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

11-27-2024 02:16 UTC-12

Koering Gets a River Value Bet Paid

Kai Cocklin

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

On a full board of 8♣7♣Q♠3♥5♦, there were around 30,000 chips in the pot when Paul Amsellem and the hijack checked it over to Nemo Koering, who bet 13,000. Amsellem went into the tank for a while but decided to let it slide, and the hijack quickly called.

Koering then flipped over Q♣10♣ for top pair, and the hijack mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nemo Koering	115,000
Paul Amsellem	100,000

Tags: Nemo Koering Paul Amsellem

11-27-2024 02:11 UTC-12

Ustuay Wins Three-Bet Pot

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Fahredin Mustafov opened to 3,000 from middle position and received a call from Quentin Reaubourg in the hijack before Mete Ustuay three-bet to 8,000 from the button. Both opponents made the call.

The flop came 5♠5♦9♥ and action checked around to Ustuay who bet 11,000. Mustafov folded while Reaubourg made the call.

Both players checked the K♦ turn leading to the J♠ river. Reaubourg checked, Ustuay bet 20,000 and Reaubourg folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fahredin Mustafov	198,000 53,000	53,000
Quentin Reaubourg	125,000 3,400	3,400
Mete Ustuay	117,000 117,000	117,000

Tags: Fahredin Mustafov Mete Ustuay Quentin Reaubourg

11-27-2024 02:04 UTC-12

Nader Turns a Straight, Checks it Down

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Kai Cocklin

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

Arian Kashani opened from the hijack and got a call out of Alfred Nader in the small blind.

They went to a flop of K♥8♥10♦ where Nader check-called a bet of 4,000 from Kashani to the 9♣ turn, which went check-check.

A 9♥ paired the board on the river and brought in the flush draw, and both players checked it down.

"Straight," said Nader as he showed 7♠6♦. Kashani couldn't beat that and sent his cards face down back to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arian Kashani	310,000 10,000	10,000
Alfred Nader	115,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Alfred Nader Arian Kashani

11-27-2024 01:55 UTC-12

Papapetrou Barrels Two Streets

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Yiannakis Papapetrou opened to 2,500 from the button and received calls from Zusheng He in the small blind and a player in the big blind.

The flop came A♥K♦5♦ and action checked around to Papapetrou who bet 3,000. Both opponents made the call.

Papapetrou sized up with a 16,000 bet on the 5♣ turn and this time both opponents mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yiannakis Papapetrou	223,000 28,000	28,000
Zusheng He	98,500 6,500	6,500

Tags: Yiannakis Papapetrou Yushan He

11-27-2024 01:53 UTC-12

Nader Backdoors a House, Kashani's Stacking Growing

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Kai Cocklin

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

Alfred Nader was seen raking in a big pot and stacking an opponent at the same time.

The board read 7♠Q♠3♠10♥10♦, with all the chips going into the middle before the river was dealt. Nader held 7♥7♣ for a rivered full house, which cracked the flop flush of his opponent, who held 6♠4♠.

On the same table, Arian Kashani has got his stack up to around 300,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arian Kashani	300,000 200,000	200,000
Alfred Nader	150,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Alfred Nader Arian Kashani

Level: 6

Blinds: 800/1,500

Ante: 1,500

11-27-2024 01:36 UTC-12

Chaya Wins Without Showdown

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 5 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

With three players seeing a board of A♣2♣7♠ and around 10,000 in the middle, Nabil Chaya checked from the small blind, Maxime Chilaud checked from the big blind, Alisa Sibgatova checked from early position and a player on the button bet 7,500. Chaya check-raised to 20,000, Chilaud folded, Sibgatova folded and the button called.

Chaya continued with a 25,000 bet on the Q♥ turn and this time it was enough to force a fold from his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nabil Chaya	130,000 35,000	35,000
Maxime Chilaud	100,500 100,500	100,500
Alisa Sibgatova	68,000 42,000	42,000

Tags: Alisa Sibgatova Maxime Chilaud Nabil Chaya

11-27-2024 01:32 UTC-12

Amsellem Check-Shoves River on Koering

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Kai Cocklin

Level 5 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

On a full board of 9♣A♥10♦8♦3♠ with around 18,000 chips in the pot, Paul Amsellem checked it over to Nemo Koering, who fired a pot-sized bet of 18,000.

Amsellem thought for while then moved his entire stack of around 110,000 into the middle in one motion, and Koering quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Amsellem	150,000
Nemo Koering	80,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Nemo Koering Paul Amsellem

11-27-2024 01:23 UTC-12

More for Tulepbergenov

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 5 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Quentin Reaubourg opened to 2,500 from the hijack and received calls from Elie Farah in the cutoff and Azamat Tulepbergenov in the big blind.

All three players checked the K♥10♠3♠ flop leading to the 5♣ turn. Tulepbergenov bet 3,500, Reaubourg folded and Farah called.

Tulepbergenov continued for 16,500 on the 2♦ turn and this time Farah opted to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elie Farah	215,000 25,000	25,000
Azamat Tulepbergenov	150,000 49,200	49,200
Quentin Reaubourg	121,600 15,600	15,600

11-27-2024 01:20 UTC-12

Evagorou Leaves Kose With Crumbs

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Kai Cocklin

Level 5 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

A pot of around 25,000 chips had already been built on a flop of Q♣2♠K♥ when Evagoras Evagorou bet 6,500 into Bulent Kose, who called.

The 3♦ came on the river and Kose checked, then Evagorou bet 25,000. Kose only had around 12,000 remaining in his stack, and despite having put so much of it into the middle, he elected to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Evagoras Evagorou	120,000 120,000	120,000
Bulent Kose	12,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Bulent Kose Evagoras Evagorou