2024 Merit Poker Gatsby Gala Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2024 Merit Poker Gatsby Gala Series
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$307,700
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$1,694,640
Total Entries
614
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
149
Players Left
55
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Hutchison Versus Zhechev

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With two players seeing a board of 687 and around 12,000 in the middle, Dean Hutchison bet 3,000 from middle position and Ivan Zhechev called from the button.

Hutchison continued for 10,000 on the K turn and Zhechev made the call.

Both players checked the 8 river.Hutchison showed a flush with J9 and Zhechev mucked.

Tags: Dean HutchisonIvan Zhechev

Assorted Chip Counts after First Break

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Level: 3

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Kirichenko Claims Margolin's First Bullet

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Aleksandr Kirichenko
Aleksandr Kirichenko

A player from middle position opened to 1,300 before Aleksandr Kirichenko three-bet to 5,000 from the hijack. Timur Margolin four-bet shoved for 19,200 from the small blind, the original raiser folded and Kirichenko called with a covering stack to put Margolin at risk.

Timur Margolin: 109 All in
Aleksandr Kirichenko: AK

The board ran out 345KA giving Kirichenko aces up to take the pot while Margolin was sent to the rail and chose to reenter soon after.

Tags: Aleksandr KirichenkoTimur Margolin

Ismail Gets Shushan to Fold

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Gihad Ismail limped in from under the gun before Yaniv Shushan raised to 2,100 from the next seat over. Sandra Cotescu called in the cutoff and Ismail called.

The flop came 998. Ismail checked, Shushan bet 1,600, Cotescu folded and Ismail called.

Both players checked the 9 turn leading to the 3 river. Ismail checked and Shushan bet 5,400. Ismail check-raised to 20,000 and it was enough to get a fold from Shushan.

Tags: Gihad IsmailSandra CotescuYaniv Shushan

Level: 2

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Tulepbergenov Doubles

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

With two players seeing a board of 21058 and around 20,000 in the middle, a player in the small blind bet 19,000 and Azamat Tulepbergenov called in the hijack.

On the 9 river the small blind shoved and Tulepbergenov, who had 14,300 behind, made the call. The small blind was forced to show AJ for a bluff while Tulepbergenov tabled J10 for top pair to take the pot.

Tags: Azamat Tulepbergenov

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Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

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