$3,300 Main Event Day 4 | 2024 Merit Poker Gatsby Gala Series

11-29-2024 22:32 UTC-12

Gortikov's Big Slick Holds Up

Kai Cocklin

Level 26 : Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Grigoli Liklikadze opened from under the gun and Aleksei Gortikov shoved his remaining 365,000 into the middle from the cutoff. When it got back to Liklikadze, he reluctantly called.

Aleksei Gortikov: A♥K♥ All in
Grigoli Liklikadze: A♠9♦

The window card was a 9♠ to give Liklikadze a pair, but the J♥K♦ followed it which meant Gortikov was still firmly in the lead. Nothing changed on the 7♣8♦ runout, and Gortikov doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Grigoli Liklikadze	1,000,000 230,000	230,000
Aleksei Gortikov	850,000 240,000	240,000

Tags: Aleksei Gortikov Grigoli Liklikadze

11-29-2024 22:38 UTC-12

Gromov Takes from Bakhtiev

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 26 : Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Dmitry Gromov opened to 100,000 from the button and Ruslan Bakhtiev defended from the big blind.

The flop came A♥5♦3♦ and Bakhtiev check-called an 80,000 continuation-bet from Gromov.

Gromov bet 220,000 when checked to on the 10♣ turn and this time it was enough to force a fold from Bakhtiev.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ruslan Bakhtiev	2,625,000 100,000	100,000
Dmitry Gromov	2,000,000 650,000	650,000

Tags: Dmitry Gromov Ruslan Bakhtiev

11-29-2024 22:43 UTC-12

River Brings Mukhamedzhanov a Brazilian Miracle, Liklikadze Eliminated

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Kai Cocklin

Level 26 : Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Iliyas Mukhamedzhanov opened from the hijack and Grigoli Liklikadze three-bet from the button. When the action got back to Mukhamedzhanov, he shoved, and Liklikadze snap-called for his stack of around 900,000.

Grigoli Liklikadze: A♥K♠ All in
Iliyas Mukhamedzhanov: A♠4♠

Liklikadze's hand went from good to incredible on the 2♥Q♥3♥ flop as he picked up a flush draw, which removed one of Mukhamedzhanov's outs. A 7♦ on the turn changed nothing, but a devastating 4♣ on the river paired Mukhamedzhanov, and meant Liklikadze was eliminated.

"Excuse me, are you from Brazil?" asked Dumitru Pora to Mukhamedzhanov. "These are Brazilian cards," he added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Iliyas Mukhamedzhanov	3,300,000 715,000	715,000
Grigoli Liklikadze	Busted

Tags: Dumitru Pora Grigoli Liklikadze Iliyas Mukhamedzhanov

11-29-2024 22:51 UTC-12

Zhaparov Pays Off Khorchidian

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 26 : Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Nichan Khorchidian limped in from the small blind and Dauren Zhaparov checked in the big blind.

The flop came 5♠6♣9♦. Khorchidian bet 50,000 and Zhaparov called.

Both players checked the 2♥ turn leading to the Q♦ river. Khorchidian bet 300,000 and was again called by Zhaparov.

Khorchidian turned over 9♣9♠ for a flopped set and Zhaparov mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nichan Khorchidian	7,050,000 350,000	350,000

Dauren Zhaparov	1,500,000 305,000	305,000

Tags: Dauren Zhaparov Nichan Khorchidian

11-29-2024 23:00 UTC-12

Wigg Leads Turn and River

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Kai Cocklin

Level 26 : Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Felipe Ketzer made it 100,000 from middle position and Andrey Pateychuk called on the button. Anton Wigg also came along from the big blind.

On the 4♦J♥J♦ flop, it checked to Pateychuk, who fired out 100,000. Wigg called, and Ketzer folded.

The turn brought a 7♥ and Wigg led out for 175,000, which Pateychuk eventually called to see a 3♥ land on the river. Again, Wigg threw in another bet of 550,000, which after some time, got Pateychuk to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrey Pateychuk	3,100,000 995,000	995,000

Felipe Ketzer	2,800,000 370,000	370,000
Anton Wigg	2,600,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Andrey Pateychuk Anton Wigg Felipe Ketzer

11-29-2024 23:02 UTC-12

Bakhtiev Forces a Fold from Hursoz

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Kai Cocklin

Level 26 : Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Tugce Hursoz opened from middlle position to 100,000 and Dmitry Gromov called on the button. Ruslan Bakhtiev then three-bet from the big blind to 400,000, which only Hursoz called.

They saw a flop of 6♠7♠A♦ where Bakhtiev fired out a continuation-bet of 350,000, which Hursoz called.

The 9♣ turn went check-check, and Bakhtiev bet 875,000 on the 8♣ river. After a long time in the tank, Hursoz elected to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ruslan Bakhtiev	3,500,000 875,000	875,000
Tugce Hursoz	2,200,000 300,000	300,000
Dmitry Gromov	2,100,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Dmitry Gromov Ruslan Bakhtiev Tugce Hursoz

Level: 27

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

11-29-2024 23:08 UTC-12

Selected Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nichan Khorchidian	6,900,000 150,000	150,000

Vedat Yilmaz	6,000,000 2,025,000	2,025,000
Adrian State	3,200,000 400,000	400,000
Benjamin Winsor	2,900,000 650,000	650,000
Assyl Tleuzhanov	2,600,000 400,000	400,000

Evagoras Evagorou	2,100,000 50,000	50,000
Charbel Salloum	1,100,000 170,000	170,000
Yaniv Shushan	1,000,000 650,000	650,000
Dauren Zhaparov	1,000,000 500,000	500,000
Dumitru Pora	400,000 1,130,000	1,130,000

11-29-2024 23:10 UTC-12

More for Bakhtiev

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

With two players seeing a board of K♥Q♣J♠ and around 350,000 in the middle, Ruslan Bakhtiev checked from the big blind and Tugce Hursoz bet 85,000 from middle position. Bakhtiev made the call.

On the 5♠ turn Bakhtiev checked and Hursoz bet 125,000. Bakhtiev check-raised to 400,000 and Hursoz folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ruslan Bakhtiev	3,700,000 200,000	200,000
Tugce Hursoz	1,600,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: Ruslan Bakhtiev Tugce Hursoz

11-29-2024 23:22 UTC-12

Blonde Doubles Through Hursoz

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Tugce Hursoz opened to 140,000 from the button and was called by Fredrico Senno in the small blind before James Blonde three-bet shoved for 310,000 from the big blind. Hursoz re-shoved with a covering stack and Senno got out of the way leaving Blonde at risk.

James Blonde: A♠Q♠ All in
Tugce Hursoz: A♣10♥

The board ran out 3♦Q♣J♦9♣6♥ securing the double up for Blonde.