$2,200 La Notte Degli Assi
Day 4 Started
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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| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Fouad Toujani | France | 2,680,000 | 34 |
| 1 | 2 | Ermanno Pacini | Italy | 3,410,000 | 43 |
| 1 | 3 | Basel Khabbazeh | Syria | 2,220,000 | 28 |
| 1 | 4 | Elie Farah | Lebanon | 1,620,000 | 20 |
| 1 | 5 | Ghassan Bitar | Lebanon | 3,045,000 | 38 |
| 1 | 6 | Osman Ihlamur | Turkey | 1,880,000 | 24 |
| 1 | 7 | Navid Samavati | Iran | 2,765,000 | 35 |
| 1 | 8 | Mohamed Mokrani | Algeria | 1,600,000 | 20 |
| 1 | 9 | Ignacio Garrido | Spain | 3,700,000 | 46 |
| 2 | 1 | Fausto Tantillo | Italy | 3,050,000 | 38 |
| 2 | 2 | Dashinka | Israel | 7,400,000 | 93 |
| 2 | 3 | Michele D'Angelo | Italy | 940,000 | 12 |
| 2 | 4 | Vadzim Haiduk | Belarus | 3,110,000 | 39 |
| 2 | 5 | Mohamad El-Sayed | Lebanon | 3,250,000 | 41 |
| 2 | 6 | Kirill Burtin | Russia | 1,390,000 | 17 |
| 2 | 7 | Giorgiy Skhulukhiya | Russia | 2,415,000 | 30 |
| 2 | 8 | Volodymyr Drokin | Ukraine | 3,000,000 | 38 |
| 3 | 1 | Anthony Khouzami | Lebanon | 5,790,000 | 72 |
| 3 | 2 | Denis Stoma | Belarus | 2,675,000 | 33 |
| 3 | 3 | Yossi Eluz | Israel | 670,000 | 8 |
| 3 | 4 | Farshad Rahili | Iran | 4,580,000 | 57 |
| 3 | 5 | Asaf Groofi | Israel | 2,555,000 | 32 |
| 3 | 6 | Gregory Luttke | France | 1,225,000 | 15 |
| 3 | 7 | Amir Saeid | Iran | 1,350,000 | 17 |
| 3 | 8 | Konstantin Voronin | Russia | 2,300,000 | 29 |
| 4 | 1 | Naji Abdo | Lebanon | 1,660,000 | 21 |
| 4 | 2 | Iraklis Manikaros | Greece | 2,330,000 | 29 |
| 4 | 3 | Guillermo Gordo | Spain | 3,135,000 | 39 |
| 4 | 4 | Adrian State | Romania | 5,370,000 | 67 |
| 4 | 5 | Houman Sahafi | Iran | 3,605,000 | 45 |
| 4 | 6 | Sinan Unlu | Turkey | 1,120,000 | 14 |
| 4 | 7 | Azamat Tulepbergenov | Kazakhstan | 865,000 | 11 |
| 4 | 8 | Simone Andrian | Italy | 3,300,000 | 41 |
| 5 | 1 | Nerses Sargsian | Russia | 975,000 | 12 |
| 5 | 2 | Fredrico Senno | Lebanon | 1,465,000 | 18 |
| 5 | 3 | Mihai Niste | Romania | 3,345,000 | 42 |
| 5 | 4 | Mircea Flutur | Romania | 1,885,000 | 24 |
| 5 | 5 | Omer Erkus | Turkey | 1,290,000 | 16 |
| 5 | 6 | Adrien Buetas | France | 2,670,000 | 33 |
| 5 | 7 | Maher Achour | Tunisia | 7,355,000 | 92 |
| 5 | 8 | Raffaele Castro | Italy | 5,035,000 | 63 |
Forty-one players return, but only nine spots at the final table are up for grabs when the penultimate day of the Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series $2,200 La Notte Degli Assi Main Event begins at noon local time.
Included among the returning players are two who know how to navigate through these massive fields and come out as champions. Mohamed Mokrani won the Merit Poker Western Series Main Event in January; two months later, Elie Farah emerged victorious in the Merit Poker Carmen Series Main Event. They’re both still alive on Day 4, Farah with 1,620,000 and Mokrani with 1,600,000.
They’ll have their work cut out if they want to add a second title, however, as they come into the day far behind chip leader Dashinka (7,400,000). Maher Achour (7,355,000), Anthony Khouzami (5,790,000), Adrian State (5,370,000), and Raffaele Castro (5,035,000) round out the top five.
