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

Daniliuk Extracts Value

Level 29 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Hadi Khadra opened to 320,000 with K?J? from the cutoff and Andrei Daniliuk defended from the big blind with Q?4?.

Both players checked the 2?5?J? flop leading to the 9? turn. Daniliuk bet 350,000 with his turned flush and was called by Khadra.

The river was the 6?. Daniliuk bet 875,000 and Khadra called only to see the bad news as Daniliuk took down another pot, bringing his stack to just over ten million.

Player Chips Progress
Andrei Daniliuk ru
Andrei Daniliuk
10,400,000
1,575,000
1,575,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Hadi Khadra lb
Hadi Khadra
2,600,000
-1,600,000
-1,600,000

Tags: Andrei DaniliukHadi Khadra

Sun Barrels Twice Despite Scary Turn

Level 29 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Tugce Hursoz opened to 325,000 from the cutoff with A?7? and received calls from Hadi Khadra in the small blind with K?J? and Yunsheng Sun in the big blind with 6?3?.

Khadra lead out for 325,000 on the K?A?7? flop and Sun raised to 850,000 with his flopped flush. Hursoz called with her two pair while Khadra got out of the way.

On the Q? turn Sun bet 1,000,000. Hursoz used one time extension to consider her options before deciding on a fold and Sun took down a nice pot.

Player Chips Progress
Yunsheng Sun cn
Yunsheng Sun
5,900,000
2,825,000
2,825,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Hadi Khadra lb
Hadi Khadra
4,200,000
-545,000
-545,000
Tugce Hursoz tr
Tugce Hursoz
3,100,000
-2,500,000
-2,500,000

Tags: Hadi KhadraTugce HursozYunsheng Sun

Two Streets of Value for Govorov

Level 29 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Ivan Govorov opened to 325,000 from early position with J?J? and Feyzullah Karaarslan called from the big blind holding 8?8?.

The flop came Q?6?4? and Govorov fired a 230,000 continuation bet which was called by Karaarslan.

The 5? turn gave Karaarslan a gutshot straight draw to go along with his pair. Karaarslan checked, Govorov bet 600,000 and Karaarslan called.

On the 5? river both players checked. Govorov's pocket jacks were good at showdown and he took down a healthy pot.

Player Chips Progress
Ivan Govorov ru
Ivan Govorov
9,600,000
1,395,000
1,395,000
Feyzullah Karaarslan tr
Feyzullah Karaarslan
1,300,000
-1,525,000
-1,525,000

Tags: Feyzullah KaraarslanIvan Govorov

Final Table Seat Draw

Level 29 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Feyzullah KaraarslanTurkey2,625,00016
2Bernard BoutboulFrance1,255,0008
3Tugce HursozTurkey5,600,00035
4Ivan GovorovRussian Federation8,205,00051
5Hadi KhadraLebanon4,745,00030
6Yunsheng SunChina3,075,00019
7Martynas VitkauskasLithuania3,060,00019
8Andrei DaniliukRussian Federation8,825,00055
9Ankit AhujaIndia7,920,00050

Break

Level 29 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

The action has been paused to allow the tournament staff to prepare for the final table.

Player Chips Progress
Andrei Daniliuk ru
Andrei Daniliuk
8,825,000
3,825,000
3,825,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Ivan Govorov ru
Ivan Govorov
8,205,000
-495,000
-495,000
Ankit Ahuja in
Ankit Ahuja
7,920,000
20,000
20,000
Tugce Hursoz tr
Tugce Hursoz
5,600,000
2,960,000
2,960,000
Hadi Khadra lb
Hadi Khadra
4,745,000
640,000
640,000
Yunsheng Sun cn
Yunsheng Sun
3,075,000
1,975,000
1,975,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Martynas Vitkauskas lt
Martynas Vitkauskas
3,060,000
-170,000
-170,000
Bernard Boutboul fr
Bernard Boutboul
1,255,000
-735,000
-735,000

Damir Gabdullin Eliminated in 10th Place ($12,260)

Level 29 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Damir Gabdullin
Damir Gabdullin

Damir Gabdullin moved all in from the small blind for 1,985,000 and was called by Ankit Ahuja in the big blind who covered.

Damir Gabdullin: K?6?
Ankit Ahuja: K?10?

Ahuja was well ahead with a dominating king and remained so o nthe A?Q?2?8?3? runout to send Gabdullin to the rail one spot shy of making the final table.

Player Chips Progress
Ankit Ahuja in
Ankit Ahuja
7,900,000
1,900,000
1,900,000
Damir Gabdullin ru
Damir Gabdullin
Busted

Tags: Ankit AhujaDamir Gabdullin

Level: 29

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 160,000

Bakhos Joumaa Eliminated in 11th Place ($12,260)

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

Ankit Ahuja opened to 275,000 from the cutoff and Bakhos Joumaa moved all in for 2,085,000 from the big blind. Ahuja called off with a covering stack to put Joumaa at risk.

Bakhos Joumaa: 10?9?
Ankit Ahuja: Q?Q?

Joumaa was in bad shape against Ahuja's pocket queens and could not pull ahead on the 8?6?K?3?J? runout, resulting in his elimination while Ahuja took down a sizable pot.

Player Chips Progress
Ankit Ahuja in
Ankit Ahuja
6,000,000
1,900,000
1,900,000
Bakhos Joumaa lb
Bakhos Joumaa
Busted

Tags: Ankit AhujaBakhos Joumaa