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

07-24-2024 13:53 UTC+2

Eftekhari Picks Off a Bluff

David Salituro

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

Alain Zeidan raised to 2,000 in early position before an opponent in the cutoff three-bet to 7,000. Seyedamir Eftekhari then four-bet to 15,000 in the big blind and only the cutoff called.

Both players checked the 7♠2♦5♥ flop and Eftekhari bet 17,000 on the 10♠ turn. His opponent called.

Eftekhari checked the J♦ river and the cutoff bet 32,000. Eftekhari quickly called and his opponent showed K♦6♦. Eftekhari turned over A♦A♣ as he took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seyedamir Eftekhari	160,000
Alain Zeidan	95,000

Tags: Alain Zeidan Seyedamir Eftekhari

Level: 4

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

07-24-2024 13:24 UTC+2

Break Time

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Players are headed on the first 20-minute break of the day as the field has climbed past 100 entries so far on Day 1a.

07-24-2024 13:16 UTC+2

Jreige Hits the River to Take Three-Way All In

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Around 30,000 was already in the pot as Pierre Jreige, Antonino Venneri, and Amirreza Roudsari saw a flop of 10♥9♥3♥. Venneri then bet 15,000 from middle position and Roudsari called on the button.

Jreige then moved all in for 55,700 and Venneri reshoved. Roudsari took a minute before calling for his last 75,000.

Pierre Jreige: A♥Q♦ All in
Amirreza Roudsari: J♦J♥ All in
Antonino Venneri: Q♥10♠

Roudsari was ahead with his jacks until the Q♠ fell on the turn to give Venneri two pair. The river was the 7♥ and Jreige made the nut flush to scoop the pot, doubling up off Venneri while Rousari was sent to the rail for the second time today.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pierre Jreige	200,000
Antonino Venneri	60,000
Amirreza Roudsari	Busted

Tags: Amirreza Roudsari Antonino Venneri Pierre Jreige

07-24-2024 13:00 UTC+2

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 12:46 UTC+2

Sibgatova Shoves the River, Shows the Bluff

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Alisa Sibgatova three-bet to 6,000 in the hijack and an opponent under the gun called.

Both players checked the J♣7♥10♦ flop and the under-the-gun player then led out for 7,000 on the 5♣ turn. Sibgatova called.

The river was the 9♣ and the under-the-gun player bet 25,000. Sibgatova then moved all in for 51,900. Her opponent asked for a count and tanked for a moment before flashing a ten and mucking. Sibgatova showed A♦K♣ for just ace-high as she took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alisa Sibgatova	105,000

Tags: Alisa Sibgatova

Level: 3

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

07-24-2024 12:37 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Albert Sapiano	180,000 30,000	30,000
Atil Okay	180,000 50,000	50,000
Antoine Hasbani	120,000
Youssef Habib	120,000 10,000	10,000
Elie Farah	110,000
Maksim Rogov	110,000 18,000	18,000
Iurii Saiapin	110,000 110,000	110,000
Dmitry Gromov	105,000 3,000	3,000

Basel Khabbazeh	100,000
Daniyar Aubakirov	95,000 5,000	5,000

07-24-2024 12:32 UTC+2

Bortsov Spikes the River to Bust One

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Sergey Bortsov in the hijack and Amirreza Roudsari on the button got into a preflop raising war that ended with both players having all of their chips in the middle.

Amirreza Roudsari: A♠K♥ All in
Sergey Bortsov: A♦K♦

Both players showed down the same hand and were poised for a chop as the flop came 9♦4♥3♦, giving Bortsov a flush draw. The turn was the Q♠, while the 5♦ river completed Bortsov's flush to earn him the pot.

The stacks were counted down and Bortsov had 93,000 remaining. He barely had Roudsari covered and sent him to an early exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergey Bortsov	190,000 90,000	90,000
Amirreza Roudsari	Busted

Tags: Amirreza Roudsari Sergey Bortsov

07-24-2024 12:25 UTC+2

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.