2024 Merit Poker Gatsby Gala Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 1cd
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 1cd
Entries
162
Players Left
88
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Yacoub Takes Al-Kubasi to Broadway

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Dori Yacoub
Dori Yacoub

Ali Al-Kubasi was all-in for his last 40,000 and up against a dominating hand of Dori Yacoub.

Ali Al-Kubasi: A3 All in
Dori Yacoub: AK

Al-Kubasi was hoping for a three, but didn't find it on the 10J4 flop. A Q on the turn gave Yacoub Broadway, and left Al-Kubasi drawing to a chop. No help arrived on the 5 river, and Al-Kubasi was eliminated in the last level of the day.

Tags: Ali Al-KubasiDori Yacoub

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

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Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Dinler Eliminated by Joumaa

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Bakhos Joumaa opened to 4,500 from middle position, Dogan Dinler shoved for around 12,000 from the hijack and Joumaa called with a covering stack to put him at risk.

Dogan Dinler: 55 All in
Bakhos Joumaa: A9

The board ran out 964Q4 giving Joumaa a pair of nines to eliminate Dinler.

Tags: Bakhos JoumaaDogan Dinler

Not So Lucky Ladies for Niste, Hanna Hits 300,000

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Georges Hanna
Georges Hanna

Samuel Dray opened the cutoff to 4,000 and Georges Hanna called on the button. Mihai Niste was in the big blind and shoved for 23,500, which got Dray to fold, but Hanna flicked in the call.

Mihai Niste: QQ All in
Georges Hanna: AQ

Niste was in the lead, but was reduced to one out after the 9A8 flop as Hanna paired his ace. A J on the turn gave both players a straight draw and Hanna also picked up a flush draw. The river brought a 5, which was no help to Niste, and he was eliminated.

Tags: Georges HannaMihai NisteSamuel Dray

Son Keeps Building

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

With around 18,000 chips in the middle on a flop of QA9, Orkun Yanmaz led out for 12,000 from the small blind and Maxim Son called on the button.

They went to the 6 turn where Yanmaz slowed down with a check, then he called the 15,000-chip bet of Son.

An 8 fell on the river and both players checked to showdown. Yanmaz showed KJ for king-high, and Son's A3 was the winner.

Tags: Maxim SonOrkun Yanmaz

Tulepbergenov Makes the Right Call

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Azamat Tulepbergenov
Azamat Tulepbergenov

Fahredin Mustafov opened to 4,000 from under the gun and received calls from a player in the cutoff, Azamat Tulepbergenov in the small blind and Alfred Nader in the big blind.

Action checked around to the cutoff who bet 7,500 on the 1092 flop. Tulepbergenov called, Nader folded and Mustafov called.

On the 9 river Tulepbergenov checked, Mustafov checked and the cutoff bet 17,500. Tulepbergenov called while Mustafov got out of the way.

Tulepbergenov turned over top pair with Q10 which was good to take the pot.

Tags: Alfred NaderAzamat TulepbergenovFahredin Mustafov

Iarilov Picks Off Koering's Bluff

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

There looked to be around 20,000 chips already in the pot on a board of 566J5 when Nemo Koering fired out a river bet of 16,000. Viktor Iarilov was the man facing the bet and after some consideration, he called.

Koering said some words to his opponent before he rolled over KQ for just king-high, and Iarilov showed the winner with 99 to take the pot.

Tags: Viktor IarilovNemo Koering

Level: 8

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Ihlamur Fires All Three Streets

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

Danielle Noja opened from under the gun and got called from Osman Ihlamur in the hijack. Both the button and the big blind also came along.

On the 1077 flop, Noja checked and Ihlamur fired out 5,000. The button called, the big blind folded, and Noja called.

They saw a 4 drop on the turn and again Noja checked, then Ihlamur bet 12,000. That bet didn't push anybody out as both the button and Noja called once again.

When the K came on the river, Noja checked for a third time and Ihlamur continued to show aggression with a bet of 22,000. The button quickly folded, and after some thinking, Noja also gave it up.

Tags: Danielle NojaOsman Ihlamur