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

07-24-2024 16:45 UTC+2

Manikaros Calls Down Haiduk

David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Heads-up on a board of Q♦3♥A♥K♦, Vadzim Haiduk bet 12,500 from the button and Iraklis Manikaros called in the big blind.

The river was the 7♣ and Haiduk bet 20,000. Manikaros took more than a minute but eventually called again.

Haiduk showed K♣J♥ for a pair of kings, but Manikaros had Q♥3♣ for two pair as he took down another pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vadzim Haiduk	220,000 90,000	90,000
Iraklis Manikaros	160,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Iraklis Manikaros Vadzim Haiduk

07-24-2024 16:34 UTC+2

Habib Flushes Off Venneri's Kings

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Four players built a pot of around 50,000 as they went to a flop of 9♣4♠6♠. Antonino Venneri then moved all in for 145,000 in the small blind.

Stephane Gabarre folded in early position, while Youssef Habib reshoved in the hijack. Zaid Al-Khashab got out of the way from the button, leaving Venneri and Habib heads-up.

Antonino Venneri: K♣K♦ All in
Youssef Habib: A♠J♠

Venneri was ahead with his kings, while Habib was on the nut flush draw. Habib didn't have to wait long to hit his draw, as the Q♠ fell on the turn to leave Venneri drawing dead. The river was the 2♦ and Habib took down the big pot to send Venneri to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Youssef Habib	370,000 250,000	250,000
Zaid Al-Khashab	220,000 220,000	220,000
Stephane Gabarre	170,000 130,000	130,000
Antonino Venneri	Busted

Tags: Antonino Venneri Stephane Gabarre Youssef Habib Zaid Al-Khashab

07-24-2024 16:26 UTC+2

Vatti Picks Off French

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Dominick French and Loukiana Vatti went to the turn on a board of 9♠3♣6♣A♦ when French moved all in for 59,500 in the cutoff.

Vatti was in the big blind and tanked for a few minutes before she eventually called to put French at risk. French could only show K♥8♣ for king-high, while Vatti had A♣2♥ for a pair of aces.

French was already drawing dead as the Q♦ completed the board, sending him off to the registration desk to reenter.

Player	Chips	Progress
Loukiana Vatti	170,000 100,000	100,000
Dominick French	Busted

Tags: Dominick French Loukiana Vatti

Level: 7

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

07-24-2024 15:58 UTC+2

Break Time

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David Salituro

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

Players are on another 20-minute break.

07-24-2024 15:52 UTC+2

Manikaros Picks Up Aces to Double Off Litvinov

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David Salituro

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

Iraklis Manikaros was in the big blind and got the rest of his 56,100 in the middle before the flop against Andrey Litvinov in the hijack.

Iraklis Manikaros: A♦A♣ All in
Andrey Litvinov: A♥J♥

Manikaros had woken up with aces and was a big favorite to double up as the flop came K♦10♣6♦, giving Litvinog some hope with a straight draw. The 10♠ turn was safe for Manikaros, while the 4♣ completed the board on the river and earned Manikaros a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrey Litvinov	150,000 80,000	80,000
Iraklis Manikaros	110,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Andrey Litvinov Iraklis Manikaros

07-24-2024 15:41 UTC+2

Eddine Shows Fulciniti the Nuts

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David Salituro

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

Heads-up on a flop of 3♦Q♦9♥, Federico Fulciniti bet 6,500 from the big blind and Abdallah Eddine called in the cutoff.

The turn was the 8♠ and Fulciniti bet another 12,500. Eddine again called and the 6♠ fell on the river. Fulciniti then bet 28,500.

Eddine this time came back with a raise to 150,000. "Super good?" Fulciniti asked.

"I don't know what you have, so I can't say if what I have is super good or just good," Eddine replied.

Another player at the table eventually called the clock and Fulciniti allowed the countdown to nearly reach zero before he called. Eddine then showed J♥10♦ for the nut straight and Fulciniti mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abdallah Eddine	410,000 160,000	160,000
Federico Fulciniti	50,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Abdallah Eddine Federico Fulciniti

07-24-2024 15:28 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Chernikov	310,000
Maher Achour	280,000 280,000	280,000
Andrey Litvinov	230,000 230,000	230,000
Alain Zeidan	230,000 20,000	20,000
Selahaddin Bedir	210,000 110,000	110,000
Pierre Jreige	200,000
Kirill Burtin	170,000 30,000	30,000
Basel Khabbazeh	130,000 30,000	30,000
Rachid El Yaacoubi	90,000 90,000	90,000
Edgard Raffoul	90,000 10,000	10,000
Joshua Bryanton	80,000
Fausto Tantillo	75,000 75,000	75,000
Simone Andrian	75,000 75,000	75,000

Loukiana Vatti	70,000 25,000	25,000
Samuel Dray	65,000 65,000	65,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	60,000 40,000	40,000
Gabriel Akiki	60,000 60,000	60,000
Alisa Sibgatova	55,000 30,000	30,000
Romain Retiere	40,000 70,000	70,000
Daniyar Aubakirov	35,000 60,000	60,000

07-24-2024 15:17 UTC+2

Eddine Beneficiary of a Flop Cooler to Double

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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.