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

08-01-2025 18:19 UTC+2

Khalil Jabra Eliminated in 6th Place ($45,500)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Mahmut Sanli shoved the button and Khalil Jabra called off his stack of around 3,600,000 from the big blind.

Khalil Jabra: 6♠6♣ All in
Mahmut Sanli: A♦9♥

Jabra needed to win a flip to stay alive, but the 3♣A♥5♠ flop paired Sanli's ace. A 9♠ on the turn gave Sanli two pair, and the 7♠ river meant Jabra was out in sixth.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mahmut Sanli	9,300,000 4,100,000	4,100,000

Khalil Jabra	Busted

Tags: Khalil Jabra Mahmut Sanli

08-01-2025 18:36 UTC+2

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Kai Cocklin

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

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08-01-2025 18:42 UTC+2

Joan Crespi Eliminated in 5th Place ($58,000)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Joan Crespi shoved from the small blind for 7,000.000 and Xiaosheng Zheng called with a slightly covering stack.

Joan Crespi: 9♦6♦ All in
Xiaosheng Zheng: A♠K♦

Crespi was behind, but had live cards, none of which appeared on the 3♥J♣J♦ flop. A Q♦ on the turn did give Crespi a flush draw, but the 10♠ river completed Broadway for Zheng, ending Crespi's run in fifth.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xiaosheng Zheng	14,700,000 7,700,000	7,700,000
Joan Crespi	Busted

Tags: Joan Crespi Xiaosheng Zheng

08-01-2025 18:50 UTC+2

Santamaria Gets Value

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Kai Cocklin

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Damir Zhugralin raised to 800,000 from the button and Gerard Carbo Santamaria defended his big blind.

Santamaria check-called a bet of 500,000 on the 5♣A♠9♥ turn, then both checked when the 9♠ paired the board on the turn.

Santamaria fired 1,200,000 on the 4♣ river, and after some thinking, Zhugralin called.

Santamaria then showed A♣5♥ for a pair of aces, and Zhugralin mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Damir Zhugralin	35,000,000 2,100,000	2,100,000
Gerard Carbo Santamaria	16,000,000 500,000	500,000
Mahmut Sanli	6,600,000 2,700,000	2,700,000

Tags: Damir Zhugralin Gerard Carbo Santamaria

08-01-2025 18:53 UTC+2

Sanli Wins a Sweaty Flip

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Kai Cocklin

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Xiaosheng Zheng opened the button and Gerard Carbo Santamaria flatted in the small blind before Mahmut Sanli shoved for 6,300,000 in the big blind. Zheng folded, but Santamaria called.

Mahmut Sanli: 9♠9♣ All in
Gerard Carbo Santamaria: A♣J♣

It was a classic flip, and it was anybody's game as the 9♦7♣8♣ flop gave Sanli a set, but also gave Santamaria both flush and straight draws.

A K♠ on the turn was a brick, and Sanli improved to a full house on the K♥ river to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mahmut Sanli	13,000,000 6,400,000	6,400,000

Xiaosheng Zheng	12,000,000 2,700,000	2,700,000
Gerard Carbo Santamaria	10,000,000 6,000,000	6,000,000

Tags: Gerard Carbo Santamaria Mahmut Sanli Xiaosheng Zheng

08-01-2025 19:00 UTC+2

Santamaria and Zhugralin Exchange Three-Bets

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Kai Cocklin

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Gerard Carbo Santamaria and Damir Zhugralin just three-bet each other in the space of a short time.

First, Zhugralin opened from under the gun and Santamaria made it 2,400,000 to go from the small blind. Zhugralin folded.

Then, Santamaria raised to 850,000 from the button and Zhugralin three-bet to 3,250,000 from the big blind. Santamaria folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Damir Zhugralin	38,000,000 3,000,000	3,000,000
Mahmut Sanli	11,800,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Gerard Carbo Santamaria	11,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Damir Zhugralin Gerard Carbo Santamaria

08-01-2025 19:07 UTC+2

Zheng Four-Bet Shoves

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Kai Cocklin

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Damir Zhugralin raised the button and Gerard Carbo Santamaria three-bet to 2,500,000 from the big blind. Zhugralin called.

They saw a flop of 4♣Ax2♦, where Santamaria's continuation-bet of 650,000 got the job done as Zhugralin folded.

Not long after, Xiaosheng Zheng raised to 800,000 on the button and Santamaria three-bet the small blind to 2,400,000. Zheng then shoved, and Santamaria quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Damir Zhugralin	34,000,000 4,000,000	4,000,000
Xiaosheng Zheng	14,500,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
Gerard Carbo Santamaria	12,600,000 1,600,000	1,600,000

Tags: Damir Zhugralin Xiaosheng Zheng Gerard Carbo Santamaria

08-01-2025 19:16 UTC+2

Zheng Folds the River

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Kai Cocklin

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Gerard Carbo Santamaria opened from under the gun to 800,000 and Xiaosheng Zheng called from the big blind.

Zheng check-called a bet of 600,000 on the 2♥K♠6♠ flop from Santamaria to the A♦ turn, where both checked.

A 4♦ filled out the board and after Zheng checked, Santamaria bet 2,225,000. Zheng thought it over for some time, but ultimately elected to fold, earning Santamaria the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Damir Zhugralin	32,500,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Gerard Carbo Santamaria	15,000,000 2,400,000	2,400,000
Mahmut Sanli	13,000,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Xiaosheng Zheng	12,500,000 2,000,000	2,000,000