Level 5
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Players are on a 15-minute break.
When they return, three more levels will be played before the survivors bag up for the evening.
2024 Merit Poker Gatsby Gala Series
$5,300 High Roller
Day: 1
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Level 5
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Mustafa Ercan made it 2,500 from middle position and Nemo Koering three-bet to 8,000 in the hijack. When it got back to Ercan, he quickly called.
The flop came 6♣9♥3♠ and after Ercan checked, Koering shouted out "Nine", and made a bet of 9,000, which got some giggles from the table.
"What did I do?" asked Koering. "I won't say anything anymore," he joked.
Ercan eventually called and the two saw an A♦ drop on the turn, which went check-check to the 4♣ river. Ercan checked again, then Koering quietly announced a bet of 24,000, which got Ercan to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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150,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
120,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
Level 5
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
200,000 | |
|
190,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
|
165,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
150,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
140,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
110,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
110,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
110,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
105,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
100,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
60,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
55,000
-105,000
|
-105,000 |
|
45,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
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Level 5
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
On a full board of 5♥8♥9♦7♦J♦, there were around 60,000 chips in the pot when the big blind checked over to Sadik Alibeyoglu, who shoved for just over 30,000.
The big blind was in the tank for quite some time and rechecked the bet amount before he tossed calling chips in Alibeyoglu's direction.
Alibeyoglu then showed 10♣8♣ for a straight, and the big blind revealed A♣J♣ before they were mucked by the dealer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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120,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
Level 5
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
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Level: 5
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Level 4
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Felipe Ketzer made it 1,800 and Yassin Mahmoud three-bet the cutoff to 4,200. Andrei Spataru then four-balled from the big blind to 14,000, which got Ketzer to fold, but Mahmoud called at lightning speed.
On the K♣7♣A♦ flop, Spataru made a continuation-bet of 7,500 and Mahmoud raised to 16,000. Spataru called.
They both checked the 2♣ turn to see the 6♦ fall on the river, where Spataru announced a bet of 27,000 and threw the chips in. Mahmoud had lost interest in the the pot and quickly folded, which meant Spataru was pushed the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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160,000 | |
|
120,000 |
Level 4
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Yassin Mahmoud raised to 2,200 from under the gun and Joris Ruijs three-bet from the next seat to 6,500. Felipe Ketzer cold-called from the small blind, Giorgii Skhulukhiia called in the big blind, and Mahmoud put in the extra.
The quartet saw a flop of 9♦3♠7♥ where Ketzer led out for 3,500, and all three players behind him called to see the 4♠ drop on the turn. Ketzer stayed aggressive with a bet of 13,500, and one by one, his three opponents mucked their cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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140,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
105,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
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45,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
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40,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Level 4
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Felipe Ketzer made it 2,000 to go from middle position and Giorgii Skhulukhiia three-bet the hijack to 6,000. When the action got back to Ketzer, he called.
They saw a flop of 2♣K♥8♣ where Ketzer checked and Skhulukhiia continued with a bet of 3,500. Ketzer then counted out a raise to 9,000, which got the job done as Skhulukhiia folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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70,000
10,000
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10,000 |
|
|
50,000 |
Level 4
: 400/800, 800 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000 | |
|
170,000 | |
|
125,000 | |
|
115,000 | |
|
95,000 | |
|
90,000 | |
|
90,000 | |
|
|
75,000 | |
|
65,000 |