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
Total Entries
566
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
148
Players Left
65
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Level: 7

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Assorted Chip Counts after Third Break

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Chauskin Coolers Tasyurek

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Dawid Smolka opened to 3,300 from early position and Halil Tasyurek three-bet to 10,000 from the button. Natan Chauskin then four-bet to 24,000 from the big blind, forcing a fold from Smolka. Tasyurek five-bet shoved with a covering stack and Chauskin, who had roughly 60,000 behind, snap-called to put himself at risk.

Natan Chauskin: AA
Halil Tasyurek: AK

Tasyurek hit top pair on the K6Q flop but couldn't improve further on the 7 turn or 2 river resulting in Chauskin getting a full double up at Tasyurek's expense.

Tags: Dawid SmolkaHalil TasyurekNatan Chauskin

Sabau Wins One Multiway

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Natan Chauskin opened to 3,000 from early position and received calls from Razvan Sabau in the cutoff, Walid Bou Habib in the small blind and Albert Daher in the big blind.

All four players checked the 1055 flop leading to the 8 on the turn. Action checked around to Chauskin who bet 5,000. Sabau made the call while Habib and Daher got out of the way.

Chauskin checked the Q river and Sabau bet 22,500. Chauskin thought for about one minute before finding a fold allowing Sabau to take down a decent pot without showdown.

Tags: Albert DaherNatan ChauskinRazvan SabauWalid Bou Habib

Skhulukhiya Battles the Chip Leader

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Dmitry Gromov opened to 3,000 from the hijack and Giorgiy Skhulukhiya called from the button.

The flop came AQ2. Gromov checked, Skhulukhiya bet 5,000, Gromov clicked it back to 10,000 and Skhulukhiya called.

On the 5 turn Gromov checked again and Skhulukhiya bet 15,000. This time Gromov decided to fold.

Skhulukhiya revealed the A in his hand for at least top pair before taking the pot.

Tags: Dmitry GromovGiorgiy Skhulukhiya

Luo Accumulating Chips

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Shuang Luo
Shuang Luo

Ivan Govorov opened to 3,000 from the hijack and Fadi Barakeh called on the button before Shuang Luo three-bet to 18,000 from the small blind. Kostiantyn Nikulin called in the big blind while Govorov and Barakeh got out of the way.

Luo fired a 15,000 continuation bet on the Q54 flop which was called by Nikulin.

Both players checked the 7 turn and K river.

Luo turned over 66 for a small pair which was good enough to take down a nice pot.

Tags: Fadi BarakehIvan GovorovKostiantyn NikulinShuang Luo

Level: 8

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Michalak Reduces the Field by One

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Jakub Michalak
Jakub Michalak

Bakhous Joumaa opened to 5,500 from middle position and a player in the hijack three-bet to 16,000. Anatoly Karochenskiy moved all in for approximately 65,000 and Jakub Michalak five-bet shoved for roughly 125,000, folding out all other players to leave Korochenskiy at risk.

Anatoly Korochenskiy: 88
Jakub Michalak: KK

Michalak's kings held on the Q997K runout and he collected a healthy pot while Korochenskiy was sent to the rail.

Tags: Anatoly KarochenskiyJakub Michalak

Ahuja Finds a Double

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Romain Retiere opened to 4,500 from middle position and Ankit Ahuja moved all in for 35,000 from the hijack. Retiere made the call with a covering stack to put Ahuja at risk.

Ankit Ahuja: J10
Romain Retiere: 99

It was a preflop flip that Ahuja pulled ahead of on the K102 flop. He remained ahead on the 5 turn and improved to two pair on the J river to secure a full double up at the expense of Retiere.

Tags: Ankit AhujaRomain Retiere

Gromov Continues to Climb

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

With two players seeing a board of 422 and roughly 15,000 already in the middle, Dragoljub Martinovic checked in the big blind and Dmitry Gromov bet 6,000 from under the gun. Gromov made the call.

Both players checked the 3 turn leading to the 8 river. MArtinovic checked, Gromov bet 10,000 and Martinovic opted to fold.

Tags: Dmitry GromovDragoljub Martinovic