$3,300 La Notte Degli Assi Day 4 | 2025 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series

08-07-2025 19:03 UTC+2

State Wisely Checks Behind

Tim Baker

Level 32 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Nicolas Chouity raised to 400,000 from middle position and Adrian State three-bet the button to 1,200,000. When it got back to Chouity, he called.

Chouity knuckled the action over to State on the 6♥9♥6♣ flop, and State placed out a bet of 750,000. Chouity took a few moments, then made the call.

The 7♦ turn saw Chouity check-call a bet of 2,500,000 by State. The 4♥ river got checks from both players and Chouity took down the pot with 7♠7♥ for full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Chouity	15,300,000 6,300,000	6,300,000

Adrian State	5,200,000 3,400,000	3,400,000

08-07-2025 19:00 UTC+2

Uri Reichenstein Eliminated in 14th Place ($24,000)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Uri Reichenstein hit the rail, but it took a few hands to get him there.

First, Reichenstein made it 500,000 to go from middle position, leaving himself just 25,000 behind. "Tommy G" called in the small blind, then the two checked it down on the 10♥10♦10♠7♠4♦ runout. "Tommy G" showed A♣5♦, and that was good for the pot as Reichenstein mucked.

Reichenstein then managed to get his stack to 300,000 after winning the next hand, but was forced all-in from the big blind and was up against Kemal Aslan, who raised the button.

Uri Reichenstein: A♦4♣ All in
Kemal Aslan: A♠5♥

A chop looked likely, but Aslan found a five on the 3♠Q♥10♦5♠8♥ runout, which ended Reichenstein's run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tommy G	7,500,000 900,000	900,000
Kemal Aslan	3,000,000
Dawid Smolka	2,300,000 500,000	500,000
Uri Reichenstein	Busted

Tags: Kemal Aslan Uri Reichenstein

08-07-2025 18:50 UTC+2

Tommy G Gets There on the River

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Tim Baker

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Uri Reichenstein made it 400,000 from the hijack, and Tommy G three-bet to 2,300,000 from the big blind with 900,000 behind. Reichenstein jammed with a few big blinds more than Tommy G, and after seeing nobody at the other table was all-in, Tommy G called.

Tommy G: A♣K♣ All in
Uri Reichenstein: 8♦8♠

The flip was pivotal for both players' future in the event. The 6♥4♥7♣ flop didn't help Tommy G, and neither did the 3♦ turn. But the K♥ river gave him top pair, and kept him in the tournament.

After the stacks were counted, Reichenstein was left with just 600,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tommy G	6,600,000 5,000,000	5,000,000
Uri Reichenstein	600,000 2,500,000	2,500,000

Tags: Tommy G Uri Reichenstein

08-07-2025 18:45 UTC+2

Shornikau Finds a Double

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Kai Cocklin

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Nicolas Chouity made it 400,000 to go from under the gun and Maksim Shornikau shoved 1,075,000 from the hijack. When it got back to Chouity, he called.

Maksim Shornikau: K♥Q♣ All in
Nicolas Chouity A♦5♣

Chouity was ahead, but the 6♠6♦K♦ flop gave Shornikau a pair of kings and the lead. A 6♣ brought an extra out for Chouity as any six would give him quads with an ace-kicker, but that wasn't to be as the 8♣ river confirmed Shornikau's double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Chouity	9,000,000 500,000	500,000

Nebi Baysal	7,500,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Maksim Shornikau	2,600,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Tags: Maksim Shornikau Nicolas Chouity

08-07-2025 18:39 UTC+2

Gabriel Akiki Eliminated in 15th Place ($24,000)

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Tim Baker

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Gabriel Akiki raised to 500,000 from middle position, and only Mehmet Deniz called from the cutoff.

Akiki fired out a bet of 800,000 upon seeing the Q♣5♦7♣ flop. Deniz made the call.

The A♦ appeared on the turn, and Akiki placed out a second bet, this time for 800,000. Once again, Deniz called.

After a 6♦ hit the river, Akiki jammed for 3,450,000. Deniz immediately made the call with the bigger stack.

Akiki revealed a pair of kings with K♠K♣, and this was second best to the Q♦J♦ of Deniz for a rivered flush. The pot went Deniz's way, and Akiki was out in 15th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mehmet Deniz	14,000,000 6,800,000	6,800,000
Gabriel Akiki	Busted

Tags: Gabriel Akiki Mehmet Deniz

08-07-2025 18:34 UTC+2

Aleksandr Kirichenko Eliminated in 16th Place ($20,000)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Adil Tlimisov opened from early position to 400,000 and Aleksandr Razinkov three-bet to 1,250,000 from the hijack. Aleksandr Kirichenko was in the small blind and moved all in for 2,900,000, which got Tlimisov to quickly folded. Razinkov confirmed the count and a few seconds later, he called.

Aleksandr Kirichenko: J♠J♥ All in
Aleksandr Razinkov: 10♥10♦

Kirichenko was in a great spot to double up, but that looked unlikely as the 10♣5♣Q♣ flop gave Razinkov a set of tens. The 7♥ on the turn removed any chop possibilities, and the A♦ river meant Kirichenko was out in 16th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Razinkov	14,000,000 4,000,000	4,000,000
Adil Tlimisov	7,400,000 400,000	400,000
Aleksandr Kirichenko	Busted

Tags: Aleksandr Kirichenko Adil Tlimisov Aleksandr Razinkov

08-07-2025 18:29 UTC+2

State Makes Akiki Fold Top Pair

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Tim Baker

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

From middle position, Adrian State raised to 400,000, and only Gabriel Akiki called from the cutoff.

State put out a continuation-bet of 300,000 on the K♥6♣4♥ flop. Akiki stuck around with a call.

The 8♣ appeared on the turn, which caused State to check. Akiki bet 500,000 before State check-raised to 2,000,000. Akiki burned through some of his time bank cards before electing to show the Kx and fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian State	8,600,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Gabriel Akiki	5,700,000 800,000	800,000

Tags: Adrian State Gabriel Akiki

08-07-2025 18:25 UTC+2

Razinkov Stays Aggressive

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Kai Cocklin

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

After getting down to around 2,000,000, Dawid Smolka got a three-bet shove through, which boosted his stack to almost 3,000,000.

Aleksandr Razinkov also got two three-bets in a row through to bring his stack to eight figures. First, Uri Reichenstein opened to 400,000 from the cutoff and Razinkov three-bet from the big blind to 1,100,000, which earned him the pot.

in the next hand, Adil Tlimisov made it 400,000 to go from the cutoff and Razinkov three-bet the small blind to 1,600,000. That did the trick again as Tlimisov folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Razinkov	10,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Adil Tlimisov	7,800,000 700,000	700,000
Uri Reichenstein	3,100,000 500,000	500,000
Dawid Smolka	2,800,000 800,000	800,000

Tags: Adil Tlimisov Aleksandr Razinkov Dawid Smolka Uri Reichenstein

08-07-2025 18:14 UTC+2

Razinkov Shoves on Smolka

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Kai Cocklin

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Aleksandr Razinkov raised to 400,000 from early position and Dawid Smolka three-bet the button to 1,000,000. Razinkov called.

A flop of 5♦A♦3♥ was laid out on the table, where Razinkov check-called a bet of 575,000 from Smolka to the 6♦ turn. Again Razinkov checked, and again Smolka fired, this time for 950,000. Razinkov used a time bank and then shoved, which got Smolka to snap-fold with around 2,000,000 behind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Razinkov	9,000,000 3,800,000	3,800,000
Dawid Smolka	2,000,000 2,500,000	2,500,000

Tags: Aleksandr Razinkov Dawid Smolka

08-07-2025 18:11 UTC+2

Two Table Redraw

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Tim Baker

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Mehmet Deniz	Turkey	7,200,000	36
1	2	Nicolas Chouity	Lebanon	9,500,000	48
1	3	Nebi Baysal	Turkey	9,000,000	45
1	4	Maksim Shornikau	Belarus	1,500,000	8
1	5	Adrian State	Romania	7,000,000	35
1	6	Viacheslav Balaev	Russia	3,200,000	16
1	7	Richard Broda	Hungary	16,000,000	80
1	8	Gabriel Akiki	Lebanon	6,500,000	33

2	1	Tommy G	San Marino	1,600,000	8
2	2	Kemal Aslan	Turkey	3,000,000	15
2	3	Aleksandr Kirichenko	Russia	3,400,000	17
2	4	Dawid Smolka	Poland	4,500,000	23
2	5	Uri Reichenstein	Israel	3,600,000	18
2	6	Adil Tlimisov	Russia	8,500,000	43
2	7	Ma	France	9,000,000	45
2	8	Aleksandr Razinkov	Russia	5,200,000	26

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Broda	16,000,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Nicolas Chouity	9,500,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Nebi Baysal	9,000,000
Ma	9,000,000 700,000	700,000
Adil Tlimisov	8,500,000 500,000	500,000
Mehmet Deniz	7,200,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Adrian State	7,000,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Gabriel Akiki	6,500,000 2,200,000	2,200,000
Aleksandr Razinkov	5,200,000 675,000	675,000
Dawid Smolka	4,500,000 325,000	325,000
Uri Reichenstein	3,600,000 700,000	700,000
Aleksandr Kirichenko	3,400,000 800,000	800,000
Viacheslav Balaev	3,200,000 400,000	400,000
Kemal Aslan	3,000,000 500,000	500,000
Tommy G	1,600,000 350,000	350,000
Maksim Shornikau	1,500,000 600,000	600,000