Players are on their first 15-minute break of the day. The field has grown to 95 entrants and 89 players remain.
2024 Merit Poker Gatsby Gala Series
With around 40,000 chips already in a pot and four players still involved on the 4♥5♥2♦ flop, Fredrico Senno checked from the big blind and Emrah Akansu also knuckled the table. Jalal Jafari fired 15,000, the hijack folded, Senno called, and Akansu folded.
When the Q♣ dropped on the turn, Senno checked and Jafari shoved for around 52,000.
"Pocket sevens or pocket eights?" asked Senno to Jafari. Eventually, Senno laid it down, but wanted to see what Jafari had.
"Show me!" demanded Senno.
Jafari responded with "You'll be pissed,", before he mucked his cards face down.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
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170,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
|
80,000 |
Bakhos Joumaa opened to 2,000 from early position and a player in the hijack three-bet to 6,500. Joumaa made the call.
The flop came K♠Q♥6♦ and Joumaa check-called a 5,500 continuation-bet from his opponent.
The two players then checked down the A♠ turn and J♣ river. Joumaa turned over Q♠J♠ for two pair which was enough to take the pot.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
105,000
105,000
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105,000 |
On a board of A♦8♥2♣J♣, there were already around 30,000 chips in the pot when Milad Souderjani checked from under the gun and Fahredin Mustafov fired 23,500. After some deliberation, Souderjani called.
A 5♣ on the river brought in the backdoor flush draw and Souderjani checked again, then Mustafov threw all of his chips into the middle — almost 80,000. Souderjani had the bigger stack and was in the tank thinking it over for some before he ultimately settled on a call.
Mustafov then revealed K♥Q♠ for just king-high, and Souderjani scooped the pot with A♠Q♥, which sent Mustafov to the rail.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
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250,000 | |
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Eliminado |
A player from under the gun opened to 1,800 and was called by Elie Farah on the button, Boris Tabiyev in the small blind and a player in the big blind.
the flop came K♣6♠2♠ and action checked around to Farah who bet 4,800. Only Tabiyev called.
Farah continued for 7,000 when checked to on the J♥ turn and this time it was enough to get a fold from Tabiyev, who showed that he had folded 10♥10♠. Farah revealed that he had the K♠ in his hand before taking the pot.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
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160,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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99,000
24,000
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24,000 |
Both Malek Abi Naser and Pavel Shchitnikov had put in 6,400 preflop to see a flop of 10♦3♠7♠ where Shchitnikov fired 5,500 from the small blind, and Nasser called.
A 3♥ dropped on the turn and again Shchitnikov continued to bet and dropped 1,200 in the pot. After thinking for a while, Nasser then put in a raise to 27,200, which got a quick fold out of Shchitnikov.
Nasser then showed 3x2x for trips as he claimed the pot.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
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120,000
120,000
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120,000 |
|
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70,000
70,000
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70,000 |
Vytautas Milbutas opened to 2,000 from early position and was called by a player in mddle position before a player in the hijack three-bet to 7,000. Julien Rouquet then four-bet to 20,000 and Milbutas responded with a five-bet shove, covering his three opponents. All three opponents folded and Milbutas took the pot without having to see a flop.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
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205,000
205,000
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205,000 |
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72,500
20,000
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20,000 |
Nivel: 3
Ciegas: 400/800
Ante: 800
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It's been a good start to the day for Walid Bou Habib, who has built a stack of around 150,000 in the opening few levels.
In the latest hand, Habib raised from under the gun to 1,300 and got a call from the player in the cutoff.
On a flop of 5♣6♣4♠, Habib made a continuation-bet of 1,000, which was quickly called by the cutoff to the Q♠ turn, where Habib fired again for 2,300, and got called.
A Q♣ on the river paired the board and brought in the flush draw, but it didn't slow down Habib as he bet out 3,300, which was enough to take down the pot as the cutoff folded.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
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150,000
50,000
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50,000 |