Level 10
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Players are now on their first 20-minute break of the day
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 10
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Dmitry Kataev raised to 40,000 from middle position before Rami Shouman three-bet to 130,000 from the button. Dakar1 cold-called out of the big blind and Kataev four-bet shoved with the covering stack. Shouman called for his remaining 500,000 and Dakar1 folded.
Rami Shouman: 6♥6♠ 
Dmitry Kataev: A♦J♥
Shouman managed to stay ahead on the 8♥K♦7♣3♠K♥ runout with his two sixes and he doubled up through Kataev.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,450,000
1,450,000
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1,450,000 |
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350,000
1,650,000
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1,650,000 |
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300,000
300,000
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300,000 |
Level 10
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Joseph Haddad raised to 40,000 from the hijack and Paul Runcan three-bet to 140,000 from the cutoff. When it got back to Haddad he flicked in the call.
Haddad knuckled the table on the J♥8♦2♦ flop and Runcan continued with a bet of 225,000. Haddad did some inventory before he check-jammed for around 750,000. Runcan instantly called.
Joseph Haddad: 5♦4♦
Paul Runcan: K♠K♥
Runcan was in the lead with an overpair, but he had to fade some diamonds if he was to win the pot. The 10♥ turn ddin't change anything and neither did the 4♣ river. Runcan won the pot and Haddad was gone from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,900,000
1,610,000
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1,610,000 |
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Busted |
Level 10
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Elias Talvitie opened under the gun with only Mark Saad calling from the small blind.
The dealer spread out a flop of 8♣A♦10♥ and Saad check-called a bet of 50,000 from Talvitie.
The 5♥ hit the turn and Saad check-called another bet from Talvitie, this time for 250,000.
Saad checked for the last time on the 6♣ river and Talvitie announced all in for Saad's remaining 900,000. Saad thought for a while before flicking in the call.
Talvitie had the goods with A♠10♣ for top two pair. Saad showed A♥9♠ for a pair of aces as he headed to the exit, and all of his chips were sent over to Talvitie.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,400,000
2,245,000
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2,245,000 |
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Busted |
Level 10
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Tahsin Cankurtaranli called from the small blind before Stephen Song raised to 70,000 out of the big blind. Cankurtaranli called to see a flop.
The 10♦8♥4♣ flop checked through for the 5♣ to drop on the turn. Cankurtaranli checked and Song bet 12,000. Cankurtaranli called.
Cankurtaranli checked again on the 10♣ river prompting Song to bet 350,000. Cankurtaranli swiftly folded and Song won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,700,000
470,000
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470,000 |
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1,400,000
1,060,000
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1,060,000 |
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Level: 10
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Level 9
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
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Level 9
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Atilla Saracoglu got his final 500,000 chips into the middle preflop from the blinds with Luck Luck being the player to try and send him for an early shower.
Atilla Saracoglu : 3♣3♦
Luck Luck: A♣Q♠
Saracoglu was out of his chair as he knew he was on the brink of elimination. However, the 3♠K♠A♠ flop put Saracoglu firmly in the lead with a set. The Q♥ turn gave Luck Luck some outs, but the 8♥ river wasn't one of them and Saracoglu doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,400,000 | |
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1,000,000 |
Level 9
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Boris Kolev raised from early position to 30,000 before Nichan Khorchidian three-bet to 45,000 from the next seat. Hulya Seckin cold four-bet to 200,000 from the cutoff, and only Khorchidian called with roughly 500,000 behind.
Khorchidian checked the Q♦A♣10♥ flop, and Seckin slid out a bet of 250,000. Khorchidian looked back at his cards before tossing them into the muck and awarding the pot to Seckin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,400,000
250,000
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250,000 |
|
||
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1,800,000
215,000
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215,000 |
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500,000
500,000
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500,000 |
Level 9
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Abdullah Alajmi limped in from middle position before Fahredin Mustafov raised to 50,000 from the hijack. Johnny Lodden called on the button and Alajmi put in the call as well.
Alajmi was first to act on the 3♦8♠2♥ flop and he chose to check. Mustafov fired a continuation-bet of 60,000, which only Alajmi called.
The two players were content to check down the 4♣ turn and J♣ river. Alajmi showed a pair of treys with 5♠3♠ and Mustafov mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,000,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
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2,100,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
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450,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
