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

11-28-2023 16:17 UTC+2

Rusinovas Gets it All Back

Ryan Lashmar

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

Alexandras Rusinovas opened to 2,200 from the cutoff and Shuang Luo three-bet to 6,700 from the button. Rusinovas made the call.

Thee flop came A♠8♥5♦ and Rusinovas check-called a 5,300 continuation bet from Luo.

On the K♠ turn Rusinovas checked and Luo moved all in, covering her opponent's remaining stack of 38,000. Rusinovas made the call and was at risk.

Alexandras Rusinovas: A♥Q♠
Shuang Luo: A♥10♠

Rusinovas was in great with a bigger ace and remained ahead on the 6♥ river to secure a full double up through Luo.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shuang Luo	129,300 -61,700	-61,700

Alexandras Rusinovas	110,000 59,200	59,200

Tags: Alexandras Rusinovas Shuang Luo

11-28-2023 16:23 UTC+2

Break

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Players are now on their second 15-minute break of the day. The field has grown to 130 entrants and there are 98 players currently remaining.

Level: 5

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

11-28-2023 16:55 UTC+2

Assorted Chip Counts after Second Break

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 5 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Adem Marjanovic	322,600 -37,500	-37,500
Mantas Bagocius	310,000 310,000	310,000
Iraklis Manikaros	220,000 -21,000	-21,000
Murad Mohammad	220,000 -7,000	-7,000
Mehmet Dalkilic	213,000 213,000	213,000
Victor Yugay	205,000 134,000	134,000
Eli Saad	195,100 59,100	59,100
Yiannakis Papapetrou	149,500 49,500	49,500
Feyzullah Karaarslan	135,000 37,500	37,500
Ankit Ahuja	100,000 100,000	100,000
Nuno Correia	76,000 76,000	76,000
Matthew Davenport	56,300 -43,700	-43,700

11-28-2023 17:11 UTC+2

Mohammad Makes a Loose Call

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 5 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Murad Mohammad had called a previous open of 2,500 in the small blind only for Nuri Hadioglu to move all in from the big blind for 44,200. The original raiser folded, sending Mohammad briefly into the tank.

"This is pure gambling" Mohammad declared as he made the call with a covering stack to put Hadioglu at risk.

Nuri Hadioglu: A♠6♣
Murad Mohammad: 8♦8♠

Hadioglu had Mohammad drawing dead by the turn on the K♠2♠10♥8♥5♥ runout to secure a full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Murad Mohammad	165,000 -55,000	-55,000
Nuri Hadioglu	92,100 92,100	92,100

Tags: Murad Mohammad Nuri Hadioglu

11-28-2023 17:24 UTC+2

Ahuja Scores a Knockout

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 5 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

In a preflop confrontation, Joseph Mouwad was all in from the button for his last 27,000 against Ankit Ahuja in the big blind who covered.

Joseph Mouwad: K♠K♥
Ankit Ahuja: K♣Q♠

The board ran out Q♦3♥2♦9♦7♠. Mouwad's top pair was no good against Ahuja's overpair and he was sent to the rail while Ahuja collected the last of his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ankit Ahuja	180,000 80,000	80,000
Joseph Mouwad	Busted

Tags: Ankit Ahuja Joseph Mouwad

11-28-2023 17:45 UTC+2

Guven Forces Two Folds

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 5 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Ege Guven opened to 2,500 from middle position and received calls from Selahaddin Bedir on the button and Simas Karaliunas in the big blind.

The flop came A♣K♣6♥. Karaliunas checked, Guven bet 2,200, Bedir folded and Karaliunas called.

Guven bet again for 7,500 when checked to on the 7♥ turn and this time it was enough to force a fold out of Karaliunas.

Player	Chips	Progress
Selahaddin Bedir	231,000 126,000	126,000
Ege Guven	118,000 18,000	18,000
Simas Karaliunas	71,200 71,200	71,200

Tags: Ege Guven Simas Karaliunas

Level: 6

Blinds: 700/1,500

Ante: 1,500

11-28-2023 18:05 UTC+2

Rusinovas Makes a Big Fold

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 6 : Blinds 700/1,500, 1,500 ante

Guiyang Wang opened to 3,500 from middle position and received calls from Alexandras Rusinovas in the cutoff and Andrei Kaigorodtcev in the big blind.

The flop came A♣K♠6♠. Kaigorodtcev checked, Wang bet 5,500, Rusinovas called and Kaigorodtcev folded.

Rusinovas called another bet from Wang on the 2♥ turn, this time for 12,500.

On the A♠ river Wang went all in for 38,300 sending Rusinovas into the tank.

"You look excited" Rusinovas told his opponent. "It's so hard to fold trips. Unbelievable"

After another minute Rusinovas asked the dealer to spread the pot and shortly afterwards he folded A♦J♦ face up.

"Good fold" Wang told his opponent as he took down a healthy pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandras Rusinovas	100,200 -9,800	-9,800
Guiyang Wang	90,600 90,600	90,600
Andrei Kaigorodtcev	55,400 -44,600	-44,600

Tags: Alexandras Rusinovas Andrei Kaigorodtcev Guiyang Wang

11-28-2023 18:23 UTC+2

Priestley Four-Bet Shoves

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 6 : Blinds 700/1,500, 1,500 ante

Ankit Ahuja opened to 3,000 from early position and Sinead Priestley called from the hijack. Mantas Bagocius three-bet to 16,100 from the button, forcing a fold from Ahuja. Priestley then moved all in for 68,500, sending Bagocius into the tank.

After a couple minutes Bagocius decided on a fold.

"Pocket tens?" Bagocius asked his opponent.

"Close to that" Priestley replied as she scooped the pot.