2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 2
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 2
Entries
314
Players Left
96

Prakesh Makes Good Fold; Aksoy Doubles

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Action was opened in middle position to 5,550 before a late position player called and then Austin Prakesh put in a three-bet from the cutoff to 16,000. The action then moved to Mark Smith in the small blind who four-bet all in for 235,500. Tinay Aksoy was in the big blind and also moved all in for 60,000.

The action then folded all the way back to Prakesh who had a big decision with two players all in. He tanked for almost two-minutes before he finally folded ace-king offsuit face up. The two remaining players tabled their hands with Aksoy at risk.

Tinay Aksoy: 8?8?
Mark Smith: Q?Q?

The full board ran out 10?2?6?8?6? and with his turned set a Aksoy earned a pure double. Smith stayed alive and Prakesh saved himself a pile of chips by folding a premium.

Player Chips Progress
Austin Prakesh sg
Austin Prakesh
370,000
-45,500
-45,500
Mark Smith (UK) gb
Mark Smith (UK)
180,000
180,000
180,000
Tinay Aksoy tr
Tinay Aksoy
155,000
155,000
155,000

Tags: Mariappan SubramaniamMark Smith (UK)Yigit Aksoy