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$2,200 IPO Master
Day 1bc Completed
2025 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series
$2,200 IPO Master
Day: 1bc
Event Info
2025 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1bc
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$1,343,200
Total Entries
730
Level
38
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Entries
302
Players Left
149
Players Left 1 / 730
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Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Day 1b of the $2,200 IPO Master has come to a close, and another 258 entries were added to the growing field at the 2025 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series. After ten levels of play, 124 players made it through to Day 2, bringing the combined total to 483 entries with 223 players still in contention inside the Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino.
Topping the Day 1b leaderboard was Roman Kolotiuk, who bagged an impressive 875,500 to put himself among the overall frontrunners heading into Day 2. He was followed by Kirill Burtin (534,000), Osman Ihlamur (513,500), and Maciej Toma (497,000), all of whom built strong stacks throughout the flight.
Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roman Kolotiuk | Russian Federation | 875,500 | 350 |
| 2 | Kirill Burtin | Russian Federation | 534,000 | 214 |
| 3 | Osman Ihlamur | Turkey | 513,500 | 205 |
| 4 | Petar Manic | Serbia | 505,500 | 202 |
| 5 | Joris Ruijs | Netherlands | 501,500 | 201 |
| 6 | Maciej Toma | Poland | 497,000 | 199 |
| 7 | Mark Saad | Egypt | 454,000 | 182 |
| 8 | Timur Margolin | Israel | 453,000 | 181 |
| 9 | Danielle Noja | Australia | 452,500 | 181 |
| 10 | Guoliang Wei | China | 449,000 | 180 |
Other notables advancing from the second starting flight include Danielle Noja (452,500), Aleksei Savenkov (444,000), and Ivan Banovic (443,000).
Also in the mix again was Hassan Nashar, who topped the Day 1a counts with 699,500 but decided to jump into Day 1b for another spin. Playing under the name “El Patron” to avoid overwriting his already-qualified stack, Nashar built up over 600,000 during the day before being eliminated late in the final level. Only his Day 1a stack will carry forward, but for Nashar, it was all about the fun...and the flex.
With two more Day 1 flights still to come, the $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool continues to inch upward. Day 1c gets underway later tonight at 9:00 p.m. local time, followed by the final turbo flight, Day 1d, on July 30 at 10:00 a.m.
Stay locked in to PokerNews for full chip counts, seat draws, and continued coverage from the floor as the IPO Master rolls on.
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
601,000
601,000
|
601,000 |
|
||
|
386,000
386,000
|
386,000 |
|
265,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
|
|
244,500
244,500
|
244,500 |
|
235,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
187,000
187,000
|
187,000 |
|
178,000
178,000
|
178,000 |
|
|
172,500
172,500
|
172,500 |
|
168,500
168,500
|
168,500 |
|
168,000
168,000
|
168,000 |
|
||
|
166,500
166,500
|
166,500 |
|
150,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
147,000
147,000
|
147,000 |
|
142,000
142,000
|
142,000 |
|
138,000
138,000
|
138,000 |
|
135,500
135,500
|
135,500 |
|
134,000
134,000
|
134,000 |
|
|
108,000
108,000
|
108,000 |
|
|
102,000
102,000
|
102,000 |
|
101,500
101,500
|
101,500 |
|
98,000
98,000
|
98,000 |
|
||
|
74,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
67,500
67,500
|
67,500 |
|
61,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
61,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
875,500 | |
|
||
|
534,000 | |
|
513,500 | |
|
505,500
505,500
|
505,500 |
|
501,500
176,500
|
176,500 |
|
497,000 | |
|
454,000
454,000
|
454,000 |
|
453,000
113,000
|
113,000 |
|
||
|
452,500 | |
|
449,000
449,000
|
449,000 |
|
||
|
444,000
444,000
|
444,000 |
|
443,000 | |
|
443,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
386,000
91,000
|
91,000 |
|
385,000
385,000
|
385,000 |
|
|
362,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
358,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
348,500
348,500
|
348,500 |
|
|
338,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
322,000
172,000
|
172,000 |
|
315,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
|
314,500
114,500
|
114,500 |
|
301,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
295,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
288,000
288,000
|
288,000 |
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The players have bagged up their chips as Day 1b has come to an end.
Roman Kolotiuk is the chip leader with a huge stack of 875,500, but stay tuned for the full counts and a recap of the day's action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
875,500
25,500
|
25,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
534,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
513,500
16,500
|
16,500 |
|
|
497,000
387,000
|
387,000 |
|
|
452,500
27,500
|
27,500 |
|
|
444,000
444,000
|
444,000 |
|
|
443,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The floor have announced that three more hands will be played before the survivors bag up for the night.
Roman Kolotiuk's stack has been surging the last few orbits, and he has around 850,000 as the day nears its end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
850,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
|
||
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Osman Ihlamur opened the button to 5,000 and got three-bet by the small blind to 18,500. After the big blind folded, Ihlamur called.
Ihlamur called a bet of 11,500 on the 8♠Q♦4♦ flop and then knuckled all the way to showdown on the 8♣9♥ runout.
The small blind showed A♦K♣ for ace-high, but Ihlamur had a pair of sevens with 7♥7♦ to take the pot.
Elsewhere, it didn't end well for Hassan Nashar aka El Patron in the closing level, as his stack of 600,000 was dusted off as he attempted to become the chip leader in back-to-back flights. But what an effort.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
530,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
540,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
510,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
425,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
|
350,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
340,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
325,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
310,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
275,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Senol Ardic is a very happy man right now after just spiking the river to stay alive.
Ardic shipped in his stack of almost 70,000 from the big blind over some initial action, and the button eventually dropped in a call.
Senol Ardic: Q♥J♥ 
Button: A♣7♣
It looked bleak for Ardic on the A♥10♣A♠ flop as his opponent flopped trip aces, and the 5♦ turn left him with just one shot at four outs. Nonetheless, one shot was all he needed as the K♣ on the river completed Ardic's Broadway draw, which earned him the double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
