Break
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Players are now on their final 10-minute break of the evening.
The field currently stands at 148 entries with 73 players remaining.
2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series
$3,300 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
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
148
Players Left
65
Gromov Continues to Climb
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
With two players seeing a board of 4♦2♦2♣ and roughly 15,000 already in the middle, Dragoljub Martinovic checked in the big blind and Dmitry Gromov bet 6,000 from under the gun. Gromov made the call.
Both players checked the 3♦ turn leading to the 8♦ river. MArtinovic checked, Gromov bet 10,000 and Martinovic opted to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
667,000
136,000
|
136,000 |
|
||
|
188,000
188,000
|
188,000 |
Ahuja Finds a Double
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Romain Retiere opened to 4,500 from middle position and Ankit Ahuja moved all in for 35,000 from the hijack. Retiere made the call with a covering stack to put Ahuja at risk.
Ankit Ahuja: J♠10♠
Romain Retiere: 9♠9♦
It was a preflop flip that Ahuja pulled ahead of on the K♣10♥2♥ flop. He remained ahead on the 5♦ turn and improved to two pair on the J♦ river to secure a full double up at the expense of Retiere.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
334,000
-58,000
|
-58,000 |
|
75,000
-5,500
|
-5,500 |
Michalak Reduces the Field by One
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Bakhous Joumaa opened to 5,500 from middle position and a player in the hijack three-bet to 16,000. Anatoly Karochenskiy moved all in for approximately 65,000 and Jakub Michalak five-bet shoved for roughly 125,000, folding out all other players to leave Korochenskiy at risk.
Anatoly Korochenskiy: 8♠8♥
Jakub Michalak: K♥K♣
Michalak's kings held on the Q♠9♦9♠7♦K♦ runout and he collected a healthy pot while Korochenskiy was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
410,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
201,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level: 8
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Luo Accumulating Chips
Level 7
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Ivan Govorov opened to 3,000 from the hijack and Fadi Barakeh called on the button before Shuang Luo three-bet to 18,000 from the small blind. Kostiantyn Nikulin called in the big blind while Govorov and Barakeh got out of the way.
Luo fired a 15,000 continuation bet on the Q♥5♥4♦ flop which was called by Nikulin.
Both players checked the 7♠ turn and K♦ river.
Luo turned over 6♦6♣ for a small pair which was good enough to take down a nice pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
542,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
||
|
282,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
268,000
-54,000
|
-54,000 |
|
178,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
Skhulukhiya Battles the Chip Leader
Level 7
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Dmitry Gromov opened to 3,000 from the hijack and Giorgiy Skhulukhiya called from the button.
The flop came A♠Q♣2♥. Gromov checked, Skhulukhiya bet 5,000, Gromov clicked it back to 10,000 and Skhulukhiya called.
On the 5♠ turn Gromov checked again and Skhulukhiya bet 15,000. This time Gromov decided to fold.
Skhulukhiya revealed the A♥ in his hand for at least top pair before taking the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
531,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
|
||
|
199,000
-71,000
|
-71,000 |
Sabau Wins One Multiway
Level 7
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Natan Chauskin opened to 3,000 from early position and received calls from Razvan Sabau in the cutoff, Walid Bou Habib in the small blind and Albert Daher in the big blind.
All four players checked the 10♣5♣5♦ flop leading to the 8♠ on the turn. Action checked around to Chauskin who bet 5,000. Sabau made the call while Habib and Daher got out of the way.
Chauskin checked the Q♣ river and Sabau bet 22,500. Chauskin thought for about one minute before finding a fold allowing Sabau to take down a decent pot without showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
387,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
186,000
186,000
|
186,000 |
|
164,500
164,500
|
164,500 |
|
116,500
-63,600
|
-63,600 |
Chauskin Coolers Tasyurek
Level 7
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Dawid Smolka opened to 3,300 from early position and Halil Tasyurek three-bet to 10,000 from the button. Natan Chauskin then four-bet to 24,000 from the big blind, forcing a fold from Smolka. Tasyurek five-bet shoved with a covering stack and Chauskin, who had roughly 60,000 behind, snap-called to put himself at risk.
Natan Chauskin: A♦A♥
Halil Tasyurek: A♣K♥
Tasyurek hit top pair on the K♦6♦Q♠ flop but couldn't improve further on the 7♦ turn or 2♣ river resulting in Chauskin getting a full double up at Tasyurek's expense.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
180,100 | |
|
93,500 | |
|
57,100 |
Assorted Chip Counts after Third Break
Level 7
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
470,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
420,000
193,000
|
193,000 |
|
|
407,000
310,200
|
310,200 |
|
|
||
|
|
392,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
336,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
|
332,000
332,000
|
332,000 |
|
|
322,000
126,800
|
126,800 |
|
|
270,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
267,000
169,000
|
169,000 |
|
||
|
112,000
-23,100
|
-23,100 |
|
|
107,000
-78,400
|
-78,400 |
|
|
80,500
-19,500
|
-19,500 |
|
53,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
|
23,000
-37,600
|
-37,600 |