$3,300 La Notte Degli Assi | 2025 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series

08-08-2025 14:16 UTC+2

Deniz Evens Out Stacks With Chouity

Kai Cocklin

Level 36 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Nicolas Chouity limped in from the small blind and then called a raise of 2,000,000 from Mehmet Deniz in the big blind.

The flop came 9♣J♠A♦ and Chouity decided to check-call a bet of 1,000,000 from Deniz to the 4♥ turn. Chouity checked again and then folded when Deniz fired 4,000,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Chouity	35,000,000 2,700,000	2,700,000

Mehmet Deniz	35,000,000 3,000,000	3,000,000

Tags: Mehmet Deniz Nicolas Chouity

08-08-2025 14:06 UTC+2

Play Resumes

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Kai Cocklin

Level 36 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

The remaining four players are back in their seats and play has resumed with 19 minutes left in Level 36.

08-08-2025 13:51 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Chouity	37,700,000 1,700,000	1,700,000

Mehmet Deniz	32,000,000
Ma	19,500,000 500,000	500,000
Richard Broda	14,500,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Aleksandr Razinkov Eliminated in 5th Place ($115,000)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 36 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Aleksandr Razinkov shoved around 5,900,000 from the button and "Ma" called in the big blind.

Aleksandr Razinkov: A♦8♠ All in
"Ma": A♥J♣

Razinkov came into the day second in chips and saw his stack plummet after playing a few all-in pots. This would be his last hand of the tournament as the 4♥6♥2♦10♥4♣ runout meant he was out in fifth.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ma	20,000,000 5,000,000	5,000,000
Aleksandr Razinkov	Busted

Tags: Aleksandr Razinkov

08-08-2025 13:46 UTC+2

Razinkov's Stack Goes Up and Down

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Kai Cocklin

Level 36 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Aleksandr Razinkov got a few shoves through, but lost a portion of his stack back to Mehmet Deniz.

Deniz opened from under the gun to 1,000,000 and Razinkov called in the big blind to see the 3♦2♥10♠ flop. Razinkov checked, Deniz bet 500,000, Razinkov raised to 1,500,000, and Deniz called.

A K♠ hit the turn and Razinkov checked it over to Deniz, who shoved. Razinkov had around 5,900,000 behind and eventually decided to fold, which earned Deniz the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mehmet Deniz	32,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Aleksandr Razinkov	5,900,000 1,800,000	1,800,000

Tags: Mehmet Deniz Aleksandr Razinkov

08-08-2025 13:37 UTC+2

"Ma" Pays Off Chouity

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Kai Cocklin

Level 36 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

A pot around 4,000,000 had already brewed between Nicolas Chouity from under the gun and "Ma" in the small blind.

The board read J♥2♠K♦4♦2♥, and Chouity had fired 3,700,000 on the river after it checked to him. After burning through some time banks, "Ma" eventually called and then mucked when Chouity showed K♠3♠ for top pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Chouity	36,000,000 6,000,000	6,000,000

Ma	15,000,000 6,000,000	6,000,000

Tags: Nicolas Chouity

08-08-2025 13:33 UTC+2

"Tommy G" Eliminated in 6th Place ($95,000)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 36 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

"Tommy G" raised from under the gun to 1,000,000 and "Ma" called from the big blind.

The flop came Q♦7♠J♦ and after "Ma" checked, "Tommy G" bet 800,000. "Ma" then shoved, and "Tommy G" quickly called for his stack of around 3,600,000 total.

"Tommy G": Q♠J♣ All in
"Ma": K♣10♣

"Tommy G" had flopped top two pair, but needed to fade the open-ended straight draw of his opponents. He had to dodge even more when the K♥ hit the turn as "Ma" picked up a lot more outs.

Ultimately, "Tommy G" couldn't hold on as the 9♥ fell on the river, completing the straight of his opponent and ending his run in sixth.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ma	21,000,000 5,000,000	5,000,000
Tommy G	Busted

Tags: Tommy G

08-08-2025 13:23 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 36 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mehmet Deniz	31,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Nicolas Chouity	30,000,000 3,000,000	3,000,000

Ma	16,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Richard Broda	13,400,000 2,200,000	2,200,000
Aleksandr Razinkov	7,700,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Tommy G	4,400,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

08-08-2025 13:16 UTC+2

Nebi Baysal Eliminated in 7th Place ($77,500)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 36 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Nebi Baysal made it 2,000,000 from under the gun and Mehmet Deniz shoved the big blind. Baysal had around 3,500,000 behind and put them in, which left him at risk.

Nebi Baysal: A♠J♣ All in
Mehmet Deniz: A♥Q♥

Baysal was in rough shape, and not much changed on the 10♥K♣6♣ flop, except he swapped outs with Deniz. A 9♠9♥ runout changed nothing, and Baysal exited in seventh.