$2,200 Warm Up | 2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series

11-26-2023 14:50 UTC+2

Boutboul Gets it Back

Ryan Lashmar

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
Hadi Khadra	8,100,000 -1,275,000	-1,275,000
Bernard Boutboul	1,990,000 1,045,000	1,045,000

Tags: Bernard Boutboul Hadi Khadra

11-26-2023 15:04 UTC+2

Daniliuk Doubles Through Joumaa

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Ryan Lashmar

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
Andrei Daniliuk	5,000,000 3,065,000	3,065,000

Bakhos Joumaa	2,700,000 -2,350,000	-2,350,000

Tags: Andrei Daniliuk Bakhos Joumaa

11-26-2023 15:05 UTC+2

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

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Ryan Lashmar

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

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
Sultan Meirbekov	3,400,000 1,535,000	1,535,000
Leonid Sidelkovskiy	Busted

Tags: Leonid Sidelkovskiy Sultan Meirbekov

Level: 28

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

11-26-2023 15:12 UTC+2

Gabdullin Leaves Skhulukhiya on Fumes

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Ryan Lashmar

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
Damir Gabdullin	2,500,000 775,000	775,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	455,000 -2,420,000	-2,420,000

Tags: Damir Gabdullin Giorgiy Skhulukhiya

11-26-2023 15:15 UTC+2

Vitkauskas Fades a Plethora of Outs

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Ryan Lashmar

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
Hadi Khadra	5,850,000 -2,250,000	-2,250,000
Martynas Vitkauskas	3,230,000 1,180,000	1,180,000

Tags: Feyzullah Karaarslan Hadi Khadra Martynas Vitkauskas

11-26-2023 15:23 UTC+2

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

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Ryan Lashmar

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

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
Ankit Ahuja	4,100,000 -300,000	-300,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	Busted

Tags: Ankit Ahuja Giorgiy Skhulukhiya

11-26-2023 15:25 UTC+2

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

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Ryan Lashmar

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

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
Harout Ghazarian	2,900,000 1,090,000	1,090,000
Damir Gabdullin	2,400,000 -100,000	-100,000
Dmitry Yurasov	Busted

Tags: Damir Gabdullin Dmitry Yurasov Harout Ghazarian

11-26-2023 15:26 UTC+2

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

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Ryan Lashmar

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

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
Ivan Govorov	5,650,000 2,645,000	2,645,000
Sultan Meirbekov	Busted

Tags: Ivan Govorov Sultan Meirbekov

11-26-2023 15:27 UTC+2

Govorov Catches Khadra with Hand in Cookie Jar

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Ryan Lashmar

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
Ivan Govorov	7,650,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Hadi Khadra	4,105,000 -1,745,000	-1,745,000

Tags: Hadi Khadra Ivan Govorov