$2,200 IPO Master | 2025 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series

08-01-2025 16:17 UTC+2

Santamaria Limp-Shoves

Kai Cocklin

Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

In the first hand of the final table, Gerard Carbo Santamaria limped in from the small blind and Adem Agoudjil made it 750,000 from the big blind. Santamaria then shoved, and Agoudjil asked for a count.

Upon learning that it was 6,550,000, Agoudjil let it go, and Santamaria took it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adem Agoudjil	14,800,000 950,000	950,000
Gerard Carbo Santamaria	7,500,000 950,000	950,000

Tags: Adem Agoudjil Gerard Carbo Santamaria

08-01-2025 16:12 UTC+2

Shuffle Up and Deal

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Kai Cocklin

Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

The players are back in their seats and cards are in the air for the final table.

08-01-2025 15:39 UTC+2

Final Table Seat Draw

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Kai Cocklin

Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Benjamin LeBlond	Canada	4,425,000	18
2	David Boyaciyan	Netherlands	1,475,000	6
3	Khalil Jabra	Lebanon	6,800,000	27
4	Joan Crespi	Spain	2,850,000	11
5	Xiaosheng Zheng	China	9,675,000	39
6	Gerard Carbo Santamaria	Spain	6,550,000	26
7	Adem Agoudjil	France	15,750,000	63
8	Mahmut Sanli	Turkey	10,250,000	41
9	Damir Zhugralin	Kazahkstan	16,175,000	65

Player	Chips	Progress
Damir Zhugralin	16,175,000
Adem Agoudjil	15,750,000
Mahmut Sanli	10,250,000

Xiaosheng Zheng	9,675,000
Khalil Jabra	6,800,000
Gerard Carbo Santamaria	6,550,000
Benjamin LeBlond	4,425,000
Joan Crespi	2,850,000
David Boyaciyan	1,475,000

08-01-2025 15:37 UTC+2

Final Table Payouts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Here's a reminder of what's at stake.

Place	Prize
1	$225,000
2	$150,000
3	$100,600
4	$74,000
5	$58,000
6	$45,500
7	$36,500
8	$29,500
9	$23,500

08-01-2025 14:57 UTC+2

Break Time

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Kai Cocklin

Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Players will take a break for around 45 minutes before coming back to play out the final table.

08-01-2025 14:56 UTC+2

Adil Tlimisov Eliminated in 10th Place ($18,500)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Adil Tlimisov made it 3,000,000 from under the gun, leaving himself just 50,000 behind. Damir Zhugralin then shoved the button, and when it got back to Tlimisov, he called.

Adil Tlimisov: 10♦10♥ All in
Damir Zhugralin: K♠K♦

"Ten," said Zhugralin.

"You want a ten?" replied Joan Crespi.

"Yes," joked Zhugralin.

No ten arrived, though, as the Q♣7♦4♣6♥8♣ board kept Zhugralin's pocket kings in the lead, and sent Tlimisov to the rail in tenth.

Player	Chips	Progress
Damir Zhugralin	16,000,000 4,500,000	4,500,000
Adil Tlimisov	Busted

Tags: Adil Tlimisov Damir Zhugralin Joan Crespi

08-01-2025 14:48 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Adem Agoudjil	16,000,000 4,000,000	4,000,000
Damir Zhugralin	11,500,000 500,000	500,000
Mahmut Sanli	10,300,000 700,000	700,000

Xiaosheng Zheng	9,200,000 2,800,000	2,800,000
Khalil Jabra	6,800,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Gerard Carbo Santamaria	6,200,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Benjamin LeBlond	4,900,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Joan Crespi	2,800,000 300,000	300,000
David Boyaciyan	2,100,000 5,000,000	5,000,000

08-01-2025 14:37 UTC+2

Cedric Schwaederle Eliminated in 11th Place ($18,500)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Cedric Schwaederle shoved from under the gun for 1,125,000 and Khalil Jabra called from the next seat.

Cedric Schwaederle: A♠8♣ All in
Khalil Jabra: A♦9♥

Schwaederle was behind, but took the lead on the Q♥8♠7♦ flop with a pair of eights. However, his lead didn't last long as the 9♠ turn put Jabra back in front with one card to come.

The 5♠ river changed nothing, and Schwaederle exited in 11th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Khalil Jabra	5,500,000 2,850,000	2,850,000
Cedric Schwaederle	Busted

Tags: Cedric Schwaederle Khalil Jabra

Level: 32

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000

08-01-2025 14:28 UTC+2

Santamaria Rides the Wave Back to Five Million

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Kai Cocklin

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Despite being left with just 400,000, Gerard Carbo Santamaria managed to double up twice in quick succession and got his stack back to 2,500,000.

Then, Adem Agoudjil made it 425,000 from the hijack and Santamaria shoved the big blind for 2,300,000. Agoudjil didn't like it, but stuck in the call.

Gerard Carbo Santamaria: A♥10♦ All in
Adem Agoudjil: A♠7♥

Santamaria completed the comeback after the K♣10♠6♠Q♣Q♠ runout gave him a pair of tens.