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Level: 4
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series
$5,300 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$556,600
Total Entries
121
Level
29
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
63
Players Left
52
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Level 3
: Blinds 300/700, 700 ante
Players are now on a 15-minute break.
Level 3
: Blinds 300/700, 700 ante
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya opened in early position to 1,500. He got a call from middle position, late position, the cutoff, the button, and the small blind.
The 7♦7♣3♦ flop landed and action checked to Skhulukhiya who continued for 3,500. He cleared out all of the players except the small blind who stuck around with a call.
The 10♠ rolled off on the turn and the small blind checked it over to Skhulukhiya who sat in the tank for a moment before putting out another bet of 5,200. The small blind couldn't hold on any longer and sent his cards to the muck.
Skhulukhiya scooped after clearing out five players that wanted to see a flop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000 |
Level 3
: Blinds 300/700, 700 ante
There was an early position open to 2,000 before the action folded to Martin Gabriel Diaz in the small blind who put in a three-bet to 7,500. the original raiser called and they were off to a flop heads up.
The Q♥J♠9♦ flop quickly checked through to an 8♦ turn.
Diaz checked again but the early position player opted to take the betting lead and wager 4,000. Diaz called.
The 3♠ hit the river and both players checked. Diaz tabled A♣Q♦ for top-top and his opponent mucked.
After playing a strong hand with caution, Diaz had the pot pushed his way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
128,000
128,000
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128,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 300/700
Ante: 700
Level 2
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Erdal Gulseven opened under the gun to 1,500 before getting called in one spot by the cutoff.
The Q♣5♦J♣ flop landed and Gulseven continued for 2,000 and got called.
The J♥ rolled off on the turn and Gulseven fired again for 3,500. The cutoff called once more.
The 3♠ hit the river and Gulseven fired the last shell of 6,500. His opponent sat in the tank for a moment but eventually his cards hit the muck. Gulseven scooped and was involved in the very next hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,000 |
Level 2
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
There was a middle position open to 1,400 before he got a call from the cutoff, the button, and the small blind.
The action was then on Aziz Efe in the big blind. After a moment in the tank he put in a huge three-bet squeeze to 12,000.
One by one every single player thought it over but eventually folded. Efe scooped a solid pile of chips without even seeing a flop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000 |
Level 2
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Under the gun opened to 1,500 and got a call from Alexander Kirichenko in the cutoff. The button then put in a cold three-bet to 6,600. Both players called.
The 10♥7♦8♣ flop checked through to a 6♦ turn. Under the gun checked again and then Kirichenko put in a big bet to the tune of 12,000. The original three-bettor folded but the under the gun player called.
The 4♥ landed on the river and action checked to Kirichenko who sat in the tank for only a moment before putting in another large bet of 35,000. Under the gun thought it over but eventually found a fold.
Kirichenko scooped after some well timed aggression on a favorable board in a three-bet pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
139,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Level 1
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
There was a cutoff open to 1,000 before the action folded to Navid Samavati in the small blind who flat called. Victor Yugay was in the big blind and put in a cold three-bet to 5,100. The cutoff called and then Samavati put in the double flat call to finish the action.
The 9♦6♦Q♠ flop landed and action checked through to a K♠ turn. Samavati checked again and Yugay put out a delayed continuation bet of 5,600. The cutoff called and then Samavati put in a bug check-raise to 19,000. Yugay called and the cutoff folded.
The J♥ landed on river and Samavati went into the tank. After a few moments he moved all in. Unfortunately, Yugay snap folded but this was still a very healthy pot to drag early on in the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000 | |
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78,000 |
