$2,200 Warm Up Day 2 | 2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series

Nov 24, 2023

Boutboul Uses his One Time

Ryan Lashmar

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante

Aleksandr Kirichenko moved all in from the button for 54,000 and Bernard Boutboul called from the big blind with a covering stack to put Kirichenko at risk.

Aleksandr Kirichenko: 8♥8♦
Bernard Boutboul: 5♠5♣

Kirichenko was ahead with the bigger pocket pair and remained so on the K♣J♦9♦ runout.

"One time, five!" Boutboul requested.

Right on queue Boutboul drilled a set on the 5♦ turn and remained ahead on the 3♠ river to send Kirichenko to the rail and take down a decent pot.

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Nov 24, 2023

Break Time

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante

Players are now on their second 20-minute break of the day. Once this break is over late registration will come to a close. There has been a total of 448 entrants so far, with 151 players currently remaining.

Nov 24, 2023

Assorted Chip Counts after Second Break

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

Nov 24, 2023

Late Registration Closes

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Late registration and reentries have come to a close in the $2,200 Warm Up. The event attracted a total of 453 entrants to create a prize pool of $833,520. Currently 155 players remain and payout information should be available shortly.

Nov 24, 2023

Anar Gets Some Value

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Arun Soon opened to 12,000 from early position and Seref Anar called from the button.

The flop came 10♣2♥2♦ and Anar called a 15,000 continuation bet from Sood.

On the 4♣ turn Sood slowed down with a check and Anar bet 30,000. Sood made the call.

Sood checked in the dark before the 5♦ river and Anar checked behind.

"Two Pair" Sood announced but Anar tabled K♦10♥ for kings and twos and Sood's hand hit the muck.

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Nov 24, 2023

Gulseven Wins Battle of the Blinds Versus Sun

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Yunsheng Sun limped in from the small blind and Erdal Gulseven checked from the big blind.

The flop came K♦Q♥5♣ and Sun check-called a 5,000 continuation bet from Gulseven.

Sun check-called another bet from Gulseven on the 6♦ turn, this time for 12,000.

The river was the 9♣. Sun checked, Gulseven bet 54,000 and Sun quickly called.

Gulseven tabled J♠10♦ for the nut-straight to take down a sizable pot.

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Nov 24, 2023

Prize Pool Confirmed

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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.

Place	Prize
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

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Nov 24, 2023

Meirbekov Makes a Hero Call

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

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.

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