Final Break
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Players are on the last 15-minute break of the day. The field has grown to 153 total entrants of which 81 players remain.
2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series
$3,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$1,562,160
Entries
566
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
155
Players Left
68
Leantzis Hero Calls Ahuja
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
With two players seeing a board of 9♠9♦8♥7♠K♦ and more than 150,000 already in the middle, Christos Leantzis checked and Ankit Ahuja moved all in, covering Leantzis who had 139,500 behind. Leantzis made the call.
Ahuja could only show A♠10♠ for a missed flush and straight draw, turned into a bluff. Leantzis tabled Q♦Q♥ for two pair and dragged in a monster pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
394,000
233,600
|
233,600 |
|
38,000
-193,500
|
-193,500 |
Bagocius Calls Down Saad
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
With two players seeing a board of 2♦K♠7♦9♥ and roughly 80,000 already in the middle, Eli Saad bet 30,000 from the big blind and Mantas Bagocius called from the button.
On the 3♠ turn Saad bet again, this time for 50,000. Bagocius instantly called.
Saad showed down K♦10♠ for top pair but Bagocius tabled K♠Q♠ for top pair with a better kicker to take down a colossal pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
525,000
167,500
|
167,500 |
|
86,500
-152,500
|
-152,500 |
Weiser Picks Off a Bluff
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Aziz Efe opened to 4,000 from middle position and Maximilian Weiser defended from the big blind.
The flop came A♥10♥7♠ and Weiser check-called a 4,000 continuation bet from Efe.
Both players checked the 8♠ turn leading to the K♣ river. Weiser checked, Efe bet 12,000 and Weiser snap-called.
Efe could only show 6♥5♥ for a missed flush and straight draw while Weiser tabled J♣7♣ for just bottom pair to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
407,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
83,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Marjanovic Puts Vavilonskii in the Blender
Level 7
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Adem Marjanovic opened to 3,500 from the hijack and Andrei Vavilonskii defended from the big blind.
The flop came 10♦3♠2♠ and Vavilonskii check-called a 6,500 continuation bet from Marjanovic.
Vavilonskii check-called another bet on the K♦ turn, this time for 30,000.
The river was the 6♥. Marjanovic checked and Vavilonskii moved all in, covering Vavilonskii's remaining stack of roughly 91,000. Vavilonskii went into the tank.
"Why so nervous? You like to talk, let's talk" Vavilonskii said to Marjanovic, trying to get a read on his opponent. Marjanovic did not repliy, and covered the lower half of his half of his face with his shirt while Vavilonskii went over his decision.
"My hand is pure call, call fold" Vavilonskii continued. "But now I want to hero call. Do you like this idea?". Marjanovic still chose not to reply.
"It's the king of situation where you can bluff with the best hand" Vavilonskii lamented before finally sending his cards into the muck, allowing Marjanovic to take down a sizable pot without showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
385,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
113,000 |
Petrov Fills Up
Level 7
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
With two players seeing a board of Q♦Q♠J♠2♠ and roughly 16,000 already in the middle, Aleksei Petrov bet 4,000 from middle position and was called by Tinay Aksoy in the cutoff.
On the 2♣ river Aksoy moved all in for roughly 40,000 and Petrov nearly beat him into the pot.
Aksoy turned over A♠3♠ for an ace-high flush but Petrov showed down K♠Q♦ for a full house to score the knockout and continue to extend his lead over the rest of the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
455,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Aghdasi Building a Stack
Level 7
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
With two players seeing a board of 4♦Q♣A♦7♠ and roughly 12,500 in the middle, Igor Pihela bet 10,000 from the big blind and Elyar Aghdasi raised it to 25,000 from the button. Pihela made the call.
On the J♣ river Pihela checked and Aghdasi bet 30,000. Pihela thought about his decision for about a minute before finding a fold and Aghdasi took down a nice pot without showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,100
55,100
|
55,100 |
|
64,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
Assorted Chip Counts after Third Break
Level 7
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
382,000
382,000
|
382,000 |
|
|
||
|
374,000
143,000
|
143,000 |
|
|
360,000
37,400
|
37,400 |
|
|
357,500
-2,100
|
-2,100 |
|
|
353,000
353,000
|
353,000 |
|
322,000
322,000
|
322,000 |
|
|
295,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
282,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
|
258,000
201,700
|
201,700 |
|
250,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
|
239,000
43,900
|
43,900 |
|
|
231,500
60,900
|
60,900 |
|
217,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
166,500
37,200
|
37,200 |
|
||
|
120,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
92,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500