$3,300 Main Event | 2024 Merit Poker Gatsby Gala Series

12-01-2024 01:05 UTC-12

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Wigg	15,600,000 100,000	100,000
Nichan Khorchidian	12,800,000 800,000	800,000

Bogdan Jontulovic	10,400,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Vedat Yilmaz	9,200,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Dmitry Gromov	8,000,000 400,000	400,000

Adrian State	4,700,000

Gromov Rivers Trips

Kai Cocklin

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Dmitry Gromov raised from under the gun and Vedat Yilmaz called out of the big blind.

They saw a flop of J♠3♠7♠ where Yilmaz checked and Gromov fired 400,000. Yilmaz then put in a check-raise to an even 1,000,000. and Gromov quickly called.

The 2♣ turn was checked through to the J♣ river where Yilmaz announced a bet of 1,000,000, which was snap-called by Gromov.

Yilmaz revealed A♠3♥ for a pair and busted flush draw, but Gromov had rivered trips holding A♣J♦ to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitry Gromov	10,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Vedat Yilmaz	9,700,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Vedat Yilmaz Dmitry Gromov

12-01-2024 01:24 UTC-12

Khorchidian Wants More Value

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Kai Cocklin

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Nichan Khorchidian opened from the hijack to 500,000 and Dmitry Gromov called on the button.

On the A♣7♦6♦4♣4♦ board, both checked to the river where Khorchidian bet 700,000, and Gromov quickly called.

Khorchidian then revealed a pair of aces with A♥10♦, and Gromov flashed the A♠ before he mucked.

"Why didn't you bet?! Do you have a camera that can see my cards?" said Khorchidian.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nichan Khorchidian	14,000,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Dmitry Gromov	6,700,000 3,300,000	3,300,000

Tags: Dmitry Gromov Nichan Khorchidian

12-01-2024 01:26 UTC-12

Wigg Backdoors Trips and Holds Big Chip Lead

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Kai Cocklin

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Bogdan Jontulovic limped from the small blind and Anton Wigg made it 700,000 in the big blind.

On the 8♦9♦A♣ flop, Jontulovic check-called a bet of 375,000 from Wigg to see the K♥ drop on the turn, which went check-check.

A board-pairing K♠ dropped on the river and after Jontulovic checked, Wigg fired a big bet of 1,900,000. Some moments passed and eventually Jontulovic decided to call.

Wigg then showed trips with K♣Q♥, and Jontulovic mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Wigg	21,000,000 5,400,000	5,400,000
Bogdan Jontulovic	5,400,000 5,000,000	5,000,000

Tags: Anton Wigg Bogdan Jontulovic

12-01-2024 01:30 UTC-12

Khorchidian's Turn to Backdoor Trips

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Kai Cocklin

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

A full board of 6♥7♥A♦10♠10♦ was showing with around 2,500,000 in the pot when Anton Wigg checked from the cutoff and Nichan Khorchidian fired out a big bet of 1,600,000.

Wigg was in the tank for a while and burned through a couple of timebanks before he eventually called.

Khorchidian then showed trips with K♥10♥, and Wigg mucked.

"So close, so close. I have your number man," said Wigg to Khorchidian.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nichan Khorchidian	19,000,000 5,000,000	5,000,000

Anton Wigg	18,800,000 2,200,000	2,200,000

Tags: Anton Wigg Nichan Khorchidian

12-01-2024 01:31 UTC-12

Break Time

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Kai Cocklin

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Players are on a 15-minute break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nichan Khorchidian	19,000,000

Anton Wigg	18,800,000
Vedat Yilmaz	7,700,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Dmitry Gromov	6,000,000 700,000	700,000

Bogdan Jontulovic	5,800,000 400,000	400,000
Adrian State	4,100,000 600,000	600,000

Level: 34

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

12-01-2024 01:55 UTC-12

Khorchidian's Fours Good at Showdown

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Kai Cocklin

Level 34 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Nichan Khorchidian opened from under the gun and Anton Wigg called in the big blind,

"You never fold," said Khorchidian.

They saw a flop of 5♣Q♣7♦ where Wigg check-called a bet of 300,000 from Khorchidian to the 2♠ turn, which went check-check.

The Q♠ river paired the board and both checked to showdown where Wigg showed A♦8♥ for ace-high, but Khorchidian had the winner with 4♠4♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nichan Khorchidian	21,500,000 2,500,000	2,500,000

Anton Wigg	17,000,000 1,800,000	1,800,000

Tags: Anton Wigg Nichan Khorchidian

12-01-2024 01:58 UTC-12

Gromov Four-Bet Shoves

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Kai Cocklin

Level 34 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Dmitry Gromov raised to 600,000 from under the gun and Bogdan Jontulovic three-bet the cutoff to 1,400,000. When it got back to Gromov, he announced all-in, and Jontulovic snap-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitry Gromov	9,000,000 3,000,000	3,000,000

Bogdan Jontulovic	3,700,000 2,100,000	2,100,000

Tags: Bogdan Jontulovic Dmitry Gromov

12-01-2024 02:06 UTC-12

Jontulovic Makes a Big Call and Fades Gromov's Outs

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Kai Cocklin

Level 34 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Bogdan Jontulovic opened to 600,000 from the hijack and got called by Vedat Yilmaz in the small blind & Dmitry Gromov in the big blind.

The flop fell 4♦K♥2♦ which was checked to Jontulovic, who fired 525,000. Yilmaz quickly folded, and Gromov shoved. Jontulovic had around 2,600,000 behind and put all of his timebank cards into the middle while he contemplated a call for his tournament life. Eventually, after around two minutes, Jontulovic called.

Bogdan Jontulovic: A♥4♥ All in
Dmitry Gromov: Q♦10♦

Jontulovic had made the right call but had to fade a plethora of outs as Gromov had overcards and a flush draw. Some of those outs were removed when the 4♣ turn improved Jontulovic to trips, and the 2♠ river gave him a full house, which doubled him up.