$3,300 Main Event Day 2 | 2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series

12-01-2023 13:30 UTC+2

Assorted Chip Counts after First Break

Ryan Lashmar

Level 11 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
John One	850,000

Dmitry Gromov	845,000

Shuang Luo	712,000

Razvan Sabau	691,000
Mantas Bagocius	566,000
Azamat Tulepbergenov	540,000
Roman Nuraev	490,000
Sinead Priestley	390,000
Ankit Ahuja	380,000

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

12-01-2023 13:12 UTC+2

Break Time

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Jeremy Geist

Level 10 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Players are now on a 15-minute break.

12-01-2023 12:59 UTC+2

Leantzis Drills the River

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 10 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Amer Mahasen opened to 6,500 from under the gun and Christos Leantzis three-bet to 16,000 from the button. Mahasen made the call.

Both players checked the flop and turn leading to a final board of K♥6♥3♦A♣J♥. Mahasen checked, Leantzis bet 15,000 and Mahasen made the call.

Leantzis tabled J♣J♠ for a rivered set of jacks to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christos Leantzis	537,000 67,000	67,000
Amer Mahasen	99,000 96,500	96,500

Tags: Amer Mahasan Christos Leantzis

12-01-2023 12:50 UTC+2

Bonnant Puts in the Next Bet

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Jeremy Geist

Level 10 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Action was opened under the gun to 5,000 by Clement Bonnant. It folded to the cutoff who took a moment before putting in a three-bet to 14,000. The rest of the players folded and action was back on Bonnant who went deep into the tank.

After about a minute he put in a warm four-bet to the tune of 37,000. His opponent thought over his options but without wasting much of the tables time he folded.

Bonnant scooped a decent pile of chips without even seeing a flop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Clement Bonnant	170,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Clement Bonnant

12-01-2023 12:43 UTC+2

Guven Takes a Chunk Out of Karaliunas

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 10 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Simas Karaliunas opened to 6,000 from the cutoff and Ege Guven three-bet to 18,500 from the big blind. Karaliunas made the call.

The flop came p9c7d4h] and Guven fired a 11,000 continuation bet. Karaliunas raised to 35,000 and Guven made the call.

On the 4♦ turn Guven checked, Karaliunas bet 60,000 and Guven called.

The river was the J♣ and Guven lead out with a bet of 95,000, forcing a fold from Karaliunas.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ege Guven	421,000 88,500	88,500
Simas Karaliunas	410,000 94,500	94,500

Tags: Ege Guven Simas Karaliunas

12-01-2023 12:30 UTC+2

Khordbin Delivers a Blow to Chilaud's Stack

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Jeremy Geist

Level 10 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Maxime Chilaud opened in late position to 5,500 before the small blind and Hadi Khordbin in the big blind both called.

The J♥10♦K♦ flop landed and action checked to Chilaud who continued for 6,500. The small blind folded and action was back on Khordbin who put in a large check-raise to 22,000. Chilaud thought it over and then called.

The A♣ hit the turn and action slowed down and checked through to a 5♦ river. Khordbin put his foot back on the gas and bet out for 31,000.

Chilaud went into the tank and after about a minute he flicked in a chip. Khordbin tabed Q♣9♠ for the nuts and Chilaud mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hadi Khordbin	245,000 62,000	62,000
Maxime Chilaud	120,000 11,000	11,000

Tags: Hadi Khordbin Maxime Chilaud

12-01-2023 12:27 UTC+2

Skhirtladze Battles the Chip Leader

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 10 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Aleksei Petrov opened to 5,500 in early position and was called by Tamazi Skhirtladze in middle position.

The flop came K♣8♦2♥ and Petrov fired a 5,000 continuation bet that was called by Skhirtladze.

Petrov bet again for 20,000 on the 10♠ turn and once again Skhirtladze made the call.

On the A♠ river Petrov checked and Skhirtladze moved all in for approximately 75,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksei Petrov	745,000 21,000	21,000

Tamazi Skhirtladze	136,500 136,500	136,500

Tags: Aleksei Petrov Tamazi Skhirtladze

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

12-01-2023 12:11 UTC+2

Shuffle Up and Deal

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Ryan Lashmar

Cards are in the air for Day 2 of the $3,300 Main Event