$2,200 La Notte Degli Assi Day 3 | 2024 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series

08-02-2024 22:00 UTC+3

Garrido Gets a River Shove Through

David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Ignacio Garrido raised to 80,000 in the hijack, George Rabahie three-bet to 250,000 on the button, and Garrido called.

The flop came J♥8♣8♥ and Rabahie bet 225,000. Garrido called and both players checked the 4♥ turn.

The river was the 4♠ and Garrido moved all in for 560,000. The rest of the field had gone off on break as Rabahie continued to tank for a few minutes. He eventually mucked and Garrido took down the pot without a showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ignacio Garrido	1,500,000 510,000	510,000
George Rabahie	1,300,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Tags: George Rabahie Ignacio Garrido

08-02-2024 21:56 UTC+3

Haiduk Spikes a Queen to Bust Basta; Akyun Folds Queens to Henriques

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

John Basta moved all in for 520,000 in early position and Vadzim Haiduk called on the button.

John Basta: 8♦8♣ All in
Vadzim Haiduk: A♣Q♠

The flop came Q♥4♦3♦ and Haiduk took the lead with a pair of queens. The rest of the board ran out 4♠2♠ and Basta was sent to the rail.

At the same time at another table, Daniel Henriques had a raise of 160,000 in front of him on the button before Ahmet Akyun reraised to 350,000 in the small blind. Henriques then moved all in.

Akyun had around 900,000 remaining and tanked for several minutes before folding Q♥Q♦. Henriques showed him A♠K♠ as he took the pot.

"That's the best case scenario. You're not doing that with jacks," Akyun said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vadzim Haiduk	3,300,000 400,000	400,000
Daniel Henriques	1,500,000 500,000	500,000
Ahmet Akyun	900,000 720,000	720,000
John Basta	Busted

Tags: Ahmet Akyun Daniel Henriques John Basta Vadzim Haiduk

08-02-2024 21:50 UTC+3

Sargsian Sends Out Nastasi

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Josh Noy

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Eros Nastasi had a raise to 375,000 sitting in front and was facing a decision for the rest of his stack after Nerses Sargsian moved all.

Nastasi made the call and the hands were turned up.

Eros Nastasi: A♣6♦ All in
Nerses Sargsian: A♠A♦

Nastasi could not catch Sargsian's aces through the 5♥3♦J♠9♥8♦ runout, ending his tournament run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nerses Sargsian	2,725,000 75,000	75,000
Eros Nastasi	Busted

Tags: Eros Nastasi Nerses Sargsian

08-02-2024 21:45 UTC+3

Voronin Flips Rocci to the Rail

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Andrea Rocci moved all in for 280,000 in middle position and Konstantin Voronin called in early position.

Andrea Rocci: J♥J♣ All in
Konstantin Voronin: A♦K♦

The K♥ fell right in the window, followed by 6♥4♣ as Voronin hit a pair of kings to take the lead. The rest of the board came 6♣7♠ and Rocci was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Konstantin Voronin	3,200,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Andrea Rocci	Busted

Tags: Andrea Rocci Konstantin Voronin

08-02-2024 21:45 UTC+3

Achour Spikes the River to Bust Zanardi

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Simone Andrian raised to 80,000 in early position and was called by Matteo Zanardi in middle position, Maher Achour on the button, and big blind Basel Khabbazeh.

Action checked to Zanardi on the 9♠5♠2♣ flop and he bet 125,000. Only Achour called. The turn was the 8♥ and Zanardi bet another 280,000.

Achour again called and the 7♥ fell on the river. Zanardi then moved all in for 580,000 and Achour called with 9♦7♦ for two pair. Zanardi mucked K♥K♦ as Achour took the pot to climb up near 6,000,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maher Achour	5,800,000 2,300,000	2,300,000
Simone Andrian	3,600,000 1,350,000	1,350,000

Basel Khabbazeh	2,700,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Matteo Zanardi	Busted

