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

11-26-2023 15:05 UTC+2

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

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

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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

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11-26-2023 14:50 UTC+2

Boutboul Gets it Back

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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 14:49 UTC+2

Vitkauskas Doubles Through Boutboul

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Action folded around to Martynas Vitkauskas in the small blind who moved all in for 975,000. Bernard Boutboul snap-called in the big blind with a covering stack.

Martynas Vitkauskas: J♥4♥
Bernard Boutboul: A♦K♠

Vitkauskas smashed the J♠2♥5♥ flop with top pair and a flush draw and turned the flush on the K♥ river to leave Boutboul drawing dead. The 4♦ river was a formality and Vitkauskas secured a full double up at Boutboul's expense.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martynas Vitkauskas	2,050,000 675,000	675,000
Bernard Boutboul	945,000 -1,355,000	-1,355,000

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11-26-2023 14:40 UTC+2

More for Khadra

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Martynas Vitkauskas opened to 200,000 from the cutoff and was called by Hadi Khadra in the small blind.

The flop came Q♣9♦8♦ and Khadra lead out with a bet of 200,000 that was called by Vitkauskas.

Both players checked the 3♠ turn leading to the 7♦ river. Khadra bet 450,000, Vitkauskas used one time bank before making the call.

Khadra tabled J♣10♥ for the nut-straight and continued to extend his lead over the rest of the field.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hadi Khadra	9,375,000 785,000	785,000
Martynas Vitkauskas	1,375,000 -1,125,000	-1,125,000

Tags: Hadi Khadra Martynas Vitkauskas

11-26-2023 14:27 UTC+2

Khadra Decimates Sun

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Hadi Khadra opened to 200,000 from the hijack and Yunsheng Sun three-bet to 700,000 from the cutoff. Khadra four-bet shoved for 4,170,000 and Sun snap-called with a covering stack to put Khadra at risk.

Hadi Khadra: Q♥Q♣
Yunsheng Sun: A♣Q♦

Khadra was poised to win a massive pot with pocket queens and remained ahead on the J♣7♥6♦5♣3♠ runout to take the chip lead while Sun plummeted down the counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hadi Khadra	8,590,000 5,195,000	5,195,000
Yunsheng Sun	1,100,000 -4,870,000	-4,870,000

Tags: Hadi Khadra Yunsheng Sun

11-26-2023 14:11 UTC+2

Karaarslan Four-Bet Shoves First Hand

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Ryan Lashmar

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

In the first hand of the day, Feyzullah Karaarslan opened to 225,000 from the hijack and Leonid Sidelkovskiy three-bet to 605,000 from the button. Karaarslan moved all in, covering Sidelkovskiy who had 1,140,000 behind.

Sidelkovskiy quickly folded, leaving himself with just 11 big blinds while Karaarslan took down a nice pot without having to see a flop.