$5,300 High Roller | 2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series

11-28-2023 20:51 UTC+2

Players are on Break

Jeremy Geist

Level 24 : 25,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The stream has come to a pause while the players go on break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Kirichenko	3,565,000 530,000	530,000
Guo Liang Wei	2,420,000 -20,000	-20,000

Clement Bonnant	1,810,000 300,000	300,000
Natan Chauskin	1,690,000 -10,000	-10,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	945,000 -200,000	-200,000
Dawid Smolka	865,000 -275,000	-275,000
Huseyin Akgul	615,000
Liwei Sun	190,000 -250,000	-250,000

11-28-2023 20:46 UTC+2

Chauskin Holds for a Crucial Double

Jeremy Geist

Level 24 : 25,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Huseyin Akgul opened the button to 120,000 before action was on Natan Chauskin in the small blind. After some thought he moved all in for 820,000.

Akgul took a moment but eventually he called to put Chauskin at risk.

Natan Chauskin: A♠Q♥
Huseyin Akgul: K♠Q♠

The full board ran out J♥4♥10♦6♦5♥. Although Akgul flopped an open-ender, it was Chauskin who doubled up to stay alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Natan Chauskin	1,700,000 820,000	820,000
Huseyin Akgul	615,000 -885,000	-885,000

Tags: Huseyin Akgul Natan Chauskin

Level: 24

Blinds: 25,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

11-28-2023 20:06 UTC+2

Leonid Sidelkovskiy Eliminated in 9th Place ($14,900)

Jeremy Geist

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Leonid Sidelkovskiy raised to 400,000 from early position with 80,000 left behind and action folded to Huseyin Akgul in the cutoff who burned a timebank before moving all in for 930,000. Natan Chauskin was in the small blind and burned through three of his own timebanks before eventually finding a fold. Sidelkovskiy put in the last of his chips and the cards hit their backs.

Leonid Sidelkovskiy: A♥J♦
Huseyin Akgul: A♠Q♣

The full board ran out 6♦6♥7♦8♥5♥ and Sidelkovskiy hit the rail in 9th place.

It is worth noting that Chauskin was tanking in the small blind with pocket jacks and let them go. He would have gotten more than a double had he put in the call.

Player	Chips	Progress
Huseyin Akgul	1,500,000 570,000	570,000
Natan Chauskin	880,000 -100,000	-100,000
Leonid Sidelkovskiy	Busted

Tags: Huseyin Akgul Natan Chauskin

11-28-2023 19:00 UTC+2

Final Table Redraw and Chip Counts (full)

Jeremy Geist

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Liwei Sun	China	440,000	11
2	Huseyin Akgul	Turkey	930,000	23
3	Guo Liang Wei	China	2,440,000	61
4	Natan Chauskin	Belarus	980,000	25
5	Clement Bonnant	France	1,510,000	38
6	Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	Georgia	1,145,000	29
7	Leonid Sidelkovskiy	Russia	480,000	12
8	Dawid Smolka	Poland	1,140,000	29
9	Aleksandr Kirichenko	Russia	3,035,000	76

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Kirichenko	3,035,000
Guo Liang Wei	2,440,000 40,000	40,000

Clement Bonnant	1,510,000 -90,000	-90,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	1,145,000 100,000	100,000
Dawid Smolka	1,140,000 90,000	90,000
Natan Chauskin	980,000 30,000	30,000
Huseyin Akgul	930,000 55,000	55,000
Leonid Sidelkovskiy	480,000 -100,000	-100,000
Liwei Sun	440,000 -360,000	-360,000

Tags: Clement Bonnant Dawid Smolka Giorgiy Skhulukhiya Guo Liang Wei Huseyin Akgul Leonid Sidelkovskiy Natan Chauskin

11-28-2023 18:52 UTC+2

Recep Aydemir Eliminated in 10th Place ($10,850)

Jeremy Geist

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Aleksandr Kirichenko opened under the gun to 85,000 before the action moved to Recep Aydemir who was next to act. He announced all in and action folded back to Kirichenko who called.

Recep Aydemir: A♥8♥
Aleksandr Kirichenko: A♠J♦

The full board ran out 3♥9♦J♠2♣Q♥ and with the pair of jacks Kirichenko extended his chip lead and sent Aydemir to the rail on the final table bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Kirichenko	3,035,000 235,000	235,000
Recep Aydemir	Busted

Tags: Aleksandr Kirichenko Recep Aydemir

11-28-2023 18:50 UTC+2

Halil Tasyurek Eliminated in 11th Place ($10,850)

Jeremy Geist

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Halil Tasyurek opened the button before Guo Liang Wei defended his big blind.

The 6♠7♠4♠ flop hit the felt and action checked to Tasyurek who continued for 125,000. Wei took a moment before putting in a check-raise to 300,000. Tasyurek thought over his options for a few moments before he moved all in and Wei snap called.

Halil Tasyurek: A♣A♠
Guo Liang Wei: 5♥3♥

Tasyurek was in rough shape but still had outs in the form of a spade. The K♦ turn and 7♥ river would not bring the help he needed and he made his exit from the feature table at the hands of a cold deck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guo Liang Wei	2,400,000 900,000	900,000

Halil Tasyurek	Busted

Tags: Halil Tasyurek

Level: 23

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

11-28-2023 18:37 UTC+2

Sidelkovskiy Doubles Through Bonnant

Jeremy Geist

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Leonid Sidelkovskiy moved his last 270,000 into the middle for his tournament life before the action folded to Clement Bonnant on the button who flat called and the rest of the players folded.

Leonid Sidelkovskiy: 7♠10♠
Clement Bonnant: 6♣6♥

The full board ran out 5♦8♣J♥4♥10♦ and with the rivered ten Sidelkovskiy got a big double to stay alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Clement Bonnant	1,600,000 150,000	150,000
Leonid Sidelkovskiy	580,000 320,000	320,000

Tags: Clement Bonnant Leonid Sidelkovskiy

11-28-2023 18:29 UTC+2

Maxime Chilaud Eliminated in 12th Place ($10,850)

Jeremy Geist

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Giorgiy Skhulukhiya opened the cutoff to 70,000 before the action folded to Halil Tasyurek in the small blind who cold-called and then Maxime Chilaud defended his big blind.

The 8♠9♣8♣ flop landed and action checked to Chilaud who moved all in for his last 165,000. Skhulukhiya got out of the way but after a short tank Tasyurek flicked in a call to put Chilaud at risk.

Maxime Chilaud: J♣6♣
Halil Tasyurek: K♠Q♠

The 7♥ turn brought in a few more outs for Chilaud but the 4♠ river would make the king high of Tasyurek good enough to scoop the pot. Chilaud made his exit in 12th Place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Halil Tasyurek	1,100,000 100,000	100,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	1,045,000 485,000	485,000
Maxime Chilaud	Busted

Tags: Giorgiy Skhulukhiya Halil Tasyurek Maxime Chilaud