Day 4 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dashinka | Israel | 7,400,000 | 93 |
| 2 | Maher Achour | Tunisia | 7,355,000 | 92 |
| 3 | Anthony Khouzami | Lebanon | 5,790,000 | 72 |
| 4 | Adrian State | Romania | 5,370,000 | 67 |
| 5 | Raffaele Castro | Italy | 5,000,000 | 63 |
| 6 | Farshad Rahili | Iran | 4,580,000 | 57 |
| 7 | Ignacio Garrido | Spain | 3,700,000 | 46 |
| 8 | Houman Sahafi | Iran | 3,605,000 | 45 |
| 9 | Ermanno Pacini | Italy | 3,410,000 | 43 |
| 10 | Mihai Niste | Romania | 3,345,000 | 42 |
Other players still in the hunt for the title include Ermanno Pacini (3,410,000), Mihai Niste (3,345,000), Simone Andrian (3,300,000), Guillermo Gordo (3,135,000), Fausto Tantillo (3,050,000), Volodymyr Drokin (3,000,000), and Giorgiy Skhulukhiya (2,415,000). Houman Sahafi (3,605,000) and Amir Saeid (1,350,000) already made the final table of the $1,100 IPO Master earlier this festival and try for a repeat performance today.
The action on Day 4 picks up on Level 28 with blinds of 40,000-80,000 and an 80,000 big blind ante, making the average stack worth just over 30 big blinds at the start of the day. Play is scheduled to go down to the final table today. Everyone left is guaranteed $9,400 for making it this far out of a field of 1,133 players, while a spot at the final table is worth $34,450. The eventual champion walks away with $355,000 and the title of Merit Poker champion.
Stay tuned to PokerNews throughout the day as the race for the final table begins.
Level: 28
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
The remaining 41 players are in their seats and Day 4 is now underway.
Table #4 starts off on the main feature table.
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
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Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
On the first hand of the day, Maher Achour raised to 160,000 in middle position and Raffaele Castro called in the hijack.
Both players checked the Q♥J♥4♥ flop. The turn was the 10♣ and Achour bet 180,000.
Castro called to see the J♦ river, where Achour bet another 475,000. Castro quickly called and Achour showed 8♣6♠ for a bluff. Castro turned over A♠Q♣ as he took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,500,000
855,000
|
855,000 |
|
6,000,000
965,000
|
965,000 |
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Ignacio Garrido opened to 160,000 in middle position before Ghassan Bitar three-bet to 580,000 in the small blind.
Garrido called to the 2♦8♣10♥ flop, calling again after Bitar continued for 375,000. Bitar used a time bank and led out for 825,000 on the J♠ turn, with Garrido tossing in the call.
Both players then checked down the 8♠ river, and Bitar turned over A♣Q♥. Garrido showed 9♠9♥ for two pair to claim a big pot early in the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,520,000
1,820,000
|
1,820,000 |
|
1,250,000
1,795,000
|
1,795,000 |
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Action folded to Mohamed El-Sayed in the small blind who moved all in. Kirlll Burtin in the big blind called for his last 1,100,000.
Kirill Burtin: A♠7♥ 
Mohamed El-Sayed: 10♦7♦
Burtin had El-Sayed dominated as the board ran out 3♠K♠9♣J♦4♥, earning him the pot and a double up with his ace-kicker.
At the same time at another table, Omer Erkus was also all in for 1,100,000 from the small blind and up against Fredrico Senno in the cutoff.
Omer Erkus: A♣J♣
Fredrico Senno: A♠8♠
Erkus picked up a flush draw on the 4♣7♣5♥ flop, while the 6♣ turn completed his flush and left Senno drawing dead by the 5♣ river as Erkus doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,300,000
910,000
|
910,000 |
|
2,300,000
1,010,000
|
1,010,000 |
|
1,800,000
1,450,000
|
1,450,000 |
|
500,000
965,000
|
965,000 |
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Michele D'Angelo was all in and at risk against Giorgiy Skhulukhiya in the big blind.
Michele D'Angelo: A♦4♣
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya: A♥K♦
D'Angelo fell further behind on the Q♦K♥Q♠7♠10♦ runout, ending his tournament run early on Day 4.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,300,000
885,000
|
885,000 |
|
Busted |
