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

12-02-2023 14:45 UTC+2

State Finds a Double

Ryan Lashmar

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: K♠J♣
John One: 7♣7♥

State pulled ahead on the J♥6♠6♦ flop and remained ahead on the K♦ turn and 2♠ river to secure a full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
John One	855,000 130,000	130,000

Adrian State	285,000 277,000	277,000

Tags: Adrian State John One

12-02-2023 14:37 UTC+2

Wei Falls to Ferreira

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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

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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

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

12-02-2023 14:11 UTC+2

Break Time

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Jeremy Geist

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

Players are now on a 15-minute break.

12-02-2023 13:55 UTC+2

Petrov Lays Down the Hammer

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Jeremy Geist

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

Sebastian Ferreira opened from middle position to 25,000 before the action was on Day 2 chip leader Aleksei Petrov who three-bet to 76,000. Ferreira called and they were off to flop heads up.

The 3♦2♦4♣ flop landed and the action checked to Petrov who continued for 50,000. Ferreira called.

The J♣ rolled off on the turn and it checked to Petrov again. This time he sat in the tank for a moment before he went big with a bet of 145,000.

Ferreira thought it over but eventually he found a fold and Petrov scooped yet another pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksei Petrov	1,500,000 90,000	90,000

Sebastian Ferreira	300,000 318,000	318,000

12-02-2023 13:50 UTC+2

Smith Reduces the Field by One

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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 13:31 UTC+2

Gavrilovich Fires Two Barrels

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Jenya Gavrilovich opened to 35,000 from under the gun and received a call from Mark Smith in middle position.

The flop came K♠5♣3♦ and Gavrilovich fired a 25,000 continuation bet that was called by Smith.

Both players checked the 2♣ turn leading to the 9♥ river. Gavrilovich sized up with a bet of 122,000 and Smith quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Smith (UK)	1,165,000 370,000	370,000
Jenya Gavrilovich	1,160,000 845,000	845,000

Tags: Jenya Gavrilovich Mark Smith

12-02-2023 13:31 UTC+2

Sabau Moves In

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Jeremy Geist

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

Razvan Sabau opened the cutoff to 25,000 before the action folded to Oleg Netaliev in the small blind who put in a cold three-bet to 100,000. The action was then on Fabian Quoss in the big blind who put in another raise with a cold four-bet to 225,000.

The action was then back on Sabau who sat in the tank for a moment before five-bet jamming having both players covered.

Netaliev got out of the way and Quoss went into the tank for close to three-minutes before he finally mucked.

Sabau scooped without ever having to go to showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Razvan Sabau	1,350,000 141,000	141,000
Oleg Netaliev	925,000 127,000	127,000
Fabian Quoss	540,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Fabian Quoss Oleg Netaliev Razvan Sabau

12-02-2023 13:19 UTC+2

Michalak Sends Sibgatova to the Rail

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Jakub Michalak had opened from early position before Alisa Sibgatova three-bet to 75,000 from middle position. Michalak moved all in, covering Sibgatova who had started the hand with roughly 350,000. Sibgatova made the call and was at risk.

Alisa Sibgatova: A♥K♣
Jakub Michalak: K♦K♣

Sibgatova failed to improve on the 5♦8♦10♦9♠5♥ runout and made her exit from the tournament area while Michalak took down a nice pot.