$3,300 Main Event | 2024 Merit Poker Gatsby Gala Series

12-01-2024 01:31 UTC-12

Break Time

Kai Cocklin

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Players are on a 15-minute break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nichan Khorchidian	19,000,000

Anton Wigg	18,800,000

Vedat Yilmaz	7,700,000 -2,000,000	-2,000,000
Dmitry Gromov	6,000,000 -700,000	-700,000

Bogdan Jontulovic	5,800,000 400,000	400,000
Adrian State	4,100,000 -600,000	-600,000

12-01-2024 01:30 UTC-12

Khorchidian's Turn to Backdoor Trips

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Kai Cocklin

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

A full board of 6♥7♥A♦10♠10♦ was showing with around 2,500,000 in the pot when Anton Wigg checked from the cutoff and Nichan Khorchidian fired out a big bet of 1,600,000.

Wigg was in the tank for a while and burned through a couple of timebanks before he eventually called.

Khorchidian then showed trips with K♥10♥, and Wigg mucked.

"So close, so close. I have your number man," said Wigg to Khorchidian.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nichan Khorchidian	19,000,000 5,000,000	5,000,000

Anton Wigg	18,800,000 -2,200,000	-2,200,000

Tags: Anton Wigg Nichan Khorchidian

12-01-2024 01:26 UTC-12

Wigg Backdoors Trips and Holds Big Chip Lead

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Kai Cocklin

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Bogdan Jontulovic limped from the small blind and Anton Wigg made it 700,000 in the big blind.

On the 8♦9♦A♣ flop, Jontulovic check-called a bet of 375,000 from Wigg to see the K♥ drop on the turn, which went check-check.

A board-pairing K♠ dropped on the river and after Jontulovic checked, Wigg fired a big bet of 1,900,000. Some moments passed and eventually Jontulovic decided to call.

Wigg then showed trips with K♣Q♥, and Jontulovic mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Wigg	21,000,000 5,400,000	5,400,000

Bogdan Jontulovic	5,400,000 -5,000,000	-5,000,000

Tags: Anton Wigg Bogdan Jontulovic

12-01-2024 01:24 UTC-12

Khorchidian Wants More Value

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Kai Cocklin

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Nichan Khorchidian opened from the hijack to 500,000 and Dmitry Gromov called on the button.

On the A♣7♦6♦4♣4♦ board, both checked to the river where Khorchidian bet 700,000, and Gromov quickly called.

Khorchidian then revealed a pair of aces with A♥10♦, and Gromov flashed the A♠ before he mucked.

"Why didn't you bet?! Do you have a camera that can see my cards?" said Khorchidian.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nichan Khorchidian	14,000,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Dmitry Gromov	6,700,000 -3,300,000	-3,300,000

Tags: Dmitry Gromov Nichan Khorchidian

12-01-2024 01:16 UTC-12

Gromov Rivers Trips

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Kai Cocklin

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Dmitry Gromov raised from under the gun and Vedat Yilmaz called out of the big blind.

They saw a flop of J♠3♠7♠ where Yilmaz checked and Gromov fired 400,000. Yilmaz then put in a check-raise to an even 1,000,000. and Gromov quickly called.

The 2♣ turn was checked through to the J♣ river where Yilmaz announced a bet of 1,000,000, which was snap-called by Gromov.

Yilmaz revealed A♠3♥ for a pair and busted flush draw, but Gromov had rivered trips holding A♣J♦ to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitry Gromov	10,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Vedat Yilmaz	9,700,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Vedat Yilmaz Dmitry Gromov

12-01-2024 01:05 UTC-12

Updated Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Wigg	15,600,000 100,000	100,000

Nichan Khorchidian	12,800,000 800,000	800,000

Bogdan Jontulovic	10,400,000 -1,400,000	-1,400,000
Vedat Yilmaz	9,200,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Dmitry Gromov	8,000,000 400,000	400,000

Adrian State	4,700,000

12-01-2024 01:00 UTC-12

Big Slick Sees State Double Through Gromov

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Kai Cocklin

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Dmitry Gromov raised the button and Adrian State shoved for 2,100,000 from the small blind. Gromov called.

Adrian State: A♥K♠ All in
Dmitry Gromov: K♣Q♥

State was well in the lead and his Big Slick managed to hold up as the runout of 10♠6♥2♥6♠8♠ earned him a much-needed double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitry Gromov	7,600,000 -2,600,000	-2,600,000

Adrian State	4,700,000 700,000	700,000

Tags: Adrian State Dmitry Gromov

12-01-2024 00:58 UTC-12

Khorchidian Wakes Up

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Kai Cocklin

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

There were already around 3,000,000 chips in the pot on a board of J♣8♣5♠2♠ between Nichan Khorchidian in the small blind and Vedat Yilmaz in the big blind.

Khorchidian checked and Yilmaz fired 850,000, Khorchidian called to see the 10♦ river, which both players quickly checked to see a showdown.

"Five," said Khorchidian before he revealed 7♠5♥. "Five is good," replied Yilmaz.

"Not just good, it's very good!," said Khorchidian.

"Welcome to the game, you finally have woken up," mentioned Bogdan Jontulovic.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nichan Khorchidian	12,000,000 3,000,000	3,000,000

Vedat Yilmaz	8,000,000 -3,000,000	-3,000,000

Tags: Bogdan Jontulovic Nichan Khorchidian Vedat Yilmaz

12-01-2024 00:51 UTC-12

Khorchidian Check-Raises Huge

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Kai Cocklin

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Dmitry Gromov raised from the hijack to 500,000 and Nichan Khorchidian, who hasn't played a hand yet, made the call.

On the 8♦4♣10♦ flop, both checked to see the A♠ drop on the turn. Khorchidian checked and Gromov fired 600,000. Khorchidian then made a huge check-raise to 4,375,000, and Gromov quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitry Gromov	10,200,000 2,200,000	2,200,000

Nichan Khorchidian	9,000,000 -1,500,000	-1,500,000

Tags: Dmitry Gromov Nichan Khorchidian

12-01-2024 00:41 UTC-12

Jontulovic Doubles With Kings

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Kai Cocklin

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Adrian State opened from the hijack and Bogdan Jontulovic three-bet the cutoff to 1,200,000. State then made it 2,400,000, and Jontulovic five-bet shoved for 5,600,000 total. State called.

Bogdan Jontulovic: K♠K♣ All in
Adrian State: J♠J♥

It was a long way back for State as his jacks were crushed by the Cowboys of Jontulovic. The runout of Q♠5♠7♣2♣8♣ brought no surprises, and Jontulovic doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bogdan Jontulovic	11,800,000 4,700,000	4,700,000
Adrian State	4,000,000 -5,500,000	-5,500,000

Tags: Adrian State Bogdan Jontulovic