Shademanpour is the First to Bust the Tournament
Level 2
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Daniel Shademanpour has been the first player to bust the Merit Millions Event at the hands of Oleg Semionov.
According to Semionov, Alessio Isaia raised under the gun, with Semionov calling from the small blind before Shademanpour squeezed to 60,000 from the big blind. Isaia called, but Semionov back-raised to 250,000. Shademanpour shoved for 550,000 and only Semionov called.
Daniel Shademanpour: 9x9x 
Oleg Semionov: AxQx
Shademanpour was the player at risk with half the starting stack, and unfortunately for the satellite winner, the flip didn't go his way. The runout helped Semionov's ace-queen, and the pot was sent to Semionov, while Shademanpour was the first player to be eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,850,000
1,850,000
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1,850,000 |
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1,000,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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Busted | |
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