$3,300 Main Event Day 2 | 2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series

12-01-2023 19:02 UTC+2

Retiere Asks for All of It

Ryan Lashmar

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Dragoljub Martinovic opened to 8,000 from early position and Roman Retiere three-bet to 20,000 from the hijack. Martinovic made the call.

The flop came A♦K♣Q♥ and Dragoljub check-called a 15,000 continuation bet from Retiere.

Dragoljub check-called another bet from Retiere on the 2♠ turn, this time for 55,000.

On the 8♥ river Dragoljub checked and Retiere moved all in, covering Dragoljub's remaining stack of 110,000. Dragoljub thought for about 90 seconds before making the fold, showing K♥ for at least second pair while he did so.

Retiere revealed the K♠ in his hand before taking the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain Retiere	535,000 187,000	187,000
Dragoljub Martinovic	110,000 -76,500	-76,500

Tags: Dragoljub Martinovic Roman Retiere

12-01-2023 18:58 UTC+2

Official Payout Information

Ryan Lashmar

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	$295,500	13-15	$17,650
2	$217,500	16-18	$15,170
3	$133,000	19-21	$13,280
4	$98,500	22-24	$11,870
5	$74,000	25-26	$10,450
6	$59,200	27-35	$9,060
7	$49,300	36-44	$7,810
8	$39,300	45-53	$6,715
9	$29,500	54-62	$5,620
10-12	$21,715	63-71	$4,840

12-01-2023 18:46 UTC+2

Nurmuhammedov Knocks Out Mandara

Jeremy Geist

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Parahat Nurmuhammedov opened under the gun to 8,000 before action folded all the way to Ryan Mandara in the big blind who defended.

The 10♦Q♥4♣ flop landed and the action checked to Nurmuhammedov who continued for 7,000. Mandara called and the 9♣ rolled off on the turn.

It checked to Nurmuhammedov who put out another bet of 14,000. Mandara only had 25,000 left and moved it in the middle. Nurmuhammedov called and the cards hit their backs.

Ryan Mandara: 10♠8♠
Parahat Nurmuhammedov: K♠Q♠

Mandara needed a ton of help on the river but it would not come as the dealer put out the 7♦ and Mandra made his exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Parahat Nurmuhammedov	500,000 -232,000	-232,000
Ryan Mandara	Busted

Tags: Parahat Nurmuhammedov Ryan Mandara

12-01-2023 18:34 UTC+2

Petrov Over One Million

Ryan Lashmar

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Gabriel Semaan opened to 13,000 from early position and Aleksei Petrov three-bet to 45,000 from the big blind. Semaan made the call.

The flop came Q♦7♦7♣ and Petrov fired a 25,000 continuation bet. Semaan raised to 50,000 and Petrov made the call.

Petrov checked on the J♠ turn and called a 50,000 bet from Semaan.

Both players checked the 3♠ river. Semaan showed down A♣Q♥ but Petrov tabled K♣K♠ for a bigger two pair to take down a sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksei Petrov	1,330,000 380,000	380,000

Gabriel Semaan	478,000 242,500	242,500

Tags: Aleksei Petrov Gabriel Semaan

12-01-2023 18:32 UTC+2

Late Registration Comes to a Close

Ryan Lashmar

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Late registration and reentries are finished in the $3,300 Main Event. The tournament attracted 566 total entrants of which 164 players remain.

Stay tuned for full payout information that will be available shortly.

12-01-2023 18:12 UTC+2

Assorted Chip Counts After Third Break

Ryan Lashmar

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Razvan Sabau	1,210,000 519,000	519,000
Aleksei Petrov	950,000 120,000	120,000

Dmitry Gromov	890,000 145,000	145,000

Shuang Luo	751,000 61,000	61,000

Ali El-Siblani	700,000 269,000	269,000
Mark Smith (UK)	680,000 95,000	95,000
Damir Gabdullin	676,000 -97,000	-97,000
Bakhos Joumaa	655,000 110,000	110,000
Toby Joyce	650,000 70,000	70,000
Ihar Soika	640,000 270,000	270,000
Joseph Haddad	560,000 560,000	560,000
Alisa Sibgatova	537,000 196,500	196,500
Volodymyr Drokin	517,000 126,000	126,000
Ankit Ahuja	505,000 165,000	165,000
Nils Pudel	502,000 319,000	319,000
Matthew Davenport	Busted
Tugce Hursoz	Busted

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

12-01-2023 17:46 UTC+2

Break Time

Ryan Lashmar

Level 14 : 2,000/3,500, 3,500 ante

Players are on another 15-minute break. There are currently 547 total entrants and 176 players remaining.

Late registration will close at the end of this break.

12-01-2023 17:36 UTC+2

Khalil Piles it In

Jeremy Geist

Level 14 : 2,000/3,500, 3,500 ante

Ghassan Khalil opened the cutoff to 8,000 before the action was on the button who three-bet to 22,000. It folded all the way back to Khalil who went into the tank and after a few minutes he four-bet all in for his last 157,000. His opponent didn't snap call but they flicked in a chip pretty quickly.

Ghassan Khalil: Q♣Q♠
Button: A♥K♦

Khalil flopped a set on the 3♥Q♥J♥ board but the Button was holding the ace of hearts to make it a sweat. The 4♣ turn was not it and the 4♦ river sealed the deal.

Khalil got a pure double after finding the jam.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ghassan Khalil	322,000 246,500	246,500

Tags: Ghassan Khalil Khalil Piles

12-01-2023 17:26 UTC+2

Govorov Takes from Dashti

Ryan Lashmar

Level 14 : 2,000/3,500, 3,500 ante

With two players seeing a board of 8♠4♠3♣ and roughly 13,000 in the middle, Ghanim Dashti checked from the big blind and called a 14,000 bet from Ivan Govorov on the button.

Dashti checked again on the 10♠ turn and Govorov bet 30,000. This time Dashti opted to fold and Govorov took down a decent pot without showdown.