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

11-29-2024 01:38 UTC-12

Butans Doubles Through Bakhtiev

Ryan Lashmar

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

In a preflop confrontation Kaspars Butans was all in for 278,000 from the big blind and up against Ruslan Bakhtiev who had him covered from the button.

Kaspars Butans: A♠9♣ All in
Ruslan Bakhtiev: A♣J♣

The board ran out 8♦A♦9♦7♠3♣. Butans was good at showdown with aces up and he took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ruslan Bakhtiev	2,380,000 120,000	120,000
Kaspars Butans	630,000 330,000	330,000

Tags: Kaspars Butans Ruslan Bakhtiev

11-29-2024 01:39 UTC-12

Liklikadze's Set is Good on Dicey Board

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Kai Cocklin

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

There were around 600,000 chips in the pot on a board of 6♦8♦9♣A♦ when both Felipe Ketzer and Grigoli Liklikadze checked to the 7♣ river.

Liklikadze checked it over again, then Ketzer looked at his cards before he checked back. Liklikadze then showed A♠A♥ for top set of aces, and Ketzer mucked.

A dicey board for top set!

Player	Chips	Progress
Grigoli Liklikadze	1,400,000 685,000	685,000
Felipe Ketzer	1,200,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Felipe Ketzer Grigoli Liklikadze

11-29-2024 01:46 UTC-12

Hand-For-Hand

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Kai Cocklin

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

With 80 players remaining and 79 places in the money, play is now hand-for-hand on the bubble!

11-29-2024 02:01 UTC-12

Abelmasov Gets a Bubble Double

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Igor Abelmasov limped in from the small blind, Ruslan Bakhtiev shoved from the big blind with a covering stack and Abelmasov, who had started the hand with 505,000, made the call for his tournament life.

Igor Abelmasov: J♠J♥ All in
Ruslan Bakhtiev: 10♠2♠

Abelmasov's jacks held up on the 5♠3♣8♣9♥4♥ runout and he doubled up through Bakhtiev.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ruslan Bakhtiev	2,050,000 330,000	330,000
Igor Abelmasov	1,025,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Igor Abelmasov Ruslan Bakhtiev

11-29-2024 02:12 UTC-12

Chilaud Survives All-In on the Bubble

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Kai Cocklin

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Maxime Chilaud shoved for 59,000 from under the gun on the bubble and when the action got to Ali Al-Kubasi in the small blind, he shoved for around 600,000. Evagoras Evagorou was in the big blind with a bigger stack, but elected to fold.

Maxime Chilaud: K♣K♠ All in
Ali Al-Kubasi: A♣10♥

Chilaud was ahead with his Cowboys but needed to fade the runout with the entire room rooting against him. However, even with the backing of 78 other players, Al-Kubasi couldn't improve on the 8♥Q♦6♥6♠2♥ runout, and Chilaud survived.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ali Al-Kubasi	550,000 350,000	350,000
Maxime Chilaud	150,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Ali Al-Kubasi Evagoras Evagorou Maxime Chilaud

11-29-2024 02:26 UTC-12

Tleuzhanov Eliminates Hutchison to Burst the Money Bubble

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Dean Hutchison opened to 35,000 from the hijack and Assyl Tleuzhanov called from the button.

The flop came K♠10♠3♣ and Hutchison check-called a 75,000 bet from Tleuzhanov.

Hutchison checked the 9♥ turn and Tleuszhanov shoved, covering Hutchison who had around 300,000 behind. Hutchison made the call for his tournament life.

Dean Hutchison: 10♥10♦ All in
Assyl Tleuzhanov: Q♠J♥

Hutchison had flopped a straight only for Tleuszhanov to turn a straight to take the lead. Hutchison was unable to improve on the 2♥ river and he was sent to the rail in brutal fashion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Assyl Tleuzhanov	2,175,000 575,000	575,000

Dean Hutchison	Busted

Tags: Assyl Tleuzhanov Dean Hutchison

11-29-2024 02:26 UTC-12

Anar Busts in the Money

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Kai Cocklin

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

As soon as the bubble burst, the action folded to Antonios Poziadis in the small blind who shoved, and Seref Anar called off his remaining stack of around 150,000.

Seref Anar: A♣K♠ All in
Antonios Poziadis: A♥4♣

Anar was in a great spot to double up, but an unfortunate meant he was eliminated as Poziadis paired his four on the 8♠2♣J♥5♠4♠ board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonios Poziadis	700,000 75,000	75,000
Seref Anar	Busted

Tags: Antonios Poziadis Seref Anar

11-29-2024 02:37 UTC-12

Pora Makes the Right Fold Against Jontulovic

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Kai Cocklin

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

There were around 750,000 chips in the pot on a board of 9♠K♥4♦7♥10♥ when Dumitru Pora checked and Bogdan Jontulovic fired 300,000 on the river. Pora was in the tank for quite some time while he thought it over, but eventually decided to fold and showed A♥K♦ for top pair and the nut flush blocker.

"You got lucky! I mean, on the river," said Jontulovic as he showed a flopped set with 9♣9♦ to rake in the healthy pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bogdan Jontulovic	1,100,000 650,000	650,000
Dumitru Pora	850,000 575,000	575,000

Tags: Bogdan Jontulovic Dumitru Pora

11-29-2024 02:41 UTC-12

Break Time

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Kai Cocklin

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Players are on their second 15-minute of the day.

The floor have just announced that eight levels will be played today, which means four more levels are on the agenda.

11-29-2024 02:46 UTC-12

Eliminations in the Money

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Kai Cocklin

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Seref Anar	Busted
Maxime Chilaud	Busted
Hasan Basol	Busted
Ehsan Gorji	Busted
Oleg Ustinovich	Busted
Bogdan Munteanu	Busted
Elie Farah	Busted
Naryman Yaghmaie	Busted
Maksim Skripkin	Busted
Andrej Tekel	Busted