$3,300 Main Event
Day 1b Started
2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series
$3,300 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$1,562,160
Entries
566
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
148
Players Left
65
Day 1b of the 2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series $3,300 Main Event here at the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino is set to kick off today at noon local time. Russia's Aleksei Petrov leads the way from the first starting flight, finishing Day 1a with an impressive 766,000 chips. A new group of contenders will try to replicate that success in today's Day 1b flight.
Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Counts | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksei Petrov | Russia | 766,000 | 255 |
| 2 | Adem Marjanovic | Austria | 525,000 | 175 |
| 3 | Christos Leantzis | Cyprus | 470,000 | 157 |
| 4 | Sinead Priestley | United Kingdom | 432,000 | 144 |
| 5 | Selahaddin Bedir | Turkey | 430,500 | 144 |
| 6 | Maximilian Wieser | Austria | 428,500 | 143 |
| 7 | Mantas Bagocius | Lithuania | 402,000 | 134 |
| 8 | Milen Bakardjiev | Bulgaria | 400,500 | 134 |
| 9 | Adi Rajkovic | Austria | 379,000 | 126 |
| 10 | Mehmet Dalkilic | Turkey | 376,000 | 125 |
Other notables to survive yesterday's Day 1a include Adem Marjanovic (525,000), Selahaddin Bedir (430,500), Victor Yugay (279,000), Yunsheng Sun (267,500), Matthew Davenport (255,000) and Merit Poker regulars Anton Markov (170,000) and Koray Korkmaz (154,000).
Day 1b will feature the same structure as yesterday's Day 1a. Players will start with 100,000 chips and play nine 60-minute levels. There will be a break after every two levels. Unlimited reentries and late registration will be available until the end of Level 14 on Day 2.
Those who bag and tag at the end of the night will join the survivors from yesterday's flight in advancing to Day 2 on December 1. Before that, there will be two more starting flights, with Day 1c beginning at noon local time on November 30 and a turbo Day 1d set to begin at 7:30 p.m. the same day.
Day 1a attracted a total of 155 entrants vying to take home the title and lion's share of the $1,500,000 guaranteed prize pool. That number is expected to grow substantially starting today, with three more starting flights left to go. As always, stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you all the updates for this event from the moment cards are in the air until a winner is crowned on December 3.
Level: 1
Blinds: 200/500
Ante: 500
Level 1
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Cards are in the air for Day 1b of the $3,300 Merit Poker Gangster Series Main Event.
There are currently 36 entrants registered for the start of the day.
Level 1
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
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Level 1
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Oleg Netaliev opened to 1,000 from under the gun and received calls from Mohamad El Siblani in early position and Antoine Labaky in the hijack.
The flop came J♥7♣2♥ and Netaliev fired a 2,500 continuation bet. El Siblani called while Labaky got out of the way.
El Siblani called another bet from Netaliev on the 3♦ turn, this time for 7,500.
The river was the 9♦. Netaliev bet a third time for 15,000 and El Siblani made the call.
Netaliev tabled A♦J♦ for top pair, top kicker.
"Very nice hand" El Siblani told his opponent as he sent his hand into the muck allowing Netaliev to take down a sizable early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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136,000
136,000
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136,000 |
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104,500
4,500
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4,500 |
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78,600
78,600
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78,600 |
Level 1
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Aleksandr Pak opened to 1,200 from the hijack and Alisa Sibgatova called from the cutoff.
The flop came 9♠7♦4♣ and Sibgatova called a 1,500 continuation bet from Pak.
Sibgatova called a second barrel from Pak on the 3♣ turn, this time for 6,200.
Pak slowed down with a check on the 6♦ river and Sibgatova bet 12,000, forcing a fold from her opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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108,000
108,000
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76,400
76,400
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76,400 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Level 2
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Benjamin Hamnett opened to 1,200 from early position and Parahat Nurmuhammedov three-bet to 3,700 from middle position. Hamnett made the call.
Both players checked the A♣10♠10♥ flop leading to the J♠ turn. Hamnett bet 1,600 and Nurmuhammedov called.
Both players checked the J♣ river. Hamnett showed down Q♣Q♠ for pocket queens but Nurmuhammedov tabled K♠K♥ for pocket kings to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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72,000
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Level 2
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Oladele Kupoluyi opened to 1,900 from udner the gun and received calls from Bakhos Joumaa on the button, Guoliang Wei in the small blind and Anatoly Korochenskiy in the big blind.
"No respect you guys. No respect" Kupoluyi joked as the flop was dealt.
All four players checked the flop and turn leading to a final board of 5♣4♥3♥K♦5♥. Wei bet 2,500, Kupoluyi raised to 7,200, Kupoluyi and Joumaa got out of the wahy and Wei made the call.
Kupoluyi tabled A♥2♥ for a five-high straight flush and Wei's hand hit the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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