2024 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series

$3,300 OPE Classic Cup 8-Handed
Day: 2
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Event Info
2024 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
88
Prize
$132,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$532,680
Total Entries
193
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
155
Players Left
29
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Level: 16

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Another Break

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The tournament clock shows 52 players remaining as they head for a 15-minute break.

The plan is to complete Level 18 tonight before bagging for the added Day 3, which leaves three more levels to be played.

Cifuentes Calls Down Peluso

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Fabio Peluso opened to 16,000 from the cutoff and Guillermo Cifuentes made the call on the button. Fadi Nakhoul also tossed in a call from the big blind.

The 68Q flop saw all three players check to the A turn, where another round of checks followed. The dealer turned over the 7 river and Nakhoul checked one last time.

Peluso fired a bet of 20,000, which was quickly called by Cifuentes as Nakhoul folded. Peluso showed K6 for a pair of sixes, while Cifuentes tabled A10 for a pair of aces to claim the pot.

Tags: Fabio PelusoFadi NakhoulGuillermo Cifuentes

Levin Runs Into Zhu's Aces

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Jingxuan Zhu
Jingxuan Zhu

Jingxuan Zhu opened from middle position and Fausto Tantillo made the call on the button. Dmitrii Levin moved all in from the small blind and Zhu followed with a shove of his larger stack. Tantillo got out of the way and the hands were turned up.

Dmitrii Levin: A10 All in
Jingxuan Zhu: AA

Levin was unable to find any help on the 75Q8J board, ending his run as Zhu raked in the pot.

Tags: Dmitrii LevinFausto TantilloJingxuan Zhu

Level: 15

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

No Resistance for Zouari

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Action was heads up to the J10K flop, where the small blind checked to Jeremie Zouari in the cutoff.

Zouari fired out a bet of 11,000, taking down the pot and adding to his growing stack as the fold was made.

Tags: Jeremie Zouari

Chip Counts Around the Room

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Tantillo Shows the Set

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

An under the gun raise to 13,000 was called by Fausto Tantillo in middle position. Laurent Polito came along on the button, with Francisco Fernandez defending his big blind option.

All four players checked through the 394 flop to see the dealer flip over the J turn. Fernandez checked to the initial raiser, who fired 18,000.

Tantillo answered with a raise to 55,000, producing folds around the table. Tantillo showed 99 as he raked in the chips.

Tags: Fausto TantilloFrancisco FernandezLaurent Polito