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

Yaiche Doubles Through Geilich

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

Liran Twito raised to 600,000 from the hijack and Basil Yaiche shoved from the cutoff. Ludovic Geilich asked for a count from the button and the dealer confirmed Yaiche had 3,190,000 behind. Geilich made the call. Daniel Braude quickly folded his small blind but Anton Morgenstern looked to have a lot more difficulty in making a decision from the big blind. After about two minutes, Morgenstern reluctantly folded as did Twito.

Basil Yaiche: {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}
Ludovic Geilich: {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}

The flop came {2-Spades}{3-Spades}{6-Spades} and Morgenstern held his head in his hands.

The turn was the {q-Hearts} while the rest of the table wondered what Morgenstern had.

The river completed the board with the {8-Spades} for Yaiche to river a set of eights to stay alive.

"I had ace-king of spades'" Morgenstern said.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Basil Yaiche fr
Basil Yaiche
7,730,000
3,145,000
3,145,000
Profile photo of Liran Twito il
Liran Twito
6,600,000
1,565,000
1,565,000
Profile photo of Ludovic Geilich gb
Ludovic Geilich
6,160,000
125,000
125,000

Tags: Anton MorgensternBasil YaicheDaniel BraudeLiran TwitoLudovic Geilich