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

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Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
PokerNews Podcast
PokerNews Podcast

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Sun Battles the Chip Leader

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Ivan Govorov opened to 500,000 with K?8? and was called by Yunsheng Sun in the cutoff who held K?Q?.

The flop came 10?10?7? and Govorov fired a 425,000 continuation bet that was called by Sun.

Both players checked the J? turn leading to the K? river. Govorov bet 500,000 and was quickly called by Sun. Both players had connected with the king river but Sun's kicker played allowing him to take the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ivan Govorov ru
Ivan Govorov
14,700,000
-100,000
-100,000
Profile photo of Yunsheng Sun cn
Yunsheng Sun
7,000,000
900,000
900,000
Day 3 Chip Leader

Tags: Ivan GovorovYunsheng Sun

Level: 31

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000

Bernard Boutboul Eliminated in 6th Place ($33,600)

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Bernard Boutboul
Bernard Boutboul

Andrei Daniliuk opened to 600,000 from the button and Ankit Ahuja three-bet to 1,900,000 from the small blind. Bernard Boutboul called off from the big blind for his last 700,000 and Daniliuk got out of the way leaving Boutboul all in and at risk against Ahuja.

Bernard Boutboul: J?8?
Ankit Ahuja: K?K?

Boutboul picked up a lot of equity in the form of an open-ended straight draw on the 9?10?A? flop. He was unable to make his straight on the 6? turn or 5? river and was forced to settle for sixth place while Ahuja continued to close the gap between himself and chip leader Ivan Govorov.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ivan Govorov ru
Ivan Govorov
14,750,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Ankit Ahuja in
Ankit Ahuja
13,600,000
1,535,000
1,535,000
Profile photo of Andrei Daniliuk ru
Andrei Daniliuk
8,100,000
-575,000
-575,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Bernard Boutboul fr
Bernard Boutboul
Busted

Tags: Andrei DaniliukAnkit AhujaBernard BoutboulIvan Govorov

Martynas Vitkauskas Eliminated in 5th Place ($41,900)

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Martynas Vitkauskas
Martynas Vitkauskas

Ankit Ahuja opened to 525,000 from the cutoff and Martynas Vitkauskas moved all in from the big blind for 985,000. Ahuja snap-called to put Vitkauskas at risk.

Martynas Vitkauskas: A?2?
Ankit Ahuja: 5?5?

Vitkauskas took the lead with trips on the 2?K?2? flop but Ahuja drilled a full house on the 5? turn, leaving Vitkauskas drawing only to the case 2? for his only out to preserve his tournament life. The K? river sealed his fate and he was sent to the rail while Ahuja overtook Ivan Govorov for the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ankit Ahuja in
Ankit Ahuja
16,850,000
3,250,000
3,250,000
Profile photo of Ivan Govorov ru
Ivan Govorov
15,000,000
250,000
250,000
Profile photo of Andrei Daniliuk ru
Andrei Daniliuk
7,450,000
-650,000
-650,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Yunsheng Sun cn
Yunsheng Sun
6,010,000
-1,020,000
-1,020,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Martynas Vitkauskas lt
Martynas Vitkauskas
Busted

Tags: Ankit AhujaMartynas Vitkauskas

Sun Pressures Daniliuk

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Yunsheng Sun opened to 500,000 from the cutoff with Q?Q? Andrei Daniliuk three-bet to 1,350,000 from the button with A?J?. Sun moved all in, covering Daninliuk who had roughly 6,000,000 behind. Daniliuk briefly considered his options before folding and Sun took down the pot, bringing his stack above ten million chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Yunsheng Sun cn
Yunsheng Sun
10,200,000
2,500,000
2,500,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Andrei Daniliuk ru
Andrei Daniliuk
6,000,000
-1,400,000
-1,400,000
Day 2 Chip Leader

Tags: Andrei DaniliukYunsheng Sun

Level: 32

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

Govorov Forces Two Folds

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Ivan Govorov opened to 600,000 from the cutoff with Q?8? and Andrei Daniliuk called in the small blind with K?J?. Ankit Ahuja also called from the big blind holding K?6?.

The flop came 10?7?5? and action checked around to Govorov who fired a 1,400,000 continuation bet. Both Daniliuk and Ahuja opted to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ivan Govorov ru
Ivan Govorov
15,300,000
400,000
400,000
Profile photo of Ankit Ahuja in
Ankit Ahuja
14,400,000
-300,000
-300,000
Profile photo of Andrei Daniliuk ru
Andrei Daniliuk
6,200,000
200,000
200,000
Day 2 Chip Leader

Tags: Andrei DaniliukAnkit AhujaIvan Govorov