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

12-02-2023 16:39 UTC+2

Some Recent Eliminations in the Money

Ryan Lashmar

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolay Losev	Busted
Cengiz Seker	Busted
Motokatsu Uhara	Busted
Leonid Sidelkovskiy	Busted
Justin Steinbrenner	Busted
Alper Kerim	Busted
Abdullah Akbarpoor	Busted
Florian Guimond	Busted
Adem Marjanovic	Busted
Guiyang Wang	Busted

12-02-2023 16:23 UTC+2

Moussa Scores Another Knockout

Ryan Lashmar

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

In a preflop confrontation Walid Bou Habib found himself all in for approximately 450,000 against Walid Bou Habib who was covered.

Walid Bou Habib: J♦J♠
Bassel Moussa: A♥A♦

The board ran out 8♥5♠7♣A♠10♥. Habib was drawing dead on the turn and was sent to the rail while Moussa scored his second knockout in one orbit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bassel Moussa	1,290,000 455,000	455,000
Walid Bou Habib	Busted

12-02-2023 16:03 UTC+2

Moussa Flips Samsa to the Rail

Ryan Lashmar

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Bassel Moussa had opened from early position before Mehmet Samsa moved all in from middle position for 265,000. Moussa capped with a covering stack to put Samsa at risk.

Mehmet Samsa: A♣K♦
Bassel Moussa: Q♥Q♠

The baord ran out 5♥2♦5♣4♠10♦. Moussa's queens were good at showdown and he collected a healthy pot while Samsa made his exit from the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bassel Moussa	835,000 438,000	438,000
Mehmet Samsa	Busted

Tags: Bassel Moussa Mehmet Samsa

12-02-2023 15:53 UTC+2

Crazy Action to Burst the Bubble

Jeremy Geist

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

The action was joined on the river where Edgard Raffoul was all in and at risk on a board of 10♠7♣A♦5♦5♥.

Parahat Nurmuhammedov was out of position and put out a bet of 200,000 into a side pot. Razvan Sabau was in late position and sat in the tank for about a minute before he moved all in for about 1,800,000 effective.

Nurmuhammedov snap folded the 5♣ face up and Sabau tabled A♠A♣ for top boat to eliminate the K♦K♠ of Raffoul on the stone bubble.

Meanwhile at another table, Anatoly Korochenskiy was also eliminated by Mikalai Vaskaboinikau during hand for hand play. The two players will split the min-cash of $4,830.

Player	Chips	Progress
Razvan Sabau	2,400,000 910,000	910,000
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	2,025,000 756,000	756,000
Parahat Nurmuhammedov	1,800,000 -420,000	-420,000
Edgard Raffoul	Busted
Anatoly Korochenskiy	Busted

Tags: Edgard Raffoul Parahat Nurmuhammedov Razvan Sabau

12-02-2023 15:11 UTC+2

Priestley Eliminates Sun on Soft Bubble

Ryan Lashmar

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Yunsheng Sun moved all in from early position for 165,000 and Sinead Priestley made the call from the button with a covering stack to put Sun at risk.

Yunsheng Sun: A♦8♦
Sinead Priestley: A♥K♣

Priestley was ahead with a bigger ace and remaiend so on the 3♣K♥Q♦4♥5♥ runout to send Sun to the rail just a couple spots away from making the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sinead Priestley	900,000 348,000	348,000
Yunsheng Sun	Busted

12-02-2023 14:37 UTC+2

Wei Falls to Ferreira

Ryan Lashmar

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Sebastian Ferreira opened to 30,000 from middle position and Guoliang Wei moed all in for 115,000 from the small blind. Ferreira called with a covering stack to put Wei at risk.

Guoliang Wei: A♣7♣
Sebastian Ferreira: 7♥7♦

Wei was a favorite preflop but the A♥6♣2♦ flop left him drawing only to the case seven to preserve his tournament life. He found no help on the 8♦ turn or 10♣ river and was sent to the rail a few spots shy of the money while Ferreira took down a decent pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Ferreira	385,000 85,000	85,000
Guoliang Wei	Busted

Tags: Guoliang Wei Sebastian Ferreira

12-02-2023 14:32 UTC+2

Assorted Chip Counts after First Break

Ryan Lashmar

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Parahat Nurmuhammedov	2,220,000 1,155,000	1,155,000
Hadi Khordbin	1,880,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Nuno Correia	1,700,000 275,000	275,000
Razvan Sabau	1,490,000 140,000	140,000
Toby Joyce	1,450,000 470,000	470,000
Victor Yugay	1,430,000 60,000	60,000
Hadi Khadra	1,385,000 161,000	161,000
Aleksei Petrov	1,300,000 -200,000	-200,000

Christos Leantzis	1,300,000 16,000	16,000
Shuang Luo	1,225,000 211,000	211,000

Dmitry Gromov	1,150,000 -50,000	-50,000

Iraklis Manikaros	1,105,000 201,000	201,000
Mantas Bagocius	1,075,000 308,000	308,000
Maximilian Wieser	1,050,000 87,000	87,000

Jakub Michalak	1,010,000 85,000	85,000
John One	985,000 -110,000	-110,000

Nils Pudel	970,000 -28,000	-28,000
Frederic Popot	925,000 157,000	157,000
Alper Kerim	910,000 281,000	281,000
Ahmed Slimen	840,000 -11,000	-11,000
Mustafa Biz	790,000 262,000	262,000
Simas Karaliunas	665,000 -635,000	-635,000
Fabian Quoss	560,000 20,000	20,000
Antoine Hasbani	530,000 -260,000	-260,000
Mark Smith (UK)	Busted

12-02-2023 13:50 UTC+2

Smith Reduces the Field by One

Ryan Lashmar

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Mark Smith opened to 24,000 from early position and Maksim Shornikau moved all in for approximately 145,000. Smith snap-called to put Shornikau at risk.

Maksim Shornikau: K♣Q♠
Mark Smith: K♠8♥

Shornikau was in a great position to double up and remained ahead on the A♣J♦5♠ flop and 7♦ turn. Smith drilled a pair on the 8♦ river to send Shornikau to the rail and take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Smith (UK)	1,310,000 145,000	145,000
Maksim Shornikau	Busted

Tags: Maksim Shornikau Mark Smith

12-02-2023 13:00 UTC+2

Ace from Space for Hasbani

Ryan Lashmar

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

In a preflop confrontation Maksim Skripkin found himself all in for roughly 170,000 against Antoine Hasbani who covered.

Maksim Skripkin: K♦K♣
Antoine Hasbani: A♠8♦

Skripkin pulled ahead with two pair on the A♣3♣3♠ flop and remained ahead on the Q♥ turn and 9♣ river to score the knockout and collect the last of Skripkin's chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antoine Hasbani	790,000 249,000	249,000
Maksim Skripkin	Busted

Tags: Antoine Hasbani Maksim Skripkin

12-02-2023 12:57 UTC+2

Correia Flushes Out Govorov

Ryan Lashmar

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Ivan Govorov opened to 22,000 from middle position and Nuno Correia three-bet to 60,000 from the hijack. Govorov made the call.

The flop came K♥Q♣5♦ and Govorov check-called a 32,000 continuation bet from Correia.

Govorov checked again on the J♦ turn and Correia bet 80,000. Govorov moved all in for 450,000 and Correia snap-called with a covering stack.

Ivan Govorov: J♠J♣
Nuno Correia: K♦Q♦

Govorov was ahead with a set of jacks but Correia had several outs with his two pair and flush draw. Correia drilled the flush on the 10♦ river to send Govorov to the rail and take down a sizable early pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nuno Correia	1,425,000 897,000	897,000
Ivan Govorov	Busted

Tags: Ivan Govorov Nuno Correia