The guaranteed prize pool of $1,500,000 is expected to be passed today at the Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series, where 606 entrants have already battled on the felt through the first two flights of the $2,200 La Notte Degli Assi.
Just 224 of them have found a bag at the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino, where more hopefuls and some returning players will look to collect a big stack on Day 1c. Action begins at 12 p.m. local time, while a turbo flight will follow at 7 p.m. local time when Day 1d gets underway.
So far, Greece’s Symeon Alexandridis leads all surviving players after bagging up 917,500 chips on Day 1b. Samir Nacer was the leader after Monday’s opening flight with 703,500, giving players a glimpse of what type of stack it will take to be among the leaders heading into Day 2 on Thursday, August 1.
Overall Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
Place
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Symeon Alexandridis
Greece
917,500
367
2
Gregory Luttke
France
897,000
359
3
Yassin Mahmoud
Jordan
747,000
299
4
Samir Nacer
France
703,500
281
5
Zvezdan Tadic
Serbia
694,000
278
6
Navid Samavati
Iran
682,500
273
7
Ermanno Pacini
Italy
676,500
271
8
Caner Gunes
Turkey
671,500
269
9
Maroun Jazzar
Lebanon
664,000
266
10
Dashinka
Israel
650,000
260
Roman Gadzhiev
Plenty of notable names have already qualified, as the list of Day 1a survivors includes Guillermo Cifuentes (586,000), Yilu Yuan (476,500), Maxim Lykov (232,000), Roman Gadzhiev (190,000) and Koray Korkmaz (155,500).
Among the players to qualify through Day 1b are Maher Achour (527,500), Viktor Yugay (449,000), Jeremie Zouari (410,000), Nikolay Fal (145,500), Simone Andrian (117,500) and Fabio Peluso (114,000).
$2,200 La Notte Degli Assi Remaining Schedule
Date
Day
Time
Wed. July 31
Day 1c
12:00 p.m.
Wed. July 31
Day 1d
7:00 p.m.
Thu. August 1
Day 2
12:00 p.m.
Fri. August 2
Day 3
12:00 p.m.
Sat. August 3
Day 4
12:00 p.m.
Sun. August 4
Final Day
12:00 p.m.
Day 1c gets underway at 12:00 p.m. with 40-minute levels, starting with blinds of 200/500 and a 500 big blind ante. Players begin with 100,000 chips, and the event includes unlimited reentries.
Those that fail to find a bag on any of the opening flights can still buy in on Day 2, as late registration remains open until the end of Level 14.
As always, be sure to stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team will keep you informed from the floor of the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino here in Cyprus.
