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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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

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

Assorted Chip Counts after First Break

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

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

Petrov Lays Down the Hammer

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 324 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.

Smith Reduces the Field by One

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: KQ
Mark Smith: K8

Shornikau was in a great position to double up and remained ahead on the AJ5 flop and 7 turn. Smith drilled a pair on the 8 river to send Shornikau to the rail and take the pot.

Tags: Maksim ShornikauMark Smith

Gavrilovich Fires Two Barrels

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 K53 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.

Tags: Jenya GavrilovichMark Smith

Sabau Moves In

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.

Tags: Fabian QuossOleg NetalievRazvan Sabau

Michalak Sends Sibgatova to the Rail

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

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: AK
Jakub Michalak: KK

Sibgatova failed to improve on the 581095 runout and made her exit from the tournament area while Michalak took down a nice pot.

Tags: Alisa SibgatovaJakub Michalak