$2,200 Warm Up
Jour 3 terminé
2024 Merit Poker Gatsby Gala Series
$2,200 Warm Up
Jours 3
Event Info
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Event Info
Info Niveau
Info Joueurs - Jour 3
2024 Merit Poker Gatsby Gala Series
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$920,000
Entrants
463
Niveau
35
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entrants
68
Joueurs Survivants
14
Niveau 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
The penultimate day of the 2024 Merit Poker Gatsby Gala Series $2,200 Warm Up has concluded here at the Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino in North Cyprus. The day began with 68 hopefuls from a field of 463 entrants and by the end of the night just 14 players remained.
After nine hour-long levels of play, Italy's Daniele Grasso emerged as the overwhelming chip leader, finishing the night with 8,900,000. Grasso is well ahead of the field, with nearly double the stack of his two closest rivals Florian Guimond and Dawid Smolka, who bagged 4,600,000 each. Grasso's live tournament earnings currently stand at just under $50,000 with a career-best cash of $19,163, which he can surpass with an eighth place finish or better in this event.
Day 4 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Viktor Iarilov | Russian Federation | 4,550,000 | 38 |
| 1 | 2 | Pouya Ranjehdel | Iran | 3,150,000 | 26 |
| 1 | 3 | Georges Chehade | Lebanon | 3,700,000 | 31 |
| 1 | 4 | Victor Fryda | France | 1,750,000 | 15 |
| 1 | 5 | Bogdan Munteanu | Romania | 4,575,000 | 38 |
| 1 | 6 | Julien Rouquet | France | 2,000,000 | 17 |
| 1 | 7 | Dawid Smolka | Poland | 4,600,000 | 38 |
| 2 | 1 | Ziad Menhem | Lebanon | 1,725,000 | 14 |
| 2 | 2 | Zhen Chen | China | 2,300,000 | 19 |
| 2 | 3 | Daniele Grasso | Italy | 8,900,000 | 74 |
| 2 | 4 | Sandra Cotescu | Romania | 1,525,000 | 13 |
| 2 | 5 | Ruslan Bakhtiev | Russian Federation | 1,850,000 | 15 |
| 2 | 6 | Florian Guimond | France | 4,600,000 | 38 |
| 2 | 7 | Hadi Khordbin | Iran | 1,475,000 | 12 |
Day 3 Action
With 68 players to start the day and 63 paid spots the pace of play was slow to start with the bubble soon approaching. It took just over an hour for the next five eliminations to occur, with Selahaddin Bedir earning the unfortunate title of bubble boy after his pocket aces were cracked by Samuel Dray's pocket queens.
Smolka began the day as one of the shorter stacks but he began to pick up steam shortly after the money bubble had burst. In one pivotal hand, he scored a double knockout after cracking Gihad Ismail's pocket kings with pocket sixes to send both Ismail and a short-stacked Andrei Daniliuk to the rail. Smolka remained near the top of the counts throughout the day following that hand, ultimately tying Guimond for the second-largest stack at the end of the night.
Timur Margolin started the day with the second-largest stack and had a roller-coaster session from the start, going back and forth from the top of the counts to the middle of the pack on several occasions. His run ended in 18th place after making a hero call at the wrong time against Grasso, who had a massive chip lead following that hand that he held on to for the rest of the night.
Other notables to make it to Day 3 but fall before the end of the night include reigning WSOP Europe Main Event Champion Simone Andrian (58th), Aylar Lie (57th), Darius Neagoe (31st) and Alessio Isaia (26th).
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $179,650 |
| 2 | $125,500 |
| 3 | $80,300 |
| 4 | $60,300 |
| 5 | $45,150 |
| 6 | $36,200 |
| 7 | $30,150 |
| 8 | $24,100 |
| 9 | $18,050 |
| 10-12 | $13,155 |
| 13-14 | $10,670 |
The action picks up on Day 4 at Level 29, featuring blinds of 60,000/120,000 with a 120,000 big blind ante. Everyone has already locked up $10,670 and will be aiming for the top prize of $179,650.
As always, stay tuned to Pokernews for the final day tomorrow as we bring you all the action from the moment cards are in the air until a winner is crowned.
Niveau 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
8,900,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
|
||
|
4,600,000
975,000
|
975,000 |
|
||
|
4,600,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
4,575,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
4,550,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
3,700,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
3,150,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
2,300,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
2,000,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
1,850,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
1,750,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
1,725,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
1,525,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
1,475,000
575,000
|
575,000 |
Niveau 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Day 3 of the Gatsby Gala Series $2,200 Warm Up has concluded. Stay tuned for full chip counts and a recap of the night's action.
Niveau 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
The tournament staff have announced that three more hands will be played before the end of the night.
Niveau 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Sandra Cotescu opened to 225,000 from early position, Georges Chehade three-bet shoved for 1,725,000 from the button and Cotescu called with a covering stack to put Chehade at risk.
Georges Chehade: A♥K♠ 
Sandra Cotescu: J♦J♥
Chehade got the best of the preflop race when he made top pair on the A♣7♥4♦9♠5♦ runout to double up through Cotescu.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,650,000
1,900,000
|
1,900,000 |
|
|
1,800,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
Niveau 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Julien Rouquet opened to 200,000 from the cutoff, Pouya Ranjehdel three-bet to 575,000 from the button, Rouquet shoved with a covering stack and Ranjehdel, who started the hand with 1,625,000, made the call for his tournament life.
Pouya Ranjehdel: A♥A♠
Julien Rouquet: K♦K♣
Rouquet could not find one of his two outs on the 5♠6♦5♦10♣10♥ runout and Ranjehdel doubled up.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,500,000
1,900,000
|
1,900,000 |
|
|
2,200,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
Niveau 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,500,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,650,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
4,500,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
4,100,000
2,300,000
|
2,300,000 |
|
|
3,900,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
|
3,625,000
575,000
|
575,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,500,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
2,200,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
2,100,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
|
|
2,050,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
|
1,750,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
|
1,600,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
1,150,000
1,250,000
|
1,250,000 |
Niveau 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Hadi Khordbin opened to 200,000 from middle position and Sandra Cotescu three-bet shoved for 1,600,000 from the cutoff. Ruslan Bakhtiev re-shoved for around 3,400,000 from the small blind, covering both players. Khordbin got out of the way, showing 9♥9♦ as he folded.
Sandra Cotescu: K♦K♠
Ruslan Bakhtiev: A♣Q♣
Cotescu was in front with pocket kings and remained ahead when the board ran out 4♠J♠5♦Q♦10♠ to earn a full double up through Bakhtiev.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,750,000
2,050,000
|
2,050,000 |
|
|
1,800,000
925,000
|
925,000 |
|
|
1,700,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Niveau: 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
