$5,300 High Roller Day 2 | 2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series

11-27-2023 23:54 UTC+2

Smolka Puts in the Four-Bet

Jeremy Geist

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Dawid Smolka opened to 9,000 for the fourth hand in a row as the table big stack. A player in middle position called and then the action moved all the way to the big blind who wasted no time before three-betting all in for about 40,000. The action was back on Smolka who did some inventory and then four-bet all in over the top.

This did the trick as the middle position player got out of the way and the cards hit their backs.

Big Blind: K♣Q♦
Dawid Smolka: A♥J♦

The full board ran out K♥3♥A♦2♥10♠ and Smolka sent his opponent to the rail with the help of a big protection bet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dawid Smolka	340,000 239,500	239,500

Tags: Dawid Smolka

11-27-2023 23:33 UTC+2

Yurasov Wins the Flip

Jeremy Geist

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The action folded to a player in middle position who took a moment before moving all in for 32,000. It then folded all the way to Dmitry Yurasov in the big blind who flicked in a call.

The cards hit their backs.

Middle Position: 3♦3♣
Dmitry Yurasov: A♠J♠

The full board ran out 10♥J♥Q♥2♠8♠ and Yurasov sent his opponent to the rail one level after late registration came to a close.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitry Yurasov	360,000 260,000	260,000

Tags: Dmitry Yurasov

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

11-27-2023 22:55 UTC+2

Break Time

Jeremy Geist

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Players in the High Roller are now on a 15-minute break.

11-27-2023 22:54 UTC+2

Aksoy Snap Calls the Flop Four-Bet Jam

Jeremy Geist

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The action folded all the way to the button where Tinay Aksoy raised to 7,000. The big blind defended and they were off to a flop heads up.

The 7♥6♥4♥ flop landed and action checked to Aksoy who continued for 4,000. The big blind thought it over and then put in a check-raise to 12,000.

Undeterred by the action, Aksoy put in a flop three-bet to 28,000. His opponent sat in the tank for about a minute before putting in a four-bet jam with Aksoy covering. He snap called.

Big Blind: Q♥8♥
Tinay Aksoy: A♥5♣

The big blind already had a flush with the redraw to the straight flush but Aksoy was holding the nut flush draw. The turn brought it right in with the J♥ but there was still a sliver of hope for the big blind to his the super nuts. That card would never come as the river was a blank and Aksoy sent his opponent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yigit Tinay Aksoy	345,000 212,500	212,500

Tags: Tinay Aksoy

11-27-2023 22:34 UTC+2

Round of Chip Counts

Jeremy Geist

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Rytis Strigunas	530,000 530,000	530,000
Natan Chauskin	340,000 95,000	95,000
Dmitry Gromov	290,000 34,500	34,500

Ivan Govorov	225,000
Nikolay Ponomarev	205,000 79,000	79,000
Viktor Yugay	200,000 51,000	51,000
Danut Chisu	200,000 -19,000	-19,000
Damir Gabdullin	200,000 200,000	200,000
Halil Tasyurek	155,000 -2,000	-2,000
Maksim Skripkin	150,000 -40,000	-40,000
Aziz Efe	150,000 7,000	7,000
Shuang Luo	115,000 -34,500	-34,500
Dmitry Yurasov	100,000 70,000	70,000

Yunsheng Sun	100,000 100,000	100,000
Nils Pudel	90,000 -49,000	-49,000
Alisa Sibgatova	90,000 -26,500	-26,500
Ankit Ahuja	75,000 -90,000	-90,000

Kamal Bejjani	60,000 -134,500	-134,500

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

11-27-2023 22:17 UTC+2

Wei Sends Opponent to the Rail

Jeremy Geist

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

There was an under the gun open to 5,000 from Guo Liang Wei before he got a call from middle position, late position, and the cutoff.

The action was then on the small blind who took a moment before moving all in for about 50,000. The action was then back on Wei who took his time before clicking it back to 100,000. The rest of the players all begrudgingly folded and the two players cards hit their backs.

Small Blind: 6♣6♠
Guo Liang Wei: 7♥7♣

The full board ran out 10♠K♥Q♦5♣2♠ and Wei would get a pile of chips that would send hit to the top of the leaderboard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guo Liang Wei	345,000

Tags: Guo Liang Wei

11-27-2023 21:56 UTC+2

Skripkin Puts in the Big River Check-Raise

Jeremy Geist

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Damir Gabdullin opened under the gun to 5,000 before it folded all the way to Maksim Skripkin who defended his big blind.

The A♥J♣Q♥ flop hit the felt and Skripkin check-called a 5,000 continuation bet from Gabdullin on their way to a J♥ turn.

The action checked through on the turn and 9♣ rolled off on the river.

Skripkin checked it over to Gabdullin who went big with a wager of 17,000. Skripkin leaned over to see what Gabdullin had left behind and then promptly check-raised all in having Gabdullin covered.

Gabdullin went into the tank for a few moments but eventually he put in the chips. Skripkin tabled 2♥3♥ for a turned flush and Gabdullin tabled K♦J♦ for turned trips.

Gabdullin hit the rail but all is not lost as late registration is still open.