Level: 3
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series
$2,200 Warm Up
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$833,520
Entries
453
Level
34
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
107
Players Left
45
Break Time
Level 2
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Players are now on a 10-minute break.
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 A♣K♠3♠ 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
75,400
-24,600
|
-24,600 |
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
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 7♠6♥2♥ flop leading to the Q♠ on the turn. Hursoz bet 2,000 and Babayev called.
Both players checked the 2♠ river and Hursoz tabled J♥J♦ 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
98,500
-1,500
|
-1,500 |
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 K♦8♠9♥ 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 A♣8♥ for trip eights to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
117,300
17,300
|
17,300 |
|
116,800
116,800
|
116,800 |
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 K♠K♥4♠ 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 10♠10♦ and Marjanovic quickly mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
162,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
109,300
9,300
|
9,300 |
|
104,000
104,000
|
104,000 |
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 10♦6♥2♣. 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
108,000
108,000
|
108,000 |
|
94,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
|
85,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
68,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
Early Entrants
Level 1
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Cards are in the air for Day 1a of the $2,200 warmup. There are currently 39 entrants registered.