2024 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series
Level: 18
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
Cenk Ogun opened to 20,000 from the cutoff and was called by the big blind.
The 6♣J♠4♣ flop saw action check to the chip leader, who continued with a bet of 25,000. That produced a quick fold, as Ogun added more chips to his stack.
Action was heads up on the turn of a board showing 3♠Q♥10♠10♥ and Azamat Tulepbergenov facing a bet from Jeremie Zouari in the small blind.
Tulepbergenov made the call from under the gun to see the 7♥, where both players checked it down.
Zouari tabled A♥J♣ while Tulepbergenov showed K♦Q♠ to take down the pot with two pair.
Milad Langar opened to 24,000 from under the gun and found a call from the hijack. Walid Bou Habib also came along in the big blind to see the 2♥7♥A♦ flop.
Action was checked to Langar, who continued for 22,000. Habib was the only caller to the 4♥ turn, where he checked again.
Langar counted out another bet, this time for 60,000. That was enough to produce a fold on his right.
At nearby tables, Adrian State and Simone Andrian were both sent to the rail.
Karzan Hamarash raised from early position and called after Guillermo Cifuentes moved all in from the big blind.
Guillermo Cifuentes: 8♠8♣
Karzan Hamarash: 10♠10♦
Hamarash stayed in front through the 6♦3♠2♠4♣6♥ runout, sending Cifuentes out while building one of the bigger stacks in the room.
Level: 17
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Action folded around to Iraklis Manikaros on the button, who moved his short stack all in. Darius Neagoe followed by shoving his larger stack from the small blind, with Jingxuan Zhu committing all of his chips from the big blind.
Other players gathered around the table as the hands were revealed.
Iraklis Manikaros: Q♠10♠
Jingxuan Zhu: A♠K♦
Darius Neagoe: 7♠7♣
Zhu found the help he was looking for by connecting on the A♣4♦3♣ flop. The J♦ turn changed nothing, while Neagoe's rail was asking the dealer for a "Seven from heaven."
The river brought the 2♥, leaving Zhu in front and eliminating Manikaros.
Payouts for the $3,300 OPE Classic Cup have been confirmed, with the total prize pool set at $532,680.
The top 23 players will earn at least $5,110, while Monday's champion will take home $132,000.
| Place | Prize (USD) | Place | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $132,000 | 8 | $17,150 |
| 2 | $90,000 | 9 | $12,850 |
| 3 | $60,000 | 10-12 | $9,380 |
| 4 | $41,500 | 13-15 | $7,730 |
| 5 | $32,500 | 16-18 | $6,550 |
| 6 | $26,500 | 19-21 | $5,760 |
| 7 | $21,700 | 22-23 | $5,110 |