Level: 15
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
2025 Merit Millions
$10,400 Merit Millions
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 Merit Millions
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$10,400
Prize Pool
$1,950,400
Entries
212
Level
28
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Entries
90
Players Left
30
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Level 14
: Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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10,500,000
5,200,000
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5,200,000 |
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10,350,000
2,350,000
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2,350,000 |
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9,300,000
800,000
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800,000 |
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7,900,000
800,000
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800,000 |
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7,000,000
2,900,000
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2,900,000 |
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7,000,000
5,400,000
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5,400,000 |
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6,700,000
1,400,000
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1,400,000 |
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6,300,000
2,400,000
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2,400,000 |
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6,200,000
1,800,000
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1,800,000 |
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6,000,000
2,400,000
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2,400,000 |
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6,000,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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6,000,000 | |
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5,500,000
3,595,000
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3,595,000 |
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5,000,000
2,695,000
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2,695,000 |
|
5,000,000
3,910,000
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3,910,000 |
|
4,700,000
2,600,000
|
2,600,000 |
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3,700,000
2,850,000
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2,850,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
The remaining players are now on a 60-minute dinner break and will return at 7:50 p.m.
Level 14
: Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Level 14
: Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
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Level 14
: Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Bogdan Munteanu committed his last 250,000 from the hijack and Oleg Semionov raised to 500,000 from the cutoff. The rest of the table folded and the cards were revealed with Munteanu at risk.
Bogdan Munteanu: Q♠J♠ 
Oleg Semionov: K♣6♥
Munteanu couldn't improve on the 7♠5♦3♣A♣7♣ runout and Semionov's king-high would win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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8,000,000
400,000
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400,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 14
: Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Mehdi Chaoui raised to 100,000 from early position and Ali Al-Kubasi three-bet to 300,000 from the cutoff. When it got back to Chaoui he called to see a flop.
The 8♠J♥2♠ flop went check-check and the 3♠ landed on the turn. Chaoui now took the betting lead and fired out a bet of 280,000. Al-Kubasi quickly called.
When the 9♥ landed on the river, Chaoui thought for a few moments before betting out for around 1,425,000. Al-Kubasi didn't take long to release his cards, and Chaoui pulled in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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8,500,000
1,600,000
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1,600,000 |
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2,900,000
1,805,000
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1,805,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Aleksandr Kirichenko raised to 100,000 from early position and only Bogdan Munteanu defended out of the big blind.
Munteanu chose to lead out for 80,000 on the 5♣6♠3♠ flop and Kirichenko called.
The two players checked down the 10♣ turn and 6♦ river. Munteanu showed queen-high with Q♣9♠, and lost the pot to Kirichenko's king-high holding K♠J♥.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,600,000
700,000
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700,000 |
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360,000
360,000
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360,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Ian Bradley raised to 100,000 from the cutoff before Nicolae Toma three-bet to 275,000 from the big blind. Bradley jammed for around 450,000 and Toma snap-called.
Ian Bradley: 4♦4♣
Nicolae Toma: A♦A♣
Bradley had run into the preflop nuts and needed the dealer to give him a four to survive. The board ran out J♠2♥K♠K♥A♥, improving Toma to an unnecessary set and ending Bradley's event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,000,000
1,800,000
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1,800,000 |
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Busted |
Level: 14
Blinds: 20,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
