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

11-26-2024 03:52 UTC-12

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabio Peluso	340,000 33,000	33,000

Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	175,000 175,000	175,000

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Level 6 : Blinds 800/1,500, 1,500 ante

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11-26-2024 04:20 UTC-12

Cotescu Wins Blinds Battle Versus Mukhamedzhanov

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 6 : Blinds 800/1,500, 1,500 ante

With two players seeing a board of 6♣K♣10♦7♦ and a bit more than 10,000 in the middle, Iliyas Mukhamedzhanov bet 12,000 from the small blind and Sandra Cotescu called from the big blind.

Mukhamedzhanov checked the K♦ river, Cotescu bet 40,000 and Mukhamedzhanov folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sandra Cotescu	202,000 67,000	67,000
Iliyas Mukhamedzhanov	91,500

Tags: Iliyas Mukhamedzhanov Sandra Cotescu

11-26-2024 04:36 UTC-12

Gromov Doubles with Top Set

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 6 : Blinds 800/1,500, 1,500 ante

Chady Ojeil opened to 3,000 from under the gun and received calls from Boris Smuskevicius in early position, Dmitry Gromov in the hijack, a player in the cutoff and Aylar Lie in the big blind.

The flop came 6♥8♠5♣ and action checked around to Gromov who bet 5,000. The cutoff raised to 30,000 and action folded back to Gromov who made it 80,000. The cutoff moved all in with a covering stack and Gromov, who started the hand with 130,300, made the call for his tournament life.

Dmitry Gromov: 8♦8♥ All in
Cutoff: K♣8♣

Gromov was a massive favorite with top set but the 2♣ turn brought his opponent some outs in the form of a flush draw. The 4♥ river was clean for Gromov and he dragged in a colossal pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitry Gromov	273,000 93,000	93,000

Aylar Lie	262,000 82,000	82,000
Chady Ojeil	62,500
Boris Smuskevicius	50,000

Tags: Aylar Lie Boris Smuskevicius Chady Ojeil Dmitry Gromov

11-26-2024 04:38 UTC-12

Break Time

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 6 : Blinds 800/1,500, 1,500 ante

Players are on another 15-minute break. The field currently stands at 140 entrants and 98 players remain.

Level: 7

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

11-26-2024 05:06 UTC-12

Assorted Chip Updates After Third Break

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Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrey Pateychuk	370,500 150,500	150,500

Mukhtar Nasiradinov	335,000 335,000	335,000
Kianoosh Matin	330,000 330,000	330,000
Fabio Peluso	295,000 45,000	45,000

Cheng Zhao	290,500 290,500	290,500
Sandra Cotescu	275,000 73,000	73,000
Dmitry Gromov	273,000

Nikolay Fal	265,000 30,000	30,000
Sergey Bortsov	260,000 160,000	160,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	250,000 75,000	75,000
Aylar Lie	250,000 12,000	12,000
Alessio Isaia	191,500 103,500	103,500

Sofia Merkulova	92,000 102,000	102,000

11-26-2024 05:24 UTC-12

Matin Pays Off Yayla

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Ryan Lashmar

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
Kianoosh Matin	305,000 25,000	25,000
Aytekin Yayla	248,000 62,000	62,000

Tags: Kianoosh Matin

11-26-2024 05:40 UTC-12

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Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

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11-26-2024 05:53 UTC-12

Two Streets of Value for Farah

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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.