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

11-23-2023 19:42 UTC+2

Slimen Triumphs in Multiway Clash

Ryan Lashmar

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

Arkadiusz Golaszewski opened to 5,000 from under the gun and received calls from Seyedamir Eftekhari in the hijack, Ahmen Slimen on the button, Mohammad Awamleh in the small blind and Maxime Chilaud in the big blind.

All five players checked the 9♣8♦2♥ flop leading to the 7♦ turn. Awamleh bet 15,000 and received calls from Chilaud and Slimen while Golaszewski and Eftekhari got out of the way.

The three remaining players checked the 9♦ river. Chilaud showed down 7♥6♦ for two pair while Slimen tabled 8♣7♥ for a better two pair to take down a healthy pot despite having been counterfeited on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seyedamir Eftekhari	243,000 1,000	1,000
Maxime Chilaud	222,000 -22,000	-22,000
Mohammad Awamleh	156,000 54,000	54,000
Ahmen Slimen	87,500 87,500	87,500
Arkadiusz Golaszewski	67,500 67,500	67,500

Tags: Ahmen Slimen Arkadiusz Golaszewski Maxime Chilaud Mohammad Awamleh Seyedamir Eftekhari

11-23-2023 19:20 UTC+2

Karaarslan Flops the Goods and Gets Paid

Ryan Lashmar

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

With two players seeing a board of 5♦3♠J♥A♣ and roughly 25,000 already in the middle, Feyzullah Karaarslan checked and Nikolay Ponomarev bet 15,000. Karaarslan check-raised to 35,000 and Ponomarev called.

Karaarslan bet 50,000 on the 10♠ river and once again Ponomarev made the call. Karaarslan tabled J♣J♦ for a flopped set of jacks to take down a sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Feyzullah Karaarslan	503,000 68,500	68,500
Nikolay Ponomarev	110,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Feyzullah Karaarslan Nikolay Ponomarev

11-23-2023 19:11 UTC+2

Chilaud Faring Better on Second Bullet

Ryan Lashmar

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

Maxime Chilaud, who had reentered earlier today, opened to 4,000 from middle position and Evren Coskun called from the hijack.

The flop came J♥10♦7♥ and Chilaud bet 4,500. Coskun made the call.

Chilaud bet again for 21,500 on the 2♦ turn and this time Coskun opted to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxime Chilaud	244,000 244,000	244,000
Evren Coskun	54,000 54,000	54,000

Tags: Evren Coskun Maxime Chilaud

11-23-2023 18:48 UTC+2

Assorted Chip Counts after Final Break

Ryan Lashmar

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitry Yurasov	733,000 733,000	733,000

Feyzullah Karaarslan	434,500 334,500	334,500
Ege Guven	386,000 211,000	211,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	381,000 381,000	381,000
John Doe	373,000 274,000	274,000
Elie Farah	335,000 335,000	335,000
Can Miral	324,000 324,000	324,000
Agharazi Babayev	230,000 6,500	6,500
Matthew Davenport	212,500 73,000	73,000
Angelos Michael	199,000 14,500	14,500

Level: 7

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

11-23-2023 18:27 UTC+2

Final Break

Ryan Lashmar

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

Players are now on their third and final break of the evening, which will be 15 minutes. The field currently sits at 169 entrants of which 108 players remain.

11-23-2023 18:09 UTC+2

Michael Battles Babayev

Ryan Lashmar

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

Agharazi Babayev opened to 3,500 from the button and Angelos Michael called from the small blind.

Both players checked the flop and turn leading to a final board of Q♠J♥7♣10♣6♠. Michael bet 3,000 and Babayev raised to 10,000. Michael thought for about a minute before raising to 35,000.

Babayev thought about his decision for about a minute before making the call. Michael tabled 6♣6♥ for bottom set made on the river and a visibly frustrated Babayev threw his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Agharazi Babayev	223,500 -120,500	-120,500
Angelos Michael	184,500 62,500	62,500

Tags: Agharazi Babayev Angelos Michael

11-23-2023 17:47 UTC+2

Haddad Doubles, Then Busts

Ryan Lashmar

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

Matthew Davenport opened from the button before Ramez Haddad shoved for roughly 8,000 from the small blind. Joseph Sabe then raised to 17,000 from the big blind, forcing Davenport out of the pot and leaving Haddad at risk.

Ramez Haddad: Q♠Q♥
Joseph Sabe: A♥K♦

It was a classic tournament flip that Haddad caught the better end of on the J♥8♥5♦ flop. He remained ahead on the 4♦ turn and Q♦ river to secure a full double up.

Haddad still had under 15 big blinds despite the double up and would bust shortly afterwards, with Bulent Sahin claiming the last of his chips.