$2,200 La Notte Degli Assi Day 1b | 2024 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series

07-30-2024 11:58 UTC+2

Late Level 1 Entries

Josh Noy

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Walid Bou Habib	100,000 100,000	100,000
Claudiu Burlacu	100,000 100,000	100,000
Alisa Sibgatova	100,000 100,000	100,000
Cheng Zhao	100,000 100,000	100,000
Iurii Saiapin	100,000 100,000	100,000
Zvezdan Tadic	100,000 100,000	100,000

Level: 2

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

07-30-2024 12:18 UTC+2

Check-Raise from Skarparis

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Josh Noy

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action was heads-up to the 9♠6♣8♠ flop, with Georgios Skarparis checking from the hijack.

Skarparis was quickly facing a bet of 4,000 from the cutoff, taking some time before tossing out a check-raise to 10,200. That was enough to take it down, as the cutoff slid his cards to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Skarparis	122,000

Tags: Georgios Skarparis

07-30-2024 12:28 UTC+2

Danesh Zargaran Wins $1,100 IPO Master

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Josh Noy

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Danesh Zargaran took down the $1,100 IPO Master title, outlasting a field of 937 entries to earn the top prize of $146,600.

“Actually, I ran really good. It was hard, but I think I played it well,” Zargaran said following his victory. “Two, three movements I had that it helped me to be the chip leader. I was lucky. You have to be lucky when you win the tournament. For sure you have to be lucky, and I’m very happy.”

The Iranian native has only had one recorded cash in the last decade. His previous best result was a win in a $500 event here at the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino in 2010 for $65,550. But he’s already thinking about what this win can mean for his career going forward.

$1,100 IPO Master Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize (USD)
1	Danesh Zargaran	Iran	$146,600
2	Candido Cappiello	Italy	$108,000
3	Houman Sahafi	Iran	$66,600
4	Francesco Canzonieri	Italy	$49,200
5	Mohamed Ameur Hammi	Tunisia	$36,700
6	Harout Ghazarian	Lebanon	$29,750
7	Amir Saeid	Iran	$24,600
8	Svetoslav Nikolov	Bulgaria	$19,600

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Tags: Danesh Zargaran

07-30-2024 12:45 UTC+2

Souderjani Sniffs Out a Bluff

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Josh Noy

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Milad Souderjani opened to 1,200 from middle position and found a call on his immediate left. Federico Fulciniti then three-bet from the small blind and Souderjani was the only caller.

The 4♥A♣3♦ flop saw Fulciniti lead out for 6,600, with Souderjani calling to see the J♣ turn. Both players checked through to the 7♠ river.

Fulciniti announced a bet of 34,000, sending Souderjani into the tank. After taking a few minutes, Souderjani slid out the call.

"Nice call," said Fulciniti as he showed 8♥7♥ for a pair of sevens. Souderjani tabled Q♠Q♣ to take down a sizeable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Milad Souderjani	184,000 184,000	184,000
Federico Fulciniti	38,000 38,000	38,000

Tags: Federico Fulciniti Milad Souderjani

07-30-2024 12:52 UTC+2

Level 2 Entries

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Josh Noy

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolay Fal	100,000 100,000	100,000
Jingxuan Zhu	100,000 100,000	100,000
Michel Habib	100,000 100,000	100,000
Louis Karam	100,000 100,000	100,000
Michele Pucci	100,000 100,000	100,000
Slaven Popov	100,000 100,000	100,000
Viktor Yugay	100,000 100,000	100,000

07-30-2024 13:00 UTC+2

Galiani Raises the River

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Josh Noy

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Jorge Galiani opened from the cutoff and called when Cam Tibet three-bet to 2,900 on the button.

Both players checked the K♥9♥5♠ flop before the dealer revealed the A♦ turn. Galiani checked again, making the call after Tibet fired a bet of 3,500.

Galiani checked one last time on the 9♣ river, with Tibet sliding out 6,000. Galiani then check-raised to 16,000, taking down the pot as Tibet mucked.