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2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a9
Prize
$295,500
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$1,562,160
Entries
566
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
148
Players Left
65

$3,300 Main Event

Day 1b Started

Day 1b of $3,300 Main Event Kicks Off at Noon

Merit Poker
Merit Poker

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

RankPlayerCountryChip CountsBig Blinds
1Aleksei PetrovRussia766,000255
2Adem MarjanovicAustria525,000175
3Christos LeantzisCyprus470,000157
4Sinead PriestleyUnited Kingdom432,000144
5Selahaddin BedirTurkey430,500144
6Maximilian WieserAustria428,500143
7Mantas BagociusLithuania402,000134
8Milen BakardjievBulgaria400,500134
9Adi RajkovicAustria379,000126
10Mehmet DalkilicTurkey376,000125

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.

Tags: Adem MarjanovicAdi RajkovicAleksei PetrovAnton MarkovChristos LeantzisKoray KorkmazMantas BagociusMatthew DavenportMaximilian WieserMehmet DalkilicMilen BakardjievSelahaddin BedirSinead PriestleyVictor YugayYunsheng Sun

Level: 1

Blinds: 200/500

Ante: 500

Some Early Faces in the Field

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Erdal Gulseven tr
Erdal Gulseven
100,000
100,000
100,000
Amjad Nader tr
Amjad Nader
100,000
100,000
100,000
Antoine Labaky lb
Antoine Labaky
100,000
100,000
100,000
Seref Anar tr
Seref Anar
100,000
100,000
100,000
Leonid Semenyuk ru
Leonid Semenyuk
100,000
100,000
100,000
Andrei Chernokoz ru
Andrei Chernokoz
100,000
100,000
100,000
Rachid El Yaacoubi fr
Rachid El Yaacoubi
100,000
100,000
100,000
Tony Aziz lb
Tony Aziz
100,000
100,000
100,000
Gabriel Semaan lb
Gabriel Semaan
100,000
100,000
100,000
Jianbo Ding cn
Jianbo Ding
100,000
100,000
100,000
Andrei Kaigorodtcev ru
Andrei Kaigorodtcev
100,000
100,000
100,000
Jeremy Gallo fr
Jeremy Gallo
100,000
100,000
100,000
Fadi Barakeh lb
Fadi Barakeh
100,000
100,000
100,000
Kostiantyn Nikulin il
Kostiantyn Nikulin
100,000
100,000
100,000
Maroun Jazzar lb
Maroun Jazzar
100,000
100,000
100,000
Oladele Kupoluyi gb
Oladele Kupoluyi
100,000
100,000
100,000
Parahat Nurmuhammedov tm
Parahat Nurmuhammedov
100,000
100,000
100,000
Serban Spirea ro
Serban Spirea
100,000
100,000
100,000
Edgard Saliba ca
Edgard Saliba
100,000
Jihad Yehya lb
Jihad Yehya
100,000
100,000
100,000
Ondrej Drozd cz
Ondrej Drozd
100,000
100,000
100,000
Halil Tasyurek tr
Halil Tasyurek
100,000
100,000
100,000
Tomasz Szczerbinski gb
Tomasz Szczerbinski
100,000
100,000
100,000
Hakan Karabalcik tr
Hakan Karabalcik
100,000
100,000
100,000
Hadi Khordbin ir
Hadi Khordbin
100,000
100,000
100,000

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Netaliev Off to a Good Start

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
Oleg Netaliev ru
Oleg Netaliev
136,000
136,000
136,000
Antoine Labaky lb
Antoine Labaky
104,500
4,500
4,500
Mohamad El Siblani lb
Mohamad El Siblani
78,600
78,600
78,600

Tags: Antoine LabakyMohamad El SiblaniOleg Netaliev

Sibgatova Takes One Early

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
Alisa Sibgatova ru
Alisa Sibgatova
108,000
108,000
108,000
Aleksandr Pak uz
Aleksandr Pak
76,400
76,400
76,400

Tags: Aleksandr PakAlisa Sibgatova

Level: 2

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Hamnett Loses the Minimum

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Benjamin Hamnett
Benjamin Hamnett

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
Parahat Nurmuhammedov tm
Parahat Nurmuhammedov
114,000
14,000
14,000
Benjamin Hamnett us
Benjamin Hamnett
72,000
72,000
72,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Benjamin HamnettParahat Nurmuhammedov

Korochenskiy Gets Paid with Straight Flush

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
Bakhos Joumaa lb
Bakhos Joumaa
181,000
Oladele Kupoluyi gb
Oladele Kupoluyi
118,200
Anatoly Korochenskiy ru
Anatoly Korochenskiy
97,500
Guoliang Wei
Guoliang Wei
10,800

Tags: Anatoly KorochenskiyBakhos JoumaaGuo Liang WeiOladele Kupoluyi