Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
The remaining 52 players are on the first 15-minute break of the day.
2024 Merit Poker Gatsby Gala Series
$2,200 Warm Up
Day: 3
Event Info
2024 Merit Poker Gatsby Gala Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$920,000
Entries
463
Level
35
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
68
Players Left
14
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Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
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Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
With two players seeing a board of 9♦6♣2♦ and around 425,000 in the middle, Timur Margolin bet 135,000 from the small blind and Amir Hassan raised to 275,000 from the cutoff. Margolin made the call.
On the 5♥ turn Margolin checked and Hassan bet 275,000. Margolin opted to fold, showing the A♣ as he did so and Hassan took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,025,000
225,000
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225,000 |
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1,525,000
875,000
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875,000 |
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
In a preflop confrontation Selahaddin Bedir was all in from the small blind for around 350,000 and up against Samuel Dray who covered him in the big blind.
Selahaddin Bedir: A♥A♠ 
Samuel Dray: Q♦Q♣
Dray pulled ahead with middle set on the Q♥7♥K♠ flop leaving Bedir drawing to just two outs. Bedir picked up a straight draw on the 10♣ turn but the 4♠ river was a brick and Bedir was sent to the rail on the stone bubble while Dray claimed the last of his chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,200,000
380,000
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380,000 |
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Busted |
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Gihad Ismail open-shoved for 160,000 from middle position and Nichan Khorchidian called from the big blind with a covering stack to put him at risk.
Gihad Ismail: A♦A♠
Nichan Khorchidian: 6♦6♥
Despite flopping a straight draw Khorchidian was unable to crack Ismail's aces on the 7♦8♦9♣2♠K♠ runout and Ismail doubled up at his expense.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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775,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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350,000
30,000
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30,000 |
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Hadi Khordbin opened from the hijack, Tommy Mokhtari re-shoved for 245,000 from the cutoff and Khordbin called with a covering stack to put Mokhtari at risk.
Tommy Mokhtari: A♠A♣
Hadi Khordbin: Q♥6♥
The 10♣J♦A♥10♠6♠ runout gave Mokhtari a full house and he doubled up through Khordbin who was drawing dead on the turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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925,000 | |
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540,000 |
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
With 64 players remaining and 63 paid spots, the tournament staff have announced the start of hand-for-hand play.
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Elie Farah opened from middle position, Zhen Chen three-bet from the hijack and Farah called creating a pot of roughly 175,000 going into the flop.
the flop came 2♥J♥J♦. Farah checked, Chen bet 50,000 and Farah check-raised to 135,000. Farah made the call.
Farah continued for 150,000 on the 9♥ turn and was called by Chen.
On the Q♣ river Farah checked and Chen shoved, covering Farah who had around 400,000 behind. Farah, clearly put on a difficult decision, put his hands over his head and briefly went into the tank.
After a couple minutes Farah stuck in the call. Chen had the nut-flush with A♥Q♥ and dragged in a massive pot while Farah was sent to the rail two spots shy of making the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,000,000
925,000
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925,000 |
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Busted |
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
With two players seeing a final board of 9♦2♥4♠9♥6♣ and around 425,000 in the middle, Timur Margolin fired a very small 30,000 bet. Bogdan Munteanu raised to 185,000 and Margolin made the call.
Munteanu could only show a bluff with J♥10♦ while Margolin had correctly hero-called with A♠Q♦ for just ace-high to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,800,000
490,000
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490,000 |
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1,200,000
450,000
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450,000 |
