$3,300 Main Event Day 1a | 2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series

11-28-2023 13:48 UTC+2

Korkmaz Doubles Through Joumaa

Ryan Lashmar

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Bakhos Joumaa opened to 1,300 from the small blind and Koray Korkmaz three-bet to 6,000 from the big blind. Joumaa made the call.

The flop came A♠8♣7♣ and Joumaa check-called a 6,200 continuation bet from Korkmaz.

Joumaa check-called another bet from Korkmaz on the 5♥ turn, this time for 18,000.

On the 7♦ river Joumaa checked once more and Korkmaz moved all in for 65,000. Joumaa thought for about one minute before making the call.

Joumaa tabled K♣K♠ but Korkmaz showed down A♣Q♥ to secure a full double up at Joumaa's expense.

Player	Chips	Progress
Koray Korkmaz	191,000 191,000	191,000
Bakhos Joumaa	29,000 29,000	29,000

Tags: Bakhos Joumaa Koray Korkmaz

11-28-2023 14:06 UTC+2

Break Time

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Players are now on their first break of the day which will be 15 minutes. There are currently 103 entrants with 94 players remaining.

Level: 3

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

11-28-2023 14:37 UTC+2

Assorted Chip Counts after First Break

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Adem Marjanovic	345,000 345,000	345,000
Iraklis Manikaros	241,000 13,000	13,000
Murad Mohammad	224,000 115,000	115,000
Milen Bakardjiev	202,100 202,100	202,100
Koray Korkmaz	192,000 1,000	1,000
Toby Joyce	180,000 180,000	180,000
Ahmed Slimen	141,000 41,000	41,000
Selahaddin Bedir	105,000 105,000	105,000
Shuang Luo	90,500 -9,500	-9,500

Bakhos Joumaa	66,000 37,000	37,000

11-28-2023 14:56 UTC+2

Anar Takes it on Monotone Board

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Seref Anar opened to 2,000 from middle position and received a call from Murad Mohammad in the cutoff before Feyzullah Karaarslan three-bet to 6,800 from the big blind. Both Anar and Mohammad made the call.

The flop came 10♣9♣5♣. Karaarslan checked, Anar bet 12,000 and both Mohammad and Karaarslan opted to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Murad Mohammad	227,000 3,000	3,000
Seref Anar	141,500 41,500	41,500
Feyzullah Karaarslan	97,500 97,500	97,500

Tags: Feyzullah Karaarslan Murad Mohammad Seref Anar

11-28-2023 15:14 UTC+2

Thin Value for Skripkin

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Ondrej Drozd opened to 2,000 from middle position and Maksim Skripkin three-bet to 6,500 from the button. Skripkin made the call.

Both players checked the K♣K♥7♥ flop leading to the 6♦ turn. Drozd check-called a 3,500 bet from Skripkin.

Both players checked the 8♥ river. Drozd tabled A♣J♠ while Skripkin showed down A♥Q♣ to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maksim Skripkin	173,400 173,400	173,400
Ondrej Drozd	47,700 47,700	47,700

Tags: Maksim Skripkin Ondrej Drozo

Level: 4

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

11-28-2023 15:36 UTC+2

Mouwad Wants to Gamble

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 4 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Joseph Mouwad opened to 2,000 from middle position and received calls from Christos Leantzis on the button and Erdal Gulseven in the small blind.

The flop came A♣Q♣6♠. Gulseven checked, Mouwad fired a 5,000 continuation bet, Leantzis folded and Gulseven made the call.

On the 7♦ turn Gulseven checked again and Mouwad moved all in for 28,200.

"You want to gamble?" Gulseven asked his opponent.

"Yeah" Mouwad replied.

Shortly afterwards Gulseven flicked in the call with a covering stack to put Mouwad at risk.

Joseph Mouwad: A♥J♥
Erdal Gulseven: 10♣9♣

Mouwad was ahead with top pair but had many outs to fade from Gulseven in the form of a flush draw and gutshot straight draw. The 9♠ river was a brick and Mouwad secured a full double up at Gulseven's expense.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christos Leantzis	160,400 60,400	60,400
Erdal Gulseven	84,000 -16,000	-16,000
Joseph Mouwad	74,000 -26,000	-26,000

Tags: Christos Leantzis Erdal Gulseven Joseph Mouwad

11-28-2023 15:55 UTC+2

Quoss Shows Down Big Slick

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 4 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

With three players seeing a board of 3♦K♣Q♣9♣ and roughly 37,000 in the middle, Danut Chisu checked from under the gun, Adem Marjanovic checked from early position and Fabian Quoss checked from the hijack.

All three players checked the A♠ river. Marjanovic immediately mucked, Chisu showed Q♥10♠ for second pair and Quoss tabled A♦K♠ for top two pair to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adem Marjanovic	360,100 15,100	15,100
Fabian Quoss	96,000 96,000	96,000
Danut Chisu	76,800 -23,200	-23,200

Tags: Adem Marjanovic Danut Chisu Fabian Quoss

11-28-2023 16:14 UTC+2

Luo Catches a Bluff

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 4 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Alexandras Rusinovas opened to 2,200 from the button and Shuang Luo called in the small blind.

The flop came Q♥7♥2♦. Luo checked, Rusinovas bet 2,000 and Luo check-raised to 6,200. Rusinovas made the call.

Both players checked the A♠ turn leading to the K♠ river. Luo bet 7,000 and Rusinovas raised to 25,000. Luo made the call and Rusinovas immediately mucked, allowing Luo to scoop the full pot without having to show her hole cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shuang Luo	191,000 100,500	100,500

Alexandras Rusinovas	50,800 -49,200	-49,200

Tags: Alexandras Rusinovas Shuang Luo