2024 Merit Poker Gatsby Gala Series

$5,300 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2024 Merit Poker Gatsby Gala Series

Event Info
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$250,000
Entries
54
Players Left
40
Average Chip Stack
135,000
Total Chips
5,400,000
Level Info
Level
8
Blinds
1,000 / 1,500
Ante
1,500
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
54
Players Left
40

Andrian Gets Value From Zhyharau

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Simone Andrian
Simone Andrian

With around 4,500 chips in the pot on a flop of Q84, Uladzimir Zhyharau checked it over to Simone Andrian, who fired 4,500. Zhyharau called.

A 2 on the turn went check-check to the K river, where Zhyharau checked and Andrian bet out 9,000. It took just a few seconds for Zhyharau to make a decision, and he did so by tossing in a single chip to signify a call.

Andrian then showed he had rivered top pair with KJ, and Zhyharau mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Simone Andrian
125,000
15,000
15,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
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Candido Cappiello
100,000
100,000
100,000
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Uladzimir Zhyharau
80,000
80,000
80,000

Tags: Simone AndrianUladzimir Zhyharau

Mahmoud Gets Some Back

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

There were around 40,000 chips in the pot on a flop of J8A when Yassin Mahmoud shoved his stack of just under pot into the middle, which gave Sadik Alibeyoglu a decision.

Alibeyoglu got the dealer to count out the bet and after thinking for a while longer, he elected to let his hand go.

Player Chips Progress
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Yassin Mahmoud
80,000
25,000
25,000
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Sadik Alibeyoglu
60,000
-40,000
-40,000

Tags: Sadik AlibeyogluYassin Mahmoud

Demirkol Gets Paid With a Boat

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

On a board of 510K7, there were around 15,000 chips in the pot when Mehmet Demirkol fired out 12,000 from the blinds and Yassin Mahmoud called in the hijack.

When the 10 dropped on the river, Demirkol gathered a collection of chips from all different piles of his stack, and threw out 23,200. Mahmoud thought for quite some time and eventually settled on a call.

Demirkol then showed a full house with K10, and Mahmoud mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Mehmet Demirkol
140,000
40,000
40,000
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Yassin Mahmoud
55,000

Tags: Mehmet DemirkolYassin Mahmoud

Level: 2

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Ketzer Rivers a Straight, Niste Pays Off

Level 1 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Felipe Ketzer
Felipe Ketzer

Felipe Ketzer has gotten off to a great start and is also nearing a stack of 150,000.

Mihai Niste opened from under the gun to 1,000 and Felipe Ketzer three-bet the button to 3,500. Niste called.

They saw a flop of AJQ where Niste check-called a bet of 2,000 from Ketzer to the A turn, which checked through.

An 8 dropped on the river and Niste led out for 2,500. Ketzer then raised to 10,800, and Niste quickly called.

Ketzer tabled a straight with 109, and Niste mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Felipe Ketzer
145,000
45,000
45,000
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Mihai Niste
85,000
85,000
85,000

Tags: Felipe KetzerMihai Niste

Shcherbakov Over-Bet Shoves

Level 1 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

There were already around 40,000 chips in the pot on a full board of JQ672 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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Kirill Shcherbakov
120,000
120,000
120,000
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Bulut Celik
80,000
-20,000
-20,000

Tags: Bulut CelikKirill Shcherbakov

Andrian's River Bet Goes Uncalled

Level 1 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

There were already around 5,000 chips in the middle on a flop of A5K 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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Simone Andrian
110,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
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Erdal Gulseven
90,000
-10,000
-10,000

Tags: Erdal GulsevenSimone Andrian

Early Pot for Eshkar

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 J48 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 A8 for a pair of eights, beating the A9 of Haidar.

Player Chips Progress
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Eyal Eshkar
103,000
3,000
3,000
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Safi Haidar
97,000
-3,000
-3,000

Tags: Eyal EshkarSafi Haidar