Level: 29
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
2024 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series
$2,200 La Notte Degli Assi
Day: 4
Event Info
2024 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 4
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
41
Players Left
9
Players Left 1 / 1,133
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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 |
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♥ 
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
8,500,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
||
|
5,100,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
|
3,500,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
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♥
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
4,350,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
Busted |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
5,800,000
3,700,000
|
3,700,000 |
|
1,200,000
2,000,000
|
2,000,000 |
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♥
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
3,240,000
1,020,000
|
1,020,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
8,800,000
4,000,000
|
4,000,000 |
|
5,100,000
520,000
|
520,000 |
|
4,900,000
890,000
|
890,000 |
|
3,000,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
|
2,600,000
3,200,000
|
3,200,000 |
|
2,400,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
1,500,000
385,000
|
385,000 |
Level 29
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Osman Ihlamur opened from the hijack and found a call from Fouad Toujani in the big blind.
The A♣A♥K♥ flop saw Toujani check-call a bet of 100,000 from Ihlamur and the dealer revealed the A♠ turn. Both players checked through to the 10♥ river, where Toujani led out for 500,000.
Ihlamur took some time before putting in the call, and Toujani turned over A♦5♠ for quad aces. Ihlamur frustratingly mucked his cards, as Toujani took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,100,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
1,530,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
Level 29
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
With around 800,000 in the pot on a board of Q♥A♣9♦K♣, Nerses Sargsian bet 400,000 from early position and Farshad Rahili called in the big blind.
The river was the 4♥ and Sargsian bet another 375,000. Rahili quickly called and Sargsian showed K♠Q♣ for two pair to win the pot.
The next hand, Maher Achour raised to 200,000 on the button, Rahili three-bet to 600,000 in the small blind, and Achour called.
Rahili checked the 9♦Q♦J♠ flop and Achour bet 400,000. Rahili called to the 6♥ turn, where Achour bet 825,000 this time. Rahili quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,800,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
3,600,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
2,800,000
2,300,000
|
2,300,000 |
Level 29
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Osman Ihlamur moved all in for 1,735,000 in early position as action folded to Basel Khabbazeh in the big blind, who peeked down at his cards and snap-called.
Osman Ihlamur: 6♠6♣
Basel Khabbazeh: A♥K♣
Khabbazeh picked up a straight draw to go with his overcards on the 2♥10♦10♣J♦ board, but Ihlamur successfully dodged the 8♦ river to win the pot and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,500,000
1,970,000
|
1,970,000 |
|
|
1,500,000
1,740,000
|
1,740,000 |
