Level 35
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
The players have agreed to go on a short 5-minute break.
2024 Merit Poker Gatsby Gala Series
$3,300 Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info
2024 Merit Poker Gatsby Gala Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 5
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$1,694,640
Entries
614
Level
38
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
9
Players Left
1
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Level 35
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
The players are back in their seats and play has continued,
Level 35
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Vedat Yilmaz raised to 900,000 from under the gun and Anton Wigg called in the small blind.
On the 5♣9♣8♣ flop, both players checked to the J♣ turn where Wigg check-called a bet of 1,200,00 from Yilmaz.
When the 6♦ hit the river, both players checked again then Wigg revealed a straight with 7♥7♦. Yilmaz was furious and thumped the table in frustration, then revealed A♣J♥ for top pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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13,500,000
1,500,000
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1,500,000 |
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5,800,000
25,000
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25,000 |
Level 35
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
The action folded to Nichan Khorchidian in the small blind, who shoved a big stack of green chips, worth 500,000 each, into the pot. Vedat Yilmaz was in the big blind with around 3,000,000 behind and quickly called.
Vedat Yilmaz: 8♥7♥ 
Nichan Khorchidian: A♥8♦
Yilmaz was at risk and dominated by the superior hand of Khorchidian, but he did pick up some extra outs on the 9♠9♣5♣ flop as he picked up a gutshot. However, the 3♠10♦ runout was no help, and Yilmaz was out in 5th.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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23,000,000
6,000,000
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6,000,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 35
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Dmitry Gromov raised to 800,000 from under the gun and Bogdan Jontulovic three-bet from the button to 2,050,000. Anton Wigg then four-bet to 5,500,000 from the small blind, which got both of his opponents to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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16,000,000
2,000,000
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2,000,000 |
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11,500,000
2,000,000
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2,000,000 |
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7,700,000
1,900,000
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1,900,000 |
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Level 35
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Players are on a 15-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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24,900,000
1,900,000
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1,900,000 |
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18,000,000
2,000,000
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2,000,000 |
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11,400,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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6,700,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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Level: 36
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 500,000
Level 36
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Bogdan Jontulovic opened to 1,200,000 from the button and Nichan Khorchidian called from the big blind.
On the A♦J♣4♥ flop, Khorchidian check-called a bet of 900,000 from Jontulovic to see the Q♣ turn, which went check-check.
A 9♦ dropped on the river and after Khorchidian checked, Jontulovic announced a big bet of 4,500,000. Khorchidian went deep, deep into the tank and even lifted his sunglasses to the top of his head to get a better view of the board.
"I have a 100% success rate in my hero calls," said Khorchidian. "I can't believe this, I'm wasting all of my timebanks," he added.
"Fold," was eventually announced by Khorchidian, and Jontulovic took the pot.
"I wanted to keep my record at 100%," remarked Khorchidian after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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22,500,000
2,400,000
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2,400,000 |
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20,500,000
2,500,000
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2,500,000 |
Level 36
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Nichan Khorchidian made it 1,100,000 from the button and Bogdan Jontulovic called in the big blind.
They saw a flop of 3♦A♠9♠, which both checked to the 4♠ turn. Jontulovic led out for 1,500,000, and Khorchidian called.
When the 4♣ paired the board on the river, Jontulovic announced a bet of 3,800,000, and Khorchidian again had a tough decision. After thinking it over for a while, Khorchidian decided to call.
Jontulovic then showed 4♥4♦ for quads!
"Quads! Quads is a very good hand," said Khorchidian as he mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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27,000,000
6,500,000
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6,500,000 |
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16,000,000
6,500,000
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6,500,000 |
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Level 36
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Without any huge pots going his way, Bogdan Jontulovic has been slowly stealing blinds and applying pressure to build his stack, which now sits at around 36,000,000 — well over half the chips in play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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36,000,000 | |
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14,000,000 | |
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6,500,000 | |
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5,200,000 | |
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