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

11-27-2024 03:40 UTC-12

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

Kai Cocklin

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

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: Q♣Q♥ All in
Georges Hanna: A♦Q♠

Niste was in the lead, but was reduced to one out after the 9♥A♠8♠ 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georges Hanna	300,000 122,000	122,000
Samuel Dray	130,000 130,000	130,000
Mihai Niste	Busted

Tags: Georges Hanna Mihai Niste Samuel Dray

11-27-2024 03:52 UTC-12

Dinler Eliminated by Joumaa

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Ryan Lashmar

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: 5♦5♣ All in
Bakhos Joumaa: A♠9♥

The board ran out 9♦6♥4♦Q♠4♠ giving Joumaa a pair of nines to eliminate Dinler.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bakhos Joumaa	120,000 15,000	15,000
Dogan Dinler	Busted

Tags: Bakhos Joumaa Dogan Dinler

11-27-2024 03:56 UTC-12

Selected Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Arian Kashani	350,000 30,000	30,000
Elie Farah	310,000 40,000	40,000
Paul Amsellem	180,000 80,000	80,000
Dori Yacoub	160,000 160,000	160,000
Fredrico Senno	160,000 10,000	10,000
Caner Gunes	150,000 65,500	65,500
Fahredin Mustafov	130,000 20,000	20,000
Maxime Chilaud	110,000 9,500	9,500
Pavel Shchitnikov	100,000 55,000	55,000
Danielle Noja	90,000 50,000	50,000
Aleksandr Chernikov	75,000 75,000	75,000
Chakib M'hiri	40,000 81,500	81,500

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

11-27-2024 04:05 UTC-12

Yacoub Takes Al-Kubasi to Broadway

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Kai Cocklin

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

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

Ali Al-Kubasi: A♦3♥ All in
Dori Yacoub: A♥K♠

Al-Kubasi was hoping for a three, but didn't find it on the 10♠J♦4♣ 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dori Yacoub	300,000 140,000	140,000
Ali Al-Kubasi	Busted

Tags: Ali Al-Kubasi Dori Yacoub

11-27-2024 04:06 UTC-12

Kicker Problems for Mustafov

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Azamat Tulepbergenov opened to 4,000 from middle position, Fahredin Mustafov three-bet to 12,500 from the cutoff, Elie Farah called from the small bind and Tulepbergenov called.

All three players checked the flop and turn leading to a final runout of Q♦J♥2♣K♦7♣. Action then checked around to Mustafov who bet 30,000. Farah folded while Tulepbergenov made the call.

Mustafov had top pair with K♥8♥ but Tulepbergenov had him beat with K♣10♥ for top pair with a better kicker to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elie Farah	305,000 5,000	5,000
Azamat Tulepbergenov	202,000 77,000	77,000
Fahredin Mustafov	80,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Azamat Tulepbergenov Elie Farah Fahredin Mustafov

11-27-2024 04:16 UTC-12

Chilaud Chipping Up Well in Final Level

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Kai Cocklin

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

A big pot had brewed between Maxime Chilaud and the under-the-gun player with around 125,000 in the middle on a full board of 10♠5♣7♦J♥6♣. Chilaud was in the small blind and fired out 53,000 on the river, which sent his opponent into the tank.

After some time thinking, the under-the-gun player elected to fold, and Chilaud was pushed the pot, which brought his stack up to around 220,000.

Chilaud is no stranger to the Merit Poker series and has three titles under his belt, including a Main Event win in the Carmen Series in March 2023 for $376,800, his second-biggest score of his career.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxime Chilaud	220,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Maxime Chilaud

11-27-2024 04:20 UTC-12

Dray Forces a Fold

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Ryan Lashmar

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

A player opened to 5,500 from under the gun and Samuel Dray three-bet to 18,500 from the hijack, receiving a call from his opponent.

The flop came 5♠4♠2♥ and the under the ugn player check-called a 10,000 bet from Dray.

Dray bet 15,000 when checked to on the K♠ turn and this time his opponent opted to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Dray	145,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Samuel Dray

11-27-2024 04:29 UTC-12

Final Four Hands

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Kai Cocklin

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

The floor have announced that four more hands will be played before players bag up for the evening.

11-27-2024 04:36 UTC-12

Shakiba Runs into Rockets

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Miad Shakiba shoved for around 35,000 from the button and was snap-called by Kaido Mikk who had him covered from the big blind.

Miad Shakiba: A♠3♥ All in
Kaido Mikk: A♥A♦

The aces held up on the 5♦6♦9♣8♣4♥ runout and Mikk took the pot while Shakiba was sent to the rail in one of the last hands of the night.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kaido Mikk	260,000 48,000	48,000
Miad Shakiba	Busted

Tags: Kaido Mikk Miad Shakiba