$2,200 IPO Master Day 3 | 2025 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series

07-31-2025 18:13 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Joan Crespi	6,400,000 700,000	700,000
Xiaosheng Zheng	6,300,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Adem Agoudjil	5,800,000 300,000	300,000
Kadir Altinbasak	4,200,000 3,050,000	3,050,000
Bahattin Eser	4,100,000 3,000,000	3,000,000
Mahmut Sanli	3,900,000 1,650,000	1,650,000

Alexey Savenkov	3,300,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Dragos-Florin Anton	3,100,000 300,000	300,000

Santamaria Flops Two Pair and Scoops a Huge Pot

Kai Cocklin

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Antoine Hasbani had his stack of around 300,000 in from the hijack and was called by Afshin Afsharorumieh in the small blind & Gerard Carbo Santamaria in the big blind.

The flop came 9♥8♣K♠ where Afsharorumieh check-called a bet of 300,000 from Santamaria to the 5♦ turn, where he again went into check-call mode when Santamaria bet 475,000.

A 3♣ filled out the board and Afsharorumieh checked for a third time, then Santamaria fired out 775,000. Afsharorumieh didn't need to think for too long before he called.

Santamaria then flipped over two pair with 9♠8♠, Hasbani mucked his J♦10♦, and Afsharorumieh showed A♥9♦ for a pair of nines before he mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerard Carbo Santamaria	4,600,000
Afshin Afsharorumieh	950,000
Antoine Hasbani	Busted

Tags: Afshin Afsharorumieh Antoine Hasbani Gerard Carbo Santamaria

07-31-2025 18:30 UTC+2

Crespi and Agoudjil Play a Long Hand

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Kai Cocklin

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Danielle Noja recalled the action in a hand that had taken 12 minutes to complete.

Joan Crespi opened the hijack and Adem Agoudjil three-bet out of the small blind, which Crespi called.

Agoudjil fired the 10♣2♠J♥ flop and Crespi called to the 9♠ turn, where both checked.

A 2♥ on the river saw Agoudjil fire out 1,500,000, and after some time in the tank, Crespi folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adem Agoudjil	7,200,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Joan Crespi	5,600,000 800,000	800,000

Tags: Adem Agoudjil Danielle Noja Joan Crespi

07-31-2025 18:38 UTC+2

Zhugralin Doubles With Aces

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Kai Cocklin

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Damir Zhugralin opened the hijack and then called off his stack of around 700,000 after Kadir Altinbasak ripped it from the big blind.

Damir Zhugralin: A♥A♣ All in
Kadir Altinbasak: A♦Q♠

Zhugralin was in great shape to double up, and did just that as the 2♠8♦10♥5♦9♦ runout kept his bullets ahead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kadir Altinbasak	3,500,000 700,000	700,000
Damir Zhugralin	1,500,000 700,000	700,000

Tags: Damir Zhugralin Kadir Altinbasak

07-31-2025 18:45 UTC+2

Svintsov Eliminated; Boyaciyan Doubles

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Kai Cocklin

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Joan Crespi opened and Oleg Svintsov shoved around 2,100,00. When it got back to Crespi, he quickly called.

Crespi held pocket kings and was ahead of the pocket tens of Svintsov. The runout brought a king on the flop, and Svintsov had his marching orders.

A few hands later, Danyel Boyaciyan shoved for 760,000 and was put at risk by Xiaosheng Zheng.

Danyel Boyaciyan: A♦9♦ All in
Xiaosheng Zheng: 10♣10♥

Boyaciyan was behind, but flopped a flush draw on 2♦J♣7♦ and rivered it after the 7♣K♦ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joan Crespi	7,300,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Xiaosheng Zheng	5,300,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
David Boyaciyan	1,700,000 625,000	625,000
Oleg Svintsov	Busted

Tags: Joan Crespi Danyel Boyaciyan Xiaosheng Zheng Oleg Svintsov

07-31-2025 18:54 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Adem Agoudjil	7,800,000 600,000	600,000
Gerard Carbo Santamaria	4,700,000 100,000	100,000
Mohamed El-Wely	4,300,000
Dragos-Florin Anton	3,300,000 200,000	200,000
Adil Tlimisov	2,100,000 100,000	100,000
Benjamin LeBlond	2,000,000 100,000	100,000
Ghassan Khalil	1,300,000 500,000	500,000
Danielle Noja	900,000 300,000	300,000

Chami Falls to Boyaciyan

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Kai Cocklin

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Khalil Chami shoved from the small blind for around 650,000 and Danyel Boyaciyan looked at his cards from the big blind then called.

Khalil Chami: A♣8♦ All in
Danyel Boyaciyan: A♠K♣

Chami was way behind, and fell further behind on the 3♥10♠K♦ flop as Boyaciyan made top pair. Chami was drawing dead on the 7♥ turn, and the 10♣ filled out the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Boyaciyan	2,400,000 700,000	700,000
Khalil Chami	Busted

Tags: Danyel Boyaciyan Khalil Chami

07-31-2025 19:05 UTC+2

Schwaederle Doubles Through Savenkov

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Kai Cocklin

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Alexey Savenkov raised the button and then called the shove of Cedric Schwaederle from the big blind, who had 785,000.

