2025 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series

$3,300 La Notte Degli Assi
Day: 2
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Event Info
2025 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
8♦3♦
Prize
$460,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$2,823,480
Total Entries
1,023
Level Info
Level
40
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
679
Players Left
231
Players Left 1 / 1,023
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Fleischer Thanks the Dealer

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

With around 50,000 in the pot already, Yakup Gulkaya shoved for 43,000 from middle position on a board of 6♠3♣Q♠4♠. Yakup Gulkaya, who was seated in the hijack, went into the tank for a while before making the call for about a thid of his stack.

Zoja Fleischer: A♠K♣ All in
Yakup Gulkaya: 10♣10♦

Fleischer was making a move with her flush draw and overcards, and needed to hit the river to beat the pocket tens of Gulkaya.

The dealer dropped the 10♠ on the river to give Fleischer the nut flush, prompting her to say, "Thank you very much," to the dealer.

Tags: Yakup GulkayaZoja Fleischer

Skhulukhiya Shows Westmorland the Nuts

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Jordan Westmorland opened from early position and Giorgiy Skhulukhiya called in the small blind. The big blind also called.

They saw a flop of 3♠7♠8♠, which saw Westmorland throw out 5,000 when it got to him. Only Skhulukhiya called to the 9♥ turn, where both checked.

An A♠ on the river put four spades on board and Skhulukhiya quickly bet 5,000, which Westmorland called.

Skhulukhiya then showed the nut flush with K♠Q♣, and Westmorland had no option but to muck.

Tags: Giorgiy SkhulukhiyaJordan Westmorland

Eldar Makes His Opponent Fold Cowboys

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

There was a raise under the gun to 5,000 before the player in the next position three-bet to 16,500. Alon Eldar cold-called from middle position, and the rest of the table folded.

After early position checked the A♣7♦8♣ flop, Eldar put out a bet of 8,000. Eldar's opponent called.

It checked to Eldar again on the J♥ turn, and he bet enough to put the early position player all in. The bet was for about 80,000 and after a few moments, Eldar's opponent folded and showed K♣K♦. Eldar didn't show, and the pot was sent to him.

Tags: Alon Eldar

Garbi Backdoors a Flush to Stack Lin

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Ravid Garbi
Ravid Garbi

Ren Lin opened from the hijack and picked up two callers in Ravid Garbi from the small blind & the big blind.

The flop came 6♥3♣5♦, and when the action got to Lin, he fired out a continuation-bet of 20,000. Garbi called and the big blind folded.

A 4♦ landed on the turn and again Garbi decided to switch up his strategy by leading for 16,000. Lin stuck around to see the 2♦ put a straight on board, then Garbi shoved. Lin had around 40,000 behind and didn't like the spot he was in.

"Ay ay ay, pocket sevens my friend?" Lin said to Garbi.

Eventually, Lin did stick his chips in and Garbi showed that he backdoored a flush with 9♦8♦. Lin initially mucked, but was forced to show his hand and the dealer revealed 8♥4♣.

It's not all doom and gloom for Lin, though, as he bought right back in and has a fresh stack of 100,000 to play with.

Tags: Ravid GarbiRen Lin

Selected Top Stacks at the Break

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Westmorland Gets it All

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

On a completed board of A♦6♠8♦10♣9♦, Jordan Westmorland bet 75,000 from the small blind. Goofy, who was seated in the cutoff, was Westmorland's opponent in the hand, and the bet was for the remainder of his stack.

After thinking for a while, Goofy opted to make the call. Westmorland revealed he had backdoored into the nuts with Q♦J♦. Goofy launched his 10♦8♥ for two pair into the middle as he exited the tournament area.

Tags: Jordan Westmorland

Pateychuk Puts Smuskevicius to the Test

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Lukas Pazma raised to 5,000 from early position with Boris Smuskevicius calling from the cutoff, Yury Salikaev calling out of the small blind, and Andrey Pateychuk defending his big blind.

A round of checks came after the K♦6♦Q♣ flop, and the 7♣ hit the turn. Salikaev checked, and Pateychuk bet 20,000. Only Smuskevicius stuck around with a call.

Pateychuk put Smuskevicius all in for his last 60,000 on the J♦ river, and Smuskevicius snap-folded.

Tags: Andrey PateychukBoris SmuskeviciusLukas PazmaYury Salikaev

Selected Chip Counts

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
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