Level: 7
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series
$3,300 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
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
148
Players Left
65
Break Time
Level 6
: Blinds 700/1,500, 1,500 ante
Players are now on their third 15-minute break of the day. The field has grown to 137 total entrants and 97 players remain.
Govorov Gets some Value
Level 6
: Blinds 700/1,500, 1,500 ante
Dawid Smolka opened to 3,500 from middle position and received calls from Halil Tasyurek in the small blind and Ivan Govorov in the big blind.
All three players checked the K♦K♥7♣ flop leading to the 4♣ turn. Tasyurek checked, Govorov bet 3,000, Smolka called and Tasyurek folded.
On the K♣ river Govorov bet again for 10,500 and Smolka made the call.
Govorov showed down 7♠6♦ for a full house and Smolka's hand hit the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
195,200
195,200
|
195,200 |
|
185,400
-52,600
|
-52,600 |
|
60,600
60,600
|
60,600 |
Gromov Knocks Out Ahuja to take Chip Lead
Level 6
: Blinds 700/1,500, 1,500 ante
Ankit Ahuja was recently eliminated in a massive pot that was won by Dmitry Gromov.
According to his former table, Ahuja three-bet a previous open to 10,000 and called a 25,000 four-bet from Gromov, forcing all other players out of the pot.
On a Jx7x9x flop with a flush draw, Ahuja check-called a 20,000 bet from Gromov to see a 5x turn that did not complete the flush. From there, Ahuja checked, Gromov bet 60,000 and Ahuja raised all in for approximately 150,000. Gromov made the call with a covering stack.
Ahuja had KxQx for a straight draw turned into a bluff while Gromov had JxJx for top set and held to take down a colossal pot. Ahuja would exercise his option to reenter shortly afterwards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
486,000
248,000
|
248,000 |
|
||
|
100,000
-114,200
|
-114,200 |
|
||
Level: 6
Blinds: 700/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Ahuja Pressures Gromov
Level 5
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
With two players seeing a board of 10♥7♥4♠J♥10♠ and 94,200 already in the middle, Ankit Ahuja bet 105,000 from under the gun, leaving just 15,000 behind. Dmitry Gromov, who was in early position in the seat next to Ahuja, went deep into the tank.
After a couple minutes another player called the clock and shortly afterwards Gromov opted to fold.
"Good bluff" he told his opponent as Ahuja scooped a sizable pot without showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
238,000
-10,400
|
-10,400 |
|
|
||
|
|
214,200
101,700
|
101,700 |
|
|
||
|
202,000
102,000
|
102,000 |
Sidelkovskii Sends Pak Packing
Level 5
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
In a preflop confrontation, Aleksandr Pak was all infor roughly 25,000 against Leonid Sidelkovskiy who covered.
Aleksandr Pak: Q♠Q♦
Leonid Sidelkovskiy: K♠K♣
Sidel flopped a set on the K♥9♦10♦ flop but Pak still had some outs in the form of a gutshot straight draw. The 3♦ gave Pak a flush draw to go along with it but the 9♣ river was a blank. Pak made his exit from the tournament area while Sidelkovskii took down a decent pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
Busted |
El Siblani Shows a Six
Level 5
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Issam Tannouri limped in from under the gun and Mohamad El Siblani raised to 3,000 from early position. Hadi Khordbin defended from the big blind and Tannouri called as well.
The flop came 9♦6♦5♠ and Khordbin lead out with a bet of 5,000. Tannouri got out of the way but El Siblani raised it to 20,000. Tannouri made the call.
Khordbin checked on the 2♠ turn and El Siblani bet 35,000 which was enough to force a fold from Khordbin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
229,500
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
174,000
174,000
|
174,000 |
|
171,000
92,400
|
92,400 |
Assorted Chip Counts after Second Break
Level 5
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
265,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
260,000
138,600
|
138,600 |
|
|
248,400
248,400
|
248,400 |
|
|
||
|
227,000
227,000
|
227,000 |
|
227,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
213,000
66,700
|
66,700 |
|
130,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
77,500
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
|
||
Level: 5
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200