Level: 7
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series
$3,300 Main Event
Day: 1cd
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1cd
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
144
Players Left
62
Two Streets of Value for Hursoz
Level 7
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Tugce Hursoz opened to 3,500 from the hijack and Benjamin Hamnett defended from the big blind.
Both players checked the K♠10♣3♥ flop leading to the 7♦ turn. Hamnett check-called a 6,500 bet from Hursoz.
Hursoz bet again for 15,000 when checked to on the 5♦ river. Once again Hamnett made the call.
Hursoz tabled 7♠7♣ for a turned set and Hamnett's hand hit the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
131,000
-58,000
|
-58,000 |
|
||
|
120,000
-34,000
|
-34,000 |
Bicik Goes Runner Runner
Level 7
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
There was an under the gun limp followed by an open by Ahmet Bicik to 3,000. The next player to act in middle position three-bet to 8,000 before the action folded back to Bicik who called.
The 6♥4♣8♣ flop landed and the action moved to the three-bettor who continued for 7,000 before Bicik check-raised all in for about 60,000. His opponent snap called.
Ahmet Bicik: 5♣3♦
Middle Position: K♠K♥
Bicik was open ended but the 9♣ turn would not complete the straight. However, the 6♣ would bring in a runner-runner backdoor flush to secure the win for Bicik in a pretty gross way.
He scooped and was seen putting in another flop check-raise just a few hands later.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
Prakesh Forces a Fold
Level 7
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Mohamad El-Sayed opened to 4,000 from middle position and received calls from Austin Prakesh in the hijack and Alper Kerim on the button.
the flop came 10♣7♦2♣ and action checked around to Kerim who bet 11,000. El-Sayed folded while Prakesh made the call.
Both remaining players checked the 7♥ turn leading to the K♦ river. Prakesh bet 25,000 and after about 30 seconds Kerim decided to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
217,500
217,500
|
217,500 |
|
175,500
37,500
|
37,500 |
|
119,000
30,400
|
30,400 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Updated Round of Chip Counts
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
355,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
347,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
330,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
200,500
85,500
|
85,500 |
|
|
181,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
162,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
|
156,500
35,500
|
35,500 |
|
||
|
117,000
-26,000
|
-26,000 |
|
112,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
|
105,500
-14,500
|
-14,500 |
|
89,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
Hamnett Bets for Thin Value on Turn
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Huseyin Akgul opened in late position to 3,000 before Benjamin Hamnett three-bet from the cutoff to 7,500. Akgul called and they were heads up to a flop.
The 7♠8♣3♥ flop landed and the action checked to Hamnett who continued for 8,500. Akgul called.
The J♣ landed on the turn and it checked to Hamnett again who sat in the tank for a moment before sizing up to 18,500.
After about a minute in the tank Akgul called and the 8♠ hit the river. The action checked through and Akgul tabled 6♣7♣ for bottom pair before Hamnett tabled 9♥9♠ for middle pair and a great turn value bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
180,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
|
||
|
125,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
Korochenskiy Bombs the Turn
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Eli Saad opened to 4,000 from middle position and received calls from Anatoly Korochenskiy in the hijack and Oladele Kupoluyi on the button.
The flop came Q♥6♣2♣. Kupoliyi checked, Saad fired a 6,000 continuation bet, Korochenskiy called and Kupoluyi called.
On the 9♣ turn action checked around to Korochenskiy who bet 47,000, nearly twice the amount in the pot. Saad and Kupoluyi made the fold and Korochenskiy took down a decent pot without showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
285,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
207,000
141,000
|
141,000 |
|
77,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Gabdullin Triple Barrels
Level 9
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
"John One" opened in late position to 5,000 before the action moved to Damir Gabdullin on the button who put in a three-bet to 17,000. "John One" called.
The K♥5♠A♥ landed on the flop and "John One" check-called a 15,000 bet from Gabdullin on their way to a 4♦ turn.
It was checked over to Gabdullin again who sized up to 37,500. "John One" called again.
The 2♠ landed on the river and once more the action was checked to Gabdullin who went for one more bet 90,000.
This time "John One" found the fold. He is still sitting atop the leaderboard despite quite a large pot heading to Gabdullin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
510,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
||
|
|
450,000
120,000
|
120,000 |