Level: 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
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 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
With two players seeing a final board of 3♥3♠Q♠A♣A♦, Timur Margolin checked in the big blind and Daniele Grasso shoved from the button, covering Margolin who had started the hand with around 1,000,000. Margolin made the call and was at risk.
Margolin had hero-called with K♦10♥ for a king-kicker to the two pair on the board but Grasso had a superior two pair with K♥Q♣ to send Margolin to the rail in 18th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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8,000,000
3,800,000
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3,800,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Bogdan Munteanu opened from the hijack and called a 380,000 three-bet from Aleksandr Pak in the cutoff.
The flop came J♣2♣Q♠ and Munteanu check-called a 220,000 continuation-bet from Pak.
Munteanu checked the 7♠ turn, Pak shoved for around 1,100,000 and Munteanu called with a covering stack to put Pak at risk.
Aleksandr Pak: A♦A♠ 
Bogdan Munteanu: J♥Q♥
Munteanu had flopped two pair to crack Pak's pocket aces and he remained ahead when the rriver came the 6♥ to send Pak to the rail and take the last of his chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,700,000
2,125,000
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2,125,000 |
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Busted |
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
With two players seeing a board of 2♥9♣10♣ and around 425,000 in the middle, [Removed:544] led out from the small blind with a shove for around 550,000 and was called by Victor Fryda who had him covered from the hijack.
[Removed:544]: Q♥8♦
Victor Fryda: A♥10♥
[Removed:545] had picked the wrong time to bluff and was in rough shape with a gutshot and one overcard to Fryda's top pair. [Removed:545] couldn't improve when the rest of the board ran out A♦4♦ and was sent to the rail while Fryda took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,830,000
505,000
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505,000 |
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Busted |
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Julien Rouquet opened from the hijack, Amir Hassan, who had recently doubled up his short stack through Rouquet, moved all in for around 400,000 and Rouquet called with a covering stack to put him at risk again.
Amir Hassan: A♣5♣
Julien Rouquet: K♦K♠
Hassan seemed poised for another double up after flopping top pair on the A♦3♣Q♠ flop to pull ahead of Rouquet's pocket kings. The 5♠ turn improved Hassan to two pair but Rouquet made a set on the K♥ river to send Hassan to the rail in 15th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,130,000
115,000
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115,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Hadi Khordbin shoved for 855,000 from the small blind and Victor Fryda called in the big blind with a covering stack to put Khordbin at risk.
Hadi Khordbin: A♦10♠
Victor Fryda: Q♣Q♠
Khordbin was in trouble against Fryda's pocket queens but the board ran out 2♠6♦2♦A♥8♠ giving him top pair to to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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2,400,000
1,430,000
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1,430,000 |
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1,800,000
200,000
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200,000 |
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
The remaining 14 players are on the final 15-minute break of the evening.
Level: 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
Level 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Hadi Khordbin opened to 200,000 from middle position and Sandra Cotescu three-bet shoved for 1,600,000 from the cutoff. Ruslan Bakhtiev re-shoved for around 3,400,000 from the small blind, covering both players. Khordbin got out of the way, showing 9♥9♦ as he folded.
Sandra Cotescu: K♦K♠
Ruslan Bakhtiev: A♣Q♣
Cotescu was in front with pocket kings and remained ahead when the board ran out 4♠J♠5♦Q♦10♠ to earn a full double up through Bakhtiev.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,750,000
2,050,000
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2,050,000 |
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1,800,000
925,000
|
925,000 |
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1,700,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Level 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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7,500,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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4,650,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
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4,500,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
4,100,000
2,300,000
|
2,300,000 |
|
|
3,900,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
3,625,000
575,000
|
575,000 |
|
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|
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3,500,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
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2,200,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
2,100,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
|
|
2,050,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
1,750,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
1,600,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
1,150,000
1,250,000
|
1,250,000 |
