All the chips went in preflop, with Yuliyan Kolev at risk for 2,300,000 in the cutoff. He was at risk against Boris Smuskevicius in the hijack.
Yuliyan Kolev: Q♣Q♦
Boris Smuskevicius: A♠A♥
The board ran out 10♣9♥4♦9♦3♥, leaving Kolev drawing to the river, but no help arrived. Smuskevicius stood up and shook Kolev’s hand, telling him, “Good game.”
Ekrem Sanioglu in the small blind moved all in to put pressure on the short-stacked Andrei Mashinistov in the big blind, who called for 400,000.
Andrei Mashinistov: A♣6♣
Ekrem Sanioglu: 7♥5♣
Mashinistov made the call, but the river brought a [5] to the board of K♠5♠3♣2♠10♣, giving Sanioglu the winning pair and the pot.
All the chips went into the middle preflop, with Moussa Ahmad at risk for 1,100,000. They were called by Boris Smuskevicius.
Moussa Ahmad: 8♦8♣
Boris Smuskevicius: A♠A♣
Ahmad ran into the American Airlines of Smuskevicius. The Lebanese player didn't improve on the board of K♦10♠6♣K♥9♦ and has to settle for 13th place.
On the other table Timur Mukhamedaminov busted simultaneously with Ahmad, so 13th and 14th places were combined and split equally between the two players.
Darko Svesko open jammed from the cutoff, covering the rest of the table. Timur Mukhamedaminov flicked in the call from the button.
Timur Mukhamedaminov: A♠Q♦
Darko Svesko: J♥J♣
Svesko, with the only way to play jacks, won the pot after the board of 5♣2♥2♠10♦10♥ did not help Mukhamedaminov, who went out in 14th place.
On the other table Moussa Ahmad busted simultaneously with Mukhamedaminov , so 13th and 14th places were combined and split equally between the two players.
Taran Parmar moved all in for 485,000 from early position. Vyacheslav Kardash jammed over the top from the small blind and covered Aram Sargsyan in the big blind. The Armenian decided to call for 1,500,000.
Taran Parmar: K♥2♥
Aram Sargsyan; K♦J♥
Vyacheslav Kardash: A♣3♣
Kardash was ahead, and stayed ahead after double-paired board of Q♣Q♥9♦9♣6♠ to eliminate two opponents.
Taran parmar got $13,600, while Sargsyan banked $15,200.
Level: 23
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
| Table | Seat | Player | Chips | Big Blinds |
| 1 | 1 | Andrei Mashinistov | 880,000 | 9 |
| 1 | 2 | Chenxu Zhang | 700,000 | 7 |
| 1 | 3 | Vyacheslav Kardash | 2,700,000 | 27 |
| 1 | 4 | Aram Sargsyan | 1,400,000 | 14 |
| 1 | 5 | Mehmet Dalkilic | 5,500,000 | 55 |
| 1 | 6 | Darko Svesko | 8,600,000 | 86 |
| 1 | 7 | Timur Mukhamedaminov | 3,500,000 | 35 |
| 1 | 8 | Taran Parmar | 485,000 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | Aleksanras Rusinovas | 1,600,000 | 16 |
| 2 | 2 | Joseph Mouawad | 3,800,000 | 38 |
| 2 | 3 | Boris Smuskevicius | 2,700,000 | 27 |
| 2 | 4 | Yuliyan Kolev | 3,400,000 | 34 |
| 2 | 5 | Ekrem Sanioglu | 3,600,000 | 36 |
| 2 | 6 | Espen Sandvik | 1,800,000 | 18 |
| 2 | 7 | Moussa Ahmad | 2,400,000 | 24 |
| 2 | 8 | Viktor Iarilov | 1,200,000 | 12 |
Darko Svesko bet 200,000 fom early position. Murad Cakir on the button moved all in for 445,000 and was called by Svesko.
Murad Cakir: A♦Q♠
Darko Svesko: Q♦J♣
Cakir was a massive favorite, but the board of J♥8♣8♥2♣3♣ gave Svesko two pair on the flop and improved to a flush by the river to eliminate the Turk in 17th place.
Level: 22
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
The action has been thick and fast at the Merit Poker Cup, during the aftermath of the Quan Qiu elimination.
Firstly Day 1b and overall start of day chip leader Anton Melnikau was seen grabbing his belongings and heading to the exit.
Not long after that Alexander Sokolovsky, the chip leader from Day 1a also tapped the table and went to the rail in 19th place.
Finally George Tomescu exited in 18th place. All three players picked up $12,200 fore their troubles.
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