2019 Merit Poker Classic

Main Event
Day: 1a
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

Tamasyan More Than Triples

Level 8 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Boris Kolev raised to 5,000 from mid-position, Christian Rudolph called in the hijack. Garik Tamasyan shoved on the button for 22,000 and both Kolev and Rudolph called.

The flop came {q-Clubs}{6-Spades}{5-Hearts}, Kolev check-folded to the 23,000 bet of Rudolph to let them battle it out.

Garik Tamasyan: {7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}
Christian Rudolph: {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}

The turn was the {7-Diamonds} to give Tamasyan two pair.

The river completed the board with the {2-Diamonds} for Tamasyan to stay ahead and double up.

Player Chips Progress
Bart Lybaert be
Bart Lybaert
230,000 -8,000
Christian Rudolph de
Christian Rudolph
185,000 185,000
Boris Kolev bg
Boris Kolev
WSOP 2X Winner
117,000 -143,000
Garik Tamasyan am
Garik Tamasyan
71,000 -138,000
Ali Reza Fatehi ir
Ali Reza Fatehi
Busted
Aleksandr Gofman ru
Aleksandr Gofman
Busted

Tags: Boris KolevChristian RudolphGarik Tamasyan