2024 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series

$1,100 IPO Master
Day: 1a
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Event Info
2024 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
97
Prize
$146,600
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$862,040
Total Entries
937
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
169
Players Left
71
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Manikaros Calls Down Haiduk

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

Heads-up on a board of Q3AK, 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 KJ for a pair of kings, but Manikaros had Q3 for two pair as he took down another pot.

Tags: Iraklis ManikarosVadzim Haiduk

Habib Flushes Off Venneri's Kings

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

Four players built a pot of around 50,000 as they went to a flop of 946. 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: KK All in
Youssef Habib: AJ

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.

Tags: Antonino VenneriStephane GabarreYoussef HabibZaid Al-Khashab

Vatti Picks Off French

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

Dominick French and Loukiana Vatti went to the turn on a board of 936A 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 K8 for king-high, while Vatti had A2 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.

Tags: Dominick FrenchLoukiana Vatti

Level: 7

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Manikaros Picks Up Aces to Double Off Litvinov

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

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: AA All in
Andrey Litvinov: AJ

Manikaros had woken up with aces and was a big favorite to double up as the flop came K106, 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.

Tags: Andrey LitvinovIraklis Manikaros

Eddine Shows Fulciniti the Nuts

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

Heads-up on a flop of 3Q9, 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 J10 for the nut straight and Fulciniti mucked.

Tags: Abdallah EddineFederico Fulciniti

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

Eddine Beneficiary of a Flop Cooler to Double

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

A player in the big blind bet 45,000 on a flop of 884 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: 44 All in
Opponent: 85

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.

Tags: Abdallah EddineVadzim Haiduk

Level: 6

Blinds: 700/1,500

Ante: 1,500