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

11-29-2024 04:31 UTC-12

Pateychuk Flops a Set and Gets Value From Andrian

Kai Cocklin

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

There were already around 400,000 chips in the pot on a board of 4♠A♣5♠J♣9♦ when Simone Andrian checked it over to Andrey Pateychuk, who fired a pot-sized bet of 425,000.

Andrian snap-called and mucked when he was shown 4♥4♣ by Pateychuk, who had flopped a set.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrey Pateychuk	1,900,000 185,000	185,000

Simone Andrian	380,000 820,000	820,000

Tags: Simone Andrian Andrey Pateychuk

11-29-2024 04:37 UTC-12

Foggin's Rollercoaster Continues, Jontulovic Doubles

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Kai Cocklin

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Marc Foggin opened from early position to 50,000 and Bogdan Jontulovic shoved for 345,000 from the small blind. After thinking for a moment, Foggin called.

Bogdan Jontulovic: 7♥7♣ All in
Marc Foggin: A♣J♥

Foggin was involved yet again and had a chance to send his stack north of the one-million chip mark, but failed to do so when Jontulovic improved to a full house on the 9♣9♠6♠7♦4♥ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bogdan Jontulovic	750,000
Marc Foggin	450,000

Tags: Bogdan Jontulovic Marc Foggin

11-29-2024 04:47 UTC-12

Tannoury's Continuation-Bet Works

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Kai Cocklin

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Roman Gadzhiev opened to 50,000 from middle position and Naji Tannoury three-bet the hijack to 175,000. When it got back to Gadzhiev, he called.

On the 10♦4♠2♣ flop, Gadzhiev checked it over to Tannoury, whose continuation-bet of 235,000 did the trick as Gadzhiev quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Naji Tannoury	1,000,000 33,000	33,000
Roman Gadzhiev	900,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: Naji Tannoury Roman Gadzhiev

11-29-2024 04:53 UTC-12

Player	Chips	Progress
Nichan Khorchidian	5,100,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Adrian State	3,600,000 2,050,000	2,050,000
Ruslan Bakhtiev	2,200,000 175,000	175,000
Felipe Ketzer	1,100,000 375,000	375,000
Erik Wigg	875,000 75,000	75,000

Marc Foggin	700,000 250,000	250,000
Kirill Shcherbakov	600,000 200,000	200,000

Traian Stanciu	450,000 450,000	450,000
Zhen Chen	400,000 55,000	55,000

Break Time

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Kai Cocklin

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Players are on their last 15-minute break of the day. When they return, two more levels will be played before the survivors bag up.

11-29-2024 05:00 UTC-12

Recent Eliminations

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Kai Cocklin

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuksel Savsa	Busted
Safi Haidar	Busted
Sandra Cotescu	Busted
Simone Andrian	Busted

Yiannakis Papapetrou	Busted
Antonios Poziadis	Busted
Hakan Demirci	Busted
Volodymyr Drokin	Busted

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

11-29-2024 05:17 UTC-12

Bakhtiev Nears Three Million After Stacking Abelmasov

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Kai Cocklin

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Igor Abelmasov moved all-in for around 400,00 from late position and got put at risk by Ruslan Bakhtiev.

Igor Abelmasov: Q♥10♣ All in
Ruslan Bakhtiev: A♦Q♠

Abelmasov was in a sticky situation, but saw light at the end of the tunnel as the J♣8♣J♥ flop gave him a gutshot. More outs appeared on the 5♣ turn as he picked up a flush draw, however the 6♦ river was a brick, and Abelmasov hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ruslan Bakhtiev	2,700,000 500,000	500,000
Igor Abelmasov	Busted

Tags: Igor Abelmasov Ruslan Bakhtiev

11-29-2024 05:21 UTC-12

Ketzer Takes from Paunescu

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Felipe Ketzer opened to 60,000 from middle position and was called by Nicolae Paunescu in the big blind.

The flop came K♠9♣4♠ and Paunescu check-called a 45,000 bet from Ketzer.

Both players checked the J♣ turn leading to the 2♠ river. Paunescu checked, Ketzer bet 385,000 and Paunescu folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolae Paunescu	2,025,000
Felipe Ketzer	1,375,000 275,000	275,000

Tags: Felipe Ketzer Nicolae Paunescu

11-29-2024 05:30 UTC-12

Barmpathanasis Wins Without Showdown

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Dimitrios Barmpathanasis opened to 60,000 from the cutoff and received calls from a player in the small blind and Nichan Khorchidian in the big blind.

The flop came A♦A♠8♦. The small blind checked, Barmpathanasis bet 55,000, Khorchidian called and the small blind folded.

Barmpathanasis continued for 125,000 when checked to on the 6♦ turn and this time it was enough to force a fold from Khorchidian.