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

11-22-2023 16:56 UTC+2

Tulepbergenov Gets Respect

Ryan Lashmar

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

Andrei Daniliuk opened to 3,000 from middle position and received calls from Halil Tasyurek on the button, Azamat Tulepbergenov in the small blind and Alisa Sibgatova in the big blind.

The flop came Q♣4♣3♣ and Tulepbergenov lead out with a bet of 5,000. Sibgatova made the call while Daniliuk and Tasyurek got out of the way.

Tulepbergenov bet again for 10,000 on the 3♥ turn and this time Sibgatova opted to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Azamat Tulepbergenov	298,000 18,000	18,000
Alisa Sibgatova	181,000 181,000	181,000
Halil Tasyurek	142,000 15,600	15,600
Andrei Daniliuk	66,500 66,500	66,500

Tags: Alisa Sibgatova Andrei Daniliuk Azamat Tulepbergenov Halil Tasyurek

11-22-2023 16:36 UTC+2

Some Updated Chip Counts

Ryan Lashmar

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Mustafa Sancak	486,100 486,100	486,100

Parahat Nurmuhammedov	286,000 62,400	62,400
Azamat Tulepbergenov	280,000 280,000	280,000
Karim Abdelhamid	230,000 130,000	130,000
Tugce Hursoz	227,000 27,000	27,000
Inas Eldeghedy	203,000 -4,000	-4,000
Ankit Ahuja	181,000 95,800	95,800
Herodotos Partakkis	82,800 -21,200	-21,200

Level: 5

Blinds: 700/1,500

Ante: 1,500

11-22-2023 16:16 UTC+2

Break Time

Ryan Lashmar

Level 4 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Players are now on their second 10-minute break of the day.

11-22-2023 15:53 UTC+2

Tasyurek Scores a Knockout

Ryan Lashmar

Level 4 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Abdelmajid Chiboub limped in from middle position and a player in the hijack limped behind. Halil Tasyurek raised to 5,000 from the cutoff and Chiboub folded. The player in the hijack moved all in for approximately 30,000 and Tasyurek snap-called to put his opponent at risk.

Hijack: 9♦9♠
Halil Tasyurek: A♣A♥

The board ran out K♣7♦6♠7♥10♣. Tasyurek held with pocket-aces to take down a healthy pot while sending his opponent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abdelmajid Chiboub	215,000 215,000	215,000
Halil Tasyurek	126,400 126,400	126,400

Tags: Abdelmajid Chiboub Halil Tasyurek

11-22-2023 15:33 UTC+2

Cakir Building a Stack

Ryan Lashmar

Level 4 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Edgard Raffoul opened to 2,600 from the button and received calls from Khalil Tawil in the small blind and Murad Cakir in the big blind.

The flop came A♥10♥5♦ and action checked around to Raffoul who bet 3,500. Tawil got out of the way while Cakir made the call.

Both remaining players checked the 8♦ turn and 7♠ river. Cakir tabled 10♦9♠ for a pair of tens which was good enough to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Murad Cakir	191,500 191,500	191,500
Edgard Raffoul	93,500 93,500	93,500
Khalil Tawil	46,800 46,800	46,800

Tags: Edgard Raffoul Khalil Tawil Murad Cakir

Level: 4

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

11-22-2023 15:12 UTC+2

Manikaros Shows Down Second Pair

Ryan Lashmar

Level 3 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Iraklis Manikaros opened to 2,200 from the cutoff and Parahat Nurmuhammedov three-bet to 7,200 from the button. Manikaros made the call.

Both players checked the 8♠4♥3♣ flop leading to the 7♠ turn. Manikaros bet 12,000 and Nurmuhammedov made the call.

Both players checked the K♦ river. Manikaros showed down 9♦8♦ for second pair and Nurmuhammedov's hand hit the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Parahat Nurmuhammedov	223,600 223,600	223,600
Iraklis Manikaros	122,500 122,500	122,500

Tags: Iraklis Manikaros Parahat Nurmuhammedov

11-22-2023 14:49 UTC+2

Ahuja Battles Al in Four-Bet Pot

Ryan Lashmar

Level 3 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Kaan Al had three-bet a previous open to 5,000 from the hijack only for Ankit Ahuja to four-bet to 9,000 from the cutoff. Al made the call.

The flop came Q♠6♥5♣ and Al check-called a 5,500 continuation bet from Ahuja.

Both players checked the 2♣ turn leading to the 5♠ river. Al bet 20,000 and Ahuja raised to 42,500, leaving just 800 behind. Al made the fold and Ahuja took down a healthy pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ankit Ahuja	85,200 -31,600	-31,600
Kaan Al	30,200 30,200	30,200

Tags: Ankit Ahuja Kaan Al

11-22-2023 14:36 UTC+2

Diab Takes from Eldeghedy

Ryan Lashmar

Level 3 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Louis Diab opened to 2,500 from under the gun and Inas Eldeghedy defended from the big blind.

The flop cam eK♣6♦3♠ and Eldeghedy lead out with a bet of 2,000. Diab made the call.

Eldeghedy checked the 8♦ turn and called a 7,000 bet from Diab.

On the 8♥ river Eldeghedy checked again and Diab bet 10,000. This time Eldeghedy decided to fold and Diab took down a decent pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Inas Eldeghedy	207,000 207,000	207,000
Louis Diab	96,000 -12,000	-12,000

Tags: Inas Eldeghedy Louise Diab