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
Entries
649
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000

Secilmis Doubles Through Tamasyan

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

Ugur Secilmis shoved from the hijack and Garik Tamasyan asked for a count from the big blind and then made the call.

Ugur Secilmis: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}
Garik Tamasyan: {q-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}

The flop came {3-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{q-Clubs} for Tamasyan to flop a pair of queen and Secilmis to pick up the flush draw.

The turn was the {q-Spades} to now give Tamasyan trip queens but the {2-Diamonds} on the river saved Secilmis' tournament life as he hit the flush to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Garik Tamasyan am
Garik Tamasyan
1,230,000
-92,000
-92,000
Ugur Secilmis tr
Ugur Secilmis
417,000
152,000
152,000

Tags: Garik TamasyanUgur Secilmis

Ruesing Eliminates Voisnis

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

Aleksandras Voisnis showed up more than half an hour late so was blinded down to less than four big blinds and raised to 60,000 from under the gun. Action folded to Oliver Ruesing in the cutoff who three-bet to 130,000. The rest of the table folded and Voisnis flicked in his last 26,000 for the call.

Aleksandras Voisnis: {7-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}
Oliver Ruesing: {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}

The board ran out {10-Spades}{k-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{7-Spades} for Ruesing to bust Voisnis and add more chips to his stack again.

Player Chips Progress
Oliver Ruesing de
Oliver Ruesing
814,000
576,000
576,000
Aleksandras Voisnis lt
Aleksandras Voisnis
Busted
Ashkan Fattahi dm
Ashkan Fattahi
Busted
Hady El Asmar lb
Hady El Asmar
Busted
Mehmet Kolgu tr
Mehmet Kolgu
Busted

Tags: Aleksandras VoisnisOliver Ruesing

Loeser Doubles Through Yakobson

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

Pavel Yakobson raised from the button, Manig Loeser three-bet from the small blind and Yakobson responded with a shove which Loeser called for the 1,114,000 he had behind.

Manig Loeser; {a-Spades}{q-Spades}
Pavel Yakobson: {6-Spades}{6-Clubs}

The board ran out {k-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{2-Spades} for Loeser to flop a pair of aces to score the huge double up.

Player Chips Progress
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
2,278,000
1,234,000
1,234,000
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Pavel Yakobson ru
Pavel Yakobson
170,000
-1,143,000
-1,143,000

Tags: Manig LoeserPavel Yakobson

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.

Player Chips Progress
Kenny Hallaert be
Kenny Hallaert
2,090,000
325,000
325,000
Basil Yaiche fr
Basil Yaiche
804,000
58,000
58,000

Tags: Basil YaicheKenny Hallaert

Level: 21

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

Recent Chip Counts and Eliminations

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Selahaddin Bedir tr
Selahaddin Bedir
3,097,000
590,000
590,000
Joep Raemaekers nl
Joep Raemaekers
2,755,000
2,127,000
2,127,000
Boris Kolev bg
Boris Kolev
2,640,000
322,000
322,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Florian Duta ro
Florian Duta
1,520,000
1,004,000
1,004,000
Daniel Braude il
Daniel Braude
1,302,000
223,000
223,000
Ludovic Geilich gb
Ludovic Geilich
730,000
-1,417,000
-1,417,000
Nariman Yaghmai ir
Nariman Yaghmai
500,000
-222,000
-222,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy ru
Vladimir Troyanovskiy
405,000
-187,000
-187,000
Andrei Razov ru
Andrei Razov
270,000
-309,000
-309,000
Vlad Darie ro
Vlad Darie
160,000
-300,000
-300,000
WPT 1X Winner
Assad Ramin af
Assad Ramin
Busted
Lachezar Petkov bg
Lachezar Petkov
Busted

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.

Player Chips Progress
Shahar Levi il
Shahar Levi
3,990,000
2,553,000
2,553,000
Pavel Plesuv md
Pavel Plesuv
1,540,000
-2,170,000
-2,170,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Pavel PlesuvShahar Levi

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.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Braude il
Daniel Braude
500,000
-802,000
-802,000
Andrei Razov ru
Andrei Razov
381,000
111,000
111,000
Uri Reichenstein il
Uri Reichenstein
Busted

Tags: Uri ReichensteinDaniel BraudeAndrei Razov