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$3,300 La Notte Degli Assi
Day 1cd Completed
2025 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series
$3,300 La Notte Degli Assi
Day: 1cd
Event Info
2025 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1cd
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$2,823,480
Total Entries
1,023
Level
40
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Entries
228
Players Left
129
Players Left 1 / 1,023
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Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The penultimate starting flight of the 2025 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series $3,300 La Notte Degli Assi wrapped up at the Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino. Day 1c attracted 192 entries, bringing the overall field to 692 so far. After eight 40-minute levels, 111 players successfully bagged up chips and secured their seats in Day 2.
At the end of the night, Oleg Furman of Russia finished as the chip leader with 434,500. Kemal Aydogdu is placed in second place with 410,500 to work with on Day 2, while Mohamed Mokrani holds the third spot, having bagged 406,500 as he looks for his second Merit Poker Main Event title. Today, these were the only three players to have crossed the four-hundred thousand chip mark.
Day 1c Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oleg Furman | Russian Federation | 434,500 | 217 |
| 2 | Kemal Aydogdu | Turkey | 410,500 | 205 |
| 3 | Mohamed Mokrani | France | 406,500 | 203 |
| 4 | Gerard Carbo Santamaria | Spain | 390,000 | 195 |
| 5 | Xiaohui Tan | China | 390,000 | 195 |
| 6 | Haydar Issa | Lebanon | 372,500 | 186 |
| 7 | Vadim Kazykhanov | Russian Federation | 350,000 | 175 |
| 8 | Samuel Dray | France | 329,500 | 165 |
| 9 | Ma | France | 325,000 | 163 |
| 10 | Ionut-Alexandru Moldovan | Romania | 324,500 | 162 |
Some other notable players who managed to bag up some chips today include the IPO Master runner-up Gerard Carbo Santamaria (390,000) and the record-breaking $5,300 High Roller champion Cedric Schwaederle (314,000). Also making it through to tomorrow are Xuming Qi (296,500) and Alessio Isaia (240,000), who used his kicker to eliminate a player early in the day when they both held trip aces. A few more to return to the baize are Nils Pudel (107,000), Mark Saad (67,500), and Daniel Yerin (33,000).
The final starting flight, Day 1d, is currently underway. This evening’s flight features a turbo structure with 25-minute levels and will be the last opportunity for players to secure a stack before Day 2. Late registration remains open until the end of Level 14 on Day 2, giving everyone one last shot at the $2,000,000 guaranteed prize pool.
All surviving players from the four starting flights will return for Day 2 tomorrow, August 5, at 12 p.m. local time. The blinds will start at 1,000/2,000 with a big blind ante of 2,000, and levels will return to 60 minutes in length. Tomorrow marks the first time all remaining players will be in the same field, with the prize pool set to be finalized shortly after late registration closes.
Remaining Main Event Schedule
| Date | Day | Time | Blind Levels |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 4 | Day 1d | 7:00 p.m. | 25 minutes |
| August 5 | Day 2 | 12:00 p.m. | 60 minutes |
| August 6 | Day 3 | 12:00 p.m. | 60 minutes |
| August 7 | Day 4 | 12:00 p.m. | 60 minutes |
| August 8 | Day 5 | 1:00 p.m. | 60 minutes |
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the live updates, photos, and chip counts as the 2025 La Notte Degli Assi Main Event continues.
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
385,000 | |
|
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|
377,000 | |
|
363,000 | |
|
253,000 | |
|
251,000 | |
|
227,500 | |
|
185,500 | |
|
182,500
182,500
|
182,500 |
|
||
|
181,000 | |
|
175,000 | |
|
170,000 | |
|
166,000
166,000
|
166,000 |
|
165,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
148,000
148,000
|
148,000 |
|
|
123,500 | |
|
|
97,500 | |
|
|
81,000 | |
|
66,500
66,500
|
66,500 |
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
434,500 | |
|
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|
|
410,500
410,500
|
410,500 |
|
406,500 | |
|
390,000 | |
|
390,000 | |
|
372,500
292,500
|
292,500 |
|
|
350,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
329,500
129,500
|
129,500 |
|
|
325,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
324,500 | |
|
314,000 | |
|
310,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
309,000
309,000
|
309,000 |
|
|
307,500
307,500
|
307,500 |
|
300,500
110,500
|
110,500 |
|
296,500 | |
|
271,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
|
267,500
267,500
|
267,500 |
|
265,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
|
263,000
263,000
|
263,000 |
|
262,000
262,000
|
262,000 |
|
253,500
253,500
|
253,500 |
|
253,500
26,500
|
26,500 |
|
251,500
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Play has finished for Day 1c, with 112 managing to make it through the day.
Stay tuned for chip counts and a full recap of the day's action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
434,500
434,500
|
434,500 |
|
|
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|
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406,500
66,500
|
66,500 |
|
|
390,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
|
390,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
324,500
64,500
|
64,500 |
|
|
324,000
144,000
|
144,000 |
|
|
314,000
314,000
|
314,000 |
|
|
296,500
196,500
|
196,500 |
|
276,500
38,500
|
38,500 |
|
232,500
67,500
|
67,500 |
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The floor staff has annnounced that there will be three more hands before the remaining players bag up for the night.
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
After some preflop raising between Alexandru Papazian and Mehmet Deniz, all of Papazian's stack of roughly 120,000 got into the middle with Deniz making the call to try and bust him.
Alexandru Papazian: 9♣9♦ 
Mehmet Deniz: J♣J♠
It was a bit of a cooler in a battle of the blinds, and Papazian needed a nine to stay in the event. The board ran out A♣4♥8♥3♠10♣ and Deniz's pocket jacks held up, sending Papazian to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
300,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
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Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Alfred Nader jammed from early position for 13,000 with Giuliano Boellis calling from the next seat. Samuel Dray moved in for 81,500 from the hijack before Kristiyan Bogdanov jammed over the top for 155,000. This forced the rest of the table and Boellis to fold.
Alfred Nader: J♥10♣
Samuel Dray: 5♥5♦
Kristiyan Bogdanov: A♦A♣
Bogdanov woke up with aces at the perfect time and unless an unfortunate runout came, he would send two players to the rail.
The Q♠4♦2♥ flop came down followed by the 2♦ turn. Nader had already left the tournament area upon seeing he was drawing dead. Only a five on the river could save Dray, and to his surprise the 5♠ spiked on the river to give him a boat.
Dray more than doubled, up while Bogdanov was left stunned at having his aces cracked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000 | |
|
125,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
70,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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Busted |
Level: 8
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
