$2,200 Warm Up Day 1a | 2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series

11-22-2023 19:21 UTC+2

Chiboub Applies Pressure

Ryan Lashmar

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Alisa Sibgatova opened to 4,000 from middle position and received a call from Ivan Govorov on the button before Abdelmajid Chiboub three-bet to 12,000 from the big blind. Both Sibgatova and Govorov made the call.

The flop came 5♦3♠2♦ and Chiboub bet 20,000. Sibgatova got out of the way while Govorov made the call.

On the 8♦ turn Chiboub bet again, this time for 35,000. Govorov folded and a healthy pot was slid in Chiboub's direction.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abdelmajid Chiboub	368,000 153,000	153,000
Alisa Sibgatova	130,000 -25,000	-25,000
Ivan Govorov	127,000 127,000	127,000

Tags: Abdelmajid Chiboub Alisa Sibgatova Ivan Govorov

11-22-2023 19:05 UTC+2

Nigbolu Fires Two Barrels

Ryan Lashmar

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Inas Eldeghedy limped in from the hijack and Cenk Nigbolu raised to 6,500 from the cutoff. Eldeghedi made the call.

Both players checked the 8♠5♥4♥ flop leading to the K♦ turn. Eldeghedy check-called a 3,000 bet from Nigbolu.

Eldeghedy checked again on the J♠ river and Nigbolu bet 8,000, this time forcing a fold from Eldeghedy.

Player	Chips	Progress
Inas Eldeghedy	438,000 33,000	33,000
Cenk Nigbolu	81,000 81,000	81,000

Tags: Cenk Nigbolu Inas Eldeghedy

11-22-2023 18:48 UTC+2

Some Updated Counts After Final Break

Ryan Lashmar

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mustafa Sancak	547,000 -16,000	-16,000

Inas Eldeghedy	405,000 202,000	202,000
Halil Tasyurek	276,000 -26,300	-26,300
Tugce Hursoz	275,000 17,000	17,000
Ankit Ahuja	261,000 80,000	80,000
Motokatsu Uhara	252,500 122,500	122,500
Azamat Tulepbergenov	196,000 28,000	28,000
Alisa Sibgatova	155,000 -26,000	-26,000
Agharazi Babayev	78,500 -20,000	-20,000
Herodotos Partakkis	62,500 -20,300	-20,300
Huseyin Akgul	58,500 6,500	6,500
Tomasz Szczerbinski	55,000 -6,700	-6,700
Andrei Daniliuk	31,000 -35,500	-35,500

Guoliang Wei	Busted

Level: 7

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

11-22-2023 18:27 UTC+2

Final Break

Ryan Lashmar

Level 6 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Players are now on the final 15-minute break of the evening.

11-22-2023 18:09 UTC+2

Sancak Continues to Climb

Ryan Lashmar

Level 6 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

With two players seeing a board of 7♣4♥A♦9♠ and roughly 20,000 already in the middle, Huseyin Akgul checked and Mustafa Sancak bet 7,000. Akgul called.

Akgul checked again on the 6♦ river and Sancak moved all in, covering Akgul's remaining stack of roughly 50,000. Akgul opted to fold and Sancak continued to add chips to his already sizable stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mustafa Sancak	563,000 76,900	76,900

Huseyin Akgul	52,000 52,000	52,000

Tags: Huseyin Akgul Mustafa Sancak

11-22-2023 17:54 UTC+2

Kaba Takes from Yugay

Ryan Lashmar

Level 6 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Tomasz Szczerbinski opened to 3,200 from early position and Huseyin Kaba made the call from the hijack before Viktor Yugay three-bet to 13,000 from the button. Szczerbinski folded while Kaba called.

The flop came Q♣Q♥5♠ and Kaba check-called an 8,000 continuation bet from Yugay.

Both players checked the 8♥ turn leading to the 7♥ river. Kaba bet 11,000 which was enough to force a fold from Yugay.

Player	Chips	Progress
Victor Yugay	184,500 184,500	184,500
Huseyin Kaba	128,000 28,000	28,000
Tomasz Szczerbinski	61,700 -55,600	-55,600

Tags: Huseyin Kaba Tomasz Szczerbinski Viktor Yugay

Level: 6

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

11-22-2023 17:31 UTC+2

Bedir Check-Raises Nurmuhammedov

Ryan Lashmar

Level 5 : Blinds 700/1,500, 1,500 ante

Parahat Nurmuhammedov opened to 3,000 from early position and received calls from Tugce Hursoz in middle position, Motokatsu Uhara in the cutoff, Kanat Saktaganov on the button and Selahaddin Bedir in the big blind.

All five players checked the 10♠7♠5♠ flop leading to the K♣ turn. Bedir checked and Nurmuhammedov bet 7,000, forcing folds from Hursoz, Uhara and Saktaganov. Bedir put in a check-raise to 21,000 and after about 30 seconds of consideration Nurmuhammedov opted to fold as well, conceding a decent pot to Bedir.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tugce Hursoz	258,000 31,000	31,000
Parahat Nurmuhammedov	210,000 -76,000	-76,000
Motokatsu Uhara	130,000 130,000	130,000
Selahaddin Bedir	93,000 93,000	93,000
Kanat Saktaganov	63,000 63,000	63,000

Tags: Kanat Saktaganov Motokatsu Uhara Parahat Nurmuhammedov Selahaddin Bedir Tugce Hursoz

11-22-2023 17:12 UTC+2

Tasyurek Cracks Cowboys to Double

Ryan Lashmar

Level 5 : Blinds 700/1,500, 1,500 ante

With two players seeing a board of 10♣7♣5♣ and roughly 20,000 already in the middle, Halil Tasyurek found himself all in and at risk with a stack of approximately 140,000 against Azamat Tulepbergenov who covered.

Halil Tasyurek: K♣8♣
Azamat Tulepbergenov: K♥K♠

Tulepbergenov was in dire shape with an overpair against Tasyurek's flopped king-high flush. The 8♥ turn left him drawing dead and after the A♥ river Tasyurek collected a colossal double up at Tulepbergenov's expense.

Player	Chips	Progress
Halil Tasyurek	302,300 160,300	160,300
Azamat Tulepbergenov	168,000 -130,000	-130,000

Tags: Azamat Tulepbergenov Halil Tasyurek