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

08-07-2025 16:57 UTC+2

Krasimir Yankov Eliminated in 20th Place ($17,000)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 31 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Krasimir Yankov opened from the cutoff and Mehmet Deniz called in the big blind.

On the K♦K♥4♦, the two exchanged raises, which left Yankov's stack of around 1,000,000 in the middle and at risk.

Krasimir Yankov: Q♥Q♣ All in
Mehmet Deniz: 7♦6♦

Yankov was ahead with his pair of queens, but not for long as the J♦ on the turn completed Deniz' flush draw. No full house was made on the 2♠ river, and Yankov hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mehmet Deniