Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
2024 Merit Poker Gatsby Gala Series
$3,300 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
2024 Merit Poker Gatsby Gala Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$1,694,640
Entries
614
Level
38
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
148
Players Left
70
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Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Players are on a ten-minute break. One more level will be played after the break at which point the remaining players will bag their chips and advance to Day 2.
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
With four players seeing a board of Q♠4♠10♦ and around 20,000 in the middle, Mehmet Muratli checked from the small blind, Fabio Peluso checked in the big blind. Giorgiy Skhulukhiya checked from under the gun and a player on the button checked.
Action checked around to Skhulukhiya who bet 17,000 on the 7♦ turn. Only Muratli called.
Muratli checked the A♣ river and Skhulukhiya sized up with a 77,000 bet. Muratli opted to fold and Skhulukhiya took the pot without showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
410,000
160,000
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160,000 |
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308,000
13,000
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13,000 |
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135,000 | |
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Nikolay Fal opened to 4,000 from the hijack and Baris Caliskan three-bet to 22,000 from the big blind. Fal four-bet to 57,000, Caliskan five-bet shoved for 177,500 and Fal called with a covering stack to put Caliskan at risk.
Baris Caliskan: A♠K♠ 
Nikolay Fal: Q♣Q♠
The board ran out A♣K♣4♥2♠2♦ giving Caliskan two pair to score a massive double up at Fal's expense.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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358,000
358,000
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358,000 |
|
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105,000
160,000
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160,000 |
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
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Level: 8
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Level 7
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Elie Farah opened from the button and was called by Sandra Cotescu in the small blind and a player in the big blind creating a pot of roughly 15,000 going into the flop.
Action checked around to Farah who continued for 5,000 on the 9♠3♥10♠ flop. Both opponents made the call.
Farah fired an 11,500 bet when checked to on the 6♦ turn and both of his opponents called again.
All three players checked the 3♦ river. Cotescu mucked without showing and the big blind showed 7♠6♠ for two pair and a miss flush draw. Farah turned over a better two pair with 9♣4♣ to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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215,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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160,000
99,000
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99,000 |
Level 7
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
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Level 7
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
With two players seeing a final board of 2♣9♦Q♠8♣3♠ and just over 50,000 in the middle, Aytekin Yayla bet 25,500 from the small blind and was called by Kianoosh Matin on the button.
Yayla showed top pair with Q♦J♥ and Matin's hand hit the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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305,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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248,000
62,000
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62,000 |
Level 7
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
370,500
150,500
|
150,500 |
|
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335,000
335,000
|
335,000 |
|
|
330,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
|
295,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
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290,500
290,500
|
290,500 |
|
|
275,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
273,000 | |
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|
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265,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
260,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
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250,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
250,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
191,500
103,500
|
103,500 |
|
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92,000
102,000
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102,000 |
