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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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: 88 All in
Anton Wigg: 1010

Shushan was dominated by Wigg's higher pocket pair and after the 104A2J 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 484 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: A4 All in
Ibrahim Cetiner: A7

Pora was behind and was asking for a chop, but instead he took the lead on the 345 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 8K3 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 QJ6 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 J24 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 AJ 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 837 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 AQ.

"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: AQ All in
Tugce Hursoz: A10

The board ran out 3QJ96 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 KQJ 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