2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series

$5,300 High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info

2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k7
Prize
$149,200
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$556,600
Entries
121
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
22
Players Left
1

Jakub Michalak Eliminated in 13th Place ($8,900)

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

Dawid Smolka opened the cutoff to 70,000 before the action moved to in the big blind who moved all in for 265,000. Smolka sat in the tank for a moment but eventually he flicked in a chip.

Jakub Michalak: A?7?
Dawid Smolka: A?5?

The 3?J?J? flop was safe for Michalak. The 4? turn would bring in a small sweat in the form of a gutter for Smolka and then the 2? river would nail said draw giving Smolka the wheel and sending Michalak to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Dawid Smolka pl
Dawid Smolka
1,050,000
750,000
750,000
Jakub Michalak pl
Jakub Michalak
Busted

Tags: Dawid SmolkaJakub Michalak

Smolka Gets Important Double

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

Action folded to Aleksandr Kirichenko on the button who moved all in having the blinds covered. Dawid Smolka was in the big blind and called off for his tournament life.

The cards hit their backs.

Dawid Smolka: K?J?
Aleksandr Kirichenko: 6?6?

The A?A?7? flop landed and Smolka was still behind. The 9? turn left him drawing slim but the 7? river double paired the board making Smolka's king-high the best hand and earning him the pure double.

Player Chips Progress
Aleksandr Kirichenko ru
Aleksandr Kirichenko
2,400,000
-400,000
-400,000
Dawid Smolka pl
Dawid Smolka
850,000
550,000
550,000

Tags: Aleksandr KirichenkoDawid Smolka

Rytis Strigunas Eliminated in 14th Place ($8,900)

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

Rytis Strigunas moved all in under the gun for his last 190,000 before Guo Liang Wei flat called from late position and the rest of the table folded.

Rytis Strigunas: 8?8?
Guo Liang Wei: A?J?

The 3?2?2? flop and 6? turn were both safe but the J? river would give Wei the best hand to send Strigunas to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Guo Liang Wei cn
Guo Liang Wei
1,500,000
500,000
500,000
Rytis Strigunas gb
Rytis Strigunas
Busted

Tags: Rytis StrigunasGuo Liang Wei

Dmitry Gromov Eliminated in 15th Place ($8,900)

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

Dmitry Gromov moved all in from middle position before current chip leader Aleksandr Kirichenko jammed over the top. The remaining players folded and they were off to a full board with Gromov all in and at risk.

Dmitry Gromov: 9?9?
Aleksandr Kirichenko: A?J?

The full board ran out 10?4?5?6?J? and with the jack on the river Kirichenko sent Gromov to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Aleksandr Kirichenko ru
Aleksandr Kirichenko
2,800,000
550,000
550,000
Dmitry Gromov ru
Dmitry Gromov
Busted
Day 1 Chip Leader
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Aleksandr KirichenkoDmitry Gromov

Bubble Bursts in First Orbit of Hand for Hand Play

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

On a board of J?10?9? Kully Sidhu checked from the big blind to Aleksandr Kirichenko who was under the gun. He put out a continuation bet of 45,000 and was promptly check-raised by Sidhu to 325,000 only leaving himself 75,000 behind.

Kirichenko shrugged, checked his cards, and moved all in. Sidhu called and the cards hit their backs.

Kully Sidhu: K?J?
Aleksandr Kirichenko: J?9?

The 8? turn and 4? river would not bring the help that Sidhu needed and he would be the official bubble boy.

All players are now in the money.

Player Chips Progress
Aleksandr Kirichenko ru
Aleksandr Kirichenko
2,250,000
Kully Sidhu gb
Kully Sidhu
Busted

Tags: Aleksandr KirichenkoKully Sidhu

Level: 22

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

Stone Bubble

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Players have returned from break and the floor has announced hand for hand play.

PokerNews coverage will now be on a 60-minute delay to match the stream.

Final Two Table Seat Draw and Chip Counts (full)

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
TableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
11Natan ChauskinBelarus950,00038
12Giorgiy SkhulukhiyaGeorgia560,00022
13Clement BonnantFrance1,450,00058
14Huseyin AkgulTurkey875,00035
15Rytis StrigunasLithuania190,0008
16Halil TasyurekTurkey1,000,00040
17Maxime ChilaudFrance675,00027
18Guo Liang WeiChina1,000,00040
      
21Dawid SmolkaPoland300,00012
22Leonid SidelkovskiyRussia260,00010
23Liwei SunChina800,00032
24Jakub MichalakPoland395,00016
25Dmitry GromovRussia260,00010
26Kully SidhuUnited Kingdom465,00019
27Aleksandr KirichenkoRussia1,950,00078
28Recep AydemirTurkey600,00024
Player Chips Progress
Aleksandr Kirichenko ru
Aleksandr Kirichenko
1,950,000
1,090,000
1,090,000
Clement Bonnant fr
Clement Bonnant
1,450,000
1,190,000
1,190,000
Halil Tasyurek tr
Halil Tasyurek
1,000,000
759,000
759,000
Guo Liang Wei cn
Guo Liang Wei
1,000,000
29,000
29,000
Natan Chauskin by
Natan Chauskin
950,000
180,000
180,000
Huseyin Akgul tr
Huseyin Akgul
875,000
483,000
483,000
Liwei Sun it
Liwei Sun
800,000
305,000
305,000
Maxime Chilaud fr
Maxime Chilaud
675,000
-1,054,000
-1,054,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Recep Aydemir tr
Recep Aydemir
600,000
75,000
75,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya ge
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya
560,000
10,000
10,000
Kully Sidhu gb
Kully Sidhu
465,000
-35,000
-35,000
Jakub Michalak pl
Jakub Michalak
395,000
103,000
103,000
Dawid Smolka pl
Dawid Smolka
300,000
-535,000
-535,000
Leonid Sidelkovskiy ru
Leonid Sidelkovskiy
260,000
-579,000
-579,000
Dmitry Gromov ru
Dmitry Gromov
260,000
5,000
5,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
WPT 1X Winner
Rytis Strigunas gb
Rytis Strigunas
190,000
-717,000
-717,000

Break Time and Condensing of Tables

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

With the elimination of a player, the field is now down to two tables. They will not be redrawing but rather just combining tables.

This is also now the stone bubble. Players are taking a 20-minute break while the staff does a color up.

Skhulukhiya Gets a Clutch Double

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

The action folded all the way to Giorgiy Skhulukhiya in the small blind who moved all in for 274,000. It was then on Recep Aydemir in the big blind who tanked but put the put in the call.

Giorgiy Skhulukhiya: A?2?
Recep Aydemir: K?Q?

The full board 8?2?8?8?J? and with bottom boat Skhulukhiya earned the pure double.

On the feature table Navid Samavati hit the rail to bring the field to 16 players.

Player Chips Progress
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya ge
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya
550,000
150,000
150,000
Recep Aydemir tr
Recep Aydemir
525,000
-470,000
-470,000
Navid Samavati ir
Navid Samavati
Busted