Level: 4
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
2025 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series
$2,200 IPO Master
Day: 1a
Event Info
2025 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$1,343,200
Entries
730
Level
38
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Entries
228
Players Left
99
Players Left 1 / 730
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Level 4
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
440,000
440,000
|
440,000 |
|
400,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
375,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
280,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
270,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
240,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
230,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
230,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
220,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
210,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
75,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
||
Level 4
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
On a full board of 8♥5♦J♠6♦5♠, there were around 15,000 chips in the pot when Michael Iakovlev checked from the big blind and the button fired 7,500 from the button.
Iakovlev then put in a raise to 25,000, which sent the button into the tank. Eventually, the clock was called and with just two seconds left, the button called.
Iakovlev then revealed trips with 10♥5♥, which was good for the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000 | |
|
||
Level 4
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
In the hand prior, Hassan Nashar made it 15,000 to go without looking at his cards and got no customers. In the next hand, Huseyin Tekerek made it 2,000 from middle position and Nashar made it 10,000 to go, again blind, from the hijack. When it got back to Tekerek, he bumped it up to 25,000, which Nashar called.
Tekerek continued for 20,000 on the 9♣8♦3♠ flop, which Nassar called to see the Q♣ turn. Tekerek checked, Nashar bet 52,000, and Tekerek shoved just 500 more. Nashar called.
Huseyin Tekerek: Q♠Q♦ 
Hassan Nashar: Q♥10♦
Nashar did have outs to a jack, but couldn't find it as the 9♥ river improved Tekerek to a full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000 | |
|
100,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
Level 4
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Ibrahim Senoussi had ran up a stack to over 400,000 in the opening three levels of play, but just lost a little portion of it to Yilu Yuan.
There were around 50,000 chips in the pot on a 6♦9♥9♦Q♣ board, where both checked to the 3♣ river. Yuan gathered chips and put out a chunky bet of 57,000, which was enough to get Senoussi to quickly fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
380,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
160,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
Level 4
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
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Level: 5
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Level 5
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Hassan Nashar's stack had been going through an upswing, and he hit the 400,000-chip mark before encountering Denis Vladimirov.
Vladimirov had reraised to 30,000 preflop, which Nassar called to the J♣A♠9♥ flop. Nassar check-called a bet of 20,000 to the 8♠ turn, which checked through.
A 7♦ made the board a little scarier on the river and Nashar took some time before he threw out 80,000. Vladimirov went into the tank, but ultimately made the call.
As soon as Vladimirov's chips hit the pot, Nashar mucked his cards, and Vladimirov claimed the pot without showing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
400,000 | |
|
|
200,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
Level 5
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
If early numbers are any indication, the Merit Poker brand continues to go from strength to strength. At the halfway mark of Level 5 on Day 1a of the $2,200 IPO Master, the field has already reached 193 entries, surpassing the total of 169 entries recorded on Day 1a of last year's edition, which featured a lower $1,100 buy-in.
This year’s tournament comes with a $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool, a clear statement of intent from a brand that has quickly become one of the most respected names in the region, if not the world. The steady growth highlights Merit Poker's rising reputation as the not-to-miss destination for international players.
With its luxury setting, professionally run events, and consistently strong turnouts, the brand has cultivated a loyal following and continues to attract a wider field of serious competitors with each passing series.
The increased buy-in hasn’t slowed interest. If anything, it has elevated it. Players are arriving earlier, registering faster, and treating the opening event of the 2025 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series as more than just a warm-up. It’s clear that Merit’s tournaments aren’t just popular, they’re becoming essential stops on the poker calendar.
Level 5
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
|
275,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
250,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
230,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
200,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
170,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
150,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
120,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
110,000 | |
|
85,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
80,000 | |
|
75,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
70,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
40,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
35,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
