2019 Merit Poker Classic

Main Event
Day: 5
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

Bicknell Hits the River

Level 32 : 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Kristen Bicknell shoved from the button for 3,400,000 and was called by Daniel Braude in the big blind with the slightly bigger stack.

Kristen Bicknell: {6-Spades}{6-Diamonds}
Daniel Braude: {5-Spades}{5-Diamonds}

The flop came {8-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} to not change the situation.

The turn was the {5-Hearts} for Braude to turn the set. Bicknell got up from her chair while the Israeli rail cheered loudly.

The river completed the board with the {6-Clubs} for Bicknell to river the higher set to stay alive for Braude to stay behind with five big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
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Kristen Bicknell
7,400,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
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Daniel Braude
2,025,000
-3,975,000
-3,975,000

Tags: Daniel BraudeKristen Bicknell

Bicknell Getting Shorter

Level 32 : 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Kristen Bicknell completed her small blind and Liran Twito opted to check his big blind.

The flop came {2-Clubs}{2-Spades}{k-Hearts}, Bicknell bet 400,000 but Twito raised to 900,000. Bicknell checked her cards once more before letting them go.

Player Chips Progress
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Liran Twito
40,000,000
2,400,000
2,400,000
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Kristen Bicknell
5,400,000
-3,800,000
-3,800,000

Tags: Kristen BicknellLiran Twito

Christoforou Doubles Through Braude

Level 32 : 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

The board read {a-Clubs}{5-Spades}{7-Hearts}{a-Spades}{k-Hearts} with around 4,000,000 in the middle already.

Daniel Braude shoved from the small blind with the bigger stack and Andreas Christoforou was considering his options. After a while, Christoforou decided to make the call for 4,000,000 with {k-Clubs}{10-Hearts} for two pair, aces and kings. He saw he was good as Braude held {6-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} for the bluff.

Player Chips Progress
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Andreas Christoforou
12,000,000
8,600,000
8,600,000
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Daniel Braude
6,000,000
-8,025,000
-8,025,000

Tags: Andreas ChristoforouDaniel Braude

Basil Yaiche Eliminated in 5th Place ($141,440)

Level 32 : 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Basil Yaiche
Basil Yaiche

Basil Yaiche shoved from under the gun and action folded to Liran Twito in the big blind who asked for a count. The dealer confirmed Yaiche had 7,200,000 behind. Twito contemplated his options for a while and then decidedly put in a stack for the call so the cards could go on their backs.

Basil Yaiche: {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}
Liran Twito: {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}

The flop came {4-Spades}{a-Clubs}{8-Hearts} to hand Twito a set of eights immediately.

The turn was the {j-Hearts} for Yaiche to be drawing dead and the {q-Clubs} was dealt on the river as a formality to complete the board.

Yaiche busted in sixth place for $141,440 and now Twito has more than half of the chips in play.

Player Chips Progress
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Liran Twito
37,600,000
7,400,000
7,400,000
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Basil Yaiche
Busted

Tags: Basil YaicheLiran Twito

Ludovic Geilich Eliminated in 6th Place ($113,330)

Level 32 : 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Ludovic Geilich
Ludovic Geilich

Liran Twito raised to 800,000 from the cutoff and Ludovic Geilich shoved from the small blind. Daniel Braude quickly folded his big blind and Twito asked for a count. Geilich confirmed he had 6,625,000 behind in total. Twito flicked in a chip for the call.

Ludovic Geilich: {j-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}
Liran Twito: {a-Hearts}{j-Clubs}

The board ran out {8-Spades}{3-Spades}{5-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for Twito to hold with the higher ace-kicker to eliminate the partypoker pro in sixth place. Geilich got up and hugged Kristen Bicknell before wishing the rest of the table good luck and making his way off the feature table stage.

Player Chips Progress
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Liran Twito
30,200,000
7,550,000
7,550,000
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Ludovic Geilich
Busted

Tags: Daniel BraudeKristen BicknellLiran TwitoLudovic Geilich

Level: 32

Blinds: 200,000/400,000

Ante: 400,000

Chip Counts During the Dinner Break

Level 31 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Kristen BicknellCanada9,200,00023
2Liran TwitoIsrael22,650,00057
3Basil YaicheFrance8,200,00021
5Ludovic GeilichUnited Kingdom7,425,00019
6Daniel BraudeIsrael14,025,00035
10Andreas ChristoforouCyprus3,400,0009
Player Chips Progress
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Liran Twito
22,650,000
-1,850,000
-1,850,000
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Daniel Braude
14,025,000
-925,000
-925,000
Profile photo of Kristen Bicknell ca
Kristen Bicknell
9,200,000
2,755,000
2,755,000
Profile photo of Basil Yaiche fr
Basil Yaiche
8,200,000
470,000
470,000
Profile photo of Ludovic Geilich gb
Ludovic Geilich
7,425,000
1,265,000
1,265,000
Profile photo of Andreas Christoforou cy
Andreas Christoforou
3,400,000
-1,400,000
-1,400,000

Dinner Break

Level 31 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

The six remaining players have been sent for a 45-minute dinner break. The purple 5,000-value chips will be taking out of play and an official chip count is to follow.

Selahaddin Bedir Eliminated in 7th Place ($94,490)

Level 31 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Selahaddin Bedir
Selahaddin Bedir

Selahaddin Bedir raised to 600,000 from under the gun and Liran Twito three-bet to 1,700,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Bedir who four-bet shoved for 8,070,000 and Twito snap-called.

Selahaddin Bedir: {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}
Liran Twito: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}

The board ran out {9-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{2-Spades}{10-Hearts}{a-Spades} for Twito to improve his better pair to a set of aces to eliminate Bedir in seventh place for $94,490.

Player Chips Progress
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Liran Twito
24,500,000
9,550,000
9,550,000
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Selahaddin Bedir
Busted

Tags: Liran TwitoSelahaddin Bedir