$2,200 IPO Master Day 1a | 2025 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series

07-28-2025 12:24 UTC+2

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Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

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07-28-2025 12:14 UTC+2

Amani Dodges Issa's Outs

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Kai Cocklin

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

There were around 8,000 in the middle on a 5♦3♣7♦10♠ board when Haydar Issa checked from the small blind and Seref Anar bet 2,000 out of the big blind. Ezatulla Amani raised to 5,800 from the hijack, then Issa put in another raise by placing a chip worth 25,000 in front of him.

Anar eventually folded after having the clock called on him, and Amani called off his stack of almost 21,000.

Ezatulla Amani: A♥10♥ All in
Haydar Issa: 10♦2♦

Amani needed to dodge deuces and diamonds to double up, and managed to do so when the Q♠ dropped on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seref Anar	150,000
Haydar Issa	90,000
Florian Duta	60,000 50,000	50,000
Ezatulla Amani	50,000

Tags: Ezatulla Amani Seref Anar Haydar Issa

Level: 2

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

07-28-2025 11:58 UTC+2

Kozin and Mukhamedzhanov Both Double

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Kai Cocklin

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Andrei Kozin had his stack of around 137,000 in the middle from the button against a player in the middle position.

Andrei Kozin: K♠K♦ All in
Middle Position: 9♠9♥

Kozin had the cowboys and reduced his opponent to just one out on the 8♦A♦10♦ flop. A 10♠ on the turn brought back an out, but the J♠ river confirmed Kozin's double.

On the adjacent table at the same time, the board read 10♦2♠A♦9♥J♣, and Iliyas Mukhamedzhanov had fired the river only for Anton Arkhipenkov to shove his stack in. Mukhamedzhanov took some time to think it over and eventually tossed in a single chip to call.

Arkhipenkov showed a set with 2♦2♣, but that was no good as Mukhamedzhanov had a higher set holding A♣A♥ to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrei Kozin	276,000
Iliyas Mukhamedzhanov	250,000
Anton Arkhipenkov	Busted

Tags: Andrei Kozin Anton Arkhipenkov Iliyas Mukhamedzhanov

07-28-2025 11:46 UTC+2

Cinca Gets Maximum Value With the Second Nuts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

There were already 10,000 chips in the pot on a 4♠3♠9♦ flop when Ruslan Atnagulov checked from middle position and Alexandru Cinca fired 1,500 from the cutoff. Atnagulov then bumped it up to 10,000, and Cinca called.

A Q♠ on the turn saw Atnagulov fire for 10,000, which Cinca instantly called to the A♥ river. Atnagulov threw out 20,000, Cinca shoved for almost 85,000, and Atnagulov announced a call before even knowing the size of the shove.

Cinca then flipped K♠7♠ for a flush, which bested the 10♠9♠ of Atnagulov, who had a smaller flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandru Cinca	220,000 220,000	220,000
Ruslan Atnagulov	6,000 6,000	6,000

Tags: Alexandru Cinca Ruslan Atnagulov

07-28-2025 11:38 UTC+2

Chilaud Takes Down an Early Pot

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Kai Cocklin

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Robert Burlacu made it 1,200 to go from middle position and Maxime Chilaud called on the button. Anton Arkhipenkov also called in the big blind.

All three checked the 10♠10♥A♣ flop to the 10♦ turn, where Burlacu fired 1,400 once it checked to him. Chilaud called and Arkhipenkov folded.

A 6♣ hit the river and Burlacu fired another bet into the pot, this time for 2,200. Chilaud didn't need to think for too long before he called.

Burlacu then flipped K♥8♥ for king-high, but Chilaud had a full house with A♥2♥ to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxime Chilaud	116,500 6,500	6,500
Anton Arkhipenkov	108,000 108,000	108,000
Robert Burlacu	105,000 105,000	105,000

Tags: Anton Arkhipenkov Maxime Chilaud Robert Burlacu

07-28-2025 11:30 UTC+2

Early Starters

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Kai Cocklin

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Anybody registered and seated before the day kicks off will get a 10% bonus in their starting stack, giving them 110,000 to play with.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrey Pateychuk	110,000

Dmitry Kataev	110,000
Samuel Dray	110,000
Hassan Nashar	110,000

Florian Duta	110,000
Vedat Yilmaz	110,000
Florian Guimond	110,000
Gerard Carbo Santamaria	110,000
Maxime Chilaud	110,000
Ramazan Akyel	110,000
Andrii Novak	110,000
Imad Saab	110,000
Leonid Bozhkov	110,000
Ran Ilani	110,000
Konstantin Kvashin	110,000
Nenad Dukic	110,000
Cedric Schwaederle	110,000

07-28-2025 11:25 UTC+2

Shuffle Up and Deal

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Kai Cocklin

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

After a bit of a delay, cards are finally in the air for Day 1a of the $2,200 IPO Master.

Level: 1

Blinds: 200/500

Ante: 500

07-28-2025 11:17 UTC+2

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