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2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 1cd
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 1cd
Entries
144
Players Left
62

$3,300 Main Event

Day 1cd Started

Two Starting Flights Remain in 2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series $3,300 Main Event

2023 Gangster Series Set
2023 Gangster Series Set

The flagship event of the 2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series here at Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino is already well underway, with two starting flights complete and two more still to go in the $3,300 Main Event. The event has featured a total of 303 entrants so far across the first two days, of which 133 players survived to advance to Day 2.

Top Ten Chip Counts from Day 1a and Day 1b

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Aleksei PetrovRussian Federation766,000306
2Shuang LuoChina670,500268
3Dmitry GromovRussian Federation627,500251
4Razvan SabauRomania585,000234
5Adem MarjanovicAustria525,000210
6Bakhos JoumaaLebanon485,500194
7Christos LeantzisCyprus470,000188
8Sinead PriestleyUnited Kingdom432,000173
9Selahaddin BedirTurkey430,500172
10Maximilian WieserAustria428,500171

Aleksei Petrov currently holds the biggest stack from the first two starting flights. The Russian player finished Day 1a with 766,000 and is the only player with a stack worth over 300 big blinds going into Day 2. Petrov is most closely followed by Day 1b chip leader Shuang Luo (670,500) and WPT champion Dmitry Gromov (627,500).

Other notables to make it to Day 2 so far include Selahaddin Bedir (430,500), Guoliang Wei (401,500), Ankit Ahuja (322,000), Victor Yugay (279,000), Halil Tasyurek (159,000), previous Merit Poker Main Event champion Maxime Chilaud (131,000), winner of the 2023 Gangster Series $2,200 Warm Up Ivan Govorov (129,500) and winner of the 2023 Gangster Series $5,300 High Roller Giorgiy Skhulukhiya (99,000).

Day 1c begins at noon local time and will feature a similar structure as the first two starting flights. Players will start with 100,000 chips and play nine 40-minute levels. There will be a break after every three levels. Unlimited reentries and late registration will be available until the end of Level 14 on Day 2. There will also be a turbo Day 1d starting flight featuring 25-minute levels beginning today at 7:00 p.m. local time.

As always, PokerNews will be on-site to cover all the action today from when cards are in the air until players bag and tag at the end of the night.

Tags: Adem MarjanovicAleksei PetrovAnkit AhujaBakhos JoumaaChristos LeantzisDmitry GromovGiorgiy SkhulukhiyaGuoliang WeiHalil TasyurekIvan GovorovMaxime ChilaudMaximilian WieserRazvan SabauSelahaddin BedirShuang LuoSinead PriestleyVictor Yugay

Level: 1

Blinds: 200/500

Ante: 500

Some Early Faces in the Field

Level 1 : 200/500, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Berc Sindiroglu tr
Berc Sindiroglu
100,000
100,000
100,000
Sarkis Akopian ru
Sarkis Akopian
100,000
100,000
100,000
George Ibrahim jo
George Ibrahim
100,000
100,000
100,000
Abdullah Akbarpoor tr
Abdullah Akbarpoor
100,000
100,000
100,000
David Aslanyan ru
David Aslanyan
100,000
100,000
100,000
Anatoly Korochenskiy ru
Anatoly Korochenskiy
100,000
100,000
100,000
Tugce Hursoz tr
Tugce Hursoz
100,000
100,000
100,000
Gabriel Semaan lb
Gabriel Semaan
100,000
100,000
100,000
Ming Xi cn
Ming Xi
100,000
100,000
100,000
Edgard Saliba ca
Edgard Saliba
100,000
100,000
100,000
Eli Saad lb
Eli Saad
100,000
100,000
100,000
Jun Yang sg
Jun Yang
100,000
100,000
100,000
Bulent Ekinci tr
Bulent Ekinci
100,000
100,000
100,000
Bugra Gocumlu tr
Bugra Gocumlu
100,000
100,000
100,000
Jihad Yehya lb
Jihad Yehya
100,000
100,000
100,000
Bulut Celik tr
Bulut Celik
100,000
100,000
100,000
Kostiantyn Nikulin il
Kostiantyn Nikulin
100,000
100,000
100,000
Nikolay Tyurin ru
Nikolay Tyurin
100,000
100,000
100,000
Ahmet Bicik de
Ahmet Bicik
100,000
100,000
100,000
Mohamad El-Sayed lb
Mohamad El-Sayed
100,000
100,000
100,000
Ondrej Drozd cz
Ondrej Drozd
100,000
100,000
100,000
Vladimir Lelgant ru
Vladimir Lelgant
100,000
100,000
100,000
Aleksandr Kirichenko ru
Aleksandr Kirichenko
100,000
100,000
100,000

Kirichenko Puts in an Early Squeeze

Level 1 : 200/500, 500 ante

There was cutoff open to 1,200 before the button called and the small blind folded. The action was then on the runner-up from the 2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series $5,300 High Roller, Aleksandr Kirichenko, in the big blind.

He took a moment and then put in a large three-bet to 5,600.

Both of his opponents sat in the tank for a moment before they eventually released their hand. Kirichenko dragged a small pot early to move in the right direction on Day 1.

Player Chips Progress
Aleksandr Kirichenko ru
Aleksandr Kirichenko
110,000
10,000
10,000

Small Pair Does the Job for Celik

Level 1 : 200/500, 500 ante

Nikolay Tyurin opened to 1,200 from middle position and received calls from Jihad Yehya in the small blind and Bulut Celik in the big blind.

The flop came 2?2?4? and action checked back around to Tyurin who fired a 2,000 continuation bet. Yehya got out of the way while Celik made the call.

Celik check-called another bet from Tyurin on the 7? turn, this time for 3,500.

Both players checked the 3? river. Celik tabled 5?3? for a missed flush and straight draw that turned into two pair on the river to take down an early pot.

Player Chips Progress
Bulut Celik tr
Bulut Celik
108,000
8,000
8,000
Nikolay Tyurin ru
Nikolay Tyurin
105,000
5,000
5,000
Jihad Yehya lb
Jihad Yehya
98,000
-2,000
-2,000

Tags: Bulut CelikJihad YehyaNikolay Tyurin

Dashti Picks Off a Bluff

Level 1 : 200/500, 500 ante

Edgard Saliba opened to 1,000 from under the gun and received a call from Ghanim Dashti in the cutoff.

The flop came A?3?2? and Saliba fired a 1,500 continuation bet that was called by Dashti.

Both players checked the 8? turn leading to the 5? river. Saliba bet 2,500 and Dashti made the call.

Saliba could only show J?9? for a bluff while Dashti tabled 10?10? for a pair of tens to take the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Ghanim Dashti kw
Ghanim Dashti
102,000
102,000
102,000
Edgard Saliba ca
Edgard Saliba
87,800
-12,200
-12,200

Tags: Edgard SalibaGhanim Dashti

Level: 2

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Sonsino Gets Aggressive

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action was opened under the gun to 1,500 before there was a call from Amir Sonsino on the button and the big blind defended.

The Q?10?4? flop landed and after the big blind checked the original raiser continued for 2,600. It was then on Sonsino who took only a moment before putting in a raise to 6,600. The big blind folded but the orignal raiser called.

The Q? rolled off on the turn and paired the board. It got checked over to Sonsino who put out 7,000 and after a tank his opponent folded.

The pot was pushed to Sonsino who has accumulated a big stack early on.

Player Chips Progress
Amir Sonsino il
Amir Sonsino
175,000
175,000
175,000

Tags: Amir Sonsino