2019 Merit Poker Classic

Main Event
Day: 4
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
Total Entries
649
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Left 1 / 649
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Troyanovski Falls to Levi

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Vladimir Troyanovskiy
Vladimir Troyanovskiy

Vladimir Troyanovski shoved from the early position for 202,000 and was called by Shahar Levi in the cutoff who had already eliminated Uri Reichenstein earlier on.

Vladimir Troyanovskiy: {k-Clubs}{10-Spades}
Shahar Levi: {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}

The board ran out {5-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for Levi to flop top pair and stay ahead throughout the rest of the board to claim another victim in Troyanovskiy.

Tags: Shahar LeviUri ReichensteinVladimir Troyanovskiy

Yaghmai Falls to Braude

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Nariman Yaghmai
Nariman Yaghmai

Daniel Braude (under the gun) and Nariman Yaghmai (button) were heads-up and all-in with Yaghmai at risk with the slightly shorter stack.

Nariman Yaghmai: {8-Spades}{8-Hearts}
Daniel Braude: {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}

The board ran out {3-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{a-Spades}{a-Clubs}{j-Spades} for Braude to hold with the higher pocket pair to eliminate Yaghmai.

Tags: Daniel BraudeNariman Yaghmai

Trofimov Eliminates Dzedulionis

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

[Removed:510] has just eliminated Arnas Dzedulionis with {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} when the board read {7-Clubs}{4-Spades}{j-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}. Trofimov had flopped a pair of jacks which beat the {k-}{q-} of Dzedulionis.

Tags: Arnas Dzedulionis

Razov Doubles Through Braude

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Andrei Razov shoved from under the gun for 168,000 and was called by Daniel Braude in the big blind.

Andrei Razov: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}
Daniel Braude: {10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}

The board ran out {4-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} for Razov's higher hole cards to hold and double him up while in the meantime Uri Reichenstein was eliminated to finish in 46th place.

Table #6 was now broken up and the players have been spread out of to the last five tables.

Tags: Uri ReichensteinDaniel BraudeAndrei Razov

Levi Grabs Chip Lead in Monster Pot

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Shahar Levi
Shahar Levi

Shahar Levi raised to 65,000 from the hijack and Pavel Plesuv three-bet to 225,000 from the small blind. "John Two" folded his big blind and Levi four-bet to 575,000. Plesuv five-bet jammed and Levi snap-called for the 1,965,000 he had behind.

Shahar Levi: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}
Pavel Plesuv: {a-Spades}{4-Spades}

The flop came {5-Hearts}{q-Spades}{3-Spades} for Levi to stay ahead but for Plesuv to pick up the flush draw and gutshot to the straight.

The turn was the {j-Hearts}, Levi just needed to avoid another spade or deuce to double up to scoop a huge double and he did so as the {10-Hearts} completed the board on the river.

Tags: Pavel PlesuvShahar Levi

Recent Chip Counts and Eliminations

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Level: 21

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

Hallaert Takes From Yaiche

Level 20 : 12,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Kenny Hallaert raised to 60,000 from the button and was called by Basil Yaiche in the big blind.

The flop came {k-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}, Yaiche check-called the 50,000 continuation-bet of Hallaert.

They both checked through the {q-Spades} on the turn to the {2-Diamonds} on the river. Yaiche checked for the last time and now Hallaert bet 115,000. Yaiche quickly folded.

Tags: Basil YaicheKenny Hallaert

Two More Players Gone

Level 20 : 12,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

The eliminations during the first level are coming faster than expected with 18 players already busting in the first level of the day with less than 10 minutes to go still.