$2,200 Warm Up
Day 2 Started
2024 Merit Poker Gatsby Gala Series
$2,200 Warm Up
Day: 2
Event Info
2024 Merit Poker Gatsby Gala Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$920,000
Entries
463
Level
35
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
271
Players Left
68
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The survivors from four starting flights will combine today at the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino for Day 2 of the 2024 Merit Poker Gatsby Gala Series $2,200 Warm Up starting at 12:30 p.m. local time.
While the turbo Day 1d flight is currently underway, Candido Cappiello holds the overall chip lead so far with 694,500, worth 278 big blinds. Cappiello is most closely followed by Day 1b chip leader Navid Samavati (628,000) while Traian Stanciu (608,000) rounds out the top three.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
| 1 | Candido Cappiello | Italy | 694,500 | 278 |
| 2 | Navid Samavati | Iran | 628,000 | 251 |
| 3 | Traian Stanciu | Romania | 608,000 | 243 |
| 4 | Dauren Zhaparov | Kazakhstan | 597,500 | 239 |
| 5 | Dmitry Gromov | Russian Federation | 538,000 | 215 |
| 6 | Banksy | United Kingdom | 537,000 | 215 |
| 7 | Caner Gunes | Turkey | 531,500 | 213 |
| 8 | Alisa Sibgatova | Russian Federation | 511,000 | 204 |
| 9 | Mikhail Zavoloka | Russian Federation | 503,500 | 201 |
| 10 | Uladzimir Zhyharau | Belarus | 492,500 | 197 |
Other players who have already advanced to Day 2 include Dmitry Gromov (538,000), Fabio Peluso (306,500), Nikolay Fal (267,500), Timur Margolin (235,000), Jeremy Saderne (195,000), Simone Andrian (143,500) and Felipe Ketzer (137,000).
Day 2 begins at Level 10, featuring blinds of 1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 big blind ante. Late registration remains open until the start of Level 13, with unlimited reentries permitted until that point. The amount of Levels played today will be determined shortly after the day begins. There will be a 15-minute break scheduled after every second Level.
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you all the action from the moment cards are in the air until a winner is crowned on the final day, taking place November 23.
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Level 10
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Cards are in the air for Day 2 of the $2,200 Warm Up!
Level 10
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
With around 40,000 chips already in the middle on a board of 10♣K♣K♠3♣, Daniele Grasso checked it over to Rabih El-Hachem, who fired a bet of 30,000. After thinking for a while. Grasso called.
An A♥ dropped on the river and again Grasso checked it over to his opponent, who put out another bet of 30,000. Grasso thought about it for around 30 seconds before he shoved, which put El-Hachem to the test for his remaining stack of around 100,000.
A few moments passed and El-Hachem asked "queen-jack?" to Grasso, then he called.
Grasso didn't have queen-jack, but instead showed a full house with 10♥10♠, and El-Hachem's A♣2♣ went down in flames.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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475,000
158,000
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158,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 10
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Nicolae Paunescu opened to 5,000 from the cutoff and received calls from Abdullah Alajmi in the small blind and Nichan Khorchidian in the big blind.
The flop came K♠6♠5♦ and action checked around to Khorchidian who bet 4,000. Both opponents made the call.
Alajmi led with a 10,000 bet on the A♠ turn. Paunescu got out of the way while Khorchidian called.
Both players checked the 3♠ river. Neither player had a flush and Alajmi tabled A♥6♣ for two pair before taking the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
445,000
58,000
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58,000 |
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315,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
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140,000
89,500
|
89,500 |
Level 10
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Simone Andrian raised to 9,000 from the small blind and Julien Rouquet defended from the big blind.
The flop came Q♦J♣3♠ and Andrian fired a 30,000 continuation-bet that was called by Rouquet.
Andrian continued for 25,000 on the A♥ turn and once again Rouquet made the call.
On the 5♣ river Andrian shoved for around 90,000 and was quickly called by Rouquet.
Andrian had the second-nuts with A♦A♣ for top set but Rouquet showed the nut-straight with K♠10♣ to send Andrian to the rail and take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
425,000 | |
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Busted | |
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Level 10
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Georgios Tsouloftas opened to 5,000 and Andrey Litvinov shoved for just under 30,000 from the next seat. Clement Bonnant called behind, and when it got back to Tsouloftas, he called.
Tsouloftas and Bonnant decided not to put another chip into the pot and checked to showdown on the 9♠8♦6♦K♦8♣ board.
Tsouloftas showed A♠10♠, Litvinov showed A♥J♦, but Bonnant had the winner with A♣Q♦ and took the pot, which eliminated Litvinov.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
122,000
|
122,000 |
|
75,000
44,500
|
44,500 |
|
Busted |
Level 10
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Ruslan Bakhtiev opened to 6,000 from the hijack and received calls from Bakhos Joumaa in the small blind and Jakub Michalak in the big blind.
The flop came 4♥5♥6♥ and action checked around to Bakhtiev who bet 6,000. Only Joumaa called.
The two remaining players checked the K♣ turn leading to the 10♥ river. Bakhtiev checked, Joumaa bet 25,000 and Bakhtiev called.
Joumaa turned over the nut-flush with A♥9♣ to take down a decent pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
405,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
370,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
|
110,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
Level 10
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
On a flop of 10♣9♠A♦, there were around 30,000 chips in the pot when Maxime Chilaud check-called a bet of around 20,000 from Daniele Grasso.
The turn brought a 2♥ and after Chilaud checked again, Grasso fired 23,000. Chilaud called.
A 6♣ completed the runout and Chilaud, with around 55,000 in his stack, checked for a third time, then was faced with a shove from Grasso. Chilaud didn't need to think for too long before he tossed his cards into the muck, and Grasso's good start to the day got even better.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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550,000
75,000
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75,000 |
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55,000
184,500
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184,500 |
