2025 Merit Millions

$10,400 Merit Millions
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 Merit Millions
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
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
90
Players Left
30
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Shouman Doubles Through Kataev

Level 10 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Rami Shouman
Rami Shouman

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: 66 All in
Dmitry Kataev: AJ

Shouman managed to stay ahead on the 8K73K runout with his two sixes and he doubled up through Kataev.

Tags: Dmitry KataevRami Shouman

Runcan's Cowboys Hold to Bust Haddad

Level 10 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Joseph Haddad
Joseph Haddad

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 J82 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: 54 All in
Paul Runcan: KK

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.

Tags: Joseph HaddadPaul Runcan

Talvitie Gets Max Value With Top Two Pair

Level 10 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Elias Talvitie,
Elias Talvitie,

Elias Talvitie opened under the gun with only Mark Saad calling from the small blind.

The dealer spread out a flop of 8A10 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 A10 for top two pair. Saad showed A9 for a pair of aces as he headed to the exit, and all of his chips were sent over to Talvitie.

Tags: Elias TalvitieMark Saad

Song Wins a Small Battle of the Blinds

Level 10 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Stephen Song
Stephen Song

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 1084 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.

Tags: Stephen SongTahsin Cankurtaranli

Level: 10

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

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Level 9 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

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A Set of Treys Keep Saracoglu Alive

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 : 33 All in
Luck Luck: AQ

Saracoglu was out of his chair as he knew he was on the brink of elimination. However, the 3KA 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.

Tags: Atilla Saracoglu

Seckin Takes from Khorchidian

Level 9 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Hulya Seckin
Hulya Seckin

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 QA10 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.

Tags: Boris KolevHulya SeckinNichan Khorchidian

Alajmi Starts the Day With a Win

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 382 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 53 and Mustafov mucked.

Tags: Abdullah AlajmiFahredin MustafovJohnny Lodden