$3,300 Main Event Day 2 | 2024 Merit Poker Gatsby Gala Series

11-28-2024 02:48 UTC-12

Groofi Eliminated by Shushan

Ryan Lashmar

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/3,500, 3,500 ante

Yaniv Shushan opened from under the gun, Asaf Groofi shoved for a bit under 50,000 from early position and Shushan called wit ha covering stack to put him at risk.

Asaf Groofi: Q♠Q♥ All in
Yaniv Shushan: Q♦J♥

Groofi was a big favorite to double up with pocket queens until the board ran out J♣8♦8♠J♦A♣ giving Shushan a full house to send Groofi to the rail and take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yaniv Shushan	320,000 60,500	60,500
Asaf Groofi	Busted

Tags: Asaf Groofi Yaniv Shushan

11-28-2024 02:56 UTC-12

Player	Chips	Progress
Kirill Shcherbakov	1,050,000 5,000	5,000

Assyl Tleuzhanov	800,000 300,000	300,000

Tugce Hursoz	735,000 150,000	150,000
Milad Souderjani	700,000 45,000	45,000
Dawid Smolka	650,000 80,000	80,000
Denis Kapustin	650,000 190,500	190,500
Felipe Ketzer	500,000 75,000	75,000
Elie Farah	430,000 70,000	70,000
Timur Margolin	425,000 239,000	239,000

Ran Ilani	400,000 25,000	25,000
Fabio Peluso	350,000 309,000	309,000

Fahredin Mustafov	350,000 170,000	170,000
Zhen Chen	310,000 215,000	215,000
Jakub Michalak	300,000 90,000	90,000
Aleksandr Chernikov	300,000 15,000	15,000
Nemo Koering	230,000 20,000	20,000
Chakib M'hiri	225,000 225,000	225,000
Georges Hanna	220,000 80,000	80,000
Razvan Belea	200,000 40,000	40,000

Kerem Turuskan	125,000 305,000	305,000
Zhewen Hu	55,000 95,000	95,000

Isaia Loses Another Pot

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Kai Cocklin

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/3,500, 3,500 ante

Alessio Isaia has certainly felt the brunt of the deck today and just doubled up his table neighbour Kianoosh Matin.

Isaia's cards were already mucked at showdown on the 7♥10♥A♥A♣5♥ runout and Matin's Q♦Q♥ had rivered a flush to double up his stack of around 200,000.

Earlier, Isaia wasn't too impressed with his opponent as Matin had been apparently checking charts during the hand. The floor did come over an issue a warning to Matin that using any kind of assistance, whether it be charts/solvers etc was strictly prohibited during a hand and best done at the break away from the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kianoosh Matin	410,000 201,500	201,500
Alessio Isaia	170,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Alessio Isaia Kianoosh Matin

11-28-2024 03:03 UTC-12

Neagoe Eliminated by Marsh

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/3,500, 3,500 ante

Darius Neagoe was recently left short-stacked and shoved his last 13,000 from middle position. He was looked up by Luke Marsh who had him covered from the hijack.

Darius Neagoe: A♦3♥ All in
Luke Marsh: 9♥9♠

Neagoe was unable to connect with the 7♦4♦4♠Q♥10♥ and was sent to the rail while Marsh took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Marsh	282,500 56,000	56,000
Darius Neagoe	Busted

Tags: Darius Neagoe Luke Marsh

11-28-2024 03:23 UTC-12

Ketzer Sends Off Haddad

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/3,500, 3,500 ante

In a preflop confrontation Ramez Haddad was all in from early position for around 40,000 and up against Felipe Ketzer who had him covered from the big blind.

Ramez Haddad: A♦Q♠ All in
Felipe Ketzer: A♥A♠

Haddad was drawing dead by the turn on the J♦4♦4♠6♥Q♥ runout and he was sent to the rail while Ketzer took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Ketzer	660,000
Ramez Haddad	Busted

Tags: Felipe Ketzer Ramez Haddad

11-28-2024 03:28 UTC-12

Hanna Doubles Through Noja

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Kai Cocklin

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/3,500, 3,500 ante

Georges Hanna recalled a hand to PokerNews that he played with Danielle Noja.

Hanna said he opened the button to 8,000 and Noja three-bet from the small blind to 30,000. Hanna called.

They saw a flop of 3x4xJx where Noja made a small continuation-bet, which Hanna called to see the Ax on the turn. Noja bet half pot, and Hanna called.

On the river, Noja shoved and Hanna snap-called. Noja showed AxJx for two pair, but Hanna turned a straight with 5♦2♦ to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danielle Noja	550,000 200,000	200,000
Georges Hanna	450,000 230,000	230,000

Tags: Danielle Noja Georges Hanna

11-28-2024 03:34 UTC-12

Break Time

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Kai Cocklin

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/3,500, 3,500 ante

Players are on a 20-minute break.

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

11-28-2024 03:56 UTC-12

Top Stacks After Third Break

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kirill Shcherbakov	1,530,000 480,000	480,000

Traian Stanciu	1,085,000 888,000	888,000
Timur Margolin	1,045,000 620,000	620,000

Maksim Skripkin	974,000 414,000	414,000
Mikhail Zavoloka	940,000 45,000	45,000

Henrik Brockmann	840,000 330,000	330,000
Nichan Khorchidian	825,000 170,000	170,000

Ruslan Bakhtiev	825,000 587,000	587,000
Candido Cappiello	820,000 450,000	450,000
Elie Farah	800,000 370,000	370,000
Dauren Zhaparov	790,000 145,000	145,000
Andrey Pateychuk	775,000 60,000	60,000

Felipe Ketzer	751,500 91,500	91,500
Daniyar Aubakirov	730,000 95,000	95,000
Tugce Hursoz	615,000 120,000	120,000

11-28-2024 04:03 UTC-12

Mukhamedzhanov Finds the River

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Kai Cocklin

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Iliyas Mukhamedzhanov just caught a lucky river that kept him in the tournament. Both Dimitrios Barmpathanasiswere and Mukhamedzhanov were all-in preflop, with the latter in a sticky situation.

Iliyas Mukhamedzhanov: J♠J♦ All in
Dimitrios Barmpathanasis: A♣A♦

Mukhamedzhanov looked to be heading home but spiked a jack at the last possible opportunity when the board ran out 7♠10♥3♦6♥J♣, which kept him alive.