2024 Merit Poker Gatsby Gala Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
2024 Merit Poker Gatsby Gala Series
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$307,700
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$1,694,640
Total Entries
614
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 4
Entries
29
Players Left
9
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Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 120,000 ante

Evagorou Nearly Triples Up

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 120,000 ante

Anton Wigg opened to 250,000 from the hijack and Evagoras Evagorou three-bet to 600,000 from the cutoff, leaving a single white T-25,000 chip behind. Ketzer clicked it to 950,000 from the button and Wigg got out of the way leaving Evagorou at risk against Ketzer.

Evagoras Evagorou: AQ All in
Felipe Ketzer: 1010

Evagorou got the best of the preflop race after rivering top pair on the K5K9A runout and he secured nearly a full triple up at Ketzer's expense.

Tags: Anton WiggEvagoras EvagorouFelipe Ketzer

Jontulovic Takes the Chip Lead, Yilmaz Frustrated

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 120,000 ante

Bogdan Jontulovic had raised from under the gun and Vedat Yilmaz called from the button to see a flop of 1029, where Jontulovic elected to check, and Yilmaz fired 450,000. Jontulovic called.

A 7 dropped on the turn and again Jontulovic checked, then Yilmaz went with a bet of 550,000. Jontulovic thought for a while, but eventually called.

On the 8 river, Jontulovic led out for 700,000, and Yilmaz became visibly frustrated. After thinking it over for a while. Yilmaz decided to call, then saw the bad news as Jontulovic tabled a straight with KJ to take the pot, and the chip lead.

Tags: Bogdan JontulovicVedat Yilmaz

Dimitrios Barmpathanasis Eliminated in 14th Place ($19,140)

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 120,000 ante
Dimitrios Barmpathanasis
Dimitrios Barmpathanasis

Dimitrios Barmpathanasis from the button for around 2,000,000 and Dmitry Gromov called from the small blind with a covering stack to put him at risk.

Dimitrios Barmpathanasis: A10 All in
Dmitry Gromov: AJ

Barmpathanasis was pipped and in very rough shape after Gromov paired his jack on the J77 flop. The K turn gave Barmpathanasis a gutshot but the 9 river was a brick and he made his exit from the tournament area while Gromov continued accumulating chips.

Tags: Dimitrios BarmpathanasisDmitry Gromov

Jontulovic Spikes a Ten to Double Up

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 120,000 ante
Bogdan Jontulovic
Bogdan Jontulovic

Vedat Yilmaz opened to 250,000 from under the gun and Bogdan Jontulovic shoved for 3,050,000 from the cutoff. When the action got back to Yilmaz, he confirmed the count then flicked in the call.

Bogdan Jontulovic: 1010 All in
Vedat Yilmaz: JJ

Jontulovic was at risk and way behind, but leapt in front on the 2810 flop as he made a set of tens, much to the dismay of Yilmaz who thumped the table in frustration.

There were still two cards to come, but neither the 7 or Q changed anything, and Jontulovic doubled up.

Tags: Bogdan JontulovicVedat Yilmaz

Khorchidian Extracts Value from Wigg

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 120,000 ante

With four players seeing a board of 938 and around 1,200,000 in the middle, Anton Wigg checked from the big blind and Andrey Pateychuk checked from the hijack. Nichan Khorchidian bet 500,000 from the cutoff, Dimitrios Barmpathanasis folded from the button, Wigg called and Pateychuk folded.

Both players checked the 2 turn leading to the 3 river. Wigg bet 250,000, Khorchidian raised to 750,000 and Wigg called.

Khorchidian turned over 1010 for two pair, tens and threes which was enough to take the pot.

Tags: Andrey PateychukAnton WiggDimitrios BarmpathanasisNichan Khorchidian

Quads for Gromov

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 120,000 ante
Dmitry Gromov
Dmitry Gromov

Dmitry Gromov raised from under the gun to 250,000 and Dimitrios Barmpathanasis called out of the big blind.

The two saw a flop of 989 where Barmpathanasis check-called a bet of 150,000 from Gromov to the 6 turn, which went check-check.

A 9 dropped on the river and after Barmpathanasis checked, Gromov fired out 1,000,000. Barmpathanasis didn't need to think for too long before he made the calll...but he wished he hadn't.

Gromov rolled over 109 for quads, and Barmpathanasis had no choice but to muck.

Tags: Dmitry GromovDimitrios Barmpathanasis

Chip Counts Table #2

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 120,000 ante

Level: 30

Blinds: 50,000/125,000

Ante: 120,000