2019 Merit Poker Classic

Main Event
Day: 1b
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 Info - Day 1b

Ruesing Wins Monster Pot for Chip Lead

Level 7 : 900/1,800, 1,800 ante

The board read {9-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{9-Clubs} with over 300,000 in the middle already.

Shaul Meir had checked in the early position and Oliver Ruesing shoved on the button for around 110,000. Meir tanked, quietly going through the options in his head, and then decided to make the call.

Ruesing tabled {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds} for the flopped set of kings which he improved to a full house on the river while Meir held {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Oliver Ruesing de
Oliver Ruesing
524,000 299,000
Shaul Meir il
Shaul Meir
Day 1D Chip Leader
Busted

Tags: Oliver RuesingShaul Meir

Some More Recent Chip Counts

Level 7 : 900/1,800, 1,800 ante
Player Chips Progress
Bas de Laat nl
Bas de Laat
390,000 293,000
Timur Margolin il
Timur Margolin
WSOP 2X Winner
260,000 164,000
James Romero us
James Romero
WPT 1X Winner
216,000 -30,000
Freek Scholten nl
Freek Scholten
196,000 16,000
Steven van Zadelhoff nl
Steven van Zadelhoff
120,000 20,000
Vojtech Ruzicka cz
Vojtech Ruzicka
97,000 60,000
Aneris Adomkevicius lt
Aneris Adomkevicius
94,000 -21,000
Joep Raemaekers nl
Joep Raemaekers
93,000 -7,000
Boris Mondrus il
Boris Mondrus
92,000 10,000
Matthias De Meulder be
Matthias De Meulder
88,000 -7,000
Michael Sklenicka cz
Michael Sklenicka
44,000 -91,000

Recent Chip Counts

Level 7 : 900/1,800, 1,800 ante
Player Chips Progress
Alexandru Papazian ro
Alexandru Papazian
Day 1B Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner
379,000 279,000
Niko Koop de
Niko Koop
352,000 252,000
Stoyan Obreshkov bg
Stoyan Obreshkov
340,000 240,000
Uri Reichenstein il
Uri Reichenstein
265,000 165,000
Nikolay Fal ru
Nikolay Fal
230,000 141,000
Oliver Ruesing de
Oliver Ruesing
225,000 128,000
Ahmed Abdella kn
Ahmed Abdella
210,000 99,000
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos ca
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos
180,000 80,000
Freek Scholten nl
Freek Scholten
180,000
Eyal Eshkar il
Eyal Eshkar
170,000 83,000
Kenny Hallaert be
Kenny Hallaert
165,000
Paul Newey gb
Paul Newey
137,000 -63,000
Ran Ilani il
Ran Ilani
125,000 25,000
Kristen Bicknell ca
Kristen Bicknell
100,000
Andrei Boghean ro
Andrei Boghean
82,000
Florian Duta ro
Florian Duta
60,000 -43,500
Maxim Lykov ru
Maxim Lykov
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
35,000 -60,500
Dimitar Danchev bg
Dimitar Danchev
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
30,000 -70,000
Javier Fernandez es
Javier Fernandez
Busted

Level: 7

Blinds: 900/1,800

Ante: 1,800

Darie Doubles Trofimov Up

Level 6 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Dragos Trofimov
Dragos Trofimov

The board read {8-Clubs}{q-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{4-Spades} with 36,400 in the middle already.

Vlad Darie checked in the big blind and Dragos Trofimov bet 12,400 from the button which Darie called.

The {a-Hearts} completed the board on the river and Darie checked for the last time. Trofimov now decided to shove and Darie asked for a count. The dealer confirmed Trofimov had 43,200 behind and Darie made the call after contemplating for about a minute. Trofimov tabled {6-Clubs}{4-Clubs} for trip fours and Darie held {q-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} for two pair.

Shortly after, Darie was seen leaving the tournament area as he was eliminated as were Melika Razavi and Ali reza Fatehi.

Player Chips Progress
James Romero us
James Romero
WPT 1X Winner
246,000 156,000
Dragos Trofimov md
Dragos Trofimov
147,600 26,600
Joep Raemaekers nl
Joep Raemaekers
100,000 100,000
Bas de Laat nl
Bas de Laat
97,000 5,000
Matthias De Meulder be
Matthias De Meulder
95,000 -5,000
Vlad Darie ro
Vlad Darie
WPT 1X Winner
Busted
Melika Razavi ir
Melika Razavi
Busted
Ali Reza Fatehi ir
Ali Reza Fatehi
Busted

Tags: Ali Reza FatehiDragos TrofimovMelika RazaviVlad Darie

Mnatsakyan Triples Up; Chernikov Still Wins

Level 6 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Vanush Mnatsakyan
Vanush Mnatsakyan

Golom Lakkhosravi raised to 6,000 from under the gun. Aleksandr Chernikov three-bet to 16,000 from the hijack and action folded to Vanush Mnatsakyan in the big blind who shoved. Lakkhosravi asked for a count and the dealer confirmed Mnatsakyan had 59,100 behind.

"It's my first hand after reentering..." Lakkhosravi sighed before making the call.

Chernikov decided to also shove for more, having both Mnatsakyan and Lakkhosravi covered. Lakkhosravi sighed once more before making the call.

Vanush Mnatsakyan: {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}
Golom Lakkhosravi: {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}
Aleksandr Chernikov: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}

Mnatsakyan got up from his chair immediately.

The board ran out {4-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{6-Clubs}{8-Spades}{q-Hearts} for Mnatsakyan to turn a set and improve to a full house to triple up so he sat back down. The rest of Lakkhosrvi's stack went Mnatsakyan's way and Lakkhosravi made his way to the cashier to reenter once more.

Player Chips Progress
Aleksandr Chernikov ru
Aleksandr Chernikov
420,000
Vanush Mnatsakyan ru
Vanush Mnatsakyan
179,700
Golam Lakkhosravi ir
Golam Lakkhosravi
Busted

Tags: Aleksandr ChernikovGolom LakkhosraviVanush Mnatsakyan

Level: 6

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

Margolin Doubles Through Zoufri

Level 5 : 700/1,400, 1,400 ante
Timur Margolin
Timur Margolin

Abdelhakim Zoufri opened from the cutoff and Timur Margolin three-bet from the big blind. Zoufri four-bet to put Margolin all-in for 46,000 who called.

Timur Margolin: {a-Spades}{j-Hearts}
Abdelhakim Zoufri: {2-}{2-}

The board ran out {4-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{8-Spades}{3-Diamonds} for Margolin to flop top pair to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Duff Charette ca
Duff Charette
148,000 48,000
Maria Lampropulos ar
Maria Lampropulos
140,000 40,000
Timur Margolin il
Timur Margolin
WSOP 2X Winner
96,000 29,000
Abdelhakim Zoufri nl
Abdelhakim Zoufri
41,000 41,000

Tags: Abdelhakim ZoufriTimur Margolin