$2,200 IPO Master
Day 3 Started
2025 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series
$2,200 IPO Master
Day: 3
Event Info
2025 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$1,343,200
Entries
730
Level
38
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Entries
123
Players Left
15
Players Left 1 / 730
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The $2,200 IPO Master at the 2025 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series is entering its most pivotal stage yet. After four starting flights and ten levels on Day 2 at the Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino, only 123 players remain from the massive 730-entry field, each hoping to make a deep run at the $225,000 top prize and the coveted trophy.
Leading the way is Milos Miskovic, who bagged an impressive 1,885,000 at the end of Day 2. He is closely trailed by Roman Kolotiuk (1,820,000) and Alexey Savenkov (1,475,000), with a host of dangerous contenders not far behind.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milos Miskovic | Serbia | 1,885,000 | 126 |
| 2 | Roman Kolotiuk | Russia | 1,820,000 | 121 |
| 3 | Alexey Savenkov | Russia | 1,475,000 | 98 |
| 4 | Gerard Carbo Santamaria | Spain | 1,380,000 | 92 |
| 5 | Pedro Ingles | Spain | 1,355,000 | 90 |
| 6 | Ege Guven | Turkey | 1,335,000 | 89 |
| 7 | Renato Minicuci | France | 1,280,000 | 85 |
| 8 | Afshin Afsharorumieh | Iran | 1,150,000 | 77 |
| 9 | Hassan Nashar | Guinea-Bissau | 1,140,000 | 76 |
| 10 | Ali Moein | Iran | 1,100,000 | 73 |
Players such as Gerard Carbo Santamaria (1,380,000), Afshin Afsharorumieh (1,150,000), and Hassan Nashar (1,140,000) all return with above-average stacks and plenty of experience to push for the final table.
Day 3 begins at 12:00 p.m. local time, and the first order of business will be bursting the money bubble. The top 103 players are guaranteed at least $3,750, but for those who survive and climb the payouts, the stakes rise quickly.
Levels will are scheduled to be 60 minutes long, blinds will start at 10,000/15,000 with a big blind ante of 15,000, and the pressure will be at its peak as the tournament edges closer to crowning a champion on Saturday, August 1.
Payouts
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Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
After a short delay to allow players to find their seats, cards are in the air for Day 3 of the $2,200 IPO Master.
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Dragos-Florin Anton opened from early position to 30,000 and got a call out of Razvan Sabau in the small blind. Mohamed El-Wely three-bet the big blind to 90,000, which only Anton called.
El-Wely led out on the 6♣2♣2♥ flop for 55,000, and again on the 10♥ turn for 60,000, both times receiving calls from Anton.
When the 4♣ hit the river, El-Wely checked and Anton dropped a stack of chips into pot. Before El-Wely had a chance to count it, he had already called.
Anton then showed the nut flush with A♣J♣, and El-Wely mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
520,000
|
520,000 |
|
300,000
445,000
|
445,000 |
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Anthony Khouzami and Aren Bezhanyan just played a hand that took around 13 minutes.
First, Khouzami opened the hijack to 35,000 and Bezhanyan three-bet the cutoff to 85,000. When it got back to Khouzami, he four-bet to 235,000, before Bezhanyan five-bet to 380,000. Khouzami called.
They saw a flop of 8♣K♠A♠, which checked to the 2♣ turn. Khouzami checked, Bezhanyan bet 130,000, and Khouzami called.
When the 8♦ paired the board on the river, Khouzami checked and Bezhanyan bet 250,000. Khouzami went into the tank and around two minutes later, the clock was called. During his countdown, Khouzami called.
Bezhanyan then turned over A♥2♦ for a pair of aces, and Khouzami mucked while shaking his head.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
200,000
645,000
|
645,000 |
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Huseyin Tekerek three-bet shoved his stack from late position and was put at risk by Antoine Hasbani, who opened from early position.
Huseyin Tekerek: A♦K♠ 
Antoine Hasbani: 8♦8♣
Tekerek needed to win a flip, but didn't get off to a good start on the 4♥5♦4♠ flop. An 8♠ on the turn sealed his fate as Hasbani made an unbeatable full house, with the meaningless 6♦ filling out the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
800,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Konstantin Voronin had his stack of 175,000 in the middle from the button and was put at risk by Anthony Khouzami in the big blind.
Konstantin Voronin: A♣10♥
Anthony Khouzami: K♠J♣
Voronin managed to double up as his ace-high held on the 6♥Q♣7♠4♥Q♦ runout, leaving Khouzami with just a few big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
375,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
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50,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
On a board of K♠8♦3♥, Mohamed El-Wely checked from under the gun and Dragos-Florin Anton bet 40,000 from the hijack. El-Wely raised to 90,000, and Anton quickly called.
A 6♠ hit the turn and El-Wely kept betting, this time for 115,000. Anton was going nowhere and called to see the 5♣ river, where both knuckled to showdown.
El-Wely flipped over A♥J♠ for ace-high, but Anton had a pair of eights with A♣8♣ to scoop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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1,700,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
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675,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
