$5,300 High Roller
Dia 1 Começado
2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series
$5,300 High Roller
Dias: 1
Event Info
Resultados Finais
Event Info
Informações do Nível
Informações do Jogador - Dia 1
2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series
Buy-in
$5,300
Premiação
$556,600
Entries
121
Nível
29
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
63
Jogadores Restantes
52
The Merit Poker Gangster Series $5,300 High Roller Kicks Off at 8 p.m.
The 2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series $5,300 High Roller will begin at 8:00 p.m. local time at the Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino with a guaranteed prize pool of $300,000!
The series has only just kicked off, but it has already been a huge success. The first event of the series was the $2,200 Warm Up which attracted 453 entrants. This was enough to smash the guarantee and bring the first prize pool of the series to a whopping $833,520 with an impressive first-place prize of $167,500. That event is being streamed over on the Merit Poker Youtube Channel.
The $5,300 High Roller will feature a fun, yet deep structure as players begin the tournament with 100,000 in starting chips. It will have 40-minute levels with a 20-minute break after every three levels. This event is also eight-handed. Hopefully, the massive stacks with shorter levels will lead to some creative play and big action.
Both of the first and second day of the event will start at 8:00 p.m. local time. The goal is to play Day 2 down to a final table of eight players. That final table will then be streamed on the Merit Poker YouTube channel on the last day starting at 2:00 p.m. local time.
$5,300 High Roller Schedule
| Date | Time | Event | Day |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/26/2023 | 8:00 p.m | $5,300 High Roller | 1 |
| 11/27/2023 | 8:00 p.m | $5,300 High Roller | 2 |
| 11/28/2023 | 2:00 p.m | $5,300 High Roller Final Table | 3 |
The first day of the event will be played for eight levels with action coming to an end around 2:00 a.m. local time. This is an unlimited reentry tournament, but players who don’t find a bag on Day 1 will have the opportunity to enter all the way till the start of Level 12 on the second day of the event. Don’t miss your opportunity at what will likely be a massive first-place prize.
As always, stay tuned into PokerNews for all the updates on the Merit Poker Gangster Series and all the other best events happening around the world!
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Shuffle Up and Deal
Players in the High Roller are finding their seats and the tournament director has announced shuffle up and deal!
Nível: 1
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Smith Sticks Around
Nível 1
: 200/400, 400 ante
Kamal Bejjani opened the cutoff to 800 and got called in one spot when Mark Smith defended his big blind.
The 9♣8♠10♦ flop landed and Smith check-called a pot-sized bet of 1,600 from Bejjani on their way to a 10♣ turn.
Smith checked and Bejjani put out the same bet of 1,600. Smith called again and the Q♦ rolled off on the river.
Smith checked for the last time and Bejjani took a moment and then checked back. Smith tabled Q♥6♥ for a flopped gutter that rivered top pair. Bejjani mucked and Smith dragged the pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
104,000
104,000
|
104,000 |
|
96,000
96,000
|
96,000 |
Samavati Takes a Sneaky Line
Nível 1
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
There was a cutoff open to 1,000 before the action folded to Navid Samavati in the small blind who flat called. Victor Yugay was in the big blind and put in a cold three-bet to 5,100. The cutoff called and then Samavati put in the double flat call to finish the action.
The 9♦6♦Q♠ flop landed and action checked through to a K♠ turn. Samavati checked again and Yugay put out a delayed continuation bet of 5,600. The cutoff called and then Samavati put in a bug check-raise to 19,000. Yugay called and the cutoff folded.
The J♥ landed on river and Samavati went into the tank. After a few moments he moved all in. Unfortunately, Yugay snap folded but this was still a very healthy pot to drag early on in the day.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000 | |
|
78,000 |
Nível: 2
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Kirichenko Goes Big
Nível 2
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Under the gun opened to 1,500 and got a call from Alexander Kirichenko in the cutoff. The button then put in a cold three-bet to 6,600. Both players called.
The 10♥7♦8♣ flop checked through to a 6♦ turn. Under the gun checked again and then Kirichenko put in a big bet to the tune of 12,000. The original three-bettor folded but the under the gun player called.
The 4♥ landed on the river and action checked to Kirichenko who sat in the tank for only a moment before putting in another large bet of 35,000. Under the gun thought it over but eventually found a fold.
Kirichenko scooped after some well timed aggression on a favorable board in a three-bet pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
139,000 |
Aziz with the Squeeze
Nível 2
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
There was a middle position open to 1,400 before he got a call from the cutoff, the button, and the small blind.
The action was then on Aziz Efe in the big blind. After a moment in the tank he put in a huge three-bet squeeze to 12,000.
One by one every single player thought it over but eventually folded. Efe scooped a solid pile of chips without even seeing a flop.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000 |