Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
2024 Merit Poker Gatsby Gala Series
$5,300 High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info
2024 Merit Poker Gatsby Gala Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$473,800
Entries
103
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
31
Players Left
9
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Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
The action started with Simone Andrian making a min-raise from early position, which was called by Zhen Chen in middle position, Ali Al-Kubasi in the cutoff, and Angelos Michael in the small blind.
They went to a flop of 2♣3♥4♦, which checked around to the 4♥ turn where Michael led out for 65,000. Andrian folded, Chen called, and Al-Kubasi called.
On the 9♠ river, Michael took his time before he moved all-in for around 180,000. Chen thought for some time before he folded, and Al-Kubasi also released his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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500,000
29,000
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29,000 |
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480,000
123,000
|
123,000 |
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475,000
56,000
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56,000 |
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340,000
144,000
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144,000 |
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Zhen Chen opened the cutoff to 26,000 and got called by Ali Al-Kubasi in the small blind and Eyal Eshkar in the big blind.
They went to a flop of 3♦3♣8♥ where it checked to Chen, who fired 23,000. Al-Kubasi then raised to 57,000, Eshkar got out of the way, and Chen called.
A 5♥ dropped on the turn and Al-Kubasi kept up the aggression with a bet of 75,000, and Chen called quickly.
When the J♦ completed the runout, both players elected to check it down with Al-Kubasi showing K♦10♠ for king-high, but Chen held the winner after he paired his five holding A♣5♣.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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550,000
210,000
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210,000 |
|
550,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
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425,000
67,000
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67,000 |
|
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300,000
200,000
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200,000 |
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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500,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
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450,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
350,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
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|
170,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
170,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
160,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
110,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Lachezar Petkov had opened from under the gun and Aleksandr Chernikov called from the hijack. Mehmet Muratli also came along from the big blind.
They went to a flop of 4♥10♠J♠, which checked through to the 8♠ turn. Muratli checked, Petkov fired 50,000, Chernikov called, and Muratli folded.
An 8♣ paired the board on the river and Petkov fired out 125,000, then Chernikov shoved for around 400,000. Petkov had just over 150,000 chips remaining in his stack and after using several time-extensions, he elected to fold.
Chernikov then showed Q♦9♦ for a turned straight as he raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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700,000
250,000
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250,000 |
|
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155,000
195,000
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195,000 |
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Level: 19
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
Level 19
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Zhewen Hu made it 25,000 from the cutoff and Angelos Michael three-bet the small blind to 105,000. Once the big blind folded, Hu called.
They saw a flop of 7♦5♠A♦ where Michael made a continuation-bet of 80,000, which Hu quickly called to see the 3♦ turn, which went check-check.
The 6♠ completed the runout and again the action went check-check and Michael showed 8♥8♣. However, Hu had paired his ace holding A♥J♣ to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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900,000
475,000
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475,000 |
|
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250,000
230,000
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230,000 |
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Level 19
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Fahredin Mustafov just eliminated two players in one hand to send his stack toward the one-million mark.
The full action was unknown but on a board of 3♥4♣2♥J♠4♦, Mustafov had flopped a wheel with A♦5♦ to eliminate Mehdi Chaoui who held 6♣6♦ and Mikhail Zavoloka with 9♦9♣.
On the adjacent table, also just eliminated Mehmet Muratli.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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900,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
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275,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Level 19
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
The action folded around to Traian Stanciu in the small blind who shoved his big stack into the middle. Traian Stanciu was in the big blind with around 120,000, and decided to put himself at risk.
Traian Stanciu: 10♠9♥ 
Razvan Belea: K♦4♣
Stanciu had made the right call, but would have hated to see the 4♠9♠6♠ flop as Belea made a pair plus picked up a flush draw. It was all over by the time the 3♠ hit the turn, and the 4♦ river was just a formality.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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850,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
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Busted | |
Level 19
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Lachezar Petkov shoved from under the gun for around 100,000 and Adrian State reshoved from the next seat for 270,000.
Lachezar Petkov: A♠A♣
Adrian State: Q♣Q♦
State certainly didn't expect see aces from the short-stacked Petkov, who was in a dream spot to double up. The runout of 3♦10♥3♣10♠A♥ brought no surprised, and Petkov doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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220,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
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170,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
