$3,300 Main Event Day 3 | 2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series

12-03-2023 00:37 UTC+2

Ghassan Khalil Eliminated in 22nd Place ($11,870)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Dmitry Gromov opened to 160,000 from middle position and Ghassan Khalil three-bet shoved for roughly 1,400,000 from the cutoff. Gromov called with a covering stack to put Khalil at risk.

Ghassan Khalil: A♦J♥
Dmitry Gromov: A♥Q♦

Khalil was pipped by a slightly bigger ace and couldn't improve on the 8♠2♠4♣K♠7♥ runout, resulting in his elimination while Gromov continued to accumulate chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitry Gromov	4,185,000 2,170,000	2,170,000

Ghassan Khalil	Busted

Tags: Dmitry Gromov Ghassan Khalil

12-03-2023 00:23 UTC+2

Razvan Sabau Eliminated in 23th Place ($11,870)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Razvan Sabau opened to 160,000 from the cutoff and Hadi Khordbin called from the small blind.

The flop came A♠5♠4♦ and both players checked leading to the 3♣ on the turn. Khordbin bet 225,000 only for Sabau to raise to 575,000. Khordbin made the call.

On the K♣ river Khordbin checked and Sabau went all in for his remaining stack of 1,700,000. Khordbin made the call.

Sabau tabled 6♠6♦ for a pair of sixes turned into a bluff while Khordbin tabled 3♠3♦ for bottom set to send Sabau to the rail and take down a massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hadi Khordbin	5,900,000 1,870,000	1,870,000
Frederic Popot	3,615,000 680,000	680,000
Parahat Nurmuhammedov	2,690,000 485,000	485,000
Nikolay Fal	2,335,000 -460,000	-460,000
Nils Pudel	1,850,000 -70,000	-70,000
Ihar Soika	1,670,000 50,000	50,000
Daniel Henriques	1,290,000 390,000	390,000
Razvan Sabau	Busted

Tags: Hadi Khordbin Razvan Sabau

12-03-2023 00:21 UTC+2

Victor Yugay Eliminated in 24th Place ($11,870)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

In a preflop confrontation Victor Yugay found himself all in and at risk for approximately 500,000 against Nuno Correia who covered.

Victor Yugay: 2♦2♥
Nuno Correia: A♣Q♣

Correia pulled ahead of the preflop flip with top pair on the A♠7♦4♥ flop. Yugay couldn't catch a two on the 6♠ turn or 10♦ river and was sent to the rail while Correia collected the last of his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nuno Correia	2,750,000 165,000	165,000
Victor Yugay	Busted

Tags: Nuno Correia Victor Yugay

12-03-2023 00:11 UTC+2

Sinead Priestley Eliminated in 25th Place ($10,450)

Jeremy Geist

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

The action folded to Sinead Priestley in late position who took a moment and then moved all in for her remaining 650,000. It then folded to the button where Razvan Sabau flat called. The blinds folded and the cards hit their backs.

Sinead Priestley: A♠Q♠
Razvan Sabau: K♦K♣

The J♠7♣2♠ flop landed giving Priestley some extra outs in the form of a flush draw. The 8♦ turn and Q♥ river did not complete the draw and Priestley hit the rail after an impressive run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Razvan Sabau	2,550,000 340,000	340,000
Sinead Priestley	Busted

Tags: Razvan Sabau Sinead Priestley

12-02-2023 23:22 UTC+2

Volodymyr Drokin Eliminated in 27th Place ($9,060)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Volodymer Drokin was all in from middle position for roughly 700,000 and Shuang Luo moved all in from the button for roughly 1,055,000, folding out all other players to leave Drokin at risk.

Volodymyr Drokin: Q♥10♥
Shuang Luo: A♠K♦

Luo pulled way ahead with top pair on the 8♠K♥5♠ flop and by the 8♣ turn Drokin was drawing dead. The 5♣ river was a formality, after which Drokin was sent to the rail while Luo took down a healthy pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shuang Luo	1,815,000 625,000	625,000

Volodymyr Drokin	Busted

Tags: Shuang Luo Volodymyr Drokin

12-02-2023 21:57 UTC+2

More Recent Eliminations

Ryan Lashmar

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksei Petrov	Busted

Mustafa Biz	Busted
Christos Leantzis	Busted
Zhao Cheng	Busted
Adi Rajkovic	Busted
Hadi Khadra	Busted

12-02-2023 21:51 UTC+2

Khordbin Busts Joyce with Cowboys

Ryan Lashmar

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Toby Joyce opened to 100,000 from early position and action folded around to Hadi Khordbin in the small blind, who moved all in. It was quickly made apparent that Khordbin did not realize Joyce had opened and that he thought he only had Shuang Luo in the big blind behind him, who was short-stacked. Luo folded and Joyce called off with his stack of approximately 1,700,000, putting himself at risk.

Toby Joyce: A♣8♣
Hadi Khordbin: K♣K♥

Despite an ace being in the window Joyce was drawing very thin on the A♠K♠J♥ flop against Khordbin's middle set. He did pick up some outs on the A♦ turn but the 6♥ river was a blank and Joyce was sent to the rail while Khordbin was shipped a massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hadi Khordbin	4,425,000 1,025,000	1,025,000
Shuang Luo	1,100,000 25,000	25,000

Toby Joyce	Busted

Tags: Hadi Khordbin Shuang Luo Toby Joyce

12-02-2023 20:25 UTC+2

A Few More Recent Eliminations

Ryan Lashmar

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Bogdan-Andrei Munteanu	Busted
Robert Heidorn	Busted
Georgio Azar	Busted
Chakib M'Hiri	Busted
Elias Abou Saleh	Busted
Romain Retiere	Busted

12-02-2023 18:10 UTC+2

Some More Recent Eliminations

Ryan Lashmar

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
John One	Busted

Andreas Mavrikioy	Busted
Nikolay Tyurin	Busted
Issam Tannouri	Busted
Tomasz Szczerbinski	Busted
Pascal Hartman	Busted
Lois Dufouleur	Busted
Iurii Saiapin	Busted
Simas Karaliunas	Busted
Antoine Hasbani	Busted

12-02-2023 17:52 UTC+2

Akimov Earns Double K.O.

Jeremy Geist

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Damir Gabdullin moved all in from middle position for 65,000 before Baurzhan Akimov clicked it to 110,000. The action was then on the next player to act, Jenya Gavrilovich who put in another raise to 250,000.

It folded back to Akimov who shipped it in for 500,000 effective. Gavrilovich was then at risk but after a moment he flicked in a call and the cards hit their backs.

Damir Gabdullin: K♣9♦
Jenya Gavrilovich: J♠J♣
Baurzhan Akimov: A♦A♣

The full board ran out 2♥A♠8♦5♦7♥ and Akimov sent two players to the rail with the rockets.