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

12-02-2023 20:24 UTC+2

Khordbin Puts Two Players to the Test

Jeremy Geist

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Victor Yugay opened in late position to 80,000 before the action folded to Zhao Cheng in the cutoff who put in a three-bet to 250,000. The button and small blind folded and then action was on Hadi Khordbin in the big blind.

After a moment in the tank, Khordbin announced he was all in covering both of his oppoents.

They both thought over their options for a moment but after all was said and done their cards were sent to the muck.

Khordbin scooped a solid pot with absolutely no pushback.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hadi Khordbin	3,400,000 1,520,000	1,520,000
Zhao Cheng	1,600,000 885,000	885,000
Victor Yugay	1,000,000 -715,000	-715,000

Tags: Hadi Khordbin Victor Yugay Zhao Cheng

12-02-2023 20:22 UTC+2

Mankaros Wins Battle of the Blinds against Bagocius

Ryan Lashmar

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Iraklis Manikaros limped in from the small blind and called a 150,000 raise from Mantas Bagocius in the big blind.

Both players checked the K♦J♠3♥ flop leading to the 5♥ turn. Manikaros check-called a 120,000 bet from Bagocius.

Manikaros check-called another bet on the 3♦ river, this time for 355,000. Bagocius could only show Q♦7♥ for a bluff while Manikaros tabled J♦6♦ for second pair to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Iraklis Manikaros	2,605,000 795,000	795,000
Mantas Bagocius	1,465,000 -200,000	-200,000

Tags: Iraklis Manikaros Mantas Bagocius

Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

12-02-2023 20:03 UTC+2

Assorted Chip Counts after Dinner Break

Ryan Lashmar

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Parahat Nurmuhammedov	3,030,000 1,745,000	1,745,000
Nuno Correia	2,900,000 200,000	200,000
Kenar Zemin	2,475,000 -75,000	-75,000
Oleg Netaliev	2,350,000 350,000	350,000
Dmitry Gromov	2,330,000 455,000	455,000

Sinead Priestley	1,825,000 -140,000	-140,000
Iraklis Manikaros	1,810,000 415,000	415,000
Hakan Karabalcik	1,795,000 1,276,000	1,276,000
Victor Yugay	1,715,000 90,000	90,000
Ahmed Slimen	1,510,000 -365,000	-365,000
Bassel Moussa	1,450,000 465,000	465,000
Razvan Sabau	1,445,000 -765,000	-765,000
Shuang Luo	1,075,000 25,000	25,000

Adi Rajkovic	1,045,000 516,000	516,000
Maximilian Wieser	845,000 -640,000	-640,000

Selahaddin Bedir	730,000 420,000	420,000
Dmitry Yurasov	670,000 -605,000	-605,000

Volodymyr Drokin	440,000 -1,010,000	-1,010,000

12-02-2023 19:00 UTC+2

Dinner Break

Ryan Lashmar

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Players are now on a 60-minute dinner break. 38 players remain and the tournament will play four more levels once the action resumes at roughly 8:00 p.m. local time.

12-02-2023 18:41 UTC+2

Popot Takes from Leantzis

Ryan Lashmar

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Christos Leantzis opened to 60,000 from the cutoff and Frederic Popot defended from the big blind.

Both players checked the 6♦5♥9♣ flop leading to the Q♦ turn. Popot bet 55,000, Leantzis raised to 200,000 and Popot made the call.

Both players checked the 6♥ river. Popot tabled Q♠10♠ for two pair to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frederic Popot	1,575,000 650,000	650,000
Christos Leantzis	375,000 -500,000	-500,000

Tags: Christos Leantzis Frederic Popot

12-02-2023 18:25 UTC+2

Correia Raises for Thin Value

Jeremy Geist

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

There was a middle position open to 60,000 before the action was on Nuno Correia in the cutoff who put in a three-bet to 155,000. It folded back to middle position who called and they were off to a flop heads up.

The 6♥K♠2♠ flop landed and the action quickly checked through to a J♥ turn.

The middle position player opted to take the betting lead with a wager of 75,000. Without wasting much time Correia put in a raise to 220,000. His opponent actually cut out reraising chips but eventually landed on just calling.

The 2♦ landed on the river and the action checked through. Middle position tabled J♠7♠ for a turned pair and flush draw and Correia tabled K♣Q♥ for a sneaky flop check and a great turn value raise.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nuno Correia	2,700,000 1,075,000	1,075,000

Tags: Nuno Correia

12-02-2023 18:10 UTC+2

Some More Recent Eliminations

Ryan Lashmar

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
John One	Busted

Andreas Mavrikioy	Busted
Nikolay Tyurin	Busted
Issam Tannouri	Busted
Tomasz Szczerbinski	Busted
Pascal Hartman	Busted
Lois Dufouleur	Busted
Iurii Saiapin	Busted
Simas Karaliunas	Busted
Antoine Hasbani	Busted

12-02-2023 18:02 UTC+2

Yugay Fires Two Barrels

Ryan Lashmar

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

With three players seeing a board of K♦3♦4♥, Razvan Sabau checked in the small blind, Victor Yugay checked in the big blind and Shuang Luo checked on the button.

On the J♥ turn Sabau checked again and Yugay bet 110,000. Luo got out of the way while Sabau made the call.

Sabau checked once more on the Q♣ river. Yugay bet 265,000 and this time it was enough to force a fold from Sabau.

Meanwhile at the same table, Romain Retiere has started to mount a comeback after being left with just one big blind 90 minutes ago.