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

07-30-2024 17:00 UTC+2

Musaoglu Sends Chauskin to Reentry Desk

Josh Noy

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

Bugra Musaoglu and Natan Chauskin were heads up to the 2♥3♣10♠ flop. Musaoglu moved all in and Chauskin called for the rest of his short stack.

Natan Chauskin: A♣K♣ All in
Bugra Musaoglu: 9♠9♦

Chauskin was looking for help but it was Musaoglu who improved on the 9♥ turn. The K♦ river completed the board, sending Chauskin to the reentry desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bugra Musaoglu	142,000 42,000	42,000
Natan Chauskin	100,000

Tags: Bugra Musaoglu Natan Chauskin

07-30-2024 17:14 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabriel Akiki	192,000 82,000	82,000
Andrey Pateychuk	177,000 177,000	177,000

Walid Bou Habib	149,000 15,000	15,000
Carlos Aoun	122,000 88,000	88,000
Charbel Salloum	112,000 9,000	9,000
Jeremie Zouari	108,000 8,000	8,000
Paul Runcan	94,000 16,000	16,000
Artur Adelberg	68,000 29,000	29,000
Iurii Saiapin	62,000 38,000	38,000
Claudiu Burlacu	52,000 5,000	5,000
Albert Diwan	43,000 57,000	57,000

Small Blind Move from State

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Josh Noy

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

Cam Tibet opened to 3,500 in middle position and action folded to Adrian State in the small blind.

State took some time before sliding out a three-bet to 15,500. Tibet did not take long to let his hand go, as State took down a small pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cam Tibet	196,000 196,000	196,000
Adrian State	164,000 64,000	64,000

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07-30-2024 17:30 UTC+2

Four-Bet from Akiki

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Josh Noy

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

An early position open to 3,000 was met with a three-bet from Meisam Emami to 8,500 in the cutoff.

Gabriel Akiki then tossed out a four-bet to 30,000, seeing the initial raiser fold. Emami took some time before opting to let his hand go, as Akiki raked in the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Meisam Emami	336,000 21,000	21,000
Gabriel Akiki	188,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Gabriel Akiki Meisam Emami

07-30-2024 17:34 UTC+2

Time for a Break

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Josh Noy

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

Players have been sent on another 15-minute break.

There are three more levels on the schedule for tonight.

Level: 7

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

07-30-2024 17:53 UTC+2

Life Outside Poker: Ian Simpson Thinks Science Can Save the World

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Josh Noy

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

Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 13th episode, Connor speaks with 888poker ambassador and Twitch streamer Ian Simpson, who talked about first learning poker as a kid, getting a degree in biotechnology and becoming a biology teacher, poker streaming and his breakout year of live poker in 2013 that saw him winning the Irish Poker Open for $339,604.

Simpson also discussed the importance of being a responsible poker ambassador and how science can change the world for the better.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Ian Simpson by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

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07-30-2024 18:05 UTC+2

Alexandridis Applies the Pressure

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Josh Noy

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

Symeon Alexandridis opened to 4,000 in the hijack and called after Aleksandr Razinkov three-bet to 11,000 on his direct left.

Alexandridis checked the 5♠9♥8♥ flop and Razinkov fired 7,500 into the middle. Alexandridis then check-raised to 25,000 and the call was made.

Alexandridis led out on the 6♣ turn for 30,000, producing a fold from Razinkov.

Player	Chips	Progress
Symeon Alexandridis	855,000 61,000	61,000

Levon Bedzhanyan	470,000
Aleksandr Razinkov	118,000 118,000	118,000

Tags: Aleksandr Razinkov Symeon Alexandridis

07-30-2024 18:14 UTC+2

Salloum Shows the Goods

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Josh Noy

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

Action was four-way to the 4♣7♠10♣7♣ turn, where Charbel Salloum bet and found a single call from Alberto Cigliano in the big blind.

The dealer flipped over the 3♦ river and Cigliano checked. Salloum fired another bet, this time for 17,000. Cigliano took a moment before laying his hand down.

Salloum showed 4♥4♦ for a full house as he raked in the chips.