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

A Reentry and Some New Names

Level 4 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Dzmitry Urbanovich, the Team partypoker pro has just sat down at the same table as Alexandru Papazian, Steven van Zadelhoff, and Christophe De Meulder.

Player Chips Progress
Maria Lampropulos ar
Maria Lampropulos
100,000 100,000
Dzmitry Urbanovich pl
Dzmitry Urbanovich
100,000 100,000
Steven van Zadelhoff nl
Steven van Zadelhoff
100,000 100,000
Alexandru Papazian ro
Alexandru Papazian
Day 1B Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner
100,000 100,000
Niko Koop de
Niko Koop
100,000 100,000

Tags: Alexandru PapazianDzmitry UrbanovichMatthias De MeulderSteven van Zadelhoff

Margolin Wins Some Back

Level 4 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Timur Margolin
Timur Margolin

Timur Margolin raised to 2,200 from mid-position and was called by Duff Charette in the small blind and the player in the big blind.

The flop came {5-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{7-Spades}, both Charette and the big blind checked. Margolin continued with a bet of 2,800 which only the big blind called.

They both checked through the {a-Spades} on the turn to the {4-Hearts} on the river. The big blind player now bet 9,500 which Margolin called. Margolin's opponent tabled {9-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} for the flopped two pair while he himself held {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades} for the turned higher two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Aleksandr Chernikov ru
Aleksandr Chernikov
380,000 180,000
Josip Simunic at
Josip Simunic
210,000 110,000
Timur Margolin il
Timur Margolin
WSOP 2X Winner
67,000 -12,000
Vanush Mnatsakyan ru
Vanush Mnatsakyan
58,000 -48,000

Tags: Duff CharetteTimur Margolin

Level: 4

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Simunic Joins In Too

Level 3 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Team partypoker member Josip Simunic has just taken his seat at the table which also includes Timur Margolin and Vanush Mnatsakyan.

Player Chips Progress
Christophe De Meulder be
Christophe De Meulder
100,000 100,000
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
100,000 100,000
Guillaume Diaz fr
Guillaume Diaz
100,000 100,000
Matthias De Meulder be
Matthias De Meulder
100,000 100,000
James Romero us
James Romero
WPT 1X Winner
100,000 100,000
Josip Simunic at
Josip Simunic
100,000 100,000
Duff Charette ca
Duff Charette
100,000 100,000

Tags: Josip SimunicTimur MargolinVanush Mnatsakyan

Koop Falls to Utrobin

Level 3 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Niko Koop
Niko Koop

The player in the under-the-gun position raised to 2,300 and was called by the player in the early position. Niko Koop three-bet to 9,500 from mid-position and action folded to Viktor Utrobin in the big blind who four-bet to 23,000. Both the initial raiser and the early position player folded while Koop made the call.

The flop came {a-Hearts}{3-Spades}{4-Hearts} and Utrobin bet another 20,000 which Koop called.

The turn was the {q-Hearts} and now Utrobin checked. Koop shoved for 46,800 and Utrobin snap-called.

Niko Koop: {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
Viktor Utrobin: {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}

Koop had flopped top pair and turned two pair while Utrobin had turned a set of queens.

Koop needed another ace on the river to stay alive but he bricked it and made his way out of the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
Viktor Utrobin ru
Viktor Utrobin
189,000 189,000
Niko Koop de
Niko Koop
Busted

Tags: Niko KoopViktor Utrobin

Level: 3

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000