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Level 10
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
2019 Merit Poker Classic
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2019 Merit Poker Classic
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$2,990,267
Total Entries
649
Level
35
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Left 1 / 649
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Level 10
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The flop read 
with 52,500 in the middle already.
Kenny Hallaert had checked from under the gun and Boris Mondrus bet 20,000 in the cutoff which Hallaert checked.
The flop came with the 
and Hallaert checked again. Mondrus now fired a bet of 60,000 into the pot. Hallaert took a few seconds before opting to fold.
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Level 9
: 1,200/2,500, 2,500 ante
partypoker pro Kristen Bicknell raised to 5,500 from the hijack and was called by Mehrshad Hosseinpour on the button and so did Florian Duta in the big blind.
The flop came 
, Duta checked, Bicknell bet 7,000 which only Hosseinpour called.
The turn was the , Bicknell now checked and Hosseinpour shoved for around 45,000 which Bicknell snap-called.
Mehrshad Hosseinpour: 
Kristen Bicknell: 
Hosseinpour had turned two pair but Bicknell was ahead with the flopped set of eights.
The river was the 
to not change the situation and Bicknell to eliminate Hosseinpour.
Level 9
: 1,200/2,500, 2,500 ante
Daria Feshchenko raised to 5,500 from the cutoff and was called by Hady El Asmar on the button.
The flop came 
on which they both checked to see the 
land on the turn. Feshchenko bet 6,000 and El Asmar raised to 15,000 which Feshchenko called.
The 
completed the board on the river, Feshchenko now check-called the 17,000 bet of El Asmar. El Asmar tabled 
for Feshchenko to pick up the pot with 
for the flopped trip aces.
Level 9
: 1,200/2,500, 2,500 ante
Pavel Plesuv raised to 5,500 from under the gun and was called by Bart Lybaert in the hijack.
The flop came 
, Plesuv continued with a bet of 8,000 which Lybaert called.
The turn was the 
, Plesuv barreled a bet of 22,500 over the line which now made Lybaert fold.
Level 9
: 1,200/2,500, 2,500 ante
Level 9
: 1,200/2,500, 2,500 ante
The chip counts for Day 1d and 1e have been received and posted. Day 1d attracted 35 players of which 19 made it through to Day 2. Day 1e collected 17 entries and 11 players were able to put their chips in a bag for a few minutes before opening them up again for Day 2.
This makes it 508 entries in total over five starting days, excluding any last minute satellites that have run last night for Day 2. With the late registration and reentry open for the first four levels of 75-minutes today, the total number of entries will only go up.
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 | 202 | 96 | Play 8 Levels of 60 minutes |
| 1d | Wednesday May 8th | 21:30 | Thursday May 9, ~19:00 | 35 | 19 | Play 8 Levels of 30 minutes |
| 1e | Thursday May 9th | 10:00 | Thursday May 9, ~19:00 | 17 | 11 | Play 8 Levels of 20 minutes |
| 2 | Thursday May 9th | 13:30 | Thursday May 9, ~19:00 | 508 | 249 | 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 |
Level 9
: 1,200/2,500, 2,500 ante
The players have been welcomed back to the tables and the dealers have been instructed to shuffle up and deal.
No seat draw or chip counts for Day 1d or 1e have been received yet from the organization. Once this has been received by PokerNews, they will be posted right here.
Level: 9
Blinds: 1,200/2,500
Ante: 2,500
