2019 Merit Poker Classic

Main Event
Day: 1a
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

Chaaban First to Go

Level 3 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Wael Chaaban
Wael Chaaban

The flop read {6-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{7-Spades} and Vanush Mnatsakyan had bet 12,000 from the small blind. The player in the big blind called and Wael Chaaban responded with a shove for 51,700. Mnatsakyan tanked for a while and then the clock was called on him. The floor came over, looked at the clock and then Mnatsakyan also shoved. The player in the big blind asked for a count, the dealer confirmed Mnatsakyan had 99,700 behind. The dealer also counted out Chaaban's stack and then the big blind folded to let them battle it out.

Wael Chaaban: {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}
Vanush Mnatsakyan: {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}

Chaaban had flopped the open-ended straight draw and had the pair of eights but was behind against Mnatsakyan's pocket queens.

The rest of the board was completed with the {k-Clubs} on the turn and the {a-Clubs} on the river to keep the situation the same and Chaaban was the first player of the day to get eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Vanush Mnatsakyan ru
Vanush Mnatsakyan
190,000
190,000
190,000
Wael Chaaban
Wael Chaaban
Busted

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