2025 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series

$2,200 IPO Master
Day: 2
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Event Info
2025 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♦j♦
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 2
Entries
300
Players Left
123
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Seckin Gets Eliminated

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Hulya Seckin
Hulya Seckin

Hulya Seckin got her final 80,000 into the middle preflop from middle position with the player seated in the big blind making the call.

Hulya Seckin: K♥10♦ All in
Big Blind: A♥7♥

Seckin was behind to her opponent, but she did have two live cards working for her. However, the dealer revealed a runout of A♣4♠10♠7♣6♦ to give Seckin's opponent the winning hand with a pair of aces. The pot was pushed to the player in the big blind, and Seckin was out.

Tags: Hulya Seckin

LeBlond Folds to Nakhoul's Pressure

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Benjamin LeBlond raised to 20,000 from middle position and Fadi Nakhoul three-bet to 70,000 out of the big blind. LeBlond made the call.

Two checks followed the A♣4♠10♠ flop and the 7♣ appeared on the turn. Nakhoul bet 35,000, which LeBlond called.

The 6♦ came on the river and Nakhoul fired out 55,000. LeBlond thought for a few moments before folding and surrendering the pot to Nakhoul.

Tags: Benjamin LeBlondFadi Nakhoul

Updated Chip Counts

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Level: 19

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Flashback: 2024 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series Winners

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Danesh Zargaran
Danesh Zargaran

With the return of the Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series, here is a look back at the champions from last summer at Merit Crystal Cove Hotel & Casino.

2024 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series

EventEntriesWinnerPrize
$1,100 IPO Master937Danesh Zargaran$146,600
$3,300 OPE Classic Cup193Walid Bou Habib$132,000
$2,200 La Notte Degli Assi1,133Dashinka$355,000

Look Back at the 2024 Series Here

Massimov Takes from Zanardi

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Matteo Zanardi raised to 16,000 from the hijack and Sukhrat Massimov three-bet to 50,000 from the cutoff. Zanardi called when it got back to him.

Zanardi check-called a bet of 40,000 from Massimov on the 8♠3♦Q♥ flop.

The 3♠ hit the turn and Zanardi check-folded to Massimov's bet of 152,000.

Tags: Matteo ZanardiSukhrat Massimov

Nyuli Flops a Set to Double Up

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Tibor Nyuli
Tibor Nyuli

With around 40,000 in the pot, Tibor Nyuli checked from the big blind on the J♣3♣5♠ flop. OIeg Svintsov bet 15,000 from under the gun and was met by a check-raise to 50,000 by Nyuli. Svintsov didn't take long to make the call.

Upon seeing the 4♣ roll off on the turn, Nyuli jammed for 92,000, which was called by Svintsov.

Tibor Nyuli: 5♣5♦ All in
Oleg Svintsov: A♥J♦

Nyuli had Svintsov drawing dead with his flopped set of fives. The inconsequential 7♣ appeared on the river, cementing Nyuli's double at the expense of Svintsov.

Tags: Oleg SvintsovTibor Nyuli

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

Cinca Can't Beat Agoudjil's Cowboys

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Alexandru Cinca
Alexandru Cinca

From under the gun, Aren Bezhanyan raised to 12,000 before Alexandru Cinca jammed for 80,000 from middle position. Adem Agoudjil moved in over the top for roughly 220,000 from the hijack, which forced Bezhanyan out of the hand.

Alexandru Cinca: A♠Q♥ All in
Adem Agoudjil: K♣K♦

Cinca picked up a straight draw on the 3♠4♠2♣ flop, but he was unable to improve on the J♦ turn or 8♦ river. Cinca hit the rail, and Agoudjil added some chips to his stack.

Tags: Adem AgoudjilAlexandru CincaAren Bezhanyan

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