$5,300 High Roller Day 1 | 2024 Merit Poker Gatsby Gala Series

11-22-2024 07:03 UTC-12

Ketzer Rivers a Straight, Niste Pays Off

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Kai Cocklin

Level 1 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Felipe Ketzer has gotten off to a great start and is also nearing a stack of 150,000.

Mihai Niste opened from under the gun to 1,000 and Felipe Ketzer three-bet the button to 3,500. Niste called.

They saw a flop of A♦J♣Q♥ where Niste check-called a bet of 2,000 from Ketzer to the A♠ turn, which checked through.

An 8♥ dropped on the river and Niste led out for 2,500. Ketzer then raised to 10,800, and Niste quickly called.

Ketzer tabled a straight with 10♦9♦, and Niste mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Ketzer	145,000 45,000	45,000
Mihai Niste	85,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Felipe Ketzer Mihai Niste

Level: 2

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

11-22-2024 07:16 UTC-12

Demirkol Gets Paid With a Boat

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Kai Cocklin

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

On a board of 5♣10♠K♠7♥, there were around 15,000 chips in the pot when Mehmet Demirkol fired out 12,000 from the blinds and Yassin Mahmoud called in the hijack.

When the 10♣ dropped on the river, Demirkol gathered a collection of chips from all different piles of his stack, and threw out 23,200. Mahmoud thought for quite some time and eventually settled on a call.

Demirkol then showed a full house with K♥10♦, and Mahmoud mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mehmet Demirkol	140,000 40,000	40,000
Yassin Mahmoud	55,000

Tags: Mehmet Demirkol Yassin Mahmoud

11-22-2024 07:26 UTC-12

Mahmoud Gets Some Back

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Kai Cocklin

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

There were around 40,000 chips in the pot on a flop of J♠8♦A♠ when Yassin Mahmoud shoved his stack of just under pot into the middle, which gave Sadik Alibeyoglu a decision.

Alibeyoglu got the dealer to count out the bet and after thinking for a while longer, he elected to let his hand go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yassin Mahmoud	80,000 25,000	25,000
Sadik Alibeyoglu	60,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Sadik Alibeyoglu Yassin Mahmoud

11-22-2024 07:36 UTC-12

Andrian Gets Value From Zhyharau

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Kai Cocklin

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

With around 4,500 chips in the pot on a flop of Q♠8♥4♥, Uladzimir Zhyharau checked it over to Simone Andrian, who fired 4,500. Zhyharau called.

A 2♥ on the turn went check-check to the K♣ river, where Zhyharau checked and Andrian bet out 9,000. It took just a few seconds for Zhyharau to make a decision, and he did so by tossing in a single chip to signify a call.

Andrian then showed he had rivered top pair with K♦J♥, and Zhyharau mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simone Andrian	125,000 15,000	15,000

Candido Cappiello	100,000 100,000	100,000
Uladzimir Zhyharau	80,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Simone Andrian Uladzimir Zhyharau

11-22-2024 07:45 UTC-12

Shcherbakov Over-Bet Shoves Again, Stacks Sibgatova

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Kai Cocklin

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

A full board of A♣4♠9♥3♣8♣ was showing with around 50,000 chips in the middle when Kirill Shcherbakov had overbet shoved the river yet again, this time with Alisa Sibgatova facing the bet.

Sibgatova had around 80,000 in her stack and after thinking it over for a few minutes, she decided to call.

Shcherbakov then tabled Q♣10♣ for a backdoored flush, and Sibgatova was forced to reveal A♦2♦ before she vacated her seat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kirill Shcherbakov	230,000 110,000	110,000

Alisa Sibgatova	Busted

Tags: Alisa Sibgatova Kirill Shcherbakov

Level: 3

Blinds: 300/700

Ante: 700

11-22-2024 07:59 UTC-12

Eight Levels to be Played Today

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Kai Cocklin

Level 3 : Blinds 300/700, 700 ante

The floor announced that eight levels will be played on Day 1, meaning play will end not long after 2 a.m. local time.

11-22-2024 08:09 UTC-12

Mahmoud's Stack on the Rise

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Kai Cocklin

Level 3 : Blinds 300/700, 700 ante

A player in middle position made it 1,500 and Yassin Mahmoud called in the hijack. Mehmet Demirkol also came along from the big blind.

The three went to a flop of 3♥Q♠J♠ where Demirkol checked, and middle position fired out 3,000. Both Mahmoud and Demirkol called.

On the 10♥ turn, Demirkol checked again then middle position continued his aggression with a bet of 11,000. Mahmoud called again, and Demirkol got out of the way.

The 9♥ on the river brought in all kinds of draws and middle position elected to check, then Mahmoud went big with a bet of 35,000. After thinking for a while, the player decided to fold, and Mahmoud took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mehmet Demirkol	130,000 10,000	10,000
Yassin Mahmoud	115,000 35,000	35,000
Ryan Mandara	100,000 100,000	100,000
Joris Ruijs	95,000 95,000	95,000

Tags: Mehmet Demirkol Yassin Mahmoud

11-22-2024 08:17 UTC-12

Selected Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 3 : Blinds 300/700, 700 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kirill Shcherbakov	210,000 20,000	20,000

Aleksandr Kirichenko	150,000 50,000	50,000
Felipe Ketzer	140,000 5,000	5,000
Aylar Lie	110,000 10,000	10,000
Eyal Eshkar	105,000 2,000	2,000
Walid Bou Habib	100,000 100,000	100,000
Mateusz Wozniak	90,000 90,000	90,000
Candido Cappiello	85,000 15,000	15,000
Mehdi Chaoui	80,000 80,000	80,000
Mihai Niste	75,000 10,000	10,000
Uladzimir Zhyharau	50,000 30,000	30,000