$3,300 La Notte Degli Assi Day 1b | 2025 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series

08-03-2025 13:01 UTC+2

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Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

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08-03-2025 12:52 UTC+2

Mustafov Finds the Jack to Stack Two Players

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Kai Cocklin

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Atilla Saracoglu was in the pot from under the gun and Fahredin Mustafov made it 2,500 to go from middle position. Daniil Kiselev then put in 8,000 from the big blind and Saracoglu quickly made it 15,000. Mustafov shoved, Kiselev called off his stack of 40,000 and Saracoglu put in his 65,000, which created a three-way all-in pot.

Daniil Kiselev: Q♠Q♣ All in
Atilla Saracoglu: A♠A♦ All in
Fahredin Mustafov: J♥J♦

Saracoglu had the best of it with his aces, and they stayed in the lead through the 7♦6♣10♥ flop. However, Mustafov launched himself in front when the J♠ turn gave him top set. Kiselev needed a queen and Saracoglu needed an ace, but instead the 2♣ river filled out the board, and Mustafov sent two opponents home in one swoop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fahredin Mustafov	380,000 130,000	130,000
Daniil Kiselev	Busted
Atilla Saracoglu	Busted

Tags: Atilla Saracoglu Daniil Kiselev Fahredin Mustafov

08-03-2025 12:41 UTC+2

Burlacu Figures Out Dalkilic

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Kai Cocklin

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The action was picked up with 5,000 in the middle on a Q♥6♦9♠3♥ board, where Claudiu-Mihai Burlacu checked from the big blind and then called a bet of 3,500 from Mehmet Dalkilic, who was on the button.

An A♠ fell on the river and Burlacu checked again, then Dalkilic fired 9,500. Burlacu ran things through in his mind and after around 30 seconds, he elected to call.

Dalkilic then showed 5♥4♥ for a missed combo draw, and Burlacu tabled 6♣5♣ for just a pair of sixes to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Claudiu-Mihai Burlacu	115,000

Mehmet Dalkilic	90,000

Tags: Claudiu-Mihai Burlacu Mehmet Dalkilic

08-03-2025 12:25 UTC+2

Joumaa's Boat is Good

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Kai Cocklin

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Bakhos Joumaa just made a full house, which put his stack at around 165,000.

The action was picked up on the 6♥Q♠J♥9♥ board where Joumaa checked from the hijack and then called a bet of 7,000 from the button.

A 9♣ on the river paired the board and Joumaa led out for 11,000. The button then put in a raise to 26,000, and without much thought, Joumaa called.

The button then turned over a straight with K♠10♠, but that was no good as Joumaa had flopped a set and rivered a boat with 6♠6♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bakhos Joumaa	165,000

Tags: Bakhos Joumaa

08-03-2025 12:17 UTC+2

Selected Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Fahredin Mustafov	250,000 150,000	150,000
Damir Gabdullin	100,000 100,000	100,000
Gerard Carbo Santamaria	100,000 100,000	100,000
Ivan Banovic	95,000
Elie Farah	80,000 80,000	80,000
Jingxuan Zhu	58,000 12,000	12,000
Kirill Burtin	35,000 25,000	25,000

Level: 2

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

08-03-2025 12:06 UTC+2

Sadek's House is Full

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Kai Cocklin

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

On a board of 7♦K♦Q♦ with around 5,000 in the middle, Esper Sadek bet 1,500 from middle position, the hijack called, and Nenad Dukic folded the button.

A 9♥ fell on the turn and Sadek kept it small with another bet of 1,500, which the hijack raised to 6,000. Sadek called.

The Q♠ paired the board on the river and Sadek went big with a sizing of 25,500. The hijack went into the tank and eventually had the clock called on him, and during the countdown, he called.

Sadek then rolled over a full house with K♣Q♥. which was good for the pot.

Ravi Sheth is on the same table and has around 210,000 as the first level comes to a close.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ravi Sheth	210,000
Esper Sadek	140,000 40,000	40,000
Nenad Dukic	85,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Esper Sadek Nenad Dukic Ravi Sheth

08-03-2025 11:50 UTC+2

Sibgatova's Kings Cracked, Tabiyev Holds Against Burtin

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Kai Cocklin

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Alisa Sibgatova just had her pocket kings cracked in brutal fashion. Afshin Afsharorumieh opened and Sibgatova three-bet to 3,500 on the button. The small blind four-bet to 11,200, which got Afsharorumieh to fold, but Sibgatova made a five-bet to 28,000. The small blind shoved, and Sibgatova called.

Alisa Sibgatova: K♥K♣ All in
Small Blind: 10♦10♣

A cruel ten on the turn gave Sibgatova's opponent a set on the 2♠4♥5♠10♠A♠ runout, much to her dismay. Though she did buy right back in, so has a fresh stack of 100,000 to work with.

Elsewhere, with around 30,000 in the pot on a 5♠8♦Q♠5♦ board, Boris Tabiyev had a white chip, worth 25,000, in front of him and Kirill Burtin had shoved. Tabiyev took some time and eventually called off his stack of almost 70,000.

Boris Tabiyev: Q♣J♣ All in
Kirill Burtin: A♠K♠

Tabiyev was in the lead, and stayed there when the 7♥ river bricked out for Burtin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Tabiyev	170,000
Afshin Afsharorumieh	110,000
Alisa Sibgatova	100,000
Kirill Burtin	10,000

Tags: Afshin Afsharorumieh Alisa Sibgatova Boris Tabiyev Kirill Burtin

08-03-2025 11:37 UTC+2

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08-03-2025 11:29 UTC+2

Losev Flops a Set, Kolonias Doubles

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Kai Cocklin

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Alexey Losev opened from middle position and picked up a call from Fadi Zarka in the hijack before the small blind squeezed to 5,700. Losev called and Zarka folded.

They saw a flop of 8♥2♣9♣, where the small blind fired 5,100 and Losev called to the 6♥ turn. Again the small blind bet, this time for 17,000. and again Losev called.

The small blind slowed down on the K♥ turn and Losev jumped at the chance to throw in a bet of 38,000. Without much hesitation, the small blind called.

Losev then tabled a set with 8♠8♦. and that was good for the pot as his opponent mucked.

On the adjacent table, Alexandros Kolonias has doubled up early and is up to 200,000.