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

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman Kolotiuk	875,500 25,500	25,500

Kirill Burtin	534,000 6,000	6,000
Osman Ihlamur	513,500 16,500	16,500
Maciej Toma	497,000 387,000	387,000
Danielle Noja	452,500 27,500	27,500
Aleksei Savenkov	444,000 444,000	444,000
Ivan Banovic	443,000 53,000	53,000

Player

Chips

Progress

Roman Kolotiuk

875,500

25,500

Kirill Burtin

534,000

6,000

Osman Ihlamur

513,500

16,500

Maciej Toma

497,000

387,000

Danielle Noja

452,500

27,500

Aleksei Savenkov

444,000

Ivan Banovic

443,000

53,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman Kolotiuk	875,500

Kirill Burtin	534,000
Osman Ihlamur	513,500
Petar Manic	505,500 505,500	505,500
Joris Ruijs	501,500 176,500	176,500
Maciej Toma	497,000
Mark Saad	454,000 454,000	454,000
Timur Margolin	453,000 113,000	113,000

Danielle Noja	452,500
Guoliang Wei	449,000 449,000	449,000

Alexey Savenkov	444,000 444,000	444,000
Ivan Banovic	443,000
Fadi Nakhoul	443,000 18,000	18,000
Viacheslav Balaev	386,000 91,000	91,000
George Trabulsi	385,000 385,000	385,000
Berc Sindiroglu	362,000 8,000	8,000
Antoine Hasbani	358,000 18,000	18,000
Andreas Tomazou	348,500 348,500	348,500
Marlo	338,000 12,000	12,000
Rachid El-Yaacoubi	322,000 172,000	172,000
Basel Khabbazeh	315,000 315,000	315,000
Ali Moein	314,500 114,500	114,500
Elie Farah	301,000 9,000	9,000
Cosmas Zantis	295,000 55,000	55,000
Yassin Mahmoud	288,000 288,000	288,000

Player

Chips

Progress

875,500

534,000

513,500

505,500

501,500

176,500

Maciej Toma

497,000

Mark Saad

454,000

Timur Margolin

453,000

113,000

452,500

449,000

444,000

443,000

443,000

18,000

Viacheslav Balaev

386,000

91,000

George Trabulsi

385,000

Berc Sindiroglu

362,000

8,000

Antoine Hasbani

358,000

18,000

Andreas Tomazou

348,500

Marlo

338,000

12,000

Rachid El-Yaacoubi

322,000

172,000

Basel Khabbazeh

315,000

Ali Moein

314,500

114,500

Elie Farah

301,000

9,000

Cosmas Zantis

295,000

55,000

Yassin Mahmoud

288,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Konstantin Voronin	601,000 601,000	601,000

Mekan Yusupov	386,000 386,000	386,000
Sammy H	265,000 265,000	265,000
Sevket Muduroglu	244,500 244,500	244,500
Tommy G	235,000 235,000	235,000
Alexandr Poberejnii	187,000 187,000	187,000
Aren Bezhanyan	178,000 178,000	178,000
Ceyhun Altundag	172,500 172,500	172,500
Izak Young	168,500 168,500	168,500
Xiaosheng Zheng	168,000 168,000	168,000
Federico Fulciniti	166,500 166,500	166,500
Huseyin Kaba	150,000 150,000	150,000
Andreas Christoforou	147,000 147,000	147,000
Ali Soleimanian	142,000 142,000	142,000
Jeremie Zouari	138,000 138,000	138,000
Konstantin Kvashin	135,500 135,500	135,500
Igor Rybak	134,000 134,000	134,000
Faruh Hydyrov	108,000 108,000	108,000
Ali Zubeidat	102,000 102,000	102,000
Ceyhan Tezcan	101,500 101,500	101,500
Tobias Peters	98,000 98,000	98,000

Ramez Haddad	74,000 74,000	74,000
Kamil Karaoglu	67,500 67,500	67,500
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	61,000 61,000	61,000
Oshri Lahmani	61,000 61,000	61,000

Player

Chips

Progress

Konstantin Voronin

601,000

Mekan Yusupov

386,000

Sammy H

265,000

244,500

235,000

187,000

178,000

172,500

Izak Young

168,500

168,000

166,500

150,000

147,000

Ali Soleimanian

142,000

138,000

135,500

134,000

108,000

Ali Zubeidat

102,000

101,500

98,000

74,000

67,500

61,000

61,000

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.

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