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

08-02-2024 19:15 UTC+2

Top Set Goes Down in Flames For Halfa Against Achour

David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Maher Achour raised to 60,000 in early position, Shalev Halfa three-bet to 165,000 in middle position, and Achour called.

The flop came 10♥8♣7♥ and Halfa continued for 90,000. Achour then raised to 280,000 and Halfa called.

Achour bet enough to put Halfa all in on the 6♣ turn and Halfa called for his last 300,000, turning over 10♣10♠ for top set. Achour, though, had K♣9♣ for a straight as the K♠ completed the board on the river to send Halfa to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maher Achour	3,500,000 2,450,000	2,450,000
Abdallah Eddine	1,400,000 600,000	600,000

Osman Ihlamur	1,200,000
Serkan Solak	850,000 110,000	110,000
Gregory Luttke	600,000 350,000	350,000
Eros Nastasi	550,000 250,000	250,000
Andrea Rocci	200,000 366,000	366,000
Shalev Halfa	Busted

Tags: Maher Achour Shalev Halfa

08-02-2024 19:23 UTC+2

Buetas Survives a Flip to Double

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Iurii Suvorov raised to 60,000 under the gun before Adrien Buetas moved all in for 300,000 in the cutoff. Suvorov called once action folded back to him.

Adrien Buetas: 10♣10♦ All in
Iurii Suvorov: A♦K♦

Buetas was racing for his tournament life as the flop came 4♥Q♣7♥, keeping his two tens in the lead. The 3♥ turn was safe, while the 8♠ fell on the river to earn Buetas a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrien Buetas	670,000 543,000	543,000
Iurii Suvorov	350,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Adrien Buetas Iurii Suvorov

08-02-2024 19:26 UTC+2

Venneri Gets Value

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Josh Noy

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Antonino Venneri limped in from under the gun before Vlad Darie three-bet to 100,000 in middle position.

Venneri called to the 9♥J♥5♦ flop and checked. Darie fired 55,000, which was called by Venneri. The dealer revealed the 10♦ turn and Venneri led out for 135,000.

Darie called to the 2♣ river, where Venneri fired again for 400,000. Darie took some time before tossing in a calling chip.

Venneri showed 8♥7♥ for a straight, taking down a bit pot as Darie mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonino Venneri	2,650,000 350,000	350,000
Vlad Darie	825,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Antonino Venneri Vlad Darie

08-02-2024 19:29 UTC+2

Bitar Snaps Off Raffoul

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Ghassan Bitar raised to 65,000 on the button, Edgard Raffoul shoved in his last 400,000 in the big blind, and Bitar snap-called.

Edgard Raffoul: A♠Q♣ All in
Ghassan Bitar: Q♠Q♥

Bitar had woken up with queens to leave Raffoul at serious risk of elimination as the board ran out 8♥6♥5♦4♣9♥, sending Raffoul to the rail.

According to Raffoul, Bitar had earlier won a big pot off him when he turned two pair with jack-nine to crack Raffoul's pocket queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ghassan Bitar	2,900,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Edgard Raffoul	Busted

Tags: Edgard Raffoul Ghassan Bitar

08-02-2024 19:35 UTC+2

Nastasi Runs From the Police

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Eros Nastasi moved all in for 435,000 in the hijack and Adrian State called in the big blind.

Eros Nastasi: 7♥7♠ All in
Adrian State: A♥K♦

State put his cards in the middle of the table, as well as pushing over his miniature police car as they saw the flop come 10♣5♣9♠. State again pushed his car over as the dealer exposed the 10♥ turn, followed by the Q♥ and Nastasi's pair held on to earn him a double up.

"The police can't catch you today," tablemate Abdallah Eddine told Nastasi after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian State	1,300,000 730,000	730,000
Eros Nastasi	870,000 320,000	320,000

Tags: Adrian State Eros Nastasi

08-02-2024 19:40 UTC+2

Final 80 Remain

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Josh Noy

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The field has been cut down to the final 80 players.

Day 3 action will conclude at the end of Level 27, or if the final four tables are reached tonight.

08-02-2024 19:46 UTC+2

Senno Hero-Calls For His Tournament Life

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Fredrico Senno and Antonino Venneri built a pot of around 600,000 as they went to the river on a board of J♣4♥10♦6♦10♣. Venneri then moved all in from the cutoff.

Senno was in early position and tanked for several minutes before calling for his last 275,000. Venneri showed K♣Q♥ for a missed straight draw and Senno slammed 5♠5♥ onto the table as he earned the pot with two pair.

"I put him on king-queen," Senno said as he doubled up.

"Wow," Venneri could only manage to say.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonino Venneri	1,800,000 850,000	850,000
Fredrico Senno	1,400,000 900,000	900,000

Tags: Antonino Venneri Fredrico Senno

08-02-2024 19:53 UTC+2

Luttke Cracks Nastasi's Kings to Double

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Gregory Luttke was all in for 560,000 from the cutoff and up against Eros Nastasi on the button.

Gregory Luttke: 8♥8♠ All in
Eros Nastasi: K♦K♣

Nastasi had woken up with kings to leave Luttke at risk of elimination, but the flop brought 9♥8♣Q♣ to give Luttke a set. The rest of the board came 7♦A♣ and Nastasi snapped a photo of the board and let out a few Italian expletives while Luttke dragged in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gregory Luttke	1,100,000 500,000	500,000
Eros Nastasi	500,000 370,000	370,000

Tags: Eros Nastasi Gregory Luttke

08-02-2024 19:57 UTC+2

Recent Eliminations

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Josh Noy

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Iurii Suvorov	Busted
Robert Burlacu	Busted
Lucio Giassi	Busted
Dario Quattrucci	Busted
Stefan Toderita	Busted
Alain Hajj	Busted
Mounim Kaddouri	Busted
Khusanbek Abdullaev	Busted
Zorlucan Er	Busted
Armen Davydov	Busted
Traian Stanciu	Busted
Mazen Halabi	Busted
Murat Ozcoban	Busted
Dmitrii Levin	Busted
Dmitry Gromov	Busted

Nicolas Chouity	Busted

08-02-2024 19:57 UTC+2

Gorelik's Deuces Leave Sbrzesny on Fumes

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Guy Gorelik was all in for 490,000 on the button and up against Bodo Sbrzesny in the small blind.

Guy Gorelik: 2♥2♦ All in
Bodo Sbrzesny: A♣K♦

"Let's flip," Gorelik said as the flop came J♠6♦3♠. The J♣ turn gave Sbrzesny additional outs to counterfeit Gorelik's pair, but Gorelik held on through the 4♥ river to earn a double up and leave Sbrzesny nursing a short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guy Gorelik	1,000,000 720,000	720,000
Bodo Sbrzesny	140,000 810,000	810,000

Tags: Bodo Sbrzesny Guy Gorelik