Level: 7
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
2024 Merit Poker Gatsby Gala Series
$2,200 Warm Up
Day: 1bc
Event Info
2024 Merit Poker Gatsby Gala Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1bc
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$920,000
Entries
463
Level
35
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
239
Players Left
102
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Level 6
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
The remaining players are on another 15-minute break. The field has grown to 185 entrants of which 105 players remain.
Level 6
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
With three players seeing a board of 10♦A♦8♥ and around 4,000 in the middle, a player in the big blind checked and Elie Farah bet 4,000 from the cutoff. A player on the button called while the big blind got out of the way.
The two remaining players then checked the 8♦ turn and J♦ river. Farah showed two pair with 10♥5♥ which was enough to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000
225,000
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225,000 |
Level 6
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Vladimir Alekseev opened from under the gun and Samuel Dray three-bet to 8,000 from middle position. Fabio Peluso called from the hijack before Alekseev four-bet shoved for 26,900. Both Dray and Peluso made the call.
The flop came K♦J♥8♥ and both Dray and Peluso checked, leading to the 6♣ turn. Dray bet 16,000 and Peluso snap-folded, leaving Alekseev at risk versus Dray.
Vladimir Alekseev: J♦10♦ 
Samuel Dray: K♥K♠
Dray was a massive favorite with top set while Alekseev could only hit running quads, a running straight or a running flush to survive. The A♠ river was of no help to Alekseev and he made his exit from the tournament area while Dray scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
235,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
170,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 6
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
With three players seeing a board of A♠9♠3♣ and around 15,000 in the middle Gurcan Gungoren checked from the small blind and a player in the big blind checked as well. Joris Ruijs bet 8,000 from the cutoff and only the big blind called.
Ruijs continued for 32,000 when checked to on the 10♦ turn and this time the big blind opted to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
460,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
112,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
Level 6
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
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Level: 6
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Level 5
: Blinds 800/1,500, 1,500 ante
With three players seeing a board of 6♦K♥5♣4♠ and 11,300 in the middle, Bakhos Joumaa checked from the big blind and Felipe Ketzer bet 15,500 from under the gun. Erdem Akmert called from the button while Joumaa got out of the way.
On the 10♠ river Ketzer checked and Akmert bet 15,000. Ketzer opted to fold and Akmert took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
205,000 | |
|
135,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
116,000 |
Level 5
: Blinds 800/1,500, 1,500 ante
Rachid El Yaacoubi shoved from middle position for 12,000 and was looked up by Iurii Saiapin who had him covered from the big blind.
Rachid El Yaacoubi: K♦Q♣
Iurii Saiapin: 10♠7♠
The board ran out 10♣J♠J♦3♠5♣ giving Saiapin two pair to send El Yaacoubi to the rail and take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
205,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 5
: Blinds 800/1,500, 1,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
380,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
310,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
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285,000
285,000
|
285,000 |
|
285,000
285,000
|
285,000 |
|
|
270,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
260,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
260,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
258,000
258,000
|
258,000 |
|
255,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
235,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
231,000
231,000
|
231,000 |
|
206,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
205,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
205,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
||
|
197,000
197,000
|
197,000 |
