2025 Merit Millions

$10,400 Merit Millions
Day: 2
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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 2
Entries
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Players Left
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Cankurtaranli Gets the Double Knockout

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 12 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Tahsin Cankurtaranli
Tahsin Cankurtaranli

Nicolae Toma limped from early position and Tahsin Cankurtaranli followed with a limp from the next seat. Hassan Nashar raised to 200,000 without looking at his cards from middle position before Krasimir Yankov shoved for 1,045,000 from the hijack. Toma folded, but Cankurtaranli called with the covering stack. Nashar happily called, having still not looked at his cards.

Hassan Nashar: Q♣8♠ All in
Krasimir Yankov: A♠Q♦ All in
Tahsin Cankurtaranli: A♦K♠

Cankurtaranli had the chance to score the double knockout if he avoided a queen or eight. The board came 10♦7♣3♠5♦10♣ to give Cankurtaranli the winner with Big Slick, sending two players out of the tournament.

Nashar has rebought and is sitting at another table with a fresh starting stack.

Tags: Hassan NasharKrasimir YankovNicolae TomaTahsin Cankurtaranli

Nashar Raises Blind and Busts to Isaia

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 12 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Hassan Nashar
Hassan Nashar

Alessio Isaia limped in from the hijack before Hassan Nashar raised to 475,000 without looking at his cards. Isaia called and they went to the flop with Nashar having only 15,000 behind.

The two players checked the runout of 6♠2♦Q♥4♥A♣ all the way to the river before Isaia bet enough to commit Nashar. Nashar again called without checking his cards.

Isaia showed A♠5♦ for a pair of aces on the river and Nashar could only muck. Isaia pulled in the pot and Nashar ventured over to the rebuy counter to get a fresh stack.

Tags: Alessio IsaiaHassan Nashar

Level: 12

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

Gravham Hits the Dream River to Survive

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 11 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Seyed Ghavam
Seyed Ghavam

Aleksandr Kirichenko made it 50,000 to go from under the gun with Seyed Ghavam calling from middle position and Onur Ozgur defending his big blind.

Ozgur checked, and Kirichenko continued with a bet of 75,000 on the J♣10♥3♣ flop. Ghavam called and Ozgur folded.

The 7♥ hit the turn and Kirichenko bet enough to put Gravam all in. Gravham called for his last 300,000 and the cards were tabled.

Seyed Ghavam: A♦10♦ All in
Aleksandr Kirichenko: K♣J♥

Kirichenko was ahead with top pair against the second pair of Gravham. As Gravham started to get out of his seat, the dealer dropped the A♠ on the river to improve him to two pair, earning him the double-up.

Tags: Aleksandr KirichenkoOnur OzgurSeyed Ghavam

Al-Kubasi Sends Dalkilic to the Rail

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 11 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Mehmet Dalkilic
Mehmet Dalkilic

Mehmet Dalkilic raised to 50,000 from early position with Jan Petersen calling from the button. Ali Al-Kubasi squeezed to 200,000 out of the big blind and Dalkilic four-bet jammed for around 650,000. Petersen folded and Al-Kubasi quickly called.

Mehmet Dalkilic: 7♠7♦ All in
Ali Al-Kubasi: 10♣10♥

Al-Kubasi was in the lead with the bigger pair and just had to avoid a seven to send Dalkilic home. The board came 4♣K♥4♠3♦Q♥ which did not assist Dalkilic, and he was out of the tournament.

Tags: Ali Al-KubasiJan PetersenMehmet Dalkilic

Pateychuk Runs into Bullets

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 11 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Onur Ozgur pushed his last 350,000 into the middle, with Day 1c chip leader Andrey Pateychuk making the call in an attempt to eliminate him.

Onur Ozgur: A♥A♣ All in
Andrey Pateychuk: A♦K♣

Ozgur had Pateychuk dominated with pocket aces, and he managed to avoid any trouble as the board ran out A♠7♠6♥4♣K♣. With that, Ozgur secured the much-needed double up.

Tags: Andrey PateychukOnur Ozgur

Chauskin Shoves on Al-Kubasi

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 11 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Natan Chauskin
Natan Chauskin

Ali Al-Kubasi came in with a raise to 80,000 from the hijack and Natan Chauskin three-bet to 185,000 from the cutoff. Al-Kubasi made the call when it got back to him.

Al-Kubasi checked the 6♥K♦7♦ flop and Chauskin put out a bet of 125,000. Al-Kubasi quickly called to see the 6♦ turn. Al-Kubasi checked and Chauskin was happy to knuckle it back.

The 10♥ fell on the river and Al-Kubasi checked for the last time. Chauskin shoved for 600,000, which was enough to prompt a quick fold from Al-Kubasi.

Tags: Ali Al-KubasiNatan Chauskin

Ruijs Wins With Bottom Pair

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 11 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Dmitry Gromov opened preflop from the hijack and was called by Oleg Semionov in the small blind and Joris Ruijs out of the big blind.

The blinds checked to Gromov on the 2♣5♦7♥ flop and he fired out a continuation-bet of 80,000. Semionov folded, buy Ruijs called.

Both players checked the 8♣ turn and 5♣ river. Ruijs turned over K♥2♥ for bottom pair, which was enough to win him the pot.

Tags: Dmitry GromovJoris RuijsOleg Semionov

Some Big Stacks After Break

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 11 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Level: 11

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

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