$3,300 Main Event Day 1b | 2024 Merit Poker Gatsby Gala Series

11-25-2024 23:35 UTC-12

Lie Flips Joumaa to the Rail

Ryan Lashmar

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Bakhos Joumaa opened to 1,200 from under the gun and a player in early position three-bet to 3,500. Lie four-bet to 10,000 from the cutoff and Joumaa five-bet shoved for around 55,000. The early position player got out of the way before Lie called with a coveirng stack to put Joumaa at risk.

Bakhos Joumaa: 7♦7♠ All in
Aylar Lie: A♥K♣

Joumaa was in front on the 8♥5♠J♣ flop before Lie took the lead on the K♥ turn. Lie remained ahead on the J♥ river to score the early knockout and take down a big early pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aylar Lie	170,000 170,000	170,000
Bakhos Joumaa	Busted

Tags: Aylar Lie Bakhos Joumaa

11-25-2024 23:50 UTC-12

Munteanu Versus Bakhtiev

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

With two players seeing a board of 9♠3♥8♥J♣ and around 15,000 in the middle, Ruslan Bakhtiev checked from the small blind and Bogdan Munteanu bet 12,300 from the big blind. Bakhtiev made the call.

Bakhtiev checked again on the 2♣ river and Munteanu sized up with a 45,200 bet that Bakhtiev called.

Munteanu showed an overpair with A♣A♠ and Bakhtiev mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bogdan Munteanu	190,000
Ruslan Bakhtiev	135,000

Tags: Bogdan Munteanu Ruslan Bakhtiev

11-26-2024 00:06 UTC-12

Cotescu Gets a Set to Fold

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

A player from under the gun opened to 1,200 and was called by Stephane Gabarre in the small blind and Sandra Cotescu in the big blind.

The flop came 9♣J♠5♥ and action checked around to the original raiser who continued for 2,000. Both Gabarre and Cotescu called.

The under the gun player bet 7,000 when checked to on the Q♥ turn. Gabarre got out of the way before Cotescu check-raised to 20,000, receiving a call from her opponent.

Cotescu bet 35,000 on the A♠ river. The under the gun player showed 5♣5♠ for a flopped set before folding and Cotescu took down a healthy pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sandra Cotescu	122,000 122,000	122,000
Stephane Gabarre	58,500

Tags: Stephane Gabarre Sandra Cotescu

11-26-2024 00:06 UTC-12

First Break

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Players are on the first 15-minute break of the day. The field has grown to 85 entrants and 80 players remain.

Level: 3

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

11-26-2024 00:37 UTC-12

Assorted Chip Counts After First Break

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabio Peluso	278,000 183,000	183,000

Sofia Merkulova	260,000 178,000	178,000
Kaspars Butans	185,000
Bogdan Munteanu	183,000 7,000	7,000
Aylar Lie	177,000 7,000	7,000
Aytekin Yayla	170,000 70,000	70,000
Ruslan Bakhtiev	160,000 25,000	25,000
Eyal Eshkar	140,000 140,000	140,000
Sandra Cotescu	135,000 13,000	13,000

11-26-2024 00:51 UTC-12

Okten Forces Two Folds

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Charbel Salloum opened to 1,600 from under the gun and received calls from Sercan Okten in early position before Dmitry Yurasov three-bet to 8,000 from the cutoff. Both Salloum and Okten made the call.

All three players checked the 8♠10♠3♦ flop leading to the 2♠ turn. Salloum bet 9,400 and both opponents called.

Salloum checked the 2♣ river and Okten bet 16,500. Yurasov folded, Salloum folded and Okten took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sercan Okten	180,000
Dmitry Yurasov	88,000

Charbel Salloum	80,000

Tags: Dmitry Yurasov Sercan Okten Charbel Salloum

11-26-2024 01:05 UTC-12

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

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Level: 4

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

11-26-2024 01:21 UTC-12

Salloum Gets a Lucky Double Through Yurasov

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 4 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

With two players seeing a board of 6♥8♠4♠, Charbel Salloum found himself all in from the big blind, having started the hand with 79,800. He was up against Dmitry Yurasov who covered him from the hijack.

Charbel Salloum: J♠2♠ All in
Dmitry Yurasov: A♠6♠

Salloum had a jack-high flush darw but was in big trouble against Yurasov who had the nut-flush draw and a pair of sixes. The 9♥ river changed nothing for either player but Salloum hit one of his three outs on the J♦ river to double up through Yurasov, who was left with just 6,000. Yurasov busted soon after before quickly reentering.

Player	Chips	Progress
Charbel Salloum	162,000 82,000	82,000
Dmitry Yurasov	100,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Charbel Saloum Dmitry Yurasov