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

08-05-2025 16:17 UTC+2

Sabe Doesn't Want to Share With Shornikau

Tim Baker

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

Maksim Shornikau made it 7,500 from middle position before Joseph Sabe three-bet to 28,000 from the button. Shornikau made the call when it got back to him.

Both players checked the J♥A♠Q♠ flop to see the K♥ appear on the turn. Shornikau led out for 16,000, and Sabe called.

The 10♠ appeared on the river, which brought in the front door flush and created a Broadway straight on the board. Shornikau checked, and Sabe jammed all in. Both players had similar stacks, so the shove was for around 400,000. Shornikau didn't take long to fold and Sabe turned over the A♥, forcing Shornikau off of a chop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Sabe	450,000 90,000	90,000
Maksim Shornikau	370,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Joseph Sabe Maksim Shornikau

08-05-2025 16:04 UTC+2

Sheth Flops Trips, Makes Kvashin Pay

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Tim Baker

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

Konstantin Kvashin made it 7,000 under the gun with only Ravi Sheth calling from the big blind.

Two checks followed the 6♠8♠6♣ flop to see the 3♥ roll off on the turn. Sheth bet out for 12,000, which Kvashin called.

Once the 2♦ fell on the river, Sheth gathered together a big bet of 65,000, which was for roughly half of Kvashin's stack. Kvashin thought for quite some time before flicking in one chip to indicate a call.

Sheth turned over 9♥6♦ for trip sixes, causing Kvashin to match the bet, and then slide his cards face down back to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ravi Sheth	700,000 160,000	160,000
Konstantin Kvashin	61,000 61,000	61,000

Tags: Konstantin Kvashin Ravi Sheth

08-05-2025 16:02 UTC+2

Fleischer Binks the River to Crack Orman's Aces

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Kai Cocklin

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

Zoja Fleischer is a very happy woman!

Leonid Orman opened from early position to 7,500 and got a call from the button before Fleischer three-bet from the small blind to 28,000. Orman called and the button folded.

They saw a flop of K♠9♦J♣ where Fleischer continued for 20,000 and Orman called to the 8♥ turn. Fleischer announced a bet of 65,000. Orman shoved 77,000, and Fleischer put in the rest.

Leonid Orman: A♦A♣ All in
Zoja Fleischer: Q♠Q♣

Orman was well ahead with his aces and just needed to fade a queen or a ten on the river to double up. However, he couldn't fade it as the 10♣ on the river gave Fleischer a straight, sending Orman to the rail.

"Yes, yes, yes! I love you! Thank you so much," Fleischer screamed in delight to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zoja Fleischer	450,000 120,000	120,000
Leonid Orman	Busted

Tags: Leonid Orman Zoja Fleischer

08-05-2025 15:47 UTC+2

Some Big Stacks After Break

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Tim Baker

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Chernikov	1,100,000 100,000	100,000

Dawid Smolka	1,100,000 100,000	100,000
Paris Dedes	950,000 50,000	50,000
Gianmarco Kovari	920,000 20,000	20,000
Haydar Issa	900,000 190,000	190,000
Erdal Gulseven	850,000 593,000	593,000
Jordan Westmorland	800,000
Andrei Spataru	750,000 100,000	100,000

Ivan Zabiiakin	725,000 56,000	56,000
Adil Tlimisov	720,000 332,000	332,000
Elena Yasyuchenya	700,000 437,000	437,000
Hassanin Hashim	700,000 336,500	336,500
Fatih Aydin	680,000 370,000	370,000
Guo Liang Wei	650,000 100,000	100,000

Andrii Novak	600,000 387,000	387,000
Peng Chen	550,000 333,500	333,500
Ravi Sheth	540,000 60,000	60,000
Hady El-Asmar	500,000 315,000	315,000

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,500/3,500

Ante: 3,500

08-05-2025 15:27 UTC+2

Break Time

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Kai Cocklin

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The field keeps growing and stands at 930 as the players head on their second 20-minute break of the day.

Late registration remains open for two more levels and will close at the start of Level 15.

08-05-2025 15:27 UTC+2

Eliyusha Can't Beat Queens

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Tim Baker

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Ludovic Periaux raised to 6,500 before Eliyusha three-bet to around 20,000 from the button. When it got back to Periaux, he four-bet jammed for 71,000. Eliyusha reluctantly made the call.

Ludovic Periaux : Q♠Q♣ All in
Eliyusha: 4♣4♠

Eliyusha was in rough shape against Periaux's pocket queens. There was no help for Eliyusha on the 7♦7♣J♣10♦2♥ runout, and almost half of his stack was sent over to Periaux.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ludovic Periaux	151,000 8,000	8,000
Eliyusha	110,000 56,000	56,000

Tags: Ludovic Periaux

08-05-2025 15:23 UTC+2

Zawadzki Wins it With Top Pair

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Tim Baker

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

On the turn of a board showing 8♠K♦J♣2♠, Mikolaj Zawadzki fired out a bet of 12,000 from the big blind, and Zoja Fleischer immediately called from early position.

The 2♦ river checked through and Zawadzki turned over K♣4♠ for a pair of kings. Fleischer couldn't beat it and mucked, allowing Zawadzki to pull in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zoja Fleischer	330,000 190,000	190,000
Mikolaj Zawadzki	200,000 211,500	211,500

Tags: Mikolaj Zawadzki Zoja Fleischer

08-05-2025 15:14 UTC+2

Some Counts from the Room

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Tim Baker

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Chernikov	1,000,000 120,000	120,000

Gianmarco Kovari	900,000 10,000	10,000
Ravi Sheth	600,000 10,000	10,000
Mehmet Deniz	500,000 267,500	267,500
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	450,000
Nenad Dukic	430,000 240,000	240,000
Joseph Sabe	360,000 30,000	30,000
Ren Lin	310,000 210,000	210,000

Mohamed El-Wely	270,000 270,000	270,000
Andrey Pateychuk	230,000 80,000	80,000

Ionut-Alexandru Moldovan	190,000 134,500	134,500
Gerard Carbo Santamaria	170,000 220,000	220,000
Damir Zhugralin	170,000
Nichan Khorchidian	60,000 106,000	106,000

08-05-2025 15:09 UTC+2

Papapetrou Pips Sibgatova

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Kai Cocklin

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Pedro Ingles had raised the button and picked up two callers in the blinds being Alisa Sibgatova & Yiannakis Papapetrou.

Nobody wanted to put a chip in the pot until the river on the 4♥3♣K♠10♣K♥ board, where Sibgatova bet 7,000. Papapetrou took his time and eventually called, then Ingles snap-folded.

Sibgatova showed ace-high with A♠8♦, but Papapetrou had that pipped with A♥9♠ to take the pot.