2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a9
Prize
$295,500
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$1,562,160
Entries
566
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
148
Players Left
65

Barakeh Pays Nikulin Back

Level 9 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Ivan Govorov opened to 5,000 from middle position and received calls from Fadi Barakeh in the cutoff and Shuang Luo on the button before Kostiantyn Nikulin three-bet to 15,000 from the small blind. All three opponents made the call.

The flop came A810 and Nikulin fired a 35,000 continuation bet. Govorov folded, Barakeh called and Luo folded.

Barakeh called another bet for 50,000 from Nikulin on the K turn.

On the 3 river Nikulin bet 50,000, Barakeh moved all in for 64,000 and Nikulin called with a covering stack.

Nikulin tabled AJ for top pair but Barakeh showed down J6 for a rivered flush to secure a full double up through Nikulin, shortly after Nikulin had done the same to him. Nikulin was left with a bit more than 30 big blinds and be eliminated a few hands later.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Shuang Luo cn
Shuang Luo
665,000
120,000
120,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
Profile photo of Fadi Barakeh lb
Fadi Barakeh
375,000
159,000
159,000
Profile photo of Ivan Govorov ru
Ivan Govorov
88,500
-130,500
-130,500
Profile photo of Kostiantyn Nikulin il
Kostiantyn Nikulin
Busted

Tags: Fadi BarakehIvan GovorovKostiantyn NikulinShuang Luo