$2,200 La Notte Degli Assi Day 4 | 2024 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series

08-03-2024 12:49 UTC+2

Achour Gets Paid on the River

David Salituro

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Maher Achour and Nerses Sargsian checked the 4♠J♠6♦ flop before Sargsian bet 1,175,000 from middle position on the 5♦ turn. Achour called in the big blind.

The river was the 7♦ and Achour led out for 2,100,000. Sargsian called, then mucked when Achour turned over 8♦5♠ for a straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maher Achour	8,800,000 4,000,000	4,000,000
Farshad Rahili	5,100,000 520,000	520,000
Anthony Khouzami	4,900,000 890,000	890,000
Denis Stoma	3,000,000 325,000	325,000
Nerses Sargsian	2,600,000 3,200,000	3,200,000
Konstantin Voronin	2,400,000 100,000	100,000
Mircea Flutur	1,500,000 385,000	385,000

Tags: Maher Achour Nerses Sargsian

08-03-2024 12:42 UTC+2

Khabbazeh Busts Bitar

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Josh Noy

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Ghassan Bitar moved all in for 1,060,000 from under the gun and found folds until Basel Khabbazeh, who moved all in from the small blind.

Ghassan Bitar: Q♥8♥ All in
Basel Khabbazeh: 9♣9♥

Bitar was unable to connect on the K♣10♠2♥5♦7♥ board, ending his run in 32nd place. Naji Abdo was also eliminated at another table just prior to this hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Basel Khabbazeh	3,240,000 1,020,000	1,020,000
Naji Abdo	Busted
Ghassan Bitar	Busted

Tags: Basel Khabbazeh Ghassan Bitar Naji Abdo

08-03-2024 12:35 UTC+2

Sargsian Shoves the River on Groofi in Massive Pot

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David Salituro

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Asaf Groofi raised to 210,000 in the hijack before Nerses Sargsian three-bet to 640,000 in the cutoff. Groofi four-bet to 1,300,000 and Sargsian called.

Groofi slowed down and checked the K♦Q♥6♠ flop as Sargsian bet 300,000. Groofi called and they both checked the A♥ turn.

The river was the J♣ and Groofi led out for 700,000. Sargsian used a few time banks before announcing he was all in for 1,800,000.

Groofi slammed the table and began burning through his own time banks, taking several minutes before folding as Sargsian took the massive pot without a showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nerses Sargsian	5,800,000 3,700,000	3,700,000
Asaf Groofi	1,200,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Tags: Asaf Groofi Nerses Sargsian

08-03-2024 12:27 UTC+2

Samavati Sent to the Rail

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Josh Noy

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Navid Samavati was all in and at risk against Adrien Buetas on the button.

Navid Samavati: A♣9♥ All in
Adrien Buetas: A♠10♣

Buetas was the only one to catch a piece of the 6♥6♦7♠10♥Q♠ board, claiming the pot and sending Samavati to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrien Buetas	4,350,000 550,000	550,000
Navid Samavati	Busted

Tags: Adrien Buetas Navid Samavati

08-03-2024 12:23 UTC+2

El-Sayed Holds On to Double Off Niste

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David Salituro

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Mohamad El-Sayed raised to 200,000 in early position and received three callers.

The flop came K♥7♥3♦ and El-Sayed continued for 150,000. Mihai Niste then raised to 375,000 in middle position and Dashinka called in the small blind. El-Sayed moved all in for 1,300,000 and only Niste called.

Mohamad El-Sayed: K♦Q♥ All in
Mihai Niste: A♥J♥

El-Sayed was ahead with a pair of kings, while Niste was on a flush draw. The 4♣ turn and 3♠ river were safe for El-Sayed and he doubled up.

Amir Saeid and Sinan Unlu were recently eliminated on other tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dashinka	8,500,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Mihai Niste	5,100,000 340,000	340,000
Mohamad El-Sayed	3,500,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Amir Saeid	Busted
Sinan Unlu	Busted

Tags: Amir Saeid Mihai Niste Mohamad El-Sayed

08-03-2024 12:14 UTC+2

Walid Bou Crowned $3,300 OPE Classic Cup Champion

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Josh Noy

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Lebanon’s Walid Bou Habib defeated a field of 193 entries to claim the trophy in the $3,300 OPE Classic Cup

Habib lifted his total career earnings above $2.3 million, with each of his last ten recorded cashes coming right here at Merit.

“It is one amongst the major results which I have made,” Habib told PokerNews moments after the win. “To get the trophy, it’s always nice because I’m trying to make a nice collection of trophies. I have already three PokerStars trophies, and also four or five from Merit so it will be my, maybe, tenth trophy.”

The tournament needed an extra day to complete, as players battled for a piece of the massive $532,680 prize pool.

$3,300 OPE Classic Cup Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize (USD)
1	Walid Bou Habib	Lebanon	$132,000
2	Julien Liarte	France	$90,000
3	Antoine Hasbani	Lebanon	$60,000
4	Konstantin Voronin	Russian Federation	$41,500
5	Iurii Saiapin	Russian Federation	$32,500
6	Jeremie Zouari	France	$26,500
7	Fadi Nakhoul	Lebanon	$21,700
8	Azamat Tulepbergenov	Kazakhstan	$17,150

Read the Full Recap Here

Level: 29

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

08-03-2024 12:08 UTC+2

Groofi Snaps Off Luttke; Burtin Picks Up Queens to Double

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David Salituro

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Asaf Groofi raised to 160,000 in the hijack, Gregory Luttke moved all in for 1,000,000 in the cutoff, and Groofi snap-called.

Gregory Luttke: A♠4♠ All in
Asaf Groofi: J♠J♣

Luttke was looking for an ace to survive but found no help on the 10♦8♣4♦9♥6♣ board as he was sent to the rail.

At another table, Kirill Burtin was all in for 1,600,000 from the big blind and up against Navid Samavati in early position.

Kirill Burtin: Q♠Q♣ All in
Navid Samavati: 8♣8♥

Burtin had Samavati dominated as the board ran out J♠6♦A♠3♠7♦ to earn him a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Asaf Groofi	3,200,000 700,000	700,000
Kirill Burtin	3,200,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Navid Samavati	900,000 1,865,000	1,865,000
Gregory Luttke	Busted

Tags: Asaf Groofi Gregory Luttke Kirill Burtin Navid Samavati

08-03-2024 12:04 UTC+2

Pacini Fires the Flop

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Josh Noy

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Ermanno Pacini limped in middle position and Osman Ihlamur raised to 340,000 in the small blind.

Ihlamur checked the Q♠8♥9♣ flop before Pacini fired a bet of 235,000. That was enough to take down a small pot, as Ihlamur mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ermanno Pacini	4,750,000 250,000	250,000

Osman Ihlamur	1,200,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Ermanno Pacini Osman Ihlamur

08-03-2024 12:01 UTC+2

Tantillo Shoves the River on Burtin

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David Salituro

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Kirill Burtin raised to 160,000 in the cutoff, Fausto Tantillo three-bet to 450,000 in the big blind, and Burtin called.

Both players checked the Q♠9♦J♠ flop. Tantillo then bet 1,000,000 on the A♦ turn and Burtin called.

The river was the 6♦ and Tantillo moved all in. Burtin had around 1,200,000 remaining and tanked for several minutes, burning through multiple time banks, and eventually slammed his cards down into the muck.

"Aces," Tantillo told him after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fausto Tantillo	4,000,000 950,000	950,000

Kirill Burtin	1,200,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Tags: Fausto Tantillo Kirill Burtin