$3,300 La Notte Degli Assi Day 2 | 2025 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series

08-05-2025 17:10 UTC+2

Skhirtladze Makes Quads to Double Through Mancini

Kai Cocklin

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/3,500, 3,500 ante

if you hold a pocket pair in your hand, the odds of making quads is 1 in 122. Well, Tamazi Skhirtladze just hit that 0.81% chance to double through Angelo Mancini.

The two got the chips in preflop with Skhirtladze's stack of around 75,000 at risk.

Tamazi Skhirtladze: 9♥9♣ All in
Angelo Mancini: J♠J♦

The flop of 8♥K♥9♠ gave Skhirtladze a set, and he improved further on the 9♦ turn to quads! Nothing could save Mancini on the river as the 4♠ was just a formality.

Player	Chips	Progress
Angelo Mancini	160,000 34,000	34,000
Tamazi Skhirtladze	150,000 35,500	35,500

Tags: Angelo Mancini Tamazi Skhirtladze

08-05-2025 17:00 UTC+2

Stoenescu Steals the Pot on the Turn

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Tim Baker

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/3,500, 3,500 ante

Omer Ulusoy came in with a raise to 8,000 under the gun with Andrei Stoenescu calling from the next seat, and Gerard Carbo Santamaria defending his big blind.

Santamaria checked the 10♦K♦3♦ flop and Ulusoy put out a continuation-bet of 8,500. Stoenescu called, but Santamaria folded.

The 5♣ appeared on the turn, causing Ulusoy to check. Stonenescu bet 19,000, and Ulusoy released his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Omer Ulusoy	175,000 175,000	175,000
Gerard Carbo Santamaria	160,000 10,000	10,000
Andrei Stoenescu	160,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Andrei Stoenescu

08-05-2025 16:55 UTC+2

Some Notable Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/3,500, 3,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Chernikov	1,300,000 200,000	200,000

Dawid Smolka	1,150,000 50,000	50,000
Jordan Westmorland	1,000,000 200,000	200,000
Paris Dedes	975,000 25,000	25,000
Ma	860,000 310,000	310,000
Danielle Noja	575,000 445,000	445,000
Traian Stanciu	550,000 333,500	333,500
Yiannis Liperis	550,000 430,000	430,000
Soraya Estrada	475,000 200,000	200,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	240,000 210,000	210,000

08-05-2025 16:50 UTC+2

Don’t Miss the Onyx Super High Roller Series Cyprus

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Kai Cocklin

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/3,500, 3,500 ante

Big bucks and a seat in an upcoming $100,000 buy-in Triton Poker tournament are up for grabs in the inaugural Onyx Super High Roller Series Cyprus presented by the Onyx Club.

The series at Merit Royal Diamond runs from August 9-21 and features a mix of Pot-Limit Omaha and No-Limit Hold'em high-stakes tournaments, along with some juicy cash game action. PokerNews will be on-site, live reporting the six biggest events of the series, starting with the $10,400 GG Million$ from August 9-12.

There are 12 high-stakes tournaments, with buy-ins ranging from $10,400 to $102,000, all taking place inside a luxurious resort along the Mediterranean Sea.

Find Full Series Details Here

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/3,500

Ante: 3,500

08-05-2025 16:46 UTC+2

Vasquez Starts His Spin-Up

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Tim Baker

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante

Peng Chen opened the button, and then called Andres Vasquez's jam for 33,500 out of the small blind.

Andres Vasquez: A♦9♦ All in
Peng Chen: 8♦7♦

Vasquez took a commanding lead on the A♥K♥4♦ flop, having paired his ace. The 2♦ turn left Chen drawing dead as the 3♠ river cemented Vasquez's double-up through Chen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peng Chen	650,000 100,000	100,000
Andres Vasquez	68,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Andres Vasquez Peng Chen

08-05-2025 16:42 UTC+2

Gulseven Soars Past A Milly

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Kai Cocklin

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante

A pot of around 250,000 had already brewed between Xiaosheng Zheng in middle position and Erdal Gulseven in the hijack.

The board read 8♣6♠8♦4♦, and Zheng had check-called a bet of 65,000 to the 4♠ river. After Zheng checked, Gulseven quickly knuckled back, taking it to showdown.

Zheng tabled 7♠7♥ for a pair of sevens, but that was no good as Gulseven tabled 10♠10♣ for a pair of tens to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erdal Gulseven	1,100,000 250,000	250,000
Xiaosheng Zheng	380,000 220,000	220,000

Tags: Erdal Gulseven Xiaosheng Zheng

08-05-2025 16:33 UTC+2

A Round of Counts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Hassanin Hashim	800,000 100,000	100,000
Gor Musinyan	650,000 50,000	50,000
Claudiu-Mihai Burlacu	625,000 75,000	75,000

Weiran Pu	480,000 453,500	453,500

Yilu Yuan	450,000 14,000	14,000
Paul Grummitt	360,000 28,000	28,000
Aleksandr Kirichenko	310,000 175,000	175,000
Yiannis Liperis	120,000 120,000	120,000
Kirill Burtin	85,000 10,000	10,000

08-05-2025 16:29 UTC+2

Skrbic Can't Beat Eser's Big Slick

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Tim Baker

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante

Milos Skrbic got all in for the last of his stack with Bahattin Eser trying to send him to the reentry desk.

Milos Skrbic: A♦Q♣ All in
Bahattin Eser: A♠K♦

Skrbic needed to find a queen or he would be out. The 9♥9♠6♦ flop offered some chop opportunities, but the 5♦ turn and 3♦ river didn't produce anything for Skrbic, and he exited the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bahattin Eser	350,000 1,500	1,500
Milos Skrbic	Busted

Tags: Bahattin Eser Milos Skrbic

08-05-2025 16:22 UTC+2

Kopyl Cracks Peters' Kings

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Kai Cocklin

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante

Dmitrii Kopyl had his stack of around 90,000 in the middle preflop from the cutoff and was put at risk by Tobias Peters in the hijack.

Dmitrii Kopyl: 10♥10♦ All in
Tobias Peters: K♠K♦

Peters was way ahead with his pocket kings and they stayed in front on the 8♦9♦4♣ flop. A 7♥ on the turn did make things a little sweaty for Peters as Kopyl picked up an open-ender, but the cowboys were still well in the lead.

That was until the J♥ hit the river, which improved Kopyl to a straight and earned him a double-up.