Day 1b of $3,300 Main Event Kicks Off at Noon
Day 1b of the 2024 Merit Poker Gatsby Gala Series $3,300 Main Event here at the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino is set to kick off today at noon local time. Russia's Mikhail Zavoloka the way from the first starting flight, finishing Day 1a with an impressive 667,000 chips. A new group of contenders will try to replicate that success in today's Day 1b flight.
Day 1a Top Ten Chip Stacks
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikhail Zavoloka | Russian Federation | 667,000 | 267 |
| 2 | Felipe Ketzer | Brazil | 570,500 | 228 |
| 3 | Aleksei Gortikov | Russian Federation | 553,000 | 221 |
| 4 | Daniyar Aubakirov | Kazakhstan | 539,000 | 216 |
| 5 | Philipp Hofbauer | Austria | 506,000 | 202 |
| 6 | Dauren Zhaparov | Kazakhstan | 500,000 | 200 |
| 7 | Georgios Tsouloftas | Cyprus | 459,500 | 184 |
| 8 | Spyridon Apartoglou | Greece | 452,500 | 181 |
| 9 | Denis Kapustin | Russian Federation | 445,500 | 178 |
| 10 | Kerem Turuskan | Turkey | 430,000 | 172 |
Other notables to survive yesterday's Day 1a flight include Felipe Ketzer (570,500), VIktor Iarilov (410,000), Daniele Grasso (290,000), Candido Cappiello (221,000), Timur Margolin(186,000) and Aleksandr Kirichenko (96,500).
Day 1b will feature the same structure as yesterday's Day 1a. Players will start with 100,000 chips and play nine 60-minute levels. There will be a break after every two levels. Unlimited reentries and late registration will be available until the end of Level 14 on Day 2.
Those who bag and tag at the end of the night will join the survivors from yesterday's flight in advancing to Day 2 on November 28, Before that, there will be two more starting flights, with Day 1c beginning at noon local time on November 27 and a turbo Day 1d set to begin at 7:30 p.m. the same day.
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you all the updates for this event from the moment cards are in the air until a winner is crowned on December 1