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

08-01-2025 12:45 UTC+2

Estrada Rises From the Ashes

Kai Cocklin

Level 30 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Soraya Estrada started the day with just 600,000 to her name, but now has around 5,500,000!

After getting a few shoves through, Estrada made it 300,000 from the hijack and Adem Agoudjil shoved from the big blind. Estrada had 2,625,000 and put them all into the middle.

Soraya Estrada: A♣J♣ All in
Adem Agoudjil: Q♦Q♥

Estrada was behind to the pocket queens of Agoudjil, and stayed behind on the 7♥4♦10♣ flop. However, things turned in her favor when the A♥ hit the turn as she vaulted into the lead. A K♠ on the river changed nothing, and Estrada got right back into it.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adem Agoudjil	14,500,000 3,000,000	3,000,000
Soraya Estrada	5,500,000 4,500,000	4,500,000

Tags: Adem Agoudjil Soraya Estrada

08-01-2025 12:32 UTC+2

Table #2 Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 30 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Joan Crespi	8,200,000 2,200,000	2,200,000
Damir Zhugralin	5,100,000 800,000	800,000
Khalil Jabra	4,700,000 1,525,000	1,525,000
Parahat Nurmuhammedov	4,100,000 550,000	550,000
Adil Tlimisov	3,000,000
Cedric Schwaederle	2,300,000 700,000	700,000
Benjamin LeBlond	2,000,000 100,000	100,000

08-01-2025 12:26 UTC+2

Mohamed El-Wely Eliminated in 14th Place ($14,500)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 30 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Adem Agoudjil raised to 350,000 from the hijack and Mohamed El-Wely called in the big blind.

Both checked the A♣4♥6♦ flop to the 8♠ turn, where El-Wely check-called a bet of 300,000 from Agoudjil to the 2♦ river. El-Wely checked again and then Agoudjil fired 600,000.

"You have queen-jack," said El-Wely before he called.

Agoudjil then showed A♠5♠ for a pair of aces, and El-Wely mucked.

Shortly after, with just 225,000 remain, El-Wely shoved from the cutoff and both David Boyaciyan & Agoudjil called in the blinds.

It was checked to the river on the 2♥4♦7♥10♦8♥ board, where Boyaciyan check-folded to Agoudjil's bet of 200,000.

El-Wely showed a pair of tens with J♠10♥, but he was eliminated as Agoudjil showed a flush with Q♥6♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adem Agoudjil	17,500,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Mohamed El-Wely	Busted

Tags: Adem Agoudjil David Boyaciyan Mohamed El-Wely

08-01-2025 12:12 UTC+2

Boyaciyan Decimates El-Wely's Stack

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Kai Cocklin

Level 30 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

David Boyaciyan opened from middle position and Mohamed El-Wely three-bet to 725,000 from the big blind. Boyaciyan then four-bet to 1,400,000, and El-Wely called.

They saw a flop of 4♥Q♦5♥, where El-Wely checked and Boyaciyan shoved 1,600,000. El-Wely had a little more than that and called.

David Boyaciyan: A♠A♥ All in
Mohamed El-Wely: 9♠9♦

EL-Wely was at risk of having his stack decimated, and that's what happened as the 6♠6♥ runout left him with just 250,000 in his stack.

Fortunately for El-Wely, he was able to quadruple up shortly after and got his stack back to 1,000,000. but it still in the danger zone.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Boyaciyan	6,500,000 3,100,000	3,100,000
Mohamed El-Wely	1,000,000 2,300,000	2,300,000

Tags: David Boyaciyan Mohamed El-Wely

Level: 30

Blinds: 75,000/150,000

Ante: 150,000

08-01-2025 12:02 UTC+2

El-Wely Keeps Falling

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Kai Cocklin

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

Mohamed El-Wely limped in from under the gun and Gerard Carbo Santamaria made it 475,000 to go from the next seat. When it got back to El-Wely, he called.

On the A♦8♠3♣ flop, EL-Wely bet 125,000 and Santamaria called to the 4♥ turn, where again El-Wely bet, this time for 375,000. Santamaria called again.

A 5♠ filled out the board and El-Wely fired out a bet of 1,000,000, which Santamaria called.

El-Wely then mucked without showing, and Santamaria scooped in the pot.

Adem Agoudjil is keeping the pressure on and has taken multiple small pots from El-Wely, boosting his stack to around 16,000,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adem Agoudjil	16,000,000 3,500,000	3,500,000
Gerard Carbo Santamaria	7,500,000 1,900,000	1,900,000
Mohamed El-Wely	3,300,000 3,900,000	3,900,000

Tags: Adem Agoudjil Gerard Carbo Santamaria Mohamed El-Wely

08-01-2025 11:52 UTC+2

Tlimisov Doubles Through Crespi

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Kai Cocklin

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

Joan Crespi opened the button to 250,000 and Adil Tlimisov shoved for 1,425,000 from the big blind. Crespi called.

Adil Tlimisov: Q♦10♦ All in
Joan Crespi: J♣10♣

Tlimisov was way ahead with his queen-high, and remained in the lead through the 4♥4♣K♠8♥3♠ runout, which earned him a double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joan Crespi	6,000,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Adil Tlimisov	3,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Tags: Adil Tlimisov Joan Crespi

08-01-2025 11:47 UTC+2

Bahattin Eser Eliminated in 15th Place ($14,500)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

Bahattin Eser shoved from the small blind and around 2,100,000 and Damir Zhugralin called from the big blind with a covering stack.

Bahattin Eser: K♣J♦ All in
Damir Zhugralin: 10♠10♥

Eser needed to win a flip, and got off to a great start on the 9♠5♠J♣ flop as he paired his jack. A K♥ on the turn improved him to two pair, but also gave Zhugralin a straight draw.

No straight draw came in on the river, but the 10♦ did give Zhugralin a set, which ended Emer's run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Damir Zhugralin	5,900,000 2,050,000	2,050,000
Bahattin Eser	Busted

Tags: Bahattin Eser Damir Zhugralin

08-01-2025 11:35 UTC+2

Short Stacks

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Kai Cocklin

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin LeBlond	1,900,000
Cedric Schwaederle	1,600,000 900,000	900,000
Soraya Estrada	1,000,000 400,000	400,000
Adil Tlimisov	1,000,000 300,000	300,000

08-01-2025 11:29 UTC+2

El-Wely's Stack Goes Up and Down

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Kai Cocklin

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

Mohamed El-Wely raised to 275,000 from early position and got from David Boyaciyan in the hijack before Adem Agoudjil three-bet to 800,000 in the cutoff. El-Wely responded with a four-bet to 2,275,000, which got Boyaciyan to fold. Agoudjil then moved in, and El-Wely folded.

It wasn't all bad news for El-Wely, as he then raised under the gun and got a call from Adil Tlimisov in the big blind.

On the 5♦4♥2♦ flop, Tlimisov check-called a bet of 125,000 from El-Wely to the 3♣ turn, where again he check-called for 400,000.

An 8♣ hit the river and after Tlimisov checked, El-Wely went with a sizing of 1,225,000. Tlimisov had around 2,000,000 behind and elected to call.

El-Wely then showed the top end of the straight with 8♦6♠, and Tlimisov mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adem Agoudjil	12,500,000 3,000,000	3,000,000
Mohamed El-Wely	7,200,000 475,000	475,000
Adil Tlimisov	700,000 2,150,000	2,150,000

Tags: Adem Agoudjil Adil Tlimisov David Boyaciyan Mohamed El-Wely