$2,200 La Notte Degli Assi
Day 1cd Started
2024 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series
$2,200 La Notte Degli Assi
Day: 1cd
Event Info
2024 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1cd
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$2,084,720
Entries
1,133
Level
40
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Entries
296
Players Left
140
Players Left 1 / 1,133
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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 |
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.
Level: 1
Blinds: 200/500
Ante: 500
Level 1
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Day 1c is underway with 38 players currently registered.
Level 1
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
On the first hand of the day, Jad Dandachi raised to 1,000 on the button and Mantas Urbonas called in the big blind.
The flop came Q♦10♣8♠ and Dandachi continued for 2,500. Urbonas called and the A♦ fell on the turn.
Dandachi then bet 4,500 and Urbonas again called. The river was the 8♦ and Dandachi bet 36,000.
Urbonas took a minute but eventually decided to fold as Dandachi took the first pot of Day 1c.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
116,000 | |
|
85,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | |
|
100,000 | |
|
100,000 | |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
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Level 1
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Heads-up on a flop of 6♣10♥8♥, Khalil Chami bet 2,100 from early position and Ramzi Karam called on the button.
The turn was the Q♠ and Chami checked to Karam, who bet 7,000. Chami called and checked again on the 5♠ river. Karam checked back and Chami showed J♣J♠ to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000 | |
|
90,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
In a blind versus blind battle on a 9♣3♣2♦ flop, Maria Zapateria bet 2,500 and Fady Kamar called.
Both players checked the 6♥ turn and the river was the 4♥. Kamar then led out for 9,000 and Zapateria called.
Kamar showed 5♥5♦ for a straight and Zapateria mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000 | |
|
80,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Bernard Boutboul opened from early position and was promptly three-bet to 5,300 by Denis Zelenkin on his left. Action folded back around to Boutboul, who four-bet to 14,900.
Zelenkin moved all in and Boutboul snap-called.
Bernard Boutboul: K♠K♦ 
Denis Zelenkin: A♠K♣
The runout of 5♣5♠10♦4♦Q♣ was clean for Boutboul, taking down an early double while leaving Zelenkin short.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
192,000
192,000
|
192,000 |
|
|
18,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
