Main Event Day 3 | 2019 Merit Poker Classic

05-10-2019 17:36 UTC+3

Latest Selection of Chip Counts

Shirley Ang

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Kacper Pyzara	3,555,000 1,125,000	1,125,000

Pavel Kovalenko	2,775,000 577,000	577,000

Shaul Meir	1,500,000 180,000	180,000

Basil Yaiche	1,450,000 -100,000	-100,000
Bassel Alanaz	1,425,000 555,000	555,000
Nariman Yaghmai	1,155,000 455,000	455,000
John Three	1,140,000 340,000	340,000
Kenny Hallaert	1,020,000 -270,000	-270,000
Ashkan Fattahi	1,000,000 413,500	413,500
Manig Loeser	970,000 -148,000	-148,000

Boris Kolev	900,000 212,000	212,000

Ben Farrell	860,000 195,000	195,000
Vicent Bosca	693,000 13,000	13,000
Joep Raemaekers	205,000 -230,000	-230,000
Levan Karamanishvili	Busted
Dmitry Gromov	Busted

05-10-2019 17:52 UTC+3

Seventy-Five Left

Shirley Ang

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

Basil Yaiche shoved from the button with and Garik Tamasyan called in the big blind for 450,000 with and held on throughout the board to double up.

Alexandru Papazian was just eliminated with when he ran his last chips into the of Tobias Duthweiler.

And here are some other chip counts:

Player	Chips	Progress
Pavel Plesuv	2,100,000 1,033,500	1,033,500

Andreas Christoforou	1,650,000 -20,000	-20,000
Assad Ramin	1,100,000 835,000	835,000
Garik Tamasyan	968,000 487,500	487,500
Tobias Duthweiler	680,000 267,500	267,500
Dragos Trofimov	607,000 -248,000	-248,000
Andrey Pateychuk	540,000 231,500	231,500

Albert Daher	520,000 -640,000	-640,000
Jeff Hakim	347,000 -169,500	-169,500
Aleksei Istomin	330,000 263,000	263,000
Oliver Ruesing	189,000 -284,500	-284,500
Saar Wilf	160,000 86,000	86,000
Alexandru Papazian	Busted

Tags: Alexandru Papazian Basil Yaiche Garik Tamasyan

05-10-2019 17:56 UTC+3

Boghean Doesn't Make the Bubble

Shirley Ang

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

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

Andre Boghean:
Anton Morgenstern:

The board ran out 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
Anton Morgenstern	1,091,000 241,000	241,000

Andrei Boghean	Busted

Tags: Andrei Boghean Anton Morgenstern

05-10-2019 17:57 UTC+3

Tournament Clock Paused

Shirley Ang

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

The tournament clock has been paused and the dealers have been instructed to stop dealing. Once all action has been completed on all tables, hand-for-hand play will commence.

05-10-2019 18:12 UTC+3

Bosca Busts Before the Real Bubble

Shirley Ang

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:
Joey Weissman:

The flop came for Weissman to flop a straight draw and Bosca to hit a set of jacks.

The turn was the to give Weissman the straight indeed. Bosca needed to pair the board to stay alive but the river completed the board with the for Bosca to get eliminated in 73rd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joey Weissman	2,000,000 1,762,500	1,762,500

Vicent Bosca	Busted

Tags: Joey Weissman Vicent Bosca

05-10-2019 18:19 UTC+3

Yacoub Triples On the Bubble

Shirley Ang

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 , 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:
Jeff Hakim:
Mikhail Galitskiy:

The rest of the board was completed with the on the turn and the 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
Dori Yacoub	905,000 561,000	561,000
Mikhail Galitskiy	321,000
Jeff Hakim	64,000 -283,000	-283,000

Tags: Dori Yacoub Jeff Hakim Mikhail Galitskiy

05-10-2019 18:31 UTC+3

Kalinin Doubles on the Bubble

Shirley Ang

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:
Ludovic Geilich:

The board ran out for Kalinin to hit a straight to stay alive and double up,

Player	Chips	Progress
Ludovic Geilich	1,440,000 -465,000	-465,000

Nikita Kalinin	308,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Ludovic Geilich Nikita Kalinin

05-10-2019 18:38 UTC+3

Biz Doubles Up

Shirley Ang

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:
John Two:

The flop came for Two to hit a pair of jacks but keep Biz ahead.

The turn was the to now also give Two some extra outs to burst the bubble.

The river completed the board with the for Biz to double on the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Two	1,720,000 20,000	20,000
Mustafa Biz	568,000 -277,000	-277,000

Tags: Mustafa Biz Uri Reichenstein

05-10-2019 18:49 UTC+3

Secilmis Doubles On the Bubble Too

Shirley Ang

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

Ugur Secilmis shoved from the button for 95,000 and was called by Kacper Pyzara.

Ugur Secilmis:
Kacper Pyzara:

The board ran out for Secilmis' pocket rockets to hold and double him up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kacper Pyzara	3,170,000 -385,000	-385,000

Ugur Secilmis	240,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Kacper Pyzara Ugur Secilmis

05-10-2019 19:02 UTC+3

Dzholdoshbekov Shoves on Meir

Shirley Ang

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 , Dzholdoshbekov continued with a bet of 100,000 which Meir called.

The turn was the 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
Ulan Dzholdoshbekov	814,000 220,000	220,000
Shaul Meir	245,000 -1,255,000	-1,255,000

Tags: Shaul Meir Ulan Dzholdoshbekov