2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series

$2,200 Warm Up
Day: 2
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Event Info
2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j♣5♣
Prize
$167,500
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$833,520
Total Entries
453
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
175
Players Left
79
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Abdurrezzak Rivers Broadway

Ryan Lashmar
Ryan Lashmar
Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Cihan Abdurrezzak opened to 18,000 from middle position and Karim Abdelhamid called from the button.

The flop came K♣Q♥5♦ and Abdelhamid check-called an 18,000 continuation bet from Abdurrezzak.

Both players checked the 7♠ turn leading to the 10♣ river. Abdelhamid checked and Abdurrezzak bet 50,000. Abdelhamid looked frustrated with the situation but ultimately put in the call.

Abdurrezzak tabled A♣J♠ for the nut-straight to take down a decent pot.

Tags: Cihan AbdurrezzakKarim Abdelhamid

Sabau Scores a Double Knockout

Ryan Lashmar
Ryan Lashmar
Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Razvan Sabau
Razvan Sabau

Yunsheng Sun opened to 15,000 from early position and received a call from Selim Suner in the hijack before Razvan Sabau three-bet to 33,000 on the button. Shuang Luo moved all in for her last 20,000 from the big blind and Sun made the call before Suner moved all in for roughly 200,000. Sabau called, covering all players, and Sun got out of the way.

Shuang Luo: 7♦3♣
Selim Suner: A♥Q♥
Razvan Sabau: A♠K♣

Suner pulled ahead on the Q♣7♣10♦ flop but Sabau reclaimed the lead on the K♦ turn. The K♥ river was of no help to Luo or Suner and both were sent to the rail courtesy of Sabau who took down a healthy pot to pass one million chips.

Tags: Razvan SabauSelim SunerShuang LuoYunsheng Sun

Cakir Leaves Luo with Crumbs

Ryan Lashmar
Ryan Lashmar
Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Shuang Luo opened to 12,000 from under the gun and received calls from Aleksandr Kirichenko in the cutoff and Razvan Sabau in the small blind before Murad Cakir moved all in for 128,000 in the big blind. Luo reshoved with a covering stack, forcing folds from Kirichenko to leave Cakir at risk.

Murad Cakir: A♥10♥
Shuang Luo: 7♦6♦

Cakir's ace-ten was ahead preflop and remained so on the 9♠Q♥K♥Q♦3♦ runout to secure a full double up while Luo was left with just over three big blinds.

Tags: Aleksandr KirichenkoMurad CakirRazvan SabauShuang Luo

Assorted Chip Counts after Final Break

Ryan Lashmar
Ryan Lashmar
Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

Karaarslan Shows Down Cowboys

Ryan Lashmar
Ryan Lashmar
Level 14 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

With two players seeing a board of 10♥5♠8♣J♣ and 217,000 already in the middle, Feyzullah Karaarslan checked and Ankit Ahuja bet 86,000. Karaarslan made the call.

Both players checked the 3♣ river. Karaarslan tabled K♣K♥ for an overpair which was good enough to take the pot.

Tags: Ankit AhujaFeyzullah Karaarslan

Meirbekov Makes a Hero Call

Ryan Lashmar
Ryan Lashmar
Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Sultan Meirbekov
Sultan Meirbekov

Arun Sood was in middle position and had just opened and called a three-bet from Sultan Meirbekov, leading to a flop of A♣7♣6♣ with roughly 60,000 in the middle.

Both players checked the flop leading to the J♦ on the turn. Sood bet 50,000 and Meirbekov made the call.

Sood bet again for 75,000 on the 7♠ river, sending Meirbekov into the tank.

"Why so much? Do you have no showdown?" Meirbekov asked his opponent. Sood remained silent while Meirbekov weighed his options.

After a couple minutes Meirbekov flicked in the call.

"You win" Sood told his opponent, immediately mucking his hand.

Although Meirbekov did not have to, he revealed he had called with K♣K♦ despite three clubs and an ace being on the board and was awarded a sizable pot for his decision.

Tags: Arun SoodSultan Meirbekov

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Prize Pool Confirmed

Ryan Lashmar
Ryan Lashmar
Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Tournament officials have announced the prize pool for the tournament.

There were 453 entrants, generating a prize pool of $833,520. The top 53 players will finish in the money, with the winner receiving $167,500.

PlacePrize
1$167,500
2$123,300
3$75,500
4$55,850
5$41,900
6$33,600
7$28,000
8$22,350
9$16,760
10-12$12,260
13-15$10,000
16-18$8,600
19-21$7,500
22-24$6,750
25-26$5,920
27-35$5,170
36-44$4,500
45-53$3,840
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