2025 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series

$3,300 La Notte Degli Assi
Day: 3
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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 3
Entries
229
Players Left
50
Players Left 1 / 1,023
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Niste Was Calling a Shove

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Hassan Nashar made it 21,000 to go from early position with Mihai Niste calling from the small blind. Yuxi Huang squeezed to roughly 125,000 from the big blind, which both Nashar and Niste called.

Niste and Huang checked the 7♥10♣9♠ flop, and Nashar bet 75,000. Niste called, and Huang also stuck in the call.

Three checks followed the J♦ turn to see the 5♠ appear on the river. Niste and Huang checked for the last time, and Nashar went into the tank. After thinking for a while, Nashar checked behind. Niste turned over 10♠10♦ for a flopped set of tens to win the pot.

Nashar asked Niste, "You call all-in on the river?", Nitse nodded his head to indicate yes.

Tags: Hassan NasharMihai NisteYuxi Huang

Alalam Flips Out Papazian

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Bakhos Alalam opened from under the gun and Alexandru Papazian put in a three-bet from middle position off a stack of around 150,000. When it got back to Alalam, he shoved, and Papazian called off.

Alexandru Papazian: J♠J♥ All in
Bakhos Alalam: A♥Q♠

Papazian was ahead with his pair of jacks, but swiftly fell behind as the Q♥7♣10♠ flop gave Alalam top pair. A little bit of help arrived on the turn for Papazian in the form of an 8♦, which gave him a gutshot, but the 5♦ river meant he was eliminated.

Tags: Alexandru PapazianBakhos Alalam

Some Early Eliminations

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

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Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

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Geiger Wins a Multi-Way Pot

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Ravid Garbi opened from early position with Ivan Govorov calling in the cutoff, and Ohad Geiger defending the big blind.

After Geiger checked the 9♦K♥2♦ flop, Garbi continued with a bet of 15,000. Govorov called, but Geiger bumped it up to 65,000. Only Garbi stuck around with a call.

Heads-up to the J♥ turn, where Geiger bet out for 125,000. Garbi mulled it over for some time before sliding his cards back to the dealer and relinquishing the pot to Geiger.

Tags: Ivan GovorovRavid Garbi

Lin In a Baccarat Mood

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Jordan Westmorland opened to 13,000 from early position and Ren Lin called from the hijack. Claudiu-Mihai Burlacu, the Day 1b chip leader, also came along from the big blind.

The flop fell 9♠2♥6♦ and when it got to Lin, he fired out 20,000. Burlacu and Westmorland both quickly folded, and Lin showed the Q♥ while he shouted "Good fold, good fold. Monkey!".

Tags: Claudiu-Mihai BurlacuJordan WestmorlandRen Lin

Kolotiuk's Flop Bet is Enough

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Roman Kolotiuk came in with a raise to 12,000 from early position only to be three-bet to 38,000 by Maroun Jazzar on the button. When it got back to Kolotiuk, he paused for a while before four-betting to 69,000. Jazzar slid in the call.

Kolotiuk put out a continuation-bet of 65,000 on the 5♣J♣7♠ flop. Jazzar didn't take long to lob his cards into the muck, and Kolotiuk pulled in the pot.

Tags: Maroun JazzarRoman Kolotiuk

Aimukhanov's River Bet Goes Uncalled

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

With around 125,000 in the middle on a K♣9♦10♦ flop, Yesset Aimukhanov checked from the big blind and called a bet of 35,000 from Paris Dedes, who was on the button.

A 3♣ on the turn checked through to the 5♠ river, where Aimukhanov bet out 100,000. Dedes snap-folded, and Aimukhanov raked in the pot.

Tags: Paris DedesYesset Aimukhanov

Lin Shouts for a Monkey

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Ren Lin
Ren Lin

Antoine Hasbani raised to 68,000 from early position with just 2,000 behind. The table folded all the way around to Ren Lin in the big blind, who peeled back one card and then started shouting, "Monkey! Monkey! Monkey!" as he began to squeeze out his second card. He must have picked up something close to a monkey as he made the call.

Ren put Hasbani all in dark before the 6♠5♦5♠ flop came down, and Hasbani called.

Antoine Hasbani: A♣9♠ All in
Ren Lin: A♥J♥

Hasbani was in rough shape and needed a nine or the board to pair to stay in the tournament. The J♣ turn gave Lin top pair, leaving Hasbani drawing dead. The 2♣ fell on the river, and Hasbani headed for the exit.

Tags: Antoine HasbaniRen Lin

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