$5,300 High Roller
Day 1 Started
2024 Merit Poker Gatsby Gala Series
$5,300 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
2024 Merit Poker Gatsby Gala Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$473,800
Entries
103
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
54
Players Left
40
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The 2024 Merit Poker Gatsby Gala Series rolls on today with Day 1 of the $5,300 High Roller event, set in the luxurious Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino. This prestigious tournament attracts top players from around the globe, all vying for the coveted title and a significant share of the prize pool.
Earlier this year, the $5,300 High Roller took center stage at the Merit Poker Carmen Series, where Jakub Michalak emerged victorious after he outlasted a competitive field of 145 entries to claim the top prize of $174,500.
Merit Poker Carmen Series $5,300 High Roller Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jakub Michalak | Poland | $174,500 |
| 2 | Halil Tasyurek | Turkey | $123,100 |
| 3 | Daniel Henriques | Portugal | $80,200 |
| 4 | Milos Skrbic | Serbia | $57,400 |
| 5 | Renan Bruschi | Brazil | $43,100 |
| 6 | Bojan Berberovic | Montenegro | $34,500 |
| 7 | Andrei Spataru | Romania | $28,500 |
| 8 | Marcin Dziubdziela | Poland | $22,900 |
| 9 | Rachid El-Yaacoubi | France | $17,100 |
This four-day affair kicks off at 8 p.m. today with Day 2 starting at the same time tomorrow, November 23. Day 3 plays out on November 24, then the fourth and final day plays out on November 25.
$5,300 High Roller Schedule
| Date | Event | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 22 November | Day 1 | 8:00 p.m. |
| 23 November | Day 2 | 8:00 p.m. |
| 24 November | Day 3 | 6:00 p.m. |
| 25 November | Day 4 | 1:00 p.m. |
Players start with 100,000 chips and the blinds are set at 40 minutes throughout the tournament's entirety. The amount of levels played per day will be decided by the tournament directors shortly after play begins.
Late registration is open until the end of Level 12, which will be at some point during Day 2.
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Level: 1
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Level 1
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Play is now underway in the $5,300 High Roller!
Level 1
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Eyal Eshkar opened the cutoff to 1,000 and Safi Haidar defended from the big blind.
They went to a flop of J♠4♦8♠ where Haidar check-called a bet of 1,500 from Eshkar to see the K♠ turn, which went check-check.
A 7♦ landed on the river and again both players checked, then Haidar announced "ace-high". However, that was no good as Eshkar showed A♣8♦ for a pair of eights, beating the A♠9♣ of Haidar.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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103,000
3,000
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3,000 |
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97,000
3,000
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3,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
There were already around 5,000 chips in the middle on a flop of A♠5♠K♦ when Erdal Gulseven fired out a small bet from the small blind, and Simone Andrian raised to 7,500. The cutoff folded, and Gulseven called.
A J♠ on the turn went check-check, and Gulseven checked the 6♠ river before Andrian fired out 17,000. Gulseven was in the tank for a while but ultimately decided to fold, and Andrian took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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110,000 | |
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90,000
10,000
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10,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
There were already around 40,000 chips in the pot on a full board of J♣Q♥6♠7♣2♦ where Kirill Shcherbakov had shipped his stack of around 80,000 into the pot, with Bulut Celik facing the shove.
After some time thinking, Celik decided to fold, and Shcherbakov took down the pot with a big overbet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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120,000
120,000
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120,000 |
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80,000
20,000
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20,000 |
