$2,200 Warm Up Day 1a | 2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series

11-22-2023 18:48 UTC+2

Some Updated Counts After Final Break

Ryan Lashmar

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mustafa Sancak	547,000 -16,000	-16,000

Inas Eldeghedy	405,000 202,000	202,000
Halil Tasyurek	276,000 -26,300	-26,300
Tugce Hursoz	275,000 17,000	17,000
Ankit Ahuja	261,000 80,000	80,000
Motokatsu Uhara	252,500 122,500	122,500
Azamat Tulepbergenov	196,000 28,000	28,000
Alisa Sibgatova	155,000 -26,000	-26,000
Agharazi Babayev	78,500 -20,000	-20,000
Herodotos Partakkis	62,500 -20,300	-20,300
Huseyin Akgul	58,500 6,500	6,500
Tomasz Szczerbinski	55,000 -6,700	-6,700
Andrei Daniliuk	31,000 -35,500	-35,500

Guoliang Wei	Busted

11-22-2023 19:05 UTC+2

Nigbolu Fires Two Barrels

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Inas Eldeghedy limped in from the hijack and Cenk Nigbolu raised to 6,500 from the cutoff. Eldeghedi made the call.

Both players checked the 8♠5♥4♥ flop leading to the K♦ turn. Eldeghedy check-called a 3,000 bet from Nigbolu.

Eldeghedy checked again on the J♠ river and Nigbolu bet 8,000, this time forcing a fold from Eldeghedy.

Player	Chips	Progress
Inas Eldeghedy	438,000 33,000	33,000
Cenk Nigbolu	81,000 81,000	81,000

Tags: Cenk Nigbolu Inas Eldeghedy

11-22-2023 19:21 UTC+2

Chiboub Applies Pressure

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Alisa Sibgatova opened to 4,000 from middle position and received a call from Ivan Govorov on the button before Abdelmajid Chiboub three-bet to 12,000 from the big blind. Both Sibgatova and Govorov made the call.

The flop came 5♦3♠2♦ and Chiboub bet 20,000. Sibgatova got out of the way while Govorov made the call.

On the 8♦ turn Chiboub bet again, this time for 35,000. Govorov folded and a healthy pot was slid in Chiboub's direction.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abdelmajid Chiboub	368,000 153,000	153,000
Alisa Sibgatova	130,000 -25,000	-25,000
Ivan Govorov	127,000 127,000	127,000

Tags: Abdelmajid Chiboub Alisa Sibgatova Ivan Govorov

11-22-2023 19:37 UTC+2

Ankarali Takes from Bagocius

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Mantas Bagocius opened to 4,000 from middle position and received calls from Recep Ankarali in the hijack and Huseyin Kaba in the cutoff.

The flop came 7♥6♣4♦ and Bagocius fired a 10,500 continuation bet. Ankarali called while Kaba got out of the way.

On the 6♥ turn Bagocius slowed down with a check. Ankarali bet 20,000 and Bagocius quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Recep Ankarali	191,000 191,000	191,000
Huseyin Kaba	128,000
Mantas Bagocius	52,000 -23,400	-23,400

Tags: Huseyin Kaba Mantas Bagocius Recep Ankarali

Level: 8

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

11-22-2023 19:50 UTC+2

Dumitru Battles Sancak in the Blinds

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Cristinel Dumitru limped in from the small blind and Mustafa Sancak checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came K♣4♥2♥ and Sancak bet 3,000. Dumitru made the call.

Sancak bet again for 4,000 on the Q♣ turn and once again Dumitru called.

On the A♠ river Sancak checked and Dumitru bet 12,000. Sancak mucked his hand and Dumitru took down a decent pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mustafa Sancak	514,000 -33,000	-33,000

Cristinel Dumitru	108,000 108,000	108,000

Tags: Cristinel Dumitru Mustafa Sancak

11-22-2023 19:59 UTC+2

Hursoz Pips Partakkis

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

In a preflop confrontation Herodotos Partakkis found himself all in for roughly 40,000 from middle position against Tugce Hursoz in the cutoff who covered.

Herodotos Partakkis: A♣Q♥
Tugce Hursoz: A♠K♠

Hursoz was ahead with a bigger ace and remained so on the 8♣A♦6♦8♠3♣ runout to score the knockout and take down a decent pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tugce Hursoz	297,000 22,000	22,000
Herodotos Partakkis	Busted

Tags: Herodotos Partakkis Tugce Hursoz

11-22-2023 20:11 UTC+2

Tasyurek Calls with King-High

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Halil Tasyurek opened to 5,000 from under the gun and received calls from Alisa Sibgatova in middle position, Ivan Govorov on the button and Abdelmajid Chiboub in the small blind.

All four players checked the 10♠6♥9♣ flop leading to the 10♣ on the turn. Tasyurek bet 9,000 and was called by Sibgatova while both Govorov and Chiboub got out of the way.

Tasyurek checked on the 6♦ river and Sibgatova bet 15,000. Tasyurek snap-called.

Sibgatova could only show down 5♦5♣ for a pair of fives that had been counterfeited by the double board-pairing river. Tasyurek tabled K♣Q♥ for just a king kicker to the two pair that was already on the board to take down a sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Halil Tasyurek	395,000 119,000	119,000
Abdelmajid Chiboub	348,000 -20,000	-20,000
Alisa Sibgatova	273,000 143,000	143,000
Ivan Govorov	71,000 -56,000	-56,000

Tags: Abdelmajid Chiboub Alisa Sibgatova Halil Tasyurek Ivan Govorov

11-22-2023 20:34 UTC+2

Bortsov Flops a Set and Gets Paid

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Viktor Yugay opened to 6,000 from early position before Umut Yukselier three-bet to 15,500 from middle position. Sergey Bortsov called in the hijack before Recep Ankarali four-bet to 36,000 from the button. Yugay got out of the way, Yukselier called for slightly less to put himself at risk and Bortsov called as well.

The flop came Q♣10♠3♥. Ankarali bet 50,000, Bortsov moved all in for approximately 83,000 and Ankarali made the call to put Bortsov at risk.

Umut Yukselier: A♥K♦
Sergey Bortsov: 10♣10♥
Recep Ankarali: A♠K♥

Bortsov was well ahead with middle set and only needed to fade a gutshot straight draw from his opponents to avoid elimination. The 8♥ turn and 8♦ river were bricks and Bortsov received nearly a full triple up while Yukselier was sent to the rail and Ankarli was reduced to just roughly 16 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergey Bortsov	272,000 272,000	272,000
Victor Yugay	162,000 -22,500	-22,500
Recep Ankarali	40,500 -150,500	-150,500
Umut Yukselir	Busted

Tags: Recep Ankarali Sergey Bortsov Umut Yukselier Viktor Yugay

11-22-2023 20:53 UTC+2

Play Concludes for Day 1a

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The action has come to a close for Day 1a of the $2,200 Warm Up. The event attracted a total of 107 entrants, with 45 players bagging and tagging for Day 2.

Stay tuned for a full list of chip counts for those that advanced to Day 2, as well as a recap of the day's action that will follow shortly.