Break Time
Level 6
: Blinds 700/1,500, 1,500 ante
Players are now on another 15-minute break.
So far Day 1a has attracted 143 entrants and there are 96 players remaining.
2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series
$3,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$1,562,160
Entries
566
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
155
Players Left
68
Priestley Four-Bet Shoves
Level 6
: Blinds 700/1,500, 1,500 ante
Ankit Ahuja opened to 3,000 from early position and Sinead Priestley called from the hijack. Mantas Bagocius three-bet to 16,100 from the button, forcing a fold from Ahuja. Priestley then moved all in for 68,500, sending Bagocius into the tank.
After a couple minutes Bagocius decided on a fold.
"Pocket tens?" Bagocius asked his opponent.
"Close to that" Priestley replied as she scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
359,600
49,600
|
49,600 |
|
170,600
-9,400
|
-9,400 |
|
90,700
-9,300
|
-9,300 |
Rusinovas Makes a Big Fold
Level 6
: Blinds 700/1,500, 1,500 ante
Guiyang Wang opened to 3,500 from middle position and received calls from Alexandras Rusinovas in the cutoff and Andrei Kaigorodtcev in the big blind.
The flop came A♣K♠6♠. Kaigorodtcev checked, Wang bet 5,500, Rusinovas called and Kaigorodtcev folded.
Rusinovas called another bet from Wang on the 2♥ turn, this time for 12,500.
On the A♠ river Wang went all in for 38,300 sending Rusinovas into the tank.
"You look excited" Rusinovas told his opponent. "It's so hard to fold trips. Unbelievable"
After another minute Rusinovas asked the dealer to spread the pot and shortly afterwards he folded A♦J♦ face up.
"Good fold" Wang told his opponent as he took down a healthy pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,200
-9,800
|
-9,800 |
|
90,600
90,600
|
90,600 |
|
55,400
-44,600
|
-44,600 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 700/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Guven Forces Two Folds
Level 5
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Ege Guven opened to 2,500 from middle position and received calls from Selahaddin Bedir on the button and Simas Karaliunas in the big blind.
The flop came A♣K♣6♥. Karaliunas checked, Guven bet 2,200, Bedir folded and Karaliunas called.
Guven bet again for 7,500 when checked to on the 7♥ turn and this time it was enough to force a fold out of Karaliunas.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
231,000
126,000
|
126,000 |
|
118,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
71,200
71,200
|
71,200 |
Ahuja Scores a Knockout
Level 5
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
In a preflop confrontation, Joseph Mouwad was all in from the button for his last 27,000 against Ankit Ahuja in the big blind who covered.
Joseph Mouwad: K♠K♥
Ankit Ahuja: K♣Q♠
The board ran out Q♦3♥2♦9♦7♠. Mouwad's top pair was no good against Ahuja's overpair and he was sent to the rail while Ahuja collected the last of his chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
180,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
Busted |
Mohammad Makes a Loose Call
Level 5
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Murad Mohammad had called a previous open of 2,500 in the small blind only for Nuri Hadioglu to move all in from the big blind for 44,200. The original raiser folded, sending Mohammad briefly into the tank.
"This is pure gambling" Mohammad declared as he made the call with a covering stack to put Hadioglu at risk.
Nuri Hadioglu: A♠6♣
Murad Mohammad: 8♦8♠
Hadioglu had Mohammad drawing dead by the turn on the K♠2♠10♥8♥5♥ runout to secure a full double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
92,100
92,100
|
92,100 |
Assorted Chip Counts after Second Break
Level 5
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
322,600
-37,500
|
-37,500 |
|
|
310,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
220,000
-21,000
|
-21,000 |
|
|
220,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
213,000
213,000
|
213,000 |
|
205,000
134,000
|
134,000 |
|
195,100
59,100
|
59,100 |
|
149,500
49,500
|
49,500 |
|
135,000
37,500
|
37,500 |
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
76,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
56,300
-43,700
|
-43,700 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Break
Level 4
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Players are now on their second 15-minute break of the day. The field has grown to 130 entrants and there are 98 players currently remaining.