2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 3
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 3
Entries
96
Players Left
21
Players Left 1 / 566
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Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

Assorted Chip Counts after First Break

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

Wei Falls to Ferreira

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

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: A7
Sebastian Ferreira: 77

Wei was a favorite preflop but the A62 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.

Tags: Guoliang WeiSebastian Ferreira

State Finds a Double

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

John One opened to 35,000 from the cutoff and Adrian State moved all in for 130,000 from the big blind. One, who covered, nearly beat State into the pot.

Adrian State: KJ
John One: 77

State pulled ahead on the J66 flop and remained ahead on the K turn and 2 river to secure a full double up.

Tags: Adrian StateJohn One

Ferreira Runs into Rockets

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

In a preflop confrontation, Sebastian Ferreira found himself all in for approximately 350,000 versus Iurii Saiapin who had a covering stack.

Sebastian Ferreira: 99
Iurii Saiapin: AA

Ferreira was in rough shape against the bigger pocket pair and couldn't improve on the 22777 runout, resulting in his elimination while Saiapin claimed the last of his chips.

Tags: Iurii SaiapinSebastian Ferreira

Henriques Finds a Great Spot

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

Daniel Henriques moved all in from middle position before the action folded to Justin Steinbrenner in the small blind who checked his cards and then rejammed. Selahaddin Bedir took one look at his cards and snap called from the big blind. They were three-ways to a full board.

Daniel Henriques: KK
Selahaddin Bedir: QQ
Justin Steinbrenner: QQ

The full board ran out 7J7810 and Henriques got a massive triple with the bubble quickly approaching.

Tags: Daniel HenriquesJustin SteinbrennerSelahaddin Bedir

Priestley Eliminates Sun on Soft Bubble

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

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: A8
Sinead Priestley: AK

Priestley was ahead with a bigger ace and remaiend so on the 3KQ45 runout to send Sun to the rail just a couple spots away from making the money.

Bagocius Gets Value on the RIver

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

Mantas Bagocius opened in middle position to 30,000 before the action checked to the cutoff who put in the call and the rest of the players folded.

The K24 flop landed and the action checked through to a Q turn. Bagocius opted to bet and put out 40,000. His opponent called.

The 4 laned on the river and after a moment in the tank Bagocius opted to go big with a bet of 155,000. His opponent tanked for about a minute and then flicked in a call.

Bagocius tabled AQ for the nut flush and his opponent tapped the table and showed the J before he mucked.

Players are now on the stone bubble.

Tags: Mantas Bagocius

Bubble Double for Cheng

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

Ihar Soika opened to 30,000 and Zhao Cheng three-bet to 80,000 from the big blind. Soika four-bet to 155,000 and Cheng made the call.

The flop came Q54. Cheng checked, Soika bet 55,000, Cheng raised all in for 255,000 and Soika called with a covering stack.

Zhao Cheng: AA
Ihar Soika: KK

Cheng was on the right side of a big cooler and stayed ahead on the 8 turn and 5 river to secure a full double up just two spots away from the money.

Crazy Action to Burst the Bubble

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

The action was joined on the river where Edgard Raffoul was all in and at risk on a board of 107A55.

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 AA for top boat to eliminate the KK 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.

Tags: Edgard RaffoulParahat NurmuhammedovRazvan Sabau