$1,100 IPO Master Day 1a | 2024 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series

07-24-2024 16:17 UTC+3

Eddine Beneficiary of a Flop Cooler to Double

David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 700/1,500, 1,500 ante

A player in the big blind bet 45,000 on a flop of 8♥8♣4♦ and Vadzim Haiduk called in the cutoff. Abdallah Eddine then moved all in for 98,000 on the button and the big blind reshoved for around 155,000.

Haiduk spent several minutes in the tank before he folded, leaving Eddine and the big blind heads-up.

Abdallah Eddine: 4♠4♥ All in
Opponent: 8♠5♣

The big blind showed down trips, but Eddine had a flopped full house and held on through the 7♣ turn and 10♥ river to earn a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abdallah Eddine	250,000 250,000	250,000
Vadzim Haiduk	130,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Abdallah Eddine Vadzim Haiduk

07-24-2024 16:07 UTC+3

Rizov Goes From Last to First on the River to Take Massive Pot

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Around 70,000 was already in the pot as three players went to the turn on a board of K♠7♠4♥6♥. Hussein Ramlawi then bet 51,000 from the small blind and Alexander Savchenko moved all in for 86,000 in the hijack.

Miroslav Rizov called on the button, as did Ramlawi. The river was the 5♦ and both Ramlawi and Rizov checked.

Savchenko showed K♥J♣ for top pair, while Ramlawi had A♦A♣. Rizov, though, turned over 7♥5♥ for a rivered two pair as he took the pot, sending Savchenko to the rail.

"What are you doing?" Ramlawi said as he surrendered the massive pot.

"Nice hand. Very well played," he eventually told Rizov.

Player	Chips	Progress
Miroslav Rizov	430,000 430,000	430,000
Hussein Ramlawi	85,000 125,000	125,000
Alexander Savchenko	Busted

Tags: Alexander Savchenko Hussein Ramlawi Miroslav Rizov

07-24-2024 15:42 UTC+3

Zeidan Gets There on the River to Double Off Eftekhari

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Alain Zeidan and Seyedamir Eftekhari built a pot of around 40,000 as they went heads-up to the turn with the board showing 3♣Q♥2♠J♠.

Zeidan then moved all in for 84,400 in the big blind, sending Eftekhari deep into the tank. Eftekhari took several minutes before he called in the cutoff.

Zeidan showed 5♠4♠ for straight and flush draws, while Eftekhari had A♦Q♣ for a pair of queens. The A♣ fell on the river and Zeidan completed his straight draw to win the pot and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alain Zeidan	210,000 115,000	115,000
Seyedamir Eftekhari	80,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Alain Zeidan Seyedamir Eftekhari

07-24-2024 15:33 UTC+3

Haiduk Gets Paid on the River

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Heads-up on a board of 4♣10♠5♦9♦, the small blind bet 12,500 and Vadzim Haiduk called on the button.

The river was the A♣ and the small blind checked. Haiduk then bet 50,000 and his opponent quickly called.

Haiduk showed 10♥10♣ for a set and the small blind mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vadzim Haiduk	150,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Vadzim Haiduk

07-24-2024 15:19 UTC+3

Burtin Jumps Back In, Quickly Leaves Bedir on Fumes

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Kirill Burtin immediately reentered after busting to Vedat Yilmaz and quickly became tangled in another big pot on his second bullet, this time against Selahaddin Bedir.

Bedir bet 13,000 from under the gun on a flop of 10♥4♦2♠ and Burtin called in the cutoff. Bedir checked the K♣ turn, then called when Burtin bet 32,000.

The river was the A♦ and Bedir moved all in. Burtin called for 42,500 and showed A♥Q♣ for a pair of aces. Bedir mucked 7♥7♠ as he surrendered the pot, leaving himself with less than 1,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kirill Burtin	200,000 200,000	200,000
Selahaddin Bedir	500 500	500

Tags: Kirill Burtin Selahaddin Bedir

07-24-2024 15:09 UTC+3

Burtin Runs Into Yilmaz's Pair

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

With around 40,000 in the pot on a board of 9♠2♣8♦3♣, Vedat Yilmaz bet 36,000 from the cutoff and Kirill Burtin took more than a minute before calling in middle position.

The 3♥ fell on the river and Yilmaz moved all in. Burtin again tanked for a minute but eventually called for his last 40,000.

Burtin showed 9♣7♣, but Yilmaz had 10♣10♦ to win the pot and send Burtin to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vedat Yilmaz	270,000 270,000	270,000
Kirill Burtin	Busted

Tags: Kirill Burtin Vedat Yilmaz

07-24-2024 14:00 UTC+3

Eftekhar Trips Up Akyun

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Ahmet Akyun and Seyedamir Eftekhar went to the river on a board of 2♠10♣A♣6♦2♥ when Akyun bet 5,000 from middle position.

Eftekhar then moved all in for 50,500 from the small blind and Akyun took a few minutes before calling. Eftekhar turned over 4♣2♣ for trip deuces and Akyun mucked. A count of the chips showed Eftekhar had him barely covered and Akyun was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seyedamir Eftekhar	100,000 100,000	100,000
Ahmet Akyun	Busted

Tags: Ahmet Akyun Seyedamir Eftekhar

07-24-2024 13:25 UTC+3

Ramlawi Coolers an Opponent For a Massive Pot

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Joshua Bryanton bet 10,000 from the hijack on a board of 9♦10♦9♠3♣ and an opponent under the gun called. Hussein Ramlawi then raised to 30,000 in middle position, Bryanton folded, while the under-the-gun player called.

The river was the A♣ and the under-the-gun player led out for 35,000. Ramlawi snap-called and his opponent showed K♠9♣ for trip nines. Ramlawi, though, had 3♥3♦ for a full house to win the big pot.

"If you check, I shove. You saved money by betting," Ramlawi told his opponent.