$5,300 High Roller
Dia 2 Começado
2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series
$5,300 High Roller
Dias: 2
Event Info
Resultados Finais
Event Info
Informações do Nível
Informações do Jogador - Dia 2
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
66
Jogadores Restantes
22
Day 2 Seat Draw
| Name | Country | Table | Seat | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ihar Soika | Belarus | 1 | 1 | 235,500 | 157 |
| Nikolay Fal | Russia | 1 | 2 | 87,500 | 58 |
| Bogdan-Andrei Munteanu | Romania | 1 | 3 | 75,500 | 50 |
| Nikolay Ponomarev | Russia | 1 | 4 | 126,000 | 84 |
| Mustafa Biz | Turkey | 1 | 5 | 133,000 | 89 |
| Ryan Jonathan M Mandara | United Kingdom | 1 | 6 | 102,000 | 68 |
| Nils Pudel | Austria | 1 | 7 | 139,000 | 93 |
| Name | Country | Table | Seat | Chips | Big Blinds |
| Dawid Wiktor Smolka | Poland | 2 | 1 | 100,500 | 67 |
| Parahat Nurmuhammedov | Turkmenistan | 2 | 2 | 105,000 | 70 |
| Ondrej Drozd | Czech Republic | 2 | 3 | 175,500 | 117 |
| Yigit Tinay Aksoy | Turkey | 2 | 4 | 132,500 | 88 |
| Maher Ali Achour | Tunisia | 2 | 5 | 190,500 | 127 |
| Dmitry Gromov | Russia | 2 | 6 | 255,500 | 170 |
| Adrian Sorel State | Romania | 2 | 7 | 66,000 | 44 |
| Name | Country | Table | Seat | Chips | Big Blinds |
| Maksim Skripkin | Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 84,000 | 56 |
| Damir Gabdullin | Russia | 3 | 2 | 90,000 | 60 |
| Fabian Quoss | Germany | 3 | 3 | 91,500 | 61 |
| Alexandras Rusinovas | Lithuania | 3 | 4 | 184,500 | 123 |
| Huseyin Akgul | Turkey | 3 | 5 | 70,500 | 47 |
| Erdal Gulseven | Turkey | 3 | 6 | 193,500 | 129 |
| Martynas Vitkauskas | Lithuania | 3 | 7 | 93,500 | 62 |
| Name | Country | Table | Seat | Chips | Big Blinds |
| Oleg Netaliev | Russia | 4 | 1 | 41,500 | 28 |
| Viktor Yugay | Uzbekistan | 4 | 2 | 149,000 | 99 |
| Andrey Litvinov | Russia | 4 | 3 | 206,000 | 137 |
| Kuljinder Singh Sidhu | India | 4 | 4 | 159,500 | 106 |
| Natan Chauskin | Belarus | 4 | 5 | 126,500 | 84 |
| Liwei Sun | China | 4 | 6 | 195,500 | 130 |
| Anatoly Korochenskiy | Russia | 4 | 7 | 63,500 | 42 |
| Name | Country | Table | Seat | Chips | Big Blinds |
| Alisa Sibgatova | Russia | 5 | 1 | 116,500 | 78 |
| Nejat Teoman Erman | Turkey | 5 | 2 | 54,000 | 36 |
| Adi Rajkovic | Austria | 5 | 3 | 170,000 | 113 |
| Selahaddin Bedir | Turkey | 5 | 4 | 123,000 | 82 |
| Leonid Sidelkovskii | Russia | 5 | 5 | 53,000 | 35 |
| Danut Florin Chisu | France | 5 | 6 | 219,000 | 146 |
| Name | Country | Table | Seat | Chips | Big Blinds |
| Toby Joyce | Ireland | 6 | 1 | 160,000 | 107 |
| Kamal Bejjani | Lebanon | 6 | 2 | 194,500 | 130 |
| Sebastian Ferreira | Belize | 6 | 3 | 75,500 | 50 |
| Navid Samavati | Iran | 6 | 4 | 220,500 | 147 |
| Maksim Shornikau | Belarus | 6 | 5 | 249,000 | 166 |
| Motokatsu Uhara | Japan | 6 | 6 | 115,500 | 77 |
| Name | Country | Table | Seat | Chips | Big Blinds |
| Halil Serdar Tasyurek | Turkey | 7 | 1 | 243,000 | 162 |
| Hassanin Talib Hashim | Iran | 7 | 2 | 64,000 | 43 |
| Jakub Maciej Michalak | Poland | 7 | 3 | 214,500 | 143 |
| Aleksandr Kirichenko | Russia | 7 | 4 | 250,000 | 167 |
| Adem Marjanovic | Austria | 7 | 5 | 114,500 | 76 |
| Aziz Efe | Turkey | 7 | 6 | 143,000 | 95 |
| Name | Country | Table | Seat | Chips | Big Blinds |
| Ankit Ahuja | India | 8 | 1 | 121,500 | 81 |
| Simas Karaliunas | Lithuania | 8 | 2 | 234,500 | 156 |
| Murad Cakir | Turkey | 8 | 3 | 49,500 | 33 |
| Koray Korkmaz | Turkey | 8 | 4 | 251,000 | 167 |
| Shuang Luo | China | 8 | 5 | 149,500 | 100 |
| Vladimir Lelgant | Russia | 8 | 6 | 57,500 | 38 |
52 Players Return for Day 2 of the $5,300 High Roller at the Merit Poker Gangster Series, with Dmitry Gromov Leading the Field
Day 1 of the 2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series hosted by the Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino attracted a total of 63 runners, with late registration still open until Level 12 on Day 2 of the event.
After eight levels of play, only 52 players remained in the tournament. Dmitry Gromov emerged as the chip leader with a stack of 255,500. Other players who bagged big stacks were Halil Tasyurek from Lebanon with 243,000 chips, Maksim Shornikau from Belarus with 249,000 chips, local Turkish Pro Koray Korkmaz with 251,000 chips, and Belarusian Ihar Soika with 235,000 chips.
Top Ten Chips Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dmitry Gromov | Russia | 255,500 | 170 |
| 2 | Koray Korkmaz | Turkey | 251,000 | 167 |
| 3 | Aleksandr Kirichenko | Russia | 250,000 | 167 |
| 4 | Maksim Shornikau | Belarus | 249,000 | 166 |
| 5 | Halil Serdar Tasyurek | Turkey | 243,000 | 162 |
| 6 | Ihar Soika | Belarus | 235,500 | 157 |
| 7 | Simas Karaliunas | Lithuania | 234,500 | 156 |
| 8 | Navid Samavati | Iran | 220,500 | 147 |
| 9 | Danut Florin Chisu | France | 219,000 | 146 |
| 10 | Jakub Maciej Michalak | Poland | 214,500 | 143 |
On the first day of the tournament, some other notable players who managed to get a bag included Ankit Ahuja, who finished third in the 2023 Merit Poker $2,200 Warm Up, with 121,500 chips, Erdal Gulseven with 193,500 chips, Nikolay Ponomarev with 126,000 chips, Damir Gabdullin with 90,000 chips, who also had a top 15 finish in the Warm Up, Romania's Danut Chisu with 219,000 chips, and Ireland's Toby Joyce with 160,000.
Day 2 of the High Roller tournament begins today at 8:00 p.m. The tournament will play down to a final table of eight, which will be live-streamed on the Merit Poker YouTube channel on Day 3.
The current prize pool is at $315,000 and late registration is still open until level 12. It is expected that some players will find their seats around that time. The players will begin the day at level 9 with blinds of 1,000/1,500/1,500. The current average stack is 138,000, which means that every player still has a chance to win and there are enough opportunities to make some creative moves.
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Nível: 9
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Shuffle Up and Deal
Nível 9
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Day 2 of the $5,300 High Roller starts now!
Drozd On the Right Side of a Cold Deck
Nível 9
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Dmitry Yurasov opened the cutoff to 3,500 before Ondrej Drozd called from the small blind. The big blind also came along and they were off to a flop three-ways.
The J♣J♥2♦ flop landed and action checked to Yurasov who continued for 4,000. Only Drozd called on their way to an A♥ turn.
The action checked through to a 10♦ river. Drozd sat in the tank for a moment before he led for pot with a wager of 20,000.
Yurasov thought over his options and eventually landed on a small raise to 55,000. Drozd didn't think for long before flicking in a call.
Yurasov tabled K♣Q♥ for a rivered nut straight and Drozd rolled over 2♣2♠ for the flopped boat.
Drozd dragged the pot and left Yurasov running on fumes.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000
44,500
|
44,500 |
|
30,000 | |
|
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Four Players All Wanna See a Turn
Nível 9
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Halil Tasyurek opened under the gun to 3,500 before getting called by Hassanin Talib Hashim in early position, Aleksandr Kirichenko in middle position, and the winner of the $2,200 Warm Up, Ivan Govorov in the big blind.
The 4♥A♣8♠ flop hit the felt and action checked all the way to Aleksandr Kirichenko in middle position who took the betting lead with a wager of 4,000. Every player wanted to see that turn card and put in the call.
The 9♦ rolled off on the turn and action checked all the way to Kirichenko again. He didn't tank for long before laying the hammer down with a bet of 15,000. Unfortunately, if this was a value bet it would not get anymore action as the field all found folds.
Kirichenko dragged the pot after some good flop action.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000 | |
|
157,000
-86,000
|
-86,000 |
|
135,000
-115,000
|
-115,000 |
|
45,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
Nível: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Chauskin Gets a Scary Board
Nível 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Kully Sidhu opened under the gun to 5,000 before getting three-bet by Natan Chauskin in middle position to 13,500. Sidhu called and they were off to a flop heads up.
The 9♣Q♠10♥ flop landed and action quickly checked through to a 7♥ turn. Sidhu checked again and Chauskin put his foot back on the gas with a bet of 9,500. Sidhu called.
The 8♥ rolled off on the river putting three to a flush and four to a straight on the board. Sidhu checked once more and Chauskin snap-checked it back.
Chauskin tabled K♣K♦ and Sidhu mucked as the pot was pushed to his opponent.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
245,000
118,500
|
118,500 |
|
130,000
-29,500
|
-29,500 |
Ahuja Bets Three Streets
Nível 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
There was a middle position open to 4,500 before the action folded to Ankit Ahuja who defended his big blind.
The 8♠2♣10♥ flop landed and action checked to middle position who continued for 4,000. Ahuja took a moment and then put in a check-raise to 12,000. Middle position called.
The 9♣ hit the turn and Ahuja continued with another bet of 14,000. His oppoennt called once more.
The 7♥ rolled off on the river and Ahuja went into the tank before putting out one more bet of 28,000.
His opponent thought it over for almost a minute before his cards eventually found the muck.
Ahuja scooped after turning a flop check-raise into three streets of betting.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000
43,500
|
43,500 |
|
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