$2,200 Warm Up | 2024 Merit Poker Gatsby Gala Series

Nov 23, 2024

Ziad Menhem Eliminated in 8th Place ($24,100)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Hadi Khordbin opened to 400,000 and Ziad Menhem three-bet shoved for 2,100,000 from the cutoff. Dawid Smolka re-shoved from the small blind, covering both players, and Khordbin quickly folded.

Ziad Menhem: 8♣8♥ All in
Dawid Smolka: A♣K♥

Smolka made top pair on the K♣3♠6♠ flop leaving Menhem drawing to two outs. No eights materialized when the rest of the board ran out 7♣A♦ and Menhem became the second player to fall at the final table.

Tags: Dawid Smolka Hadi Khordbin Ziad Menhem

Nov 23, 2024

Viktor Iarilov Eliminated in 9th Place ($18,050)

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Hadi Khordbin opened from early position, Bogdan Munteanu shoved from middle position for around 3,500,000, Viktor Iarilov called off from the cutoff for around 3,000,000 and Khordbin got out of the way.

Viktor Iarilov: A♣A♠ All in
Bogdan Munteanu: A♥K♣

The board ran out 3♠J♣8♠10♦Q♠ giving Munteanu a straight to send Iarilov to the rail in brutal fashion.

Tags: Bogdan Munteanu Viktor Iarilov

Nov 23, 2024

No Kicker, No Problem for Smolka

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Georges Chehade opened to 400,000 from under the gun and Dawid Smolka defended from the big blind.

The flop came K♣5♥3♣ and Smolka check-called a 275,000 bet from Chehade.

Both players then checked the 5♠ turn and 9♣ river. Smolka had kings up with K♦2♦ which was enough to take the pot.

Tags: Dawid Smolka Georges Chehade

Nov 23, 2024

Final Table Seat Draw

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Daniele Grasso	Italy	7,450,000	37
2	Ruslan Bakhtiev	Russia	2,600,000	13
3	Sandra Cotescu	Romania	1,550,000	8
4	Hadi Khordbin	Iran	9,175,000	46
5	Ziad Menhem	Lebanon	1,200,000	6
6	Bogdan Munteanu	Romania	3,500,000	18
7	Dawid Smolka	Poland	9,925,000	50
8	Georges Chehadeh	Lebanon	7,550,000	38
9	Viktor Iarilov	Russia	3,350,000	17

Nov 23, 2024

Play Resumes

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Cards are back in the air in the $2,200 Warm Up.

Nov 23, 2024

Break

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

The tournament has now been paused to prepare for the final table ceremony.

Nov 23, 2024

Pouya Ranjehdel Eliminated in 10th Place ($13,155)

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Pouya Ranjehdel shoved from the hijack for 650,000 and was called by Georges Chehade who had him covered from the hijack.

Pouya Ranjehdel: A♦K♦ All in
Georges Chehade: 5♠5♥

Chehade made a set on the 5♣J♥3♠ flop meaning Ranjehdel would need to make a running straight to extend his tournament life. He picked up a gutshot on the 4♦ turn but the K♣ river was a brick and Ranjehdel was sent to the rail on the final table bubble.