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

08-01-2024 12:19 UTC+2

Ghazarian Leads the River on Pascucci

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Simone Pascucci had a reraise of 28,000 in front of him from the hijack and Harout Ghazarian called in middle position.

Pascucci bet another 13,000 on the Q♥8♣5♣ flop and Ghazarian called. The turn was the 7♠ and Pascucci bet 36,000.

Ghazarian called once more and the 6♣ fell on the river. Ghazarian then led out for 76,000 and Pascucci snap-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Harout Ghazarian	230,000 135,000	135,000
Simone Pascucci	190,000 102,500	102,500

Tags: Harout Ghazarian Simone Pascucci

08-01-2024 12:20 UTC+2

Gordo Shoves the River on Dashti

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Guillermo Gordo led out for 20,000 from the small blind on a flop of 10♦5♦4♠ and Ghanim Dashti called in early position, while Iurii Suvorov got out of the way on the button.

The turn was the 3♦ and Gordo bet another 35,000. Dashti called to see the Q♠ river, where Gordo announced he was all in.

Dashti, with around 170,000 remaining, quickly folded and Gordo took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guillermo Gordo	650,000 64,000	64,000
Iurii Suvorov	180,000 38,000	38,000
Ghanim Dashti	170,000 241,500	241,500

Tags: Ghanim Dashti Guillermo Gordo Iurii Suvorov

08-01-2024 12:25 UTC+2

Set Over Set Sees Farah Out

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Josh Noy

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

After a pair of early position limps, Raffaele Castro raised to 15,000 on the button. Elie Farah called in the big blind, as did the two other players.

The flop came 6♥4♣Q♣, where action checked around to Castro and he fired 15,000. Farah was the only caller to the 3♥ turn, leading out by shoving his stack. Castro made the quick call.

Elie Farah: 6♠6♦ All in
Raffaele Castro: Q♠Q♥

Both players had flopped a set, leaving Farah with a single out. The 2♦ river was a brick, seeing Castro take down the pot and send Farah to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raffaele Castro	378,000 210,000	210,000
Elie Farah	Busted

Tags: Raffaele Castro Elie Farah

08-01-2024 12:30 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Maroun Jazzar	930,000 266,000	266,000
Symeon Alexandridis	820,000 97,500	97,500

George Rabahie	750,000 25,000	25,000
Zvezdan Tadic	750,000 56,000	56,000
Daniyar Aubakirov	740,000 101,000	101,000
Ermanno Pacini	720,000 43,500	43,500

Gurcan Gungoren	550,000 17,000	17,000
Basel Khabbazeh	450,000 2,000	2,000
Maher Achour	420,000 107,500	107,500
Aleksandr Chernikov	400,000 243,000	243,000
Vasyl Palandiuk	350,000 34,000	34,000
Hady El Asmar	240,000 15,000	15,000
Hounam Sahafi	180,000
Alessandro Pichierri	85,000

Imperato Fills Up to Bust Samsa

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Giuseppe Imperato had a raise of 20,000 in front of him from the hijack before Mehmet Samsa moved all in for 85,000 on the button. Hassan Nashar called in the small blind, as did Imperato.

Nashar and Imperato checked the Q♠7♦2♣ flop. The turn was the 9♦ and Imperato bet 65,000. Nashar called and the 2♠ fell on the river.

Imperato then bet around 150,000 and Nashar snap-folded. Imperato turned over Q♣Q♦ for a full house and Samsa mucked A♠10♥ as he headed for the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giuseppe Imperato	720,000 442,000	442,000
Hassan Nashar	220,000 295,500	295,500
Mehmet Samsa	Busted

Tags: Giuseppe Imperato Hassan Nashar Mehmet Samsa

08-01-2024 12:39 UTC+2

Basta's Aces Hold

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Josh Noy

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Basel Khabbazeh raised in the cutoff before John Basta three-bet to 16,000 on his immediate left. Action folded back around to Khabbazeh, who made it 48,000.

Basta called to the 6♣8♣7♣ flop, where both players checked. Khabbazeh led out for 27,000 on the 10♣ turn and Basta tossed in the call.

Another pair of checks followed the Q♦ river, with Khabbazeh turning over A♥K♠ for ace-high. Basta tabled A♠A♦ for a pair, good enough to claim the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Basel Khabbazeh	372,000 78,000	78,000
John Basta	246,000 80,500	80,500

Tags: Basel Khabbazeh John Basta

08-01-2024 12:49 UTC+2

Achour Calls Correctly

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Josh Noy

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Zorlu Er opened to 6,000 in middle position, with Bulent Kose calling on the button and Maher Achour coming along in the big blind.

All three players declined to bet on the K♣5♥7♣ flop and the dealer revealed the 6♠ turn. Achour checked to Er, who fired 10,500. Both players called to the K♥ river.

Achour and Er checked before Kose tossed out a bet of 30,000. Achour took a moment before making the call, with Er getting out of the way.

Kose showed A♠8♣, which was no good as Achour tabled J♦6♣ for two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maher Achour	508,000 88,000	88,000
Zorlu Er	374,000 22,000	22,000
Bulent Kose	30,000 126,000	126,000

Tags: Bulent Kose Maher Achour Zorlu Er

08-01-2024 12:50 UTC+2

Stoica Shoves and Shows a Seven; Other Counts From the Side Room

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

A player in early position raised to 5,500 before Fouad Rabahie three-bet to 14,000 in middle position. Roman Stoica then four-bet to 41,500 in the small blind and only Rabahie called.

The flop came Q♣6♠6♥ and Stoica continued for 20,000. Rabahie called and the 8♥ fell on the turn. Stoica then moved all in for 170,000.

"Do you want me to call?" Rabahie asked as he went into the tank for several minutes, leaning back in his chair with his hands resting on his head. He eventually flung queen-ten into the muck.

"Too expensive," he added. Stoica showed him the 7♥ as he took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Omar Lakhdari	1,080,000 1,080,000	1,080,000
Yoav Brand	580,000 333,500	333,500
Mohamed Mokrani	470,000
Mihai Niste	420,000 27,000	27,000
Boris Tabiyev	400,000 158,500	158,500
Natan Chauskin	350,000 255,000	255,000
Rachid El Yaacoubi	350,000 187,500	187,500
Azamat Tulepbergenov	320,000 46,500	46,500
Roman Stoica	300,000 217,000	217,000
Kalidou Sow	280,000 93,000	93,000
Fouad Rabahie	270,000 105,000	105,000
Nikolay Fal	270,000 124,500	124,500
Viktor Iarilov	250,000 80,500	80,500
Tugce Hursoz	180,000 76,000	76,000
Azizjon Rakhimov	80,000 80,000	80,000
Alain Hajj	70,000 133,000	133,000

Tags: Fouad Rabahie Roman Stoica

08-01-2024 12:57 UTC+2

1,000 Entries and Counting!

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Josh Noy

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

The late registration desk has been busy on Day 2, as the total field has now climbed above 1,000 entries.

Late registration remains open until the end of Level 14.

08-01-2024 13:00 UTC+2

Eftekhari Gets Paid as Al-Khashab Left on Fumes

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Around 100,000 was already in the pot as Zaid Al-Khashab and Seyedamir Eftekhari saw the turn on a board of 4♦6♥5♥J♥. Al-Khashab then bet 75,000 from the cutoff and Eftekhari called under the gun.

The river was the 4♣ and Eftekhari moved all in for 151,000. Al-Khashab tanked for several minutes but eventually called as Eftekhari showed 6♠6♣ for a full house. Al-Khashab mucked 8♣8♠ as he handed over the double up, leaving himself with just a few chips remaining.