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

Wigg and Fernandez Chop

Level 2 : 400/800, 800 ante

Georgios Sotiropoulos and Anton Wigg have just taken their seats and Wigg was drawn onto the same table as Ionut Voinea, Eyal Eshkar, Boris Mondrus, and Javier Fernandez.

In the first hand after sitting down, Wigg raised to 2,000 from the cutoff and was called by Javier Fernandez in the big blind.

The flop came {2-Spades}{a-Spades}{a-Hearts}, Fernandez check-called Wigg's continuation-bet of 1,200.

They both checked through the {8-Spades} on the turn and the {10-Diamonds} on the river. Fernandez tabled {k-Spades}{q-Hearts} while Wigg showed {k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} for them to split the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Javier Fernandez es
Javier Fernandez
102,000 2,000
Anton Wigg se
Anton Wigg
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
100,600
Georgios Sotiropoulos gr
Georgios Sotiropoulos
WSOP 3X Winner
100,000
Ionut Voinea ro
Ionut Voinea
96,000 -4,000
Eyal Eshkar il
Eyal Eshkar
87,000 -13,000
Boris Mondrus il
Boris Mondrus
82,000 -18,000

Tags: Anton WiggEyal EshkarGeorgios SotiropoulosIonut VoineaJavier Fernandez

Darie Takes One

Level 2 : 400/800, 800 ante

Michel Habib raised from mid-position and was called by Vlad Darie in the big blind.

Darie checked when the {10-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} came on the flop and Habib continued with a bet of 1,400 which Darie called.

They then both proceeded to check through the {q-Spades} on the turn and the {2-Diamonds} on the river for Darie to pick up the pot with {j-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for the flopped pair of nines.

Player Chips Progress
Vlad Darie ro
Vlad Darie
WPT 1X Winner
110,000 10,000
Michel Habib lb
Michel Habib
95,000
Dragos Trofimov md
Dragos Trofimov
82,000 -18,000

Tags: Michel HabibVlad Darie

Level: 2

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Abdella Hits the Turn and River

Level 1 : 300/600, 600 ante
Ahmed Abdella
Ahmed Abdella

Beyazit Zorlu raised to 1,800 from the small blind and Ahmed Abdella called in the big blind.

They both checked through the {k-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{6-Spades} on the flop to the {a-Spades} on the turn. Zorlu bet 2,000 and Abdella called.

The river completed the board with the {5-Clubs}, Zorlu now checked and Abdella bet 6,500. Zorlu took a few seconds and then decided to make the call but mucked when Abdella tabled {a-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} for the two pair of aces and fives.

Player Chips Progress
Ahmed Abdella kn
Ahmed Abdella
111,000 111,000
Beyazit Zorlu gb
Beyazit Zorlu
90,000 90,000

Tags: Ahmed AbdellaBeyazit Zorlu

Duta Gets a Fold

Level 1 : 300/600, 600 ante

Oliver Ruesing raised to 1,500 from the button and Florian Duta called in the big blind.

The flop came {k-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{a-Clubs}, Duta check-called the 1,500 continuation-bet of Ruesing.

The turn was the {a-Spades} to pair the board up and Duta took over the initiative by leading out for 1,600. Ruesing took a few seconds before letting his hand go.

Player Chips Progress
Florian Duta ro
Florian Duta
103,500 3,500
Oliver Ruesing de
Oliver Ruesing
97,000

Tags: Florian DutaOliver Ruesing