2025 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series

$2,200 IPO Master
Day: 1bc
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Event Info
2025 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$225,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$1,343,200
Total Entries
730
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Players Info - Day 1bc
Entries
302
Players Left
149
Players Left 1 / 730
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Nemutlu Calls Down With an Ace

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

On a board of K3A4, Omer Nemutlu check-called a bet of 5,500 from his opponent to ser the 3 on the river. Again Nemutlu checked, and again his opponent continued to fire, this time for 10,000.

Nemutlu wasted no time in making the call, and when his opponent revealed only the J, Nemutlu showed A7 for a pair of aces to claim the pot.

Nikolay Fal is on the same table with around 95,000.

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Omer Nemutlu
110,000
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Nikolay Fal
95,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Zheng Down Early; Zhugralin Up

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Xiaosheng Zheng just took down a small pot, but is still down a lot of chips so far on the day.

The button had opened and Zheng defended his big blind to see a flop of 224, where Zheng checked, the button bet 1,100, Zheng raised to 5,000, and the button called.

A 9 fell on the turn and Zheng's bet of 11,000 went uncalled, allowing him to take the pot.

Damir Zhugralin is seated at the same table and has around 200,000 in front of him

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Damir Zhugralin
200,000
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Xiaosheng Zheng
60,000
WPT 1X Winner

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Iarilov's River Bet Wins It

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

On a board of 29Q7, Viktor Iarilov checked from the big blind and then called a bet of 3,500 from a player in middle position.

An 8 fell on the river and Iarilov led out with a small sizing of 2,500. After a brief pause, middle position elected to fold, forfeiting the pot to Iarilov.

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Viktor Iarilov
115,000

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Level: 2

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Shupa Picks Off a Bluff

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Artur Shupa opened from middle position to 1,200 0and Hulya Seckin called in the hijack. The big blind also came along.

On the 274 flop, it checked to Shupa, who threw out 1,100. Seckin folded and the big blind called to see the 4 turn, where both checked.

An 8 landed on the river and the big blind decided to lead for 3,300. Shupa quickly called and claimed the pot when the big blind mucked.

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Hulya Seckin
90,000
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Artur Shupa
85,000

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Asikoglu Rivers a Boat

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

With around 30,000 in the pot on a board of A525, a player in early position threw out a bet of 10,000, which Arsem Asikoglu called in the hijack.

A 3 hit the river and once it checked to Asikoglu, he shoved for 73,800. His opponent had a little more and only needed around 15 seconds before he called.

Asikoglu then showed that he rivered a full house with 33, and that beat the AJ of his opponent.

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Arsem Asikoglu
200,000

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Tsouloftas Plays Day 1b

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Georgios Tsouloftas is in the field for Day 1b, but just took a small dent to his stack in the early goings.

The board read K55 and with around 4,000 in the pot, Tsouloftas check-called a bet of 2,000 from the button. A third five, the 5, hit the turn and after Tsouloftas checked, the button fired out 8,000. That was enough to win the pot as Tsouloftas let it go.

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Georgios Tsouloftas
105,000
5,000
5,000

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Abdo Goes For an Early Bluff

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

On a full board of 2Q1078, there were around 13,000 chips in the middle when Fuat Seckin bet 6,800. Naji Abdo thought that was too cheap and bumped it up to 21,500, and within a few seconds, Seckin called.

Abdo then revealed AJ for just ace-high, and Seckin flipped AQ for top pair to claim the pot.

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Fuat Seckin
130,000
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Naji Abdo
70,000

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