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2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series

$5,300 High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info

2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k7
Prize
$149,200
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$556,600
Entries
121
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
22
Players Left
1

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

Chauskin Trending Up

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Natan Chauskin opened in early position to 45,000 before the action folded to Recep Aydemir in the big blind who defended.

The 9?J?7? flop landed and action checked to Chauskin who continued for 30,000. Aydemir called.

The K? hit the turn and Aydemir checked once more. Chauskin sized up and went for a bet of 85,000. Aydemir could no longer hold on and folded.

Chauskin is moving right up the leaderboard since the start of the day.

Player Chips Progress
Recep Aydemir tr
Recep Aydemir
995,000
-105,000
-105,000
Natan Chauskin by
Natan Chauskin
770,000
291,000
291,000

Tags: Natan ChauskinRecep Aydemir

Pokhabov Doubles Through Sun

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

The action folded all the way to Dmitry Pokhabov in the small blind who limped and action was on Liwei Sun in the big blind. After getting a count he took a moment and then moved all in. Pokhabov snap called.

Dmitry Pokhabov: J?J?
Liwei Sun: K?3?

The full board ran out Q?8?A?6?4? and Pokhabov's trap would prove to be successful as he dragged in a pure double.

Player Chips Progress
Liwei Sun it
Liwei Sun
495,000
281,000
281,000
Dmitry Pokhabov ru
Dmitry Pokhabov
410,000
-95,000
-95,000

Tags: Dmitry Pokhabov

Level: 20

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

Sidhu Takes From Smolka

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

The action folded to Dawid Smolka in the cutoff who opened to 35,000. The only customer was Kully Sidhu in the big blind who defended.

The 6?7?10? flop laned and action checked to Smolka who continued for 32,000. Sidhu called and the 6? rolled off on the turn.

The action checked through to a 10? river and action started with Sidhu. He sat in the tank for a moment before putting in a large bet of 85,000.

Smolka thought it over for a bit but eventually he found a fold. Sidhu scooped and is trending in the right direction early in the day.

Player Chips Progress
Dawid Smolka pl
Dawid Smolka
835,000
-165,000
-165,000
Kully Sidhu gb
Kully Sidhu
500,000
-132,000
-132,000

Tags: Dawid SmolkaKully Sidhu

Aydemir Shows the Goods

Level 19 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Giorgiy Skhulukhiya opened under the gun to 32,000 before the action folded to Recep Aydemir in middle position who put in a three-bet to 120,000. It folded back to Skhulukhiya who wasted almost no time before folding ace-queen offsuit face up.

Aydemir was a gentleman and showed Skhulukhiya that even though his fold may have been tight, it was right. He tabled a pair of queens as he dragged the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Recep Aydemir tr
Recep Aydemir
1,100,000
45,000
45,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya ge
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya
400,000
-51,000
-51,000

Tags: Giorgiy SkhulukhiyaRecep Aydemir

Level: 19

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

Maxime Chilaud Leads 22 Remaining Players Into Day 3 of the $5,300 Merit Poker Gangster Series High Roller

Maxime Chilaud
Maxime Chilaud

The 2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series $5,300 High Roller started with 121 runners, but on Day 3, only 22 players will descend on the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino to compete. The winner will take home the $149,200 top prize along with the trophy and bragging rights.

Maxime Chilaud from France achieved a massive chip lead after playing the first 18 levels. With an impressive stack of 1,729,000 chips, he became the first player to surpass the million-chip mark. He is the only player with over 100 big blinds and will enter Day 3 with a significant advantage. He is followed by Recep Aydemir from Turkey (1,055,000), Dawid Smolka from Poland (1,000,000), Bracelet winner Guo Liang Wei (971,000), and Rytis Strigunas (907,000) to complete the top five.

Dawid Smolka
Dawid Smolka

Top Ten Chip Counts

PlaceNameCountryChipsBig Blinds
1Maxime ChilaudFrance1,729,000108
2Recep AydemirTurkey1,055,00066
3Dawid SmolkaPoland1,000,00063
4Guo Liang WeiChina971,00061
5Rytis StrigunasUnited Kingdom907,00057
6Aleksandr KirichenkoRussia865,00054
7Leonid SidelkovskiyRussia839,00052
8Kully SidhuUnited Kingdom632,00040
9Dmitry PokhabovCyprus505,00032
10Natan ChauskinBelarus451,00028
Rytis Strigunas
Rytis Strigunas

There are several notable players to keep an eye on during Day 2 of the tournament. Among them are Dmitry Yurasov, a two-time bracelet winner, who has 228,000 chips. Giorgiy Skhulukhiya from Georgia has 451,000 chips, while Natan Chauskin from Belarus also has 451,000 chips. Dmitry Gromov, the chip leader from Day 1, has 255,000 chips and is another player to watch out for.

On Tuesday, the third day of the High Roller begins at 2:00 p.m. The event is scheduled to play until a winner is determined, and the final table will be broadcast on a 30-minute delay on the Merit Poker YouTube channel.

Dmitry Yurasov
Dmitry Yurasov

The prize pool for the tournament is a whopping $556,660, but currently, none of the players have made any money. There are still 22 players left in the event, and only 15 of them will receive a minimum cash prize of $8,900. Today, the players will begin at level 19, with blinds of 8,000/16,000/16,000. The average stack size is around 34 big blinds, and there will be a lot of movement up and down the leaderboard.

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$5,300 High Roller Day 3 Seat Draw

TableSeatPlayerChip CountBig Blinds
11Yigit Tinay Aksoy120,0008
12Ivan Zhechev450,00028
13Clement Bonnant260,00016
14Huseyin Akgul392,00025
15Rytis Strigunas907,00057
16Halil Tasyurek241,00015
17Maxime Chilaud1,729,000108
18Navid Samavati80,0005
     
21Dawid Smolka1,000,00063
22Dmitry Pokhabov505,00032
23Liwei Sun214,00013
24Jakub Michalak292,00018
25Ryan Mandara217,00014
26Kully Sidhu632,00040
27Aleksandr Kirichenko860,00054
     
31Recep Aydemir1,055,00066
32Guoliang Wei971,00061
33Natan Chauskin479,00030
34Dmitry Yurasov228,00014
35Leonid Sidelkovskiy839,00052
36Dmitry Gromov255,00016
37Giorgiy Skhulukhiya451,00028