Level: 13
Blinds: 1,500/3,500
Ante: 3,500
2024 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series
$2,200 La Notte Degli Assi
Day: 2
Event Info
2024 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
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
594
Players Left
210
Players Left 1 / 1,133
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Level 13
: Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante
David Aslanyan opened to 7,000 from middle position and found a call in the cutoff before Traian Stanciu moved all in for 37,500.
Aslanyan shoved, leaving Stanciu at risk heads up.
Traian Stanciu: A♥8♥ 
David Aslanyan: Q♣Q♥
Stanciu connected on the river of the 5♠6♥J♠4♠A♠ runout, making top pair and doubling up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
118,000
54,500
|
54,500 |
|
87,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
Level 13
: Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante
Around 80,000 was in the pot as Serkan Solak and an opponent went heads-up to the turn with the board showing Q♣6♥4♠9♦. The cutoff then bet 40,500 and Solak called in the small blind.
The river was the 2♠ and the cutoff bet another 75,000. Solak again called and his opponent showed K♣Q♠ for a pair of queens. Solak, though, turned over A♣Q♥ and took the pot with his ace-kicker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
480,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
Level 13
: Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante
Action was heads-up to the 6♥3♦9♠ flop, with a bet of 100,000 sitting in front of Sagi Simon in middle position. Guillermo Gordo called on the button.
The J♣ fell on the turn, with Simon moving all in. Gordo quickly called and the cards were revealed.
Sagi Simon: 10♠10♦
Guillermo Gordo: J♠J♦
Gordo had the hand locked up with a set of jacks, as the 2♦ river completed the board to send Simon to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,230,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 13
: Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante
With around 100,000 in the pot on a flop of 8♦8♣3♥, Milad Souderjani bet another 100,000 from under the gun and Vadzim Haiduk called in the big blind.
Both players checked the A♥ turn. The river was the 9♦ and Haiduk instantly moved all in.
Souderjani had around 120,000 remaining and tanked for several minutes before giving up his hand. "Show the bluff," a few tablemates yelled out at Haiduk, but he returned his cards face down as he took in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
450,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
120,000
184,500
|
184,500 |
Level 13
: Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante
Heads-up on a flop of 5♣7♦5♥, Khusanbek Abdullaev led out for 12,000 from the big blind and Bernard Boutboul called in early position.
The turn was the 3♠ and Abdullaev bet another 12,000. Boutboul again called and the K♠ fell on the river. Abdullaev then bet 20,000.
Boutboul called once more and turned over Q♦Q♣. Abdullaev mucked and Boutboul took down the pot.
"Finally, I win with one pair. Back in business," Boutboul said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
220,000
149,000
|
149,000 |
Level 13
: Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante
In the 849th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by 888poker, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Kyna England are at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas to talk about the "Laptopgate" controversy that came out of Jonathan Tamayo's big win in the 2024 WSOP Main Event for $10,000,000.
How did solvers impact things? Does it constitute cheating? What comes next? Not only do the crew talk about it, but they also share clips from two interviews Doug Polk conducted, the first with runner-up Jordan Griff and the other with two prominent poker personalities Daniel Negreanu and Alan Keating. For those wondering what Tamayo had to say about the situation, check out this PokerNews article here.
Level 13
: Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante
In a blind versus blind battle, Kalidou Sow got his last 110,000 in the middle against Raffaele Castro.
Kalidou Sow: 8♦8♣
Raffaele Castro: A♠K♠
The flop came K♦9♥2♣ and Castro took the lead with a pair of kings. The K♥ turn improved Castro to trips, while the 5♠ completed the board on the river and Sow was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
400,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 13
: Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante
Joseph Choufani and Georgios Skarparis were heads up on a completed board showing K♠J♠8♥8♦6♣.
Choufani fired 10,000 from the big blind before Skarparis raised to 43,000 on the button.
After taking some time, Choufani found the fold and Skarparis raked in the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
718,000
285,500
|
285,500 |
|
||
|
392,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
Level 13
: Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
960,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
||
|
900,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
870,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
750,000
530,000
|
530,000 |
|
620,000
221,000
|
221,000 |
|
560,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
480,000
238,000
|
238,000 |
|
480,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
||
|
460,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
460,000
231,500
|
231,500 |
|
420,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
400,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
350,000
258,000
|
258,000 |
|
||
|
350,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
350,000
227,500
|
227,500 |
|
320,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
|
320,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
280,000
120,500
|
120,500 |
|
250,000
25,500
|
25,500 |
|
180,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
||
|
160,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
90,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
75,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
