2025 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series
Alexandru Cinca checked from the small blind after the dealer fanned out the flop of 6♥6♦A♥ and Mehmet Demirkol fired out 5,000 from early position. Cinca stuck around with a call.
The K♦ turn checked through for the 2♣ to hit the river. Cinca checked, and Demirkol instantly jammed for around 70,000. Cinca folded and pleaded to Demirkol to show his cards. Demirkol offered to show one, but Cinca only wanted both. Demirkol refused, and he slid his cards face down back to the dealer as he pulled in the pot.
Mehmet Deniz raised from the hijack with the button player and big blind making the call.
Once it checked to Deniz on the 9♦J♥10♠ flop, he put out a continuation-bet of 5,500. The button player raised to 17,000, which only Deniz called.
Deniz check-called a bet of 31,000 from his opponent on the A♥ turn.
Deniz checked for the last time when he saw the 3♣ roll off on the river. The button player bet 75,000, which was enough to force Deniz to return his cards to the dealer.
Level: 7
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Players are now on a 15-minute break
Ma raised to 4,000 from the cutoff before Jose Roman three-bet to 15,500 from the small blind. After the big blind folded, Sen made the call.
Roman continued with a bet of 5,500 on the 2♣2♥7♠ flop, and Ma responded by min-raising to 11,000. Roman immediately called.
Both players checked the Q♦ turn to see the 9♥ roll off on the river. Roman checked, and Ma went into the tank. While thinking, Roman said to Ma "You can check". This caused Ma to gather together a bet of 20,000.
The usually chatty Roman now went silent and stared at the board while riffling his chips. After a little while, Ma said, "You have ace-king?". Roman didn't respond.
Another 30 seconds passed before Roman check-raised to 60,000. Ma asked to see Roman's remaining 40,000 or so before turning over the 10♠ and folding. Roman proudly revealed A♦K♠ for just ace-high, and the two laughed and fist-bumped each other
Heads-up to the river on a completed board of 4♣7♠5♣A♠7♣ and with around 35,000 in the middle, Mehmet Demirkol bet 21,000 from middle position, causing Carmen Zainescu to go deep into thought. After mulling it over for around a minute, Zainescu threw in the call.
Demirkol tabled a rivered flush with Q♣8♣, and Zainescu returned her cards to the dealer.
Dakar1 fired out a bet of around 10,000 on the monotone flop of 2♣8♣4♣, and his opponent jammed for 27,500 from late position. Dakar1 happily put in the call.
Late Position Player: A♣10♠
Dakar1: K♠K♥
Dakar1's Cowboys were currently ahead, but he had to dodge a lot of outs on the turn and river to win the pot. Dakar1 improved to a set on the K♦ turn, but the 3♣ river gave his opponent a flush and the pot was awarded to him.
Level: 6
Blinds: 800/1,500
Ante: 1,500