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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Guler Pays Off Isaia's Value Bet

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

Three players saw the flop come down 9♣5♠10♥. Joseph Sabe checked from the big blind, and Suhan Guler knuckled the table from under the gun. Alessio Isaia bet 10,000 from the button, which only Guler called.

Guler checked the 3♠ turn and Isaia bet again, this time for 21,000. Guler briefly thought, and then made the call.

The 9♦ appeared on the river and Guler checked for the last time. Isaia fired out 20,000 and Guler called.

Isaia turned over just a pair of tens with J♥10♠, which was enough to win him the pot.

Tags: Alessio IsaiaJoseph SabeSuhan Guler

Christoforou Bets the River

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

With around 55,000 in the pot already, Andreas Christoforou in the small blind and Richard Broda in the cutoff both checked it to the river on the 6♦K♠9♣3♦2♠ board.

Christoforou played with his chips for a while, then threw in 35,000. Broda elected to fold, and Christoforou added to his stack.

Tags: Andreas ChristoforouRichard Broda

Chip Counts from the Around the Room

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

Szammer Collects Kopyl's Stack

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

Dmitrii Kopyl had shoved around 90,000 preflop and was put at risk by Thomas Szammer, who had just a few more chips than his opponent.

Dmitrii Kopyl: 7♠7♥ All in
Thomas Szammer: A♠Q♦

Kopyl was ahead with his pair of sevens, but the 5♠3♦Q♥ flop gave Szammer top pair. A 6♠ on the turn did give Kopyl a gutshot, but the 2♦ river bricked off, sending him to the rail.

Tags: Thomas SzammerDmitrii Kopyl

Ma Folds a Straight to Bekil

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

Metin Bekil checked from under the gun on the 6♠8♠8♣ flop and Ma placed out a bet of 11,000 from middle position. Bekil made the call.

The 5♠ appeared on the turn and Bekil led out for 27,500. Ma flicked in the call.

Bekil slowed down and checked the K♣ river, prompting Ma to bet 55,000. Bekil mustered together a check-raise to 212,000, causing Ma to throw his hands up and go into the tank.

After doing some inventory and pondering for a while, Ma folded while showing 9♥7♥ for a straight. Bekil refused to show and Ma said to him, "Nice bluff, be careful".

Tags: Metin Bekil

Afsharorumieh and Burlacu Chop

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

Claudiu-Mihai Burlacu came through Day 1b as the chip leader and was tangling in a pot with Afshin Afsharorumieh early on Day 2.

The board read 10♦2♦A♠2♠ and Burlacu had fired a pot-sized bet of 17,000 on the turn from the hijack, which Afsharorumieh called on the button.

A 7♣ filled out the board and Burlacu fired again, this time for 50,500. Afsharorumieh didn't need to think for too long before he called.

Burlacu then flipped A♦Q♣, and Afsharorumieh showed the same hand with A♣Q♠, which meant they chopped up the pot.

Tags: Afshin AfsharorumiehClaudiu-Mihai Burlacu

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Lin Joins the Field and Wins a Small Pot

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Having just joined the tournament a few moments ago, Ren Lin was still working out the denomination of the chips as he announced a raise to 4,000 from middle position. The rest of the table folded around to Aleksandr Kirichenko in the big blind, who opted to call.

Lin and Kirichenko were happy to check the runout of 8♥2♦7♠3♠2♣ all the way down. Kirichenko showed 9x4x for nine-high, and lost the pot to Lin's A♣10♣ for ace-high.

Tags: Aleksandr KirichenkoRen Lin

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Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

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Musinyan Claws Back Some Chips After Slow Start

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Gor Musinyan
Gor Musinyan

Gor Musinyan got off to a bad start in Day 2 after he lost a chunk of his chips, but he did just claw some back.

Yossi Eluz opened from under the gun to 4,000 and Antonio Califano called in the next seat. Lavrentiy Ni called in the hijack before Musinyan three-bet to 26,000 from the cutoff. Eluz called, then Califano shoved for 40,500. Both Musinyan and Eluz called, while Ni got out of the way.

On the 7♦Q♦6♦ flop, Musinyan's bet of 21,000 saw Eluz quickly folded.

Antonio Califano: K♦10♥ All in
Gor Musinyan: A♦J♥

Califano was in trouble, and was left drawing dead when the 3♦ landed on the turn, completing the nut flush for Musinyan. The irrelevant 4♣ fell on the river, and Califano hit the rail.

Tags: Antonio CalifanoLavrentiy NiGor MusinyanYossi Eluz

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