin to hit a straight to stay alive and double up,

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ludovic Geilich gb
Ludovic Geilich
1,440,000
465,000
465,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
partypoker
Profile photo of Nikita Kalinin ru
Nikita Kalinin
308,000
4,000
4,000

Tags: Ludovic GeilichNikita Kalinin

Biz Doubles Up

Level 19 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Uri Reichenstein raised to 40,000 from mid-position and was called by John Two in the small blind. Mustafa Biz shoved from the big blind for 254,000 and only Two called.

Mustafa Biz: {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}
John Two: {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs}

The flop came {j-Spades}{2-Spades}{q-Clubs} for Two to hit a pair of jacks but keep Biz ahead.

The turn was the {k-Spades} to now also give Two some extra outs to burst the bubble.

The river completed the board with the {2-Diamonds} for Biz to double on the bubble.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of John Two nl
John Two
1,720,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Mustafa Biz tr
Mustafa Biz
568,000
277,000
277,000

Tags: Mustafa BizUri Reichenstein

Dzholdoshbekov Shoves on Meir

Level 19 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Ulan Dzholdoshbekov raised to 57,000 from mid-position and was called by Shaul Meir in the cutoff.

The flop came {j-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}, Dzholdoshbekov continued with a bet of 100,000 which Meir called.

The turn was the {4-Hearts} and now Dzholdoshbekov shoved for 450,000 which covered Meir's stack but Meir still asked for a count. Meir dived into the tank for a while and in the end, the tournament director warned Meir that he would get put on the clock. The floor started counting down and when he reached two, Meir opted to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ulan Dzholdoshbekov ru
Ulan Dzholdoshbekov
814,000
220,000
220,000
Profile photo of Shaul Meir il
Shaul Meir
245,000
1,255,000
1,255,000
Day 1D Chip Leader

Tags: Shaul MeirUlan Dzholdoshbekov