2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series

$2,200 Warm Up
Day: 1a
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Event Info
2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j5
Prize
$167,500
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$833,520
Entries
453
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
107
Players Left
45
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Level: 3

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Gedikoglu Fires Three Barrels

Level 2 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Gorkem Gedikoglu opened to 1,800 from under the gun and Mantas Bagocius defended from the big blind.

The flop came AK3 and Bagocius check-called a 3,000 continuation bet from Gedikoglu.

Bagocius check-called another bet from Gedikoglu on the 8 turn, this time for 7,000.

The river was the 9. Bagocius checked, Gedikoglu bet 10,000 and this time Bagocius opted to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mantas Bagocius lt
Mantas Bagocius
75,400
24,600
24,600
Profile photo of Gorkem Gedikoglu tr
Gorkem Gedikoglu
65,000
65,000
65,000

Tags: Gorkem GedikogluMantas Bagocius

Babayev Runs into "Kicker Problem"

Level 2 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Tugce Hursoz opened to 2,000 from the hijack and Agharazi Babayev called from the cutoff.

Both players checked the 762 flop leading to the Q on the turn. Hursoz bet 2,000 and Babayev called.

Both players checked the 2 river and Hursoz tabled JJ for a pair of jacks.

Babayev joked that he had "kicker problems" before mucking his hand and conceding the pot to Hursoz.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tugce Hursoz tr
Tugce Hursoz
200,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Agharazi Babayev az
Agharazi Babayev
98,500
1,500
1,500

Tags: Agharazi BabayevTugce Hursoz

Ahuja Wins Battle of the Blinds Versus Szczerbinski

Level 2 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Ankit Ahuja limped in from the small blind and Tomasz Szczerbinski checked his option in the big blind.

Both players checked the K89 flop leading to the K on the turn. Ahuja bet 800 and Szczerbinski called.

Ahuja bet again for 2,100 on the 8 river and once again Szczerbinski made the call. Ahuja tabled A8 for trip eights to take the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tomasz Szczerbinski gb
Tomasz Szczerbinski
117,300
17,300
17,300
Profile photo of Ankit Ahuja in
Ankit Ahuja
116,800
116,800
116,800

Tags: Ankit AhujaTomasz Szczerbinski

Level: 2

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Partakkis Calls Down Marjanovic

Level 1 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Hasan Dogan opened to 1,300 from the hijack and Adem Marjanovic three-bet to 4,000 from the cutoff. Herodotos Partakkis called in the big blind while Dogan got out of the way.

The flop came KK4 and Partakkis check-called a 2,500 continuation bet from Marjanovic.

Partakkis check-called another bet from Marjanovic on the 3 turn, this time for 5,000.

Both players checked the 6 river. Partakkis tabled 1010 and Marjanovic quickly mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Adem Marjanovic at
Adem Marjanovic
162,000
62,000
62,000
Profile photo of Hasan Dogan tr
Hasan Dogan
109,300
9,300
9,300
Profile photo of Herodotos Partakkis cy
Herodotos Partakkis
104,000
104,000
104,000

Tags: Adem MarjanovicHasan DoganHerodotos Partakkis

Diab Takes One Early

Level 1 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Louis Diab opened to 1,300 from the hijack and received calls from Anton Markov in the cutoff, Frederico Senno on the button and Jun Yang in the big blind.

The flop came 1062. Yang checked, Diab bet 5,200, Markov folded, Senno called and Yang folded.

Both players checked the 10 turn leading to the 4 river. Diab bet 10,200 and this time it was enough to force a fold from Senno.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Louis Diab cy
Louis Diab
108,000
108,000
108,000
Profile photo of Anton Markov bg
Anton Markov
94,000
6,000
6,000
Profile photo of Frederico Senno cy
Frederico Senno
85,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Jun Yang sg
Jun Yang
68,000
68,000
68,000

Tags: Anton MarkovFrederico SennoJun YangLouis Diab

Early Entrants

Level 1 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Hasan Dogan tr
Hasan Dogan
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Adem Marjanovic at
Adem Marjanovic
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Oleg Netaliev ru
Oleg Netaliev
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Belal Alnasseri iq
Belal Alnasseri
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Dmitry Pokhabov ru
Dmitry Pokhabov
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Semih Aras cy
Semih Aras
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Idris Sahin tr
Idris Sahin
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Hadi Khordbin ir
Hadi Khordbin
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Karim Abdelhamid ca
Karim Abdelhamid
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Tomasz Szczerbinski gb
Tomasz Szczerbinski
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Mantas Bagocius lt
Mantas Bagocius
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Huseyin Kaba tr
Huseyin Kaba
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Anton Markov bg
Anton Markov
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Frederico Senno cy
Frederico Senno
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Tugce Hursoz tr
Tugce Hursoz
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Agharazi Babayev az
Agharazi Babayev
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Ozkan Cakir tr
Ozkan Cakir
100,000
100,000
100,000