$2,200 Warm Up Day 1a | 2024 Merit Poker Gatsby Gala Series

11-19-2024 00:43 UTC-12

Petkov Wins Multiway Hand

Ryan Lashmar

Level 2 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Alisa Sibgatova opened to 2,000 from early position and received calls from Hadi Khordbin in middle position, Rayan Aljawhari in the cutoff, Lachezar Petkov in the small blind and a player in the big blind.

All five players checked the A♣7♠3♥ flop leading to the K♠ turn. Petkov bet 3,300 and was called by Sibgatova and Aljawhari while the other two players got out of the way.

The three remaining players checked the 2♠ river. Petkov showed top pair with A♠J♣ and the other two players mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alisa Sibgatova	175,000 175,000	175,000
Hadi Khordbin	145,000 45,000	45,000
Lachezar Petkov	115,000 115,000	115,000

Rayan Aljawhari	105,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Alisa Sibgatova Hadi Khordbin Lachezar Petkov Rayan Aljawhari

11-19-2024 00:28 UTC-12

Periaux Makes the Right Call

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 2 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

A player on the button opened to 2,000 before Ludovic Periaux three-bet to 7,000 from the small blind. Mark Smith called from the big blind and the original raiser called.

The flop came 10♦9♦2♥. Periaux bet 8,000, Smith called and the button got out of the way.

Periaux continued for 15,000 on the 8♣ turn and Smith raised to 31,300. Periaux made the call.

On the J♠ river Periaux checked and Smith moved all in, covering Periaux who had around 30,000 behind. Periaux thought for about a minute before making the call.

Smith showed A♥9♠ for third pair turned into a bluff while Periaux had a set with 10♠10♥ and doubled up through Smith.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ludovic Periaux	165,000 90,000	90,000
Mark Smith	40,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Ludovic Periaux Mark Smith

11-19-2024 00:08 UTC-12

Three Streets of Value for Pashay

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 2 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Tural Pashay opened to 1,500 from the button and Ludovic Periaux defended from the big blind.

The flop came 9♥8♣7♣ and Periaux check-called a 1,500 bet from Pashay.

Periaux check-called another bet from Pashay on the 10♦ turn, this time for 2,000.

Pashay bet another 4,000 when checked to on the 2♥ river and Periaux made the call. Pashay turned over a straight with J♥9♦ and Periaux mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tural Pashay	135,000 135,000	135,000
Ludovic Periaux	75,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Ludovic Periaux Tural Pashay

Level: 2

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

11-18-2024 23:51 UTC-12

Aljawhari Overbets the River

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 1 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

With two players seeing a board of 4♠9♣3♠ and around 4,000 in the middle, Maksim Skripkin checked from the big blind and Rayan Aljawhari bet 2,000 from the cutoff. Skripkin made the call.

Both players checked the Q♦ turn leading to the Q♣ river. Skripkin checked, Aljawhari bet 15,000 and this time Skripkin opted to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rayan Aljawhari	120,000 15,000	15,000
Maksim Skripkin	95,000 95,000	95,000

Tags: Maksim Skripkin Rayan Aljawhari

11-18-2024 23:41 UTC-12

Periaux Gets Value with Sailboats

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 1 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

A player in the hijack opened to 1,100 and was called by Ludovic Periaux on the button.

Both players checked the 8♦3♠2♣ flop leading to the 8♠ turn. The hijack bet 2,200 and Periaux called.

The hijack checked the 5♣ river and Periaux bet 6,000, receiving a call from his opponent.

Periaux turned over two pair with 4♠4♦ and his opponent quickly mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ludovic Periaux	120,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Ludovic Periaux

11-18-2024 23:21 UTC-12

Aljawhari Takes from Tekel in the Blinds

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 1 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Andrej Tekel limped in from the small blind and Rayan Aljawhari checked his option from the big blind.

The flop came Q♦8♥4♠ and Tekel check-called a 1,000 bet from Aljawhari.

Both players checked the 7♥ turn leading to the 4♥ river. Tekel checked, Aljawhari bet 5,500 and Tekel folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrej Tekel	135,000
Rayan Aljawhari	105,000

Tags: Andrej Tekel Rayan Aljawhari

11-18-2024 23:06 UTC-12

Early Entrants

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 1 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Duru Corekcioglu	100,000 100,000	100,000
Andrej Tekel	100,000 100,000	100,000
Hadi Khordbin	100,000 100,000	100,000
Aleksandr Razinkov	100,000 100,000	100,000
Aleksandr Kirichenko	100,000 100,000	100,000
Can Yonco	100,000 100,000	100,000
Cheng Zhao	100,000 100,000	100,000
Ludovic Periaux	100,000 100,000	100,000