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

11-26-2023 15:51 UTC+2

Harout Ghazarian Eliminated in 12th Place ($12,260)

Ryan Lashmar

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

Action folded around to Andrei Daniliuk in the small blind who moved all in, covering Harout Ghazarian in the big blind who had 2,700,000. Ghazarian made the call and was at risk.

Harout Ghazarian: A♣Q♠
Andrei Daniliuk: 6♥6♣

It was a preflop flip that Daniliuk got the best of on the 9♥10♦8♥8♦4♣ runout, taking down a nice pot while putting an end to Ghazarian's deep run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Harout Ghazarian	Busted

Tags: Andrei Daniliuk Harout Ghazarian

11-26-2023 15:45 UTC+2

Govorov Continues to Climb

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Feyzullah Karaarslan opened to 250,000 from the button and was called by Ivan Govorov in the small blind.

The flop came 9♣8♥3♠. Govorov checked, Karaarslan fired a 200,000 continuation bet and Govorov check-raised to 900,000. Karaarslan made the call.

On the 4♠ turn Govorov moved all in, covering Karaarslan who had roughly 2,800,000.

Karaarslan went into the tank, using a time extension before ultimately finding a fold, allowing Govorov to take down a nice pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Govorov	8,700,000
Feyzullah Karaarslan	2,825,000

Tags: Feyzullah Karaarslan Ivan Govorov

11-26-2023 15:29 UTC+2

Ghazarian Doubles Through Gabdullin

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Harout Ghazarian moved all in for 690,000 from early position and was called by Damir Gabdullin in the cutoff who covered to put Ghazarian at risk.

Harout Ghazarian: 4♣4♥
Damir Gabdullin: A♦J♠

The board ran out 6♣10♦Q♣J♣4♠. Gabdullin had pulled ahead with a pair on the turn but Ghazarian had rivered the set of fours to secure a full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Damir Gabdullin	1,700,000 -800,000	-800,000
Harout Ghazarian	1,600,000 -210,000	-210,000

Tags: Damir Gabdullin Harout Ghazarian

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

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 15:25 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 15:23 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 15:15 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.