2025 Merit Millions

$10,400 Merit Millions
Day: 3
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Event Info
2025 Merit Millions
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♥q♠
Prize
$1,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,400
Prize Pool
$1,950,400
Total Entries
212
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
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Players Left
1
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Kolev Extracts Value from Chaoui

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 26 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Boris Kolev min-raised from the cutoff and Mehdi Chaoui defended the big blind.

Chaoui checked after the dealer spread out the K♥5♥6♦ flop. Kolev bet 1,500,000 and Chaoui check-rasied to 4,400,000. Kolev didn't take long to make the call.

The 6♣ turn checked through for the 10♠ to drop on the river. Chaoui checked again, and Kolev put out a bet of 8,000,000. Chaoui stared Kolev down whilst thinking over his options. In the end, Chaoui made the call. Kolev showed K♠4♣ for top pair, and Chaoui could only muck.

Tags: Mehdi ChaouiBoris Kolev

Kolev is Dominating

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 26 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Boris Kolev
Boris Kolev

Boris Kolev raised to 1,600,000 from the cutoff and Aleksandr Kirichenko three-bet to 4,800,000 from the button. Kolev called to see a flop.

Kolev check-called a bet of 2,800,000 from Kirichenko on the A♥J♣A♣ flop.

The turn came the 3♥ and Kolev check-called another bet from Kirichenko, this time for 12,000,000.

After Kolev checked the 9♥ river, Kirichenko burned through a time bank card before checking behind. Kolev showed A♠7♠ for trip aces and took down another pot.

Tags: Boris KolevAleksandr Kirichenko

Rafael Aslanli Eliminated in 5th Place ($100,000)

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 26 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Rafael Aslanli
Rafael Aslanli

Boris Kolev raised the cutoff to 1,600,000, and Rafael Aslanli three-bet to 4,500,000 from the button. After the blinds folded, Kolev four-bet to 9,500,000. Aslani five-bet jammed for 27,000,000 and Kolev beat him into the pot.

Rafael Aslanli: J♦J♣ All in
Boris Kolev: A♥A♠

Kolev had already won most of Aslanli's chips with quads and now was poised to win the rest of them with aces. The board ran out 6♣4♠K♥4♦4♣, and Kolev's aces won the pot, sending Aslanli to the rail in fifth.

Tags: Rafael AslanliBoris Kolev

Chaoui Wins a Multi-Way Pot

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 26 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Mehdi Chaoui
Mehdi Chaoui

Rafael Aslanli made it 1.600,000 from the hijack with Mehdi Chaoui calling from the small blind, and Boris Kolev defending his big blind.

Everyone checked the 10♦8♣4♠ flop to see the Q♥ land on the turn. The action checked to Aslanli, and he bet 1,800,000. Chaoui called before Kolev check-raised to 7,500,000. Aslanli quickly folded, but Chaoui called to see a river.

When the Q♦ landed on the river, Chaoui took a few moments before he bet out for roughly 4,500,000. Kolev snap-folded, and Chaoui dragged in the pot.

Tags: Boris KolevMehdi ChaouiRafael Aslanli

Maksim Shornikau Eliminated in 6th Place ($75,000)

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 26 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Maksim Shornikau
Maksim Shornikau

Mehdi Chaoui raised to 1,600,000 from middle position and Maksim Shornikau shoved for 7,500,000 from the next seat. When it got back to Chaoui he thought about it for a while and then put in the call to put Shornikau at risk.

Maksim Shornikau: A♥Q♣ All in
Mehdi Chaoui: J♠10♠

Shornikau was the shortest stack at the table and needed to win this hand to stay alive. The 3♥3♦2♣ flop meant only a jack or ten would end Shornikau's run. The J♥ hit the turn to propel Chaoui into the lead, and when the 7♣ hit the river, Shornikau was sent to the cashier's desk to collect the sixth-place payout.

Tags: Maksim ShornikauMehdi Chaoui

Level: 26

Blinds: 400,000/800,000

Ante: 800,000

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Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 25 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Andrey Pateychuk Eliminated in 7th Place ($55,000)

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 25 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Andrey Pateychuk
Andrey Pateychuk

On the last hand before the break, Andrey Pateychuk shoved all in from the small blind for 10,800,000 when it folded to him. Aleksandr Kirichenko looked at his cards in the big blind and snap-called.

Andrey Pateychuk: A♠8♣ All in
Aleksandr Kirichenko: 10♣10♥

Pateychuk had run into a premium hand and needed help from the dealer to stay in contention for the $1,000,000 top prize. However, the 10♠3♦5♦ flop gave Kirichenko top set and left Pateychuk needing running cards to survive. The rest of the board came J♠Q♦ and Pateychuk was out in seventh place.

Tags: Andrey PateychukAndrey Pateychuk Eliminated

Pateychuk Forces Shornikau to Fold

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 25 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Andrey Pateychuk
Andrey Pateychuk

Andrey Pateychuk made it 1,200,000 from the hijack and Maksim Shornikau defended his big blind.

On the 7♣5♠2♣ flop, Shornikau checked and then faced a bet of 2,000,000 by Pateychuk. After a few moments, Shornikau called.

Shornikau checked again on the 10♦ turn and this time Pateychuk bet 3,000,000. Shornikau had just over 7,000,000 remaining in his stack and after doing a bit of inventory, opted to fold his cards.

Tags: Andrey PateychukMaksim Shornikau

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