2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 1b
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
Entries
566
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
148
Players Left
65

Nikulin Spikes the River

Level 9 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Ivan Govorov opened to 5,000 from middle position and received calls from Fadi Barakeh in the hijack and Kostiantyn Nikulin in the small blind.

The flop came 9?8?4? and Nikulin lead out with a bet of 13,000. Govorov got out of the way while Barakeh made the call.

On the J? turn Nikulin moved all in for 86,500, sending Barakeh into the tank.

"Flush draw?" Nikulin inquired of his opponent while he was thinking the decision over.

"You want me to call?" Barakeh asked Nikulin.

"Yes, Call! Yes or no?" Nikulin replied.

After another minute Nikulin called the clock on Barakeh and shortly afterwards Barakeh made the call with a covering stack to put Nikulin at risk.

Kostiantyn Nikulin: 8?6?
Fadi Barakeh: 10?9?

"One time!" Nikulin requested just before the river came the Q?, giving Nikulin the flush to pull ahead of Barakeh's second pair and secure a full double up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Kostiantyn Nikulin il
Kostiantyn Nikulin
219,000
41,000
41,000
Profile photo of Ivan Govorov ru
Ivan Govorov
219,000
-54,000
-54,000
Profile photo of Fadi Barakeh lb
Fadi Barakeh
216,000
-66,000
-66,000

Tags: Fadi BarakehIvan GovorovKostiantyn Nikulin