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

11-27-2023 00:45 UTC+2

Andrei Daniliuk Eliminated in 2nd Place ($123,300)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 34 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Andrei Daniliuk raised to 1,250,000 from the small blind and Ivan Govorov defended from the big blind.

The flop came J♦5♥3♣. Govorov checked, Daniliuk bet 1,000,000 and Govorov raised to 3,000,000. Daniliuk made the call.

On the Q♣ turn Govorov checked and Daniliuk bet 7,000,000, leaving only 3,000,000 behind. Govorov moved all in and Daniliuk made the call to put himself at risk.

Andrei Daniliuk: J♥10♥
Ivan Govorov: J♣5♣

Daniliuk's pair of jacks was in bad shape against Govorov's two pair, jacks and fives. The A♠ river was clean for Govorov and the two players shook hands after Govorov took down the final pot of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Govorov	45,300,000 15,200,000	15,200,000
Andrei Daniliuk	Busted

Tags: Andrei Daniliuk Ivan Govorov

11-27-2023 00:09 UTC+2

Ankit Ahuja Eliminated in 3rd Place ($75,500)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Ivan Govorov opened to 1,400,000 on the button and Ankit Ahuja defended from the big blind.

The flop came 10♥9♠4♠ and Govorov bet 1,375,000. Ahuja raised it to 2,900,000. Govorov moved all in, covering Ahuka who had 4,200,000 behind. Ahuja made the call and was at risk.

Ankit Ahuja: Q♥10♠
Ivan Govorov: 10♦4♦

Ahuja had flopped top pair but Govorov caught the best of the flop with two pair, leaving Ahuja drawing to six outs. The 7♦ turn and A♣ river were blanks and Ahuja's deep run came to an end in third place.

The tournament has been paused while the tournament staff prepare for heads up play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Govorov	29,800,000 8,700,000	8,700,000
Andrei Daniliuk	15,500,000 200,000	200,000

Ankit Ahuja	Busted

Tags: Ankit Ahuja Ivan Govorov

11-26-2023 23:14 UTC+2

Yunsheng Sun Eliminated in 4th Place ($55,850)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Ivan Govorov opened to 800,000 from the cutoff and Yunsheng Sun moved all in for 6,800,000 from the button. Govorov called with a covering stack to put Sun at risk.

Yunsheng Sun: 6♦6♣
Ivan Govorov: 10♠10♣

Govorov remained ahead with the bigger pocket pair on the 3♥K♦8♠10♦J♠ runout to put an end to Sun's Run and surpass 20,000,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Govorov	20,300,000 6,800,000	6,800,000
Andrei Daniliuk	15,300,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000

Ankit Ahuja	9,725,000 -4,575,000	-4,575,000
Yunsheng Sun	Busted

Tags: Ivan Govorov Yunsheng Sun

11-26-2023 20:29 UTC+2

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

Ryan Lashmar

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

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
Ankit Ahuja	16,850,000 3,250,000	3,250,000
Ivan Govorov	15,000,000 250,000	250,000
Andrei Daniliuk	7,450,000 -650,000	-650,000

Yunsheng Sun	6,010,000 -1,020,000	-1,020,000

Martynas Vitkauskas	Busted

Tags: Ankit Ahuja Martynas Vitkauskas

11-26-2023 20:18 UTC+2

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

Ryan Lashmar

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

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
Ivan Govorov	14,750,000 20,000	20,000
Ankit Ahuja	13,600,000 1,535,000	1,535,000
Andrei Daniliuk	8,100,000 -575,000	-575,000

Bernard Boutboul	Busted

Tags: Andrei Daniliuk Ankit Ahuja Bernard Boutboul Ivan Govorov

11-26-2023 19:41 UTC+2

Tugce Hursoz Eliminated in 7th Place ($28,000)

Ryan Lashmar

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

Ivan Govorov opened to 400,000 from under the gun and Tugce Hursoz defended from the big blind.

The flop came Q♦10♥3♥ and Hursoz check-called a 200,000 continuation bet from Govorov.

Hursoz checked-called another bet from Govorov on the 10♥ turn, this time for 450,000. Once again Hursoz made the call.

On the 8♠ river Hursoz checked and Govorov bet 2,000,000, enough to put Hursoz all in. Hursoz called off with her last 1,585,000.

Hursoz showed down Q♣J♦ for top pair but Govorov tabled Q♥10♣ for two pair to send Huroz to the rail and continue to accumulate chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Govorov	14,800,000 3,000,000	3,000,000
Tugce Hursoz	Busted

Tags: Ivan Govorov Tugce Hursoz

11-26-2023 19:25 UTC+2

Feyzullah Karaarslan Eliminated in 8th Place ($22,350)

Ryan Lashmar

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

Yunsheng moved all in from the hijack for 4,455,000 and Feyzullah Karaarslan called in the big blind for his last 1,350,000 to put himself at risk.

Feyzullah Karaarslan: Q♥10♥
Yunsheng Sun: A♥J♠

The board ran out 7♦6♦9♦2♦K♠. Karaarslan failed to improve and was sent to the rail while Sun collected the last of his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yunsheng Sun	6,100,000 200,000	200,000

Feyzullah Karaarslan	Busted

Tags: Feyzullah Karaarslan Yunsheng Sun

11-26-2023 18:51 UTC+2

Hadi Khadra Eliminated in 9th Place ($16,760)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 29 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Ankit Ahuja raised to 360,000 from middle position and Hadi Khadra moved all in for 2,300,000 from the big blind. Ahuja snap-called to put Khadra at risk.

Hadi Khadra: A♥Q♥
Ankit Ahuja: K♠K♥

Khadra pulled ahead with top pair on the A♣6♠2♥ flop but Ahuja nailed the K♣ turn with a set to leave Khadra drawing dead. The 6♥ turn was a formality and Khadra became the first casualty of the final table while Ahuja became the next player to pass ten million chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ankit Ahuja	10,400,000 2,480,000	2,480,000
Hadi Khadra	Busted

Tags: Ankit Ahuja Hadi Khadra

11-26-2023 16:34 UTC+2

Damir Gabdullin Eliminated in 10th Place ($12,260)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 29 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Damir Gabdullin moved all in from the small blind for 1,985,000 and was called by Ankit Ahuja in the big blind who covered.

Damir Gabdullin: K♣6♣
Ankit Ahuja: K♠10♣

Ahuja was well ahead with a dominating king and remained so o nthe A♥Q♥2♣8♠3♥ runout to send Gabdullin to the rail one spot shy of making the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ankit Ahuja	7,900,000 1,900,000	1,900,000
Damir Gabdullin	Busted

Tags: Ankit Ahuja Damir Gabdullin

11-26-2023 15:57 UTC+2

Bakhos Joumaa Eliminated in 11th Place ($12,260)

Ryan Lashmar

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

Ankit Ahuja opened to 275,000 from the cutoff and Bakhos Joumaa moved all in for 2,085,000 from the big blind. Ahuja called off with a covering stack to put Joumaa at risk.

Bakhos Joumaa: 10♠9♥
Ankit Ahuja: Q♣Q♠

Joumaa was in bad shape against Ahuja's pocket queens and could not pull ahead on the 8♥6♣K♣3♣J♥ runout, resulting in his elimination while Ahuja took down a sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ankit Ahuja	6,000,000 1,900,000	1,900,000
Bakhos Joumaa	Busted

Tags: Ankit Ahuja Bakhos Joumaa