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

07-25-2024 15:47 UTC+3

Luck Is On Karali's Side

David Salituro

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

Zeki Karali bet 10,500 from middle position on a flop of K♠2♦3♣ and Adrian State folded under the gun. Serge Matta then moved all in for 24,500 in early position and Karali snap-called.

Serge Matta: K♣4♣ All in
Zeki Karali: A♣Q♣

Matta was ahead with a pair of kings as the turn came 8♣, giving Karali some outs with a flush draw. The 9♣ river gave both players a flush, but Karali's nut flush sent Matta to the rail.

"It's not my luck, it's his luck," Karali said as Matta headed for the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zeki Karali	230,000
Adrian State	95,000 5,000	5,000
Serge Matta	Busted

Tags: Adrian State Serge Matta Zeki Karali

07-25-2024 15:35 UTC+3

Adelberg Gets Paid With Kings

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David Salituro

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

With around 30,000 in the pot on a board of 10♠5♥4♥6♦, Artur Adelberg bet 17,500 from the cutoff and an opponent under the gun called.

The river was the 4♠ and Adelberg bet 15,600. His opponent quickly called and Adelberg showed K♥K♦ as he took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Adelberg	180,000

Tags: Artur Adelberg

Level: 5

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

07-25-2024 15:27 UTC+3

Chrysostomou Doubles on the Turn

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David Salituro

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

Karzan Hamarash bet 15,000 on a flop of 10♥Q♥K♦ before Giorgos Chrysostomou moved all in for 29,000 in middle position. The big blind then moved all in for 120,000, but the table asked for a tournament official to come up to determine if the big blind could raise.

It was ruled the raise could stand and Hamarash got out of the way.

Giorgos Chrysostomou: A♥K♥ All in
Opponent: K♣J♣

Chrysostomou was ahead with top pair and a flush draw as the J♦ fell on the turn to give him a straight. The river was the 3♠ and Chrysostomou doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giorgos Chrysostomou	110,000 110,000	110,000
Karzan Hamarash	50,000

Tags: Giorgos Chrysostomou Karzan Hamarash

07-25-2024 15:23 UTC+3

Harbon Calls Down Karaarslan

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David Salituro

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

Feyzullah Karaarslan bet 4,000 from the button on a flop of 3♥8♠6♣ before Avrham Harbon raised to 11,000 in the hijack. Karaarslan called and they saw the Q♦ fall on the turn.

Harbon checked and Karaarslan bet 15,000. Harbon called and the 10♠ fell on the river. Karaarslan then bet 35,000 and Harbon quickly called.

Karaarslan showed 7♥4♥ for a missed straight draw and Harbon turned over Q♥10♦ for two pair to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Avrham Harbon	220,000
Feyzullah Karaarslan	80,000

Tags: Feyzullah Karaarslan Avrham Harbon

07-25-2024 15:07 UTC+3

Ehghaghi Spikes a Set to Bust French in Massive Cooler

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David Salituro

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

Dominick French and Abelghasam Ehghaghi each put in 25,000 before the flop as they went heads-up to the K♠8♠J♣ board. Ehghaghi then moved all in for around 60,000 in the small blind and French called on the button.

Dominick French: A♦A♣ All in
Abelghasam Ehghaghi: K♥K♦

French showed down a pair of aces, but Ehghaghi had a set of kings as the board ran out 5♠7♦ to earn him the pot. The stacks were counted down and he had French barely covered, sending him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abelghasam Ehghaghi	180,000
Dominick French	Busted

Tags: Abelghasam Ehghaghi Dominick French

07-25-2024 14:57 UTC+3

Charalambous Takes It With Big River Bet

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David Salituro

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

Three players put in 6,000 before the flop as they saw the A♣5♣J♣ come on the board. Action then checked to Charalambos Charalambous who bet 5,000 from the button.

Only a player in early position called and both players checked the Q♠ turn. The river was the 2♣ and Charalambous bet 26,500 this time.

His opponent tanked for a few minutes but ultimately mucked as Charalambous took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Charalambos Charalambous	90,000

Tags: Charalambos Charalambous

07-25-2024 14:49 UTC+3

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Jad Gharios	360,000 10,000	10,000
Ettore Cuzzone	340,000 140,000	140,000
Bakhos Joumaa	320,000 100,000	100,000
Samuel Dray	230,000 230,000	230,000
Antonino Venneri	230,000 130,000	130,000
Boris Smuskevicius	220,000 170,000	170,000
Ufuk Kortan	200,000 30,000	30,000
Milad Souderjani	175,000 35,000	35,000
Razvan Sabau	160,000 60,000	60,000
Ali Moein	150,000 50,000	50,000
Azamat Tulepbergenov	150,000 20,000	20,000
Babak Delrouz	140,000 20,000	20,000
Roman Gadzhiev	130,000 10,000	10,000
Vytautas Milbutas	130,000 50,000	50,000
Gabriel Akiki	110,000 110,000	110,000
Cheng Zhao	110,000 40,000	40,000
Zorlu Er	100,000
Alisa Sibgatova	100,000
Romain Retiere	100,000 100,000	100,000
Adrian State	100,000
Georgios Tsouloftas	90,000 10,000	10,000
Robert Burlacu	85,000 50,000	50,000
Kirill Burtin	80,000 5,000	5,000
Hussein Ramlawi	80,000 20,000	20,000