2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series

$2,200 Warm Up
Day: 4
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 4
Entries
16
Players Left
1

Boutboul Gets it Back

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Exactly one hand after losing half his stack, Bernard Boutboul opened to 250,000 from the small blind and Hadi Khadra moved all in from the big blind, covering Boutboul's total stack of 945,000. Boutboul snap-called and was at risk.

Bernard Boutboul: Q?Q?
Hadi Khadra: 8?8?

The board ran out J?3?4?10?7?. Boutboul held with the bigger pocket pair and secured a full double up, restoring his stack to roughly what it was before.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Hadi Khadra lb
Hadi Khadra
8,100,000
-1,275,000
-1,275,000
Profile photo of Bernard Boutboul fr
Bernard Boutboul
1,990,000
1,045,000
1,045,000

Tags: Bernard BoutboulHadi Khadra

Daniliuk Doubles Through Joumaa

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Andrei Daniliuk opened to 200,000 from middle position and Bakhos Joumaa called from the button.

The flop came A?10?6? and Daniliuk check-called a 300,000 bet from Joumaa.

Joumaa fired another barrel when checked to on the 4? turn, this time for 800,000. Daniliuk moved all in for 1,885,000 and Joumaa called with a covering stack to put him at risk.

Andrei Daniliuk: A?4?
Bakhos Joumaa: A?Q?

Joumaa had flopped top pair but Daniliuk had turned two pair to take the lead. Daniliuk remained ahead on the 8? river to score a full double up at Joumaa's expense.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Andrei Daniliuk ru
Andrei Daniliuk
5,000,000
3,065,000
3,065,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Bakhos Joumaa lb
Bakhos Joumaa
2,700,000
-2,350,000
-2,350,000

Tags: Andrei DaniliukBakhos Joumaa

Leonid Sidelkovskiy Eliminated in 16th Place ($8,600)

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Leonid Sidelkovskiy
Leonid Sidelkovskiy

Leonid Sidelkovskiy moved all in from the small blind for 1,590,000 and Sultan Meirbekov called with a covering stack to put Sidelkovskiy at risk.

Sultan Meirbekov: K?Q?
Leonid Sidelkovskiy: Q?9?

Meirbekov was well ahead with a bigger queen and remained so on the [8hld3s3c8d] runout to score the first knockout of the day and take down a healthy pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Sultan Meirbekov
3,400,000
1,535,000
1,535,000
Profile photo of Leonid Sidelkovskiy ru
Leonid Sidelkovskiy
Busted

Tags: Leonid SidelkovskiySultan Meirbekov

Level: 28

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

Gabdullin Leaves Skhulukhiya on Fumes

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Giorgiy Skhulukhiya moved all in for 1,610,000 from early position and was called by Damir Gabdullin who had 1,155,000, putting himself at risk.

Damir Gabdullin: Q?Q?
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya: A?K?

The board ran out 9?2?6?J?10? giving Gabdullin a full double up while Skhulukhiya was left with less than four big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Damir Gabdullin ru
Damir Gabdullin
2,500,000
775,000
775,000
Profile photo of Giorgiy Skhulukhiya ge
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya
455,000
-2,420,000
-2,420,000

Tags: Damir GabdullinGiorgiy Skhulukhiya

Vitkauskas Fades a Plethora of Outs

Level 28 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Martynas Vitkauskas opened to 250,000 from the hijack and received calls from Hadi Khadra on the button and Feyzullah Karaarslan in the big blind.

The flop came J?9?5?. Karaarslan checked, Vitkauskas bet 350,000, Khadra raised, Karaarslan folded and Vitkauskas moved all in for 1,400,000. Khadra snap-called to put Vitkauskas at risk.

Martynas Vitkauskas: Q?Q?
Hadi Khadra: Q?10?

Vitkauskas held an overpair but had to dodge many outs from Khadra who had both a flush draw and open-ended straight draw. The 9? turn and J? river were bricks and Vitkauskas secured a full double up through Khadra.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Hadi Khadra lb
Hadi Khadra
5,850,000
-2,250,000
-2,250,000
Profile photo of Martynas Vitkauskas lt
Martynas Vitkauskas
3,230,000
1,180,000
1,180,000

Tags: Feyzullah KaraarslanHadi KhadraMartynas Vitkauskas

Giorgiy Skhulukhiya Eliminated in 15th Place ($10,000)

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya

Action folded around to Ankit Ahuja in the small blind who moved all in with a stack of 3,590,000. Giorgiy Skhulukhiya in the big blind called off for his last 345,000 and was at risk.

Giorgiy Skhulukhiya: J?10?
Ankit Ahuja: A?6?

The board ran out 5?A?9?10?8?. Ahuja's pair of aces were good at showdown and he collected a decent pot while Skhulukhiya was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Ankit Ahuja
4,100,000
-300,000
-300,000
Profile photo of Giorgiy Skhulukhiya ge
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya
Busted

Tags: Ankit AhujaGiorgiy Skhulukhiya

Dmitry Yurasov Eliminated in 14th Place ($10,000)

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Dmitry Yurasov
Dmitry Yurasov

Dmitry Yurasov moved all in from the cutoff for 1,365,000 and Harout Ghazarian moved all in for 1,320,000 from the button to put himself at risk.

Harout Ghazarian: K?Q?
Dmitry Yurasov: 9?9?

Yurasov hit a set on the K?J?9? flop but Ghazarian still had outs in the form of a flush draw. He drilled the flush on the 8? turn and remaiend ahead on the 6? river to score a full double up while Yurasov was left with just under half of a big blind.

Shortly afterwards, Yurasov would get his last 45,000 chips in preflop against Damir Gabdullin.

Dmitry Yurasov: J?9?
Damir Gabdullin: A?3?

Yurasov found no help on the 5?7?10?K?K? runout and was sent to the rail while Gabdullin collected the last of his chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Harout Ghazarian ca
Harout Ghazarian
2,900,000
1,090,000
1,090,000
Profile photo of Damir Gabdullin ru
Damir Gabdullin
2,400,000
-100,000
-100,000
Profile photo of Dmitry Yurasov ru
Dmitry Yurasov
Busted
Day 1B Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Damir GabdullinDmitry YurasovHarout Ghazarian

Sultan Meirbekov Eliminated in 13th Place ($10,000)

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Sultan Meirbekov
Sultan Meirbekov

Ivan Govorov opened to 250,000 from middle position and Sultan Meirbekov called from the hijack.

The flop came Q?7?5?. Govorov bet 500,000 and Meirbekov moved all in for roughly 2,700,000. Govorov, who barely covered, made the call to put Meirbekov at risk.

Sultan Meirbekov: K?Q?
Ivan Govorov: A?A?

Meirbekov was in rough shape with top pair against Govorov's overpair. He found no help on the 8? turn or J? river and was eliminated from the tournament while Govorov received a full double up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ivan Govorov ru
Ivan Govorov
5,650,000
2,645,000
2,645,000
Profile photo of Sultan Meirbekov kz
Sultan Meirbekov
Busted

Tags: Ivan GovorovSultan Meirbekov

Govorov Catches Khadra with Hand in Cookie Jar

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Ivan Govorov opened to 250,000 from the hijack and Hadi Khadra three-bet to 700,000. Govorov made the call.

The flop came K?10?5? and Govorov called a 600,000 continuation bet from Khadra.

Both players checked the 8? turn and 10? river.

Khadra tabled J?5? for a bottom pair turned into a bluff while Govorov showed down Q?Q? to take down a sizable pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ivan Govorov ru
Ivan Govorov
7,650,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
Profile photo of Hadi Khadra lb
Hadi Khadra
4,105,000
-1,745,000
-1,745,000

Tags: Hadi KhadraIvan Govorov