2025 Merit Millions

$10,400 Merit Millions
Day: 1a
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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 1a
Entries
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Players Left
34
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Lybaert Has Kicker Problems

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 7 : Blinds 8,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Bart Lybaert raised the button to 35,000 with Fahredin Mustafov calling from the small blind, and Mehdi Chaoui defending from the big blind.

The action checked to Lybaert on the Q♦Q♠7♠ flop, and he fired out a bet of 30,000. Mustafov check-raised to 100,000, which forced Chaoui to fold, but Lybaert stuck around with a call.

Mustafov bet 150,000 when the K♣ landed on the turn and was met by a raise to 385,000 from Lybaert. Mustafov called.

The two players checked the 8♦ river, and Mustafov took down the pot with K♠9♠ for a pair of kings. Lybaert showed the K♦ and Mustafov commented to Lybaert, "You always have kicker problems huh"

Tags: Bart LybaertFahredin MustafovMehdi Chaoui

Level: 7

Blinds: 8,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

Over $10 Million Guaranteed at the 2025 Mediterranean Poker Party!

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 6 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Mediterranean Poker Party
Mediterranean Poker Party

The Mediterranean Poker Party (MPP) returns to the Merit Royal Diamond Casino and Spa from May 3, bringing with it more than $10 million in guaranteed prize pools, including a monster-sized $5,300 buy-in, $5 million guaranteed MPP Main Event.

The 2025 edition of the MPP runs from May 3 through May 13 and wastes no time in exploding into action with the first of several seven-figure guaranteed events. Players will flock in droves to enter the $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em PokerOK Mystery Bounty event, which spans May 3-5.

While the Mystery Bounty edges toward crowning its champion, a $2,200 buy-in, $2,000,000 guaranteed NLHE Luxon Pay Grand Final shuffles up and deals. This tournament runs May 5-9 and should see a massive turnout. Last year, Bulgaria's Boris Kolev outlasted 1,564 opponents and banked an impressive $437,000, a prize second in size only to the first of Kolev's two World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet victories.

The biggest 2025 MPP tournament, at least in terms of prize money, is the $5,300 NLHE MPP Main Event and its $5 million guarantee. Other events include the $10,400 Onyx High Roller, which Jovan Kenjic won in 2024 for $365,000, the $1,100 EAPT Cyprus Main Event, the $1,100 NLHE 6-Max Turbo Bounty, and the $10,400 Onyx 6-Max High Roller.

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Ju Holds on With Top Pair

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 6 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Samuel Ju
Samuel Ju

On a flop of Q♥J♣3♠, Samuel Ju had a bet of 29,000 placed out in front of him from the big blind, with Paul Runcan raising to 70,000 from early position. Ju called, and the dealer put out the 7♦ on the turn. Ju checked and Runcan fired out 155,000, which Ju called.

Ju checked for the last time when the 7♣ fell, and after a few moments, Runcan reluctantly checked behind. Ju flipped over K♠Q♠ for top pair, and Runcan mucked his hand.

Tags: Paul RuncanSamuel Ju

Isaia Five-bets on Gabdullin

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 6 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Alessio Isaia
Alessio Isaia

Damir Gabdullin opened to 25,000 from the hijack with the player in the cutoff calling before Alessio Isaia squeezed to 110,000 on the button. After the blinds folded, Gabdullin four-bet to 280,000. The cutoff got out the way, but Isaia five-bet shoved for around 1.500,000. Gabdullin instantly folded, and Isaia chipped up without having to see any community cards.

Semionov Sniffs Out Smith's Bluff

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 6 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Mark Steven Smith and Oleg Semionov
Mark Steven Smith and Oleg Semionov

PokerNews was just informed of how Oleg Semionov gained all of his 5,500,000 chips.

Just before the break, there was a raise to 20,000 with Mark Steven Smith calling on the button, before Semionov squeezed to 85,000 from the small blind. The original raiser folded, but Smith called to see a flop.

On the 6♥4♣2♥ flop, Semionov bet 65,000 and was met by a raise to 140,000 by Smith. Semionov called.

The 8♣ landed on the turn and Semionov check-called a bet of 380,000 from Smith to see the 2♠ land on the river. Semionov checked again, and Smith shoved to put Semionov all in. Semionov had 2,246,000 remaining in his stack, and after burning through a few minutes of the break, Semionov called.

Oleg Semionov: J♠J♣ All in
Mark Steven Smith: 9♠7♠

Smith had made a brave bluff with just nine-high, but had been picked off by Semionov with pocket jacks.

Tags: Mark Steven SmithOleg Semionov

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Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 6 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Level: 6

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Lybaert Takes From Chaoui

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 5 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Mehdi Chaoui raised under the gun with Bart Lybaert calling from the small blind, and Fahredin Mustafov defending his big blind.

The action checked to Chaoui on the J♦4♥4♣ flop and he continued for 18,000. Lybaert called, but Mustafov folded.

The two players checked the 4♠ turn to see the 2♠ land on the river. Lybaert led out for 35,000, which was enough to force Chaoui to fold.

Tags: Bart LybaertFahredin Mustafov

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