The third starting flight out of five for the Merit Poker Classic $5,300 Main Event starts at noon today. The first two days attracted 254 entries in total and 123 players have already made it through to Day 2 with Alexandru Papazian ahead of the pack right now. Day 1c at the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino is expected to be the busiest day of all as it is the last of the ones which will have eight full levels of 60 minutes of play.
Players will start with 100,000 in chips and can reenter an unlimited number of times. A 10-minute break has been scheduled after every two levels. The tournament features a big blind ante throughout and level duration will increase to 75 minutes from Day 2 onwards. The late registration and reentry period will remain open until the end of the break after Level 12 which is at approximately 5:30 PM local time.
Day 1 Structure
| Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | BB Ante |
|---|
| 1 | 60 | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 2 | 60 | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| Break | 10 | | | |
| 3 | 60 | 500 | 1000 | 1000 |
| 4 | 60 | 600 | 1200 | 1200 |
| Break | 10 | | | |
| 5 | 60 | 700 | 1400 | 1400 |
| 6 | 60 | 800 | 1600 | 1600 |
| Break | 10 | | | |
| 7 | 75 | 900 | 1800 | 1800 |
| 8 | 75 | 1000 | 2000 | 2000 |
The tournament is organized in cooperation with Poker Club Management and partypoker LIVE. An amazing $3,000,000 has been guaranteed for the Main Event and players from all over the world have flocked to this beautiful island to compete for their share! The PokerNews] live reporting team will be on the floor for all the Day 1c action. Day 1d starts just after the chips have been bagged and even though there will be no live coverage for the turbo flights, the chip counts for both Day 1d and 1e will be posted as soon as the organization sends them out.
2019 Merit Poker Classic $5,300 Main Event Schedule
| Day | Date | Starting Time | Late Reg | Entries | Survivors | Further Information |
|---|
| 1a | Monday May 6th | 12:00 | Thursday May 9, ~19:00 | 93 | 43 | Play 8 Levels of 60 minutes |
| 1b | Tuesday May 7th | 12:00 | Thursday May 9, ~19:00 | 161 | 80 | Play 8 Levels of 60 minutes |
| 1c | Wednesday May 8th | 12:00 | Thursday May 9, ~19:00 | - | - | Play 8 Levels of 60 minutes |
| 1d | Wednesday May 8th | 21:30 | Thursday May 9, ~19:00 | - | - | Play 8 Levels of 30 minutes |
| 1e | Thursday May 9th | 10:00 | Thursday May 9, ~19:00 | - | - | Play 8 Levels of 20 minutes |
| 2 | Thursday May 9th | 13:30 | Thursday May 9, ~19:00 | - | - | Play 6 Levels of 75 minutes |
| 3 | Friday May 10th | 12:00 | Closed | - | - | TBD |
| 4 | Saturday May 11th | 12:00 | Closed | - | - | TBD |
| 5 | Sunday May 12th | 12:00 | Closed | - | - | Play down to a winner |
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, Gilboa checked, Tamasyan continued with a bet of 3,500 that only Morgenstern called.
, Tamasyan barreled a bet of 10,000 over the line now but Morgenstern raised to 31,000. Tamasyan checked his cards once more before opting to fold.
