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
a♠8♦
Prize
$307,700
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$1,694,640
Total Entries
614
Places Paid
79
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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Yaniv Shushan Eliminated in 24th Place ($13,040)

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

Anton Wigg opened to 125,000 from early position, Yaniv Shushan three-bet shoved for 900,000 from middle position and Wigg quickly called with a covering stack to put him at risk.

Yaniv Shushan: 8♣8♦ All in
Anton Wigg: 10♣10♦

Shushan was dominated by Wigg's higher pocket pair and after the 10♠4♠A♦2♥J♠ runout gave Wigg a set of tens he made his exit from the tournament area while Wigg took the pot.

Tags: Anton WiggYaniv Shushan

Evagorou Burns Through Timebanks

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

Evagoras Evagorou opened to 125,000 from under the gun and Fredrico Senno called in middle position. James Blonde also called from the hijack.

They went to a flop of 4♥8♠4♦ where Evagorou continued with a bet of 180,000, and Senno made it 440,000. Blonde folded, but Evagorou stuck around.

On the 7♦ turn, Evagorou checked, then Senno shoved around 1,400,000. Evagorou burned through all but one of his timebanks, but eventually laid it down, forfeiting the pot to Senno.

Tags: Evagoras EvagorouJames BlondeFredrico Senno

Pora Busts One Away from Final Three Tables

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

Dumitru Pora shoved for 420,000 from under the gun and Ibrahim Cetiner called in the big blind.

Dumitru Pora: A♣4♠ All in
Ibrahim Cetiner: A♥7♥

Pora was behind and was asking for a chop, but instead he took the lead on the 3♣4♣5♠ flop as he paired his four. However, the 6♦ turn meant Cetiner made a straight, which left Pora drawing to a chop. No seven appeared on the river as the Q♦ completed the board, which left Pora out in 25th.

Tags: Dumitru PoraIbrahim Cetiner

Ketzer Wins One, Loses One

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

Felipe Ketzer played two hands in quick succession with mixed results.

First, Anton Wigg opened to 125,000 from the hijack and Ketzer three-bet the button to 325,000. When it got back to Wigg, he called.

They went to a flop of 8♦K♥3♥ where Wigg check-called a bet of 150,000 from Ketzer to see the 8♥ turn, where he check-folded when Ketzer fired 250,000.

In the next hand, Ketzer raised from the cutoff to 125,000 and Bogdan Jontulovic three-bet to 425,000 from the big blind. Ketzer called.

On the Q♥J♠6♠ flop, Jontulovic continued for 275,000, which Ketzer called to see the 10♦ fall on the turn. Jontulovic then bet 425,000, and Ketzer quickly folded.

Tags: Anton WiggBogdan JontulovicFelipe Ketzer

Gromov Versus Shchitnikov

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

Dmitry Gromov opened to 120,000 from middle position and Pavel Shchitnikov three-bet to 280,000 from the hijack. Gromov made the call.

The flop came J♦2♣4♥ and Gromov check-called a 180,000 continuation-bet from Shchitnikov.

Shchitnikov continued for 550,000 when checked to on the 8♥ turn and Gromov called again.

Both players checked the 7♣ river. Gromov turned over A♠J♥ for top pair and Shchitnikov mucked.

Meanwhile at another table, Aleksei Gortikov was recently eliminated.

Tags: Dmitry GromovPavel Shchitnikov

Evagorou Pushes Wigg Out on the Turn

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

Anton Wigg made it 125,000 from under the gun and Evagoras Evagorou called from the next seat.

They went to a flop of 8♥3♥7♥ where Wigg check-called a bet of 220,000 from Evagorou to see the J♣ drop on the turn. Wigg checked, then Evagorou fired out 550,000. Wigg quickly folded.

"I'm sorry, you've just been winning lots of pots today so I had to win one," said Evagorou as he showed A♠Q♠.

"Don't apologise, if you were sorry you wouldn't do it in the first place," replied Wigg.

Tags: Anton WiggEvagoras Evagorou

Blonde Doubles Through Hursoz

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.

Tags: Fredrico SennoJames BlondeTugce Hursoz

More for Bakhtiev

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.

Tags: Ruslan BakhtievTugce Hursoz

Selected Chip Counts

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

Level: 27

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000