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
Entries
937
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
169
Players Left
71
Players Left 1 / 937
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Hosseinirami Shoves One Out

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 635, Seyedali Hosseinirami bet 2,000 from the button and an opponent in middle position called.

Hosseinirami bet another 6,000 on the 7 turn and his opponent again called. The river was the A and Hosseinirami moved all in.

His opponent, with around 80,000 remaining, quickly folded and Hosseinirami took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Seyedali Hosseinirami
160,000
Day 1A Chip Leader

Tags: Seyedali Hosseinirami

Fazel Fires at Vatti

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Ali Fazel
Ali Fazel

Ali Fazel bet 2,000 from the hijack on a flop of 42J and Loukiana Vatti called in middle position.

The turn was the J and Fazel bet another 3,500. Vatti again called and they saw the K fall on the river. Fazel then bet 17,000.

Vatti took about a minute before she folded as Fazel took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Ali Fazel
100,000
15,000
15,000
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Loukiana Vatti
95,000
10,000
10,000

Tags: Ali FazelLoukiana Vatti

Okay Hits the River For a Big Pot

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Around 25,000 was already in the middle as three players went to the turn on a board of 7839. Action then checked to Atil Okay who bet 12,500 on the button.

Only an opponent in early position called and they went heads-up to the Q river. Both players then checked and the early-position player showed two jacks, but Okay had Q3 for a rivered two pair to win the pot.

"This game is terrible," the early-position player said with a laugh as Okay took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Atil Okay
130,000

Tags: Atil Okay

Level: 2

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Fulciniti Gets Paid by Smuskevicius

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Federico Fulciniti
Federico Fulciniti

Federico Fulciniti three-bet to 3,000 on the button and Boris Smuskevicius called in the cutoff.

The flop came 732 and Fulciniti bet 4,000. Smuskevicius called and both players checked the 9 turn.

Fulciniti bet another 8,500 on the J river and Smuskevicius called. Fulciniti turned over QQ and Smuskevicius mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Federico Fulciniti
120,000
120,000
120,000
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Boris Smuskevicius
85,000
10,000
10,000

Tags: Boris SmuskeviciusFederico Fulciniti

Sapiano Moves In Again, Takes Out Saiapin

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Albert Sapiano
Albert Sapiano

Albert Sapiano had a bet of 10,000 in front of him from early position on a flop of 510Q before Iurii Saiapin raised to 31,500 in the big blind. Sapiano then moved all in and Saiapin called for around 90,000.

Iurii Saiapin: KQ All in
Albert Sapiano: KK

Saiapin showed top pair, but he was behind Sapiano's two kings as the turn came the 7. The river was the 3 and Sapiano took the pot to send Saiapin to the rail as the first bustout of the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Albert Sapiano
210,000
80,000
80,000
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Iurii Saiapin
Busted

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Fazel Shows Down a Jack

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Heads-up on a flop of K510, Ali Fazel bet 2,500 from the big blind and an opponent under the gun called.

The turn was the J and Fazel bet another 6,500. His opponent again called and the 5 fell on the river. Fazel slowed down and checked, and his opponent quickly checked back.

Fazel turned over AJ for two pair and his opponent mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Ali Fazel
115,000

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Habib Takes a Five-Way Pot

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Five players saw a flop of 1068 when Youssef Habib led out for 2,500 in the small blind. Boris Smuskevicius called in the big blind, as did Loukiana Vatti in early position and Ali Moein in the cutoff.

The turn was the 10 and Habib bet 7,000. Only Vatti called this time and they went heads-up to the 5 river. Both players then checked.

Habib showed Q10 for trip tens and Vatti mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Youssef Habib
130,000
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Boris Smuskevicius
95,000
5,000
5,000
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Ali Moein
95,000
5,000
5,000
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Loukiana Vatti
85,000

Tags: Ali MoeinBoris SmuskeviciusYoussef HabibLoukiana Vatti

Sapiano Moves In on the Turn

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Joshua Bryanton raised to 2,000 in the cutoff and Albert Sapiano called on the button. The small blind then three-bet to 11,500 and only Sapiano called.

The flop came JAK and the small blind checked to Sapiano, who bet 10,000. His opponent called and the A fell on the turn. Sapiano then moved all in for 72,000.

His opponent took about 30 seconds before folding as Sapiano took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Albert Sapiano
130,000
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Joshua Bryanton
98,000

Tags: Albert SapianoJoshua Bryanton