2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series

$2,200 Warm Up
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j5
Prize
$167,500
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$833,520
Entries
453
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
175
Players Left
79

Day 1c Survivors

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Arun Sood gb
Arun Sood
479,000
479,000
479,000
Day 1C Chip Leader
Profile photo of Harout Ghazarian ca
Harout Ghazarian
328,000
328,000
328,000
Profile photo of Parahat Nurmuhammedov tm
Parahat Nurmuhammedov
304,000
304,000
304,000
Profile photo of Amir Hassan tn
Amir Hassan
265,000
265,000
265,000
Profile photo of Alper Cankurtaranli tr
Alper Cankurtaranli
236,500
236,500
236,500
Profile photo of Benjamin Hamnett us
Benjamin Hamnett
221,000
221,000
221,000
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ihor Kaliahin ua
Ihor Kaliahin
212,000
212,000
212,000
Profile photo of Baris Topkaya tr
Baris Topkaya
192,000
192,000
192,000
Profile photo of Ali Yilmaz tr
Ali Yilmaz
157,500
157,500
157,500
Profile photo of Bernard Boutboul fr
Bernard Boutboul
152,000
152,000
152,000
Profile photo of Christos Leantzis cy
Christos Leantzis
139,000
139,000
139,000
Profile photo of Nikolay Tyurin ru
Nikolay Tyurin
137,000
137,000
137,000
Profile photo of Toby Joyce ie
Toby Joyce
102,500
102,500
102,500
Profile photo of Chakib M'Hiri tn
Chakib M'Hiri
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Cankut Kutlu
Cankut Kutlu
81,500
81,500
81,500
Profile photo of Clement Bonnant fr
Clement Bonnant
81,000
81,000
81,000
Profile photo of Ali Zubeidat
Ali Zubeidat
74,500
74,500
74,500
Profile photo of Hassanin Hashim nz
Hassanin Hashim
38,000
38,000
38,000

$2,200 Warm Up

Day 2 Started

Yurasov Leads the Way as Field Combines on Day 2 of Merit Poker Gangster Series $2,200 Warm Up

Dmitry Yurasov
Dmitry Yurasov

The survivors from four starting flights will combine today at the Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino for Day 2 of the 2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series $2,200 Warm Up starting at 12:30 p.m. local time.

While the turbo Day 1d flight is currently underway, Dmitry Yurasov holds the current overall chip lead going into Day 2 with 866,000 chips, worth 346 big blinds. Yurasov is the only player across the first three starting flights to bag over 300 big blinds, and is most closely followed by Day 1a chip leader Mustafa Sancak (592,500) and Sergey Baranski (581,000).

Start of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Dmitry YurasovRussian Federation866,000346
2Mustafa SancakTurkey592,500237
3Sergey BaranskiBelarus581,000232
4Andrei DaniliukRussian Federation570,000228
5Feyzullah KaraarslanTurkey528,500211
6Inas EldeghedyEgypt491,000196
7Arun SoodUnited Kingdom479,000192
8Khalil TawilLebanon438,500175
9Agharazi BabayevAzerbaijan435,500174
10Christos ChristouCyprus433,000173

A total of 322 entries have already played the event across the first three starting flights, with 153 players advancing to Day 2. That number will increase as players can still register in today's turbo Day 1d that is currently underway and can even late register and reenter up until the end of Level 12 during today's Day 2, which should be around 5:00 p.m. local time. The prize pool will then be announced.

Blinds will begin today on Level 9 at 1,000/2,500 with a 2,500 big blind ante. Eight further hour-long levels are scheduled to be played today, with a 10-minute break after every two levels. Information regarding whether or not there will be a dinner break will be available shortly after the tournament begins.

As always, stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you all the action from the moment cards are in the air today until a winner is crowned on Day 4 which is scheduled to take place on Sunday November 26.

Tags: Agharazi BabayevAndrei DaniliukArun SoodChristos ChristouDmitry YurasovFeyzullah KaraarslanInas EldeghedyKhalil TawilMustafa SancakSergey BaranskiSunday November

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Tozlu Wins Battle of Bottom Pairs

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Dmitry Yurasov opened to 5,500 from the cutoff and received calls from Mert Tozlu on the button and Cihan Abdurrezzak in the big blind.

The flop came 10?8?5? and action checked around to Yurasov who fired a 6,000 continuation bet. Abdurrezzak folded while Tozlu made the call.

Both remaining players checked the K? turn and K? river.

Yurasov tabled 6?5? while Tozlu showed down A?5? for a better five to take the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Dmitry Yurasov ru
Dmitry Yurasov
855,000
-11,000
-11,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Mert Tozlu tr
Mert Tozlu
240,000
54,000
54,000
Profile photo of Cihan Abdurrezzak tr
Cihan Abdurrezzak
183,000
-127,500
-127,500

Tags: Cihan AbdurrezzakDmitry YurasovMert Tozlu

Diab Battles Bedir

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

With three players seeing a board of K?J?7?3? and roughly 30,000 already in the middle, Louis Diab bet 17,000 from under the gun and Selahaddin Bedir raised to 50,000 from early position. Mustafa Sancak folded from the button before Diab raised to 92,000.

Bedir thought about his decision for about 30 seconds before folding and Diab took down a nice pot without showdown.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mustafa Sancak tr
Mustafa Sancak
620,000
27,500
27,500
Day 1A Chip Leader
Profile photo of Louis Diab cy
Louis Diab
415,000
72,000
72,000
Profile photo of Selahaddin Bedir tr
Selahaddin Bedir
114,000
-76,000
-76,000

Tags: Louis DiabMustafa SancakSelahaddin Bedir

Eldeghedy Shows Down Rockets

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Inas Eldeghedy
Inas Eldeghedy

Leonid Sidelkovskii opened to 6,000 from under the gun and received a call from Nils Pudel in early position before Inas Eldeghedy three-bet to 9,500. Bulent Mermer called in the big blind and both Sidelkovskii and Pudel called as well.

The flop came 9?7?2? and action checked around to Eldeghedy, who bet 50,000. Mermer folded, Sidelkovskii called and Pudel folded.

The remaining two players checked the 7? turn and 10? river. Eldeghedy tabled A?A? for two pair and Sidelkovskii quickly mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Inas Eldeghedy eg
Inas Eldeghedy
621,000
130,000
130,000
Profile photo of Bulent Mermer tr
Bulent Mermer
330,000
66,500
66,500
Profile photo of Nils Pudel de
Nils Pudel
282,000
-45,000
-45,000
Profile photo of Leonid Sidelkovskii
Leonid Sidelkovskii
68,000
68,000
68,000

Tags: Bulent MermerInas EldeghedyLeonid SidelkovskiiNils Pudel

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Ismailov Gets some Value

Level 10 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Anton Markov opened to 6,000 from under the gun before Christos Christou three-bet to 15,000 from the cutoff. Natik Ismailov called in the big blind and Markov called as well.

The flop came A?K?3? and action checked around to Christou who bet 12,000. Ismailov called while Markov got out of the way.

Both players checked the 5? turn leading to the 2? river. Ismailov bet 16,000 and Christou called.

Ismailov showed down 9?8? for a turned flush which was good enough to take the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Christos Christou cy
Christos Christou
398,000
-35,000
-35,000
Profile photo of Natik Ismailov ru
Natik Ismailov
391,500
16,500
16,500
Profile photo of Anton Markov bg
Anton Markov
270,000
-65,000
-65,000

Tags: Anton MarkovChristos ChristouNatik Ismailov