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

08-05-2025 13:52 UTC+2

Fleischer Thanks the Dealer

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zoja Fleischer	140,000 63,000	63,000
Yakup Gulkaya	110,000 128,500	128,500

Tags: Yakup Gulkaya Zoja Fleischer

08-05-2025 13:51 UTC+2

Skhulukhiya Shows Westmorland the Nuts

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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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jordan Westmorland	830,000 50,000	50,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	450,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Giorgiy Skhulukhiya Jordan Westmorland

08-05-2025 13:41 UTC+2

Eldar Makes His Opponent Fold Cowboys

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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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alon Eldar	450,000 238,000	238,000

Tags: Alon Eldar

08-05-2025 13:40 UTC+2

Garbi Backdoors a Flush to Stack Lin

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Kai Cocklin

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

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ravid Garbi	310,000 205,000	205,000

Ren Lin	100,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Ravid Garbi Ren Lin

08-05-2025 13:27 UTC+2

Selected Top Stacks at the Break

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Kai Cocklin

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrei Spataru	910,000 40,000	40,000

Gianmarco Kovari	890,000 681,000	681,000
Jordan Westmorland	880,000 210,000	210,000
Aleksandr Chernikov	880,000 159,000	159,000

Bakhos Alalam	875,000 185,000	185,000
Ivan Zabiiakin	781,000 193,500	193,500
Oleg Svintsov	750,000 330,000	330,000
Haydar Issa	710,000 337,500	337,500
Alexandru Ciureanu	700,000 429,000	429,000
Paris Dedes	690,000 41,000	41,000
Xiaosheng Zheng	620,000 150,000	150,000
Kenar	610,000 210,000	210,000
Sebastian Trela	600,000 455,000	455,000
Gor Musinyan	600,000 350,000	350,000
Damir Gabdullin	590,000 268,800	268,800
Ravi Sheth	590,000 74,000	74,000
Iurii Okolovich	550,000 36,500	36,500
Guo Liang Wei	550,000 370,000	370,000

Mohamed Mokrani	520,000 105,000	105,000
Darius Neagoe	520,000 20,000	20,000

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

08-05-2025 13:07 UTC+2

Break Time

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Kai Cocklin

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

The field has swelled to 847 players and the remaining 357 are heading on their first 20-minute break of the day.

08-05-2025 13:01 UTC+2

Westmorland Gets it All

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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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jordan Westmorland	670,000 70,000	70,000
Goofy	Busted

Tags: Jordan Westmorland

08-05-2025 12:52 UTC+2

Pateychuk Puts Smuskevicius to the Test

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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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yury Salikaev	390,000 10,000	10,000
Andrey Pateychuk	190,000 10,000	10,000

Lukas Pazma	180,000 10,500	10,500

Boris Smuskevicius	60,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Andrey Pateychuk Boris Smuskevicius Lukas Pazma Yury Salikaev

08-05-2025 12:49 UTC+2

Selected Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrei Spataru	950,000 91,500	91,500

Florian Duta	650,000 341,000	341,000
Darius Neagoe	500,000 70,500	70,500

Alessio Isaia	460,000 40,000	40,000

Georgios Tsouloftas	260,000 117,000	117,000
Jakub Michalak	240,000 87,000	87,000
Nikolay Fal	190,000 44,000	44,000

Ran Ilani	160,000 60,000	60,000
Leonid Orman	150,000 10,500	10,500