Tags: Basel Khabbazeh Maher Achour Matteo Zanardi Simone Andrian

08-02-2024 21:43 UTC+3

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Khouzami	3,000,000 900,000	900,000
Nerses Sargsian	2,800,000 400,000	400,000
Iraklis Manikaros	2,500,000 900,000	900,000
Mohamad El-Sayed	2,100,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Francois Najjar	2,100,000
Sinan Unlu	1,900,000 200,000	200,000
Denis Stoma	1,800,000 1,198,000	1,198,000
Fausto Tantillo	1,700,000 600,000	600,000

Adrian State	1,700,000 400,000	400,000
Fouad Toujani	1,300,000 819,000	819,000
Michele Pucci	1,300,000
Mircea Flutur	1,200,000 215,000	215,000
Daniel Henriques	1,000,000 340,000	340,000
Volodymyr Drokin	900,000
Adrien Buetas	900,000 230,000	230,000
Guillermo Gordo	850,000 650,000	650,000
Kirill Burtin	850,000 110,000	110,000
Mohamed Mokrani	800,000 500,000	500,000
Evren Coskun	600,000 121,000	121,000
Andrei Spataru	600,000 400,000	400,000
Yossi Eluz	600,000 500,000	500,000
Youssef Zereg	600,000 600,000	600,000
John Basta	600,000 140,000	140,000
Kemal Aslan	500,000 900,000	900,000
Armand Matti	400,000 250,000	250,000

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08-02-2024 21:35 UTC+3

Haiduk Picks Off Al-Khashab For a Massive Double

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Abdallah Eddine raised to 85,000 in early position and Zaid Al-Khashab called on the button. Vadzim Haiduk then three-bet to 240,000 in the small blind and both opponents called.

The flop came 10♠7♦3♥ and Haiduk continued for 325,000. Eddine folded, but Al-Khashab moved all in. Haiduk tanked for several minutes until calling for 1,065,000.

Vadzim Haiduk: A♣A♠ All in
Zaid Al-Khashab: A♥10♣

A large crowd gathered around the table and both players stood up from their seats as nearly 3,000,000 was at stake going to the Q♠ turn. The river was the 7♣ and Haiduk's aces held up to earn him a massive double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vadzim Haiduk	2,900,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Abdallah Eddine	1,600,000 200,000	200,000

Zaid Al-Khashab	500,000 1,170,000	1,170,000

Tags: Abdallah Eddine Vadzim Haiduk Zaid Al-Khashab

08-02-2024 21:32 UTC+3

Double for D'Angelo

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Josh Noy

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Michele D'Angelo opened from early position before Ignacio Garrido three-bet to 180,000 on his left. Giorgiy Skhulukhiya made the call, only to see D'Angelo four-bet all in for 890,000.

Garrido mucked, while Skhulukhiya tossed in the call.

Michele D'Angelo: K♥K♦ All in
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya: 8♠8♦

Skhulukhiya could not improve on the 3♥7♥Q♣7♣J♣ board, as D'Angelo pumped his fist while doubling his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michele D'Angelo	1,880,000 1,305,000	1,305,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	1,220,000 980,000	980,000
Ignacio Garrido	990,000 140,000	140,000

Tags: Giorgiy Skhulukhiya Ignacio Garrido Michele D'Angelo

08-02-2024 21:26 UTC+3

Rabahie Shoves on Skhulukhiya

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

With around 400,000 in the pot on a board of Q♦7♦7♠2♣, Giorgiy Skhulukhiya bet 200,000 from early position and George Rabahie came back with a raise to 500,000 in the big blind.

Skhulukhiya called and they saw the river come 6♣. Rabahie then moved all in for 480,000 and Skhulukhiya quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	2,200,000 600,000	600,000
George Rabahie	1,850,000 1,850,000	1,850,000

Tags: George Rabahie Giorgiy Skhulukhiya

08-02-2024 21:21 UTC+3

Mutlu Makes an Incredible Fold to Save His Tournament

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Konstantin Voronin raised to 85,000 in early position before Vedat Mutlu three-bet to 275,000 on the button. Voronin called and they went heads-up to the J♦9♦3♠ flop.

Mutlu then bet 475,000 and Voronin instantly announced he was all in. Mutlu had around 1,100,000 remaining and tanked for several minutes before turning over two queens and tossing them into the muck.

Voronin confirmed his suspicions were correct, showing Mutlu two jacks for a flopped set as he took the pot.