$2,200 La Notte Degli Assi
Day 2 Started
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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The four opening flights at the Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series have been completed, and now it’s time for the remaining players to join together for Day 2 of the $2,200 La Notte Degli Assi.
The 363 returning contenders will fill up the poker room at the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino, but they won’t be the only ones taking a seat when play resumes at 12 p.m. local time. Late registration remains open for another five levels, along with unlimited reentries for those who see their chips disappear.
The field already sits at 902 entries ahead of Day 2, after 72 joined the turbo Day 1d last night. The prize pool has far surpassed the guarantee of $1,500,000, but by how much is still to be determined.
Leading the way is Abdallah Eddine of Lebanon, who ran hot late on Day 1c to collect 1,157,500 chips. Eddine sits as the only player with a seven-figure stack, well ahead of Day 1b chip leader Symeon Alexandridis (917,500).
Samir Nacer set the pace on Day 1a to bag 703,500, one of many notable players returning to action today. That list includes George Rabahie (725,000), Mircea Flutur (671,500), Georgios Skarparis (432,500) and Maxim Lykov (232,000).
Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdallah Eddine | Lebanon | 1,137,500 | 455 |
| 2 | Symeon Alexandridis | Greece | 917,500 | 367 |
| 3 | Gregory Luttke | France | 897,000 | 359 |
| 4 | Omar Lakdari | Algeria | 864,500 | 359 |
| 5 | Yassin Mahmoud | Jordan | 747,000 | 299 |
| 6 | George Rabahie | Lebanon | 725,000 | 290 |
| 7 | Samir Nacer | France | 703,500 | 281 |
| 8 | Zvezdan Tadic | Serbia | 694,000 | 278 |
| 9 | Navid Samavati | Iran | 682,500 | 273 |
| 10 | Ermanno Pacini | Italy | 676,500 | 271 |
WSOP bracelet winner Simone Andrian (117,500) and WPT Champion Vlad Darie (72,000) will both have some work to do, as the field will find out how many players make the money later today.
The Day 2 field size was reduced by one, as Pouria Riahi found a bag twice this week. Riahi’s Day 1c stack of 161,500 dwarfed the 74,000 chips that he bagged on Day 1b, and he’ll return with 65 big blinds instead of 30.
$2,200 La Notte Degli Assi Remaining Schedule
| Date | Day | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 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 2 gets underway at 12:00 p.m. on Level 10, where blinds will be 1,000/2,500 and a 2,500 big blind ante. Full prize pool and payout information will be announced after late registration has closed.
The PokerNews live reporting team will continue to provide full coverage, so don’t miss any of the action on the road to crowning a new champion at the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino.
The poker full is at capacity as play is set to begin on Day 2.
Players are still taking their seats, and action should begin shortly.
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
The tournament director has given the command to begin the day and play is now underway.
33 new entries have already joined the field to begin Day 2.
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Heads-up on a board of 5♥A♣10♥K♥, Aleksandr Kirichenko bet 20,500 from the big blind and Luis Mata called in middle position.
The river was the 6♠ and Kirichenko moved all in. Mata snap-called for his last 40,000 and Kirichenko turned over Q♥J♠ for the nut straight. Mata tossed 10♦10♠ into the muck as he made an early exit on Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
330,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Konstantin Generalov fired a bet from the cutoff on the 9♠9♥2♣ flop. Shalev Halfa made the call on the button and the K♦ turn was revealed.
Both players checked to the Q♣ river, where Generalov counted out a bet of 80,000. Halfa took a moment before sliding in the call.
Generalov showed A♥8♥, while Halfa held K♣6♣ for two pair to take down an early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
710,000
169,500
|
169,500 |
|
108,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Thabit Mohammed Thabit raised to 5,500 in early position, Rashid Nikzadamoli three-bet to 18,000 in middle position, and Thabit called.
Both players checked the Q♥10♣4♥ flop. Thabit then led out for 25,000 on the 3♠ turn.
Nikzadamoli took a minute before moving all in as Thabit, with around 85,000 remaining, snap-folded.
"I had deuces," Thabit said as Nikzadamoli took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
97,000
|
97,000 |
|
|
85,000
46,500
|
46,500 |
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Antoine Hasbani opened in early position and Carlos Aoun defended his big blind to see the 8♠Q♦A♦ flop.
Aoun checked to Hasbani, who quickly fired 7,500 into the middle. Aoun folded just as quickly, showing 2♠2♦.
Hasbani smiled and turned over A♠A♦, raking in the pot as Aoun breathed a sigh of relief.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
384,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
284,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
A player in the cutoff bet 12,000 on a flop of 6♣5♥3♣ and Viktor Yugay, in the big blind, then moved all in. His opponent quickly called for around 85,000.
All-In Player: 3♥2♥ 
Viktor Yugay: 4♦3♠
Both players had a pair of threes and a straight draw, but the 2♠ turn gave Yugay his straight and left his opponent needing help on the river. The dealer instead turned over the 8♦ and Yugay took the pot to send his opponent to the rail.
At the same table, Day 1a chip leader Samir Nacer actually began the day with 1,031,500 and not 703,500 as initially reported.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,031,500
328,000
|
328,000 |
|
||
|
520,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
