Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
2025 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series
$3,300 La Notte Degli Assi
Day: 3
Event Info
2025 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$2,823,480
Entries
1,023
Level
40
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Entries
229
Players Left
50
Players Left 1 / 1,023
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Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
With around 225,000 in the pot on a board of A♠2♠Q♥K♥, Dmitry Gromov checked from the big blind and Paris Dedes bet 200,000 from early position. Mounim Kaddouri deliberated for a while before making the call from the button. Gromov folded, and they headed to the river.
Dedes jammed for Kaddouri's remaining 360,000 when he saw the 7♦ appear on the river. After a few moments, Kaddouri slammed in the call.
Dedes showed second pair with K♦J♠, and lost the pot to Kaddouri's A♣Q♦ for two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,480,000
1,134,000
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1,134,000 |
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775,000
1,125,000
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1,125,000 |
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700,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Paul Grummitt had his chips in the middle and was contesting for the main pot of over 300,000 from the small blind.
The board read 7♥8♣10♣ and early position had check-called a bet from Esau, who threw out 65,000 from the button. On the J♥ turn, it checked to Esau again and he took it down after his 160,000-chip bet made his opponent fold.
Paul Grummitt: Q♦Q♣ 
Paul Esau: A♥K♦
Grummitt was one card away from getting back into contention, and managed to do so when the 6♣ rolled off on the river, earning him the main pot. The side pot went Esau's way, which left his stack at around 1,600,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,600,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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320,000
655,000
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655,000 |
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Vadzim Lipauka raised under the gun to 35,000 before Joris Ruijs shoved for 135,000 from the small blind. Sergey Tsoy cold-called from the big blind, and Lipauka also called.
With Ruijs all-in, the dealer fanned out a flop A♠J♣7♠, and Tsoy led out for 85,000 into a dry side pot. Lipauka made the call.
The A♥ appeared on the turn, and Tsoy fired out again, this time for 175,000. Lipauka meticulously carved out the call.
Tsoy pushed 200,000 across the betting line on the 10♥ river, and this was enough to get Lipauka to fold.
Ruijs turned over 9♥9♣, but this wasn't enough to beat the Q♦Q♣ of Tsoy. The pot was pushed to Tsoy, and Ruijs was out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,000,000
669,000
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669,000 |
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600,000
381,000
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381,000 |
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Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
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Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
With around 400,000 in the middle on a Q♥9♥7♦4♣5♦ board, Viacheslav Balaev had bet a huge amount of 570,000 from the big blind into Has Has, who was in the cutoff.
Several minutes went by and eventually Has Has called, only to see the bad news as Balaev had rivered a straight with 8♦6♠.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,650,000
280,000
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280,000 |
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120,000
880,000
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880,000 |
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Aceallin17 raised from early position to 30,000 and only Milos Miskovic called out of the big blind.
Miskovic checked the J♦4♣6♣ flop, and Aceallin17 placed out a continuation-bet of 30,000. Miskovic check-raised to 110,000, which Aceallin17 called.
The flush-completing 5♣ appeared on the turn, causing Miskovic to slide out a bet of 75,000. Again, Aceallin17 called.
Miskovic jammed for Aceallin17's remaining 300,000 when he saw the 9♥ drop on the river. Aceallin17 went into the tank for quite some time, mulling over whether to call or fold. Ultimately, he settled on a call for the remainder of his stack.
Miskovic turned over the nuts with 7♣3♣ for a straight flush. Aceallin17 was out, but revealed he had flopped top set with J♣J♥ as he headed for the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,300,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
From under the gun, Alexandros Kolonias jammed for 200,000, and was only called by Dmitry Gromov out of the big blind.
Alexandros Kolonias: A♦Q♦
Dmitry Gromov: 7♥7♠
It was a classic race between pocket sevens and ace-queen. The 6♦6♣2♥ flop kept Gromov ahead, although the 10♦ turn gave Kolonias a flush draw. Gromov improved to a boat on the 6♥ river, and Kolonias headed to the cashier's desk to collect his payout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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450,000
251,000
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251,000 |
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Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
With the return of the Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series, here is a look back at the champions from last summer at Merit Crystal Cove Hotel & Casino.
2024 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series
| Event | Entries | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| $1,100 IPO Master | 937 | Danesh Zargaran | $146,600 |
| $3,300 OPE Classic Cup | 193 | Walid Bou Habib | $132,000 |
| $2,200 La Notte Degli Assi | 1,133 | Dashinka | $355,000 |
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,400,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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2,250,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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1,900,000 | |
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1,800,000
180,000
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180,000 |
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1,730,000
670,000
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670,000 |
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1,650,000
803,000
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803,000 |
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1,600,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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1,600,000 | |
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1,520,000
280,000
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280,000 |
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1,420,000 | |
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1,300,000
350,000
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350,000 |
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1,300,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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1,200,000 | |
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1,180,000
105,000
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105,000 |
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1,125,000
75,000
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75,000 |
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1,100,000
150,000
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150,000 |
