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

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

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: Q10
Shuang Luo: AK

Luo pulled way ahead with top pair on the 8K5 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.

Tags: Shuang LuoVolodymyr Drokin

Two Streets of Value for Akimov

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

Baurzhan Akimov opened to 120,000 from the hijack and Kenar Zemin defended from the big blind.

The flop came Q42 and Zemin check-called an 85,000 continuation bet from Akimov.

Zemin check-called another bet on the 6 turn, this time for 300,000.

Both players checked the 9 river. Zemin tabled 88 for a pair of eights while Akimov showed down QJ for top pair to take the pot.

Tags: Baurzhan AkimovKenar Zemin

Gromov Leaves Yugay Short-Stacked

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

With two players seeing a board of KQ2 and roughly 650,000 already in the middle, Victor Yugay checked in the big blind and Dmitry Gromov checked on the button.

On the 7 turn Yugay bet 390,000 and Gromov moved all in, covering Yugay's remaining stack of approximately 550,000. Yugay went deep into the deep.

After a few minutes went by Yugay decided to fold and Gromov took down a sizable pot without showdown.

Tags: Dmitry GromovVictor Yugay

Jakub Michalak Eliminated in 26th Place ($10,450)

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

The action folded all the way to Jakub Michalak in the small blind who took only a moment before moving all in for 635,000. Can Miral was in the big blind and went deep into the tank before finally tossing in some chips for a call.

The cards hit their backs.

Jakub Michalak: J9
Can Miral: K3

The full board ran out AQ327 and Michalak hit the rail just after the three table redraw.

Tags: Can MiralJakub Michalak

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

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

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: AQ
Razvan Sabau: KK

The J72 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.

Tags: Razvan SabauSinead Priestley

Level: 28

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

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

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

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

Victor Yugay: 22
Nuno Correia: AQ

Correia pulled ahead of the preflop flip with top pair on the A74 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.

Tags: Nuno CorreiaVictor Yugay

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

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

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

The flop came A54 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 66 for a pair of sixes turned into a bluff while Khordbin tabled 33 for bottom set to send Sabau to the rail and take down a massive pot.

Tags: Hadi KhordbinRazvan Sabau

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

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

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: AJ
Dmitry Gromov: AQ

Khalil was pipped by a slightly bigger ace and couldn't improve on the 824K7 runout, resulting in his elimination while Gromov continued to accumulate chips.

Tags: Dmitry GromovGhassan Khalil