Cedric Schwaederle: 3♣3♦ All in
Alexey Savenkov: A♥Q♦

Schwaederle took a huge leap to a double-up after the 5♦3♠K♠ flop gave him a set. The K♦ on the turn locked it up for him, and the inconsequential A♠ fell on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexey Savenkov	2,100,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Cedric Schwaederle	1,700,000 700,000	700,000

Tags: Alexey Savenkov Cedric Schwaederle

07-31-2025 19:06 UTC+2

Corey Eyring’s Net Worth River Gamble; Mizrachi Battles Kabrhel | PokerNews Podcast #910

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Chad Holloway

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

In the 910th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Kyna England, and Mike Holtz discuss the wild hand involving Corey Eyring and Randy "3Coin" Sadler from The Lodge Live Stream in which the former was put to ultimate test on the river for his entire net worth!

They then talk about Ian O'Hara making good and whether or not that should be celebrated, German streamer Jenzoou's extreme reaction to winning a $63k mystery bounty, and Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi battling Martin Kabrhel on Venetian Poker Live. Plus, the return of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship and tournament wins by Sasha Sabbaghian in the $600 The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship, King at the latest Celebrity Poker Tour, and Mike Estes in the 2026 MSPT Iowa Poker State Championship, a tournament in which Chad took third place for $69k.

The crew also reveals the winner in our Pokerriculum giveaway, and then announces a new giveaway for a Silver Pass to the upcoming PokerStars NAPT in Las Vegas. You'll also get a sneak peek at the latest Life Outside Poker Podcast featuring Abby Merk and see highlights from the 17th Annual Ante 4 Autism charity event.

Finally, Chad and Kyna announce a brand new project - The MSPT Podcast Presented by PokerNews. That's right, the dynamic duo will be cohosting a brand new show that'll debut next week right here on PokerNews.

A new PokerNews Podcast drops every Thursday at 8a PT / 11a ET / 4p UK time. Remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you do not miss an episode!

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!

07-31-2025 19:15 UTC+2

Three Table Redraw (full)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Xiaosheng Zheng	5,900,000	74
1	2	Afshin Afsharorumieh	740,000	9
1	3	Danielle Noja	800,000	10
1	4	Soraya Estrada	1,500,000	19
1	5	Gerard Carbo Santamaria	4,840,000	61
1	6	Benjamin LeBlond	1,975,000	25
1	7	Mahmut Sanli	4,700,000	59
1	8	Alexey Savenkov	1,800,000	23

2	1	Adil Tlimisov	2,100,000	26
2	2	Joan Crespi	7,200,000	90
2	3	Samir Hayek	1,730,000	22
2	4	Pedro Ingles	2,000,000	25
2	5	Kadir Altinbasak	3,000,000	38
2	6	Mohamed El-Wely	5,200,000	65
2	7	Damir Zhugralin	1,430,000	18
2	8	Danyel Boyaciyan	2,300,000	29

3	1	Khalil Jabra	5,500,000	69
3	2	Cedric Schwaederle	2,000,000	25
3	3	Bahattin Eser	3,200,000	40
3	4	Parahat Nurmuhammedov	1,500,000	19
3	5	Adem Agoudjil	8,000,000	100
3	6	Hassanin Hashim	1,100,000	14
3	7	Dragos-Florin Anton	3,140,000	39
3	8	Ghassan Khalil	1,550,000	19

Player	Chips	Progress
Adem Agoudjil	8,000,000 200,000	200,000
Joan Crespi	7,200,000 100,000	100,000
Xiaosheng Zheng	5,900,000 600,000	600,000
Khalil Jabra	5,500,000 4,800,000	4,800,000
Mohamed El-Wely	5,200,000 900,000	900,000
Gerard Carbo Santamaria	4,840,000 140,000	140,000
Mahmut Sanli	4,700,000 800,000	800,000

Bahattin Eser	3,200,000 900,000	900,000
Dragos-Florin Anton	3,140,000 160,000	160,000
Kadir Altinbasak	3,000,000 500,000	500,000
David Boyaciyan	2,300,000 100,000	100,000
Adil Tlimisov	2,100,000
Pedro Ingles	2,000,000 200,000	200,000
Cedric Schwaederle	2,000,000 300,000	300,000
Benjamin LeBlond	1,975,000 25,000	25,000
Alexey Savenkov	1,800,000 300,000	300,000
Samir Hayek	1,730,000 370,000	370,000
Ghassan Khalil	1,550,000 250,000	250,000
Soraya Estrada	1,500,000 900,000	900,000
Parahat Nurmuhammedov	1,500,000 1,170,000	1,170,000
Damir Zhugralin	1,430,000 70,000	70,000
Hassanin Hashim	1,100,000 200,000	200,000
Danielle Noja	800,000 100,000	100,000
Afshin Afsharorumieh	740,000 210,000	210,000