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
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Mustafov Hits the River to Send Michael to the Rail

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 3 : Blinds 3,000/7,000, 7,000 ante

Angelos Michael just told us about his bustout from the tournament.

Michael said he raised to 17,000 from early position with the button calling before Fahredin Mustafov squeezed to around 100,000 from the big blind. Michael four-bet to 250,000, which only Mustafov called.

The two players checked the Q♦9♦9x flop to see the J♦ land on the turn. Mustafov led out for 175,000 and Michael shoved for around 650,000. Mustafov called and the cards were revealed.

Angelos Michael: Q♣J♣ All in
Fahredin Mustafov: AxQx

Michael was ahead right now with the better two pair and just had to fade an ace on the river to double up as Mustafov didn't have a diamond in his hand. A brutal Ax came on the river to give Mustafov the winner with a better two pair, sending Michael to the rail.

Tags: Angelos MichaelFahredin Mustafov

Level: 3

Blinds: 3,000/7,000

Ante: 7,000

Aslanli Chips Up

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 2 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Paul Runcan opened to 12,000 from the hijack with Rafael Aslanli calling from the small blind and Mario Colavita defending his big blind.

Aslanli checked first when the flop came down 9♣2♠5♠. Colavita fired out a bet of 12,000 and was met by a quick raise to roughly 45,000 by Runcan. Aslanli did some inventory before he three-bet shoved for 374,000. Colavita and Runcan folded, and Aslanli added some much-needed chips to his stack,

Tags: Mario ColavitaPaul RuncanRafael Aslanli

Ketzer Picks Off Akopyan's Bluff

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 2 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Felipe Ketzer raised to 13,000 under the gun and received four callers, including Sarkis Akopyan and Aleksandr Chernikov out of the blinds.

After it checked to Ketzer on the K♠7♣2♣ flop, he fired a continuation-bet of 26,000. Only Akopyan called from the small blind, and Chernikov from the big blind.

Three-ways to the 5♣ turn which checked through for the 9♥ to land on the river. Akopyan led out for 75,000 and Chernikov quickly got out the way. Ketzer thought about his options for a little while, before throwing in the call. Akopyan showed Ax2x, and lost the pot to Ketzer's 2♦2♥ for a set of deuces.

Tags: Aleksandr ChernikovFelipe KetzerSarkis Akopyan

Shademanpour is the First to Bust the Tournament

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 2 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Daniel Shademanpour
Daniel Shademanpour

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 All in
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.

Tags: Alessio IsaiaDaniel ShademanpourOleg Semionov

Level: 2

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

Al-Kubasi's River Shove Wins Him the Pot

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 1 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Baltazar Five raised to 8,000 under the gun before Mehmet Samsa three-bet to roughly 35,000 from the next seat. The player in the cutoff four-bet to 93,000 and Ali Muthana Yassin Al-Kubasi cold-called from the big blind. Baltazar Five folded, but Samsa called to see a flop.

With around 300,000 already in the middle, the three players saw the dealer fan out a flop of 8♠3♦5♠. Al-Kubasi and Samsa checked, but the cutoff player fired out a bet of 143,000. Only Al-Kubasi called.

Al-Kubasi checked again upon seeing the 4♣ fall on the turn. The cutoff player fired a second barrel of 330,000, which Al-Kubasi called.

After the dealer dropped the 7♥ on the river, Al-Kubasi shoved for 463,000 total. Al-Kubasi's opponent had slightly more chips than Al-Kubasi, and this bet caused him to go deep into the tank. After over a minute of thought, the cutoff player tossed his cards into the muck and Al-Kubasi won the pot.

Tags: Ali Muthana Yassin Al-KubasiBaltazar FiveMehmet Samsa

Mustafov's Overbet Gets Shademanpour to Fold

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 1 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Fahredin Mustafov
Fahredin Mustafov

Daniel Shademanpour raised to 10,000 from the hijack and Fahredin Mustafov three-bet to 40,000 from the button. After the blinds folded, Shademanpour called to see a flop.

The flop came down 5♦9♠4♥, and Shademanpour check-called a bet of 35,000 from Mustafov. The A♥ turn checked through to see the Q♦ land on the river. Shademanpour checked again, and Mustafov fired an overbet of 240,000. Shademanpour rechecked his cards before ultimately folding and forfeiting the pot to Mustafov.

Tags: Daniel ShademanpourFahredin Mustafov

Anar Drags in an Early Pot

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 1 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Rafael Aslanli raised to 9,000 from the hijack before Mario Colavita three-bet to 30,000 from the button. Seref Anar called from the big blind and Aslanli stuck in the call also.

Three players saw the flop come down 7♣K♠2♥ and the action checked to Colavita, who put out a continuation-bet of 60,000. Anar called, but Aslanli folded.

The two players checked the 9♥ turn to see the 6♦ land on the river. Anar led out for 125,000, which forced a fold from Colavita.

Tags: Mario ColavitaRafael AslanliSeref Anar

Early Entries

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 1 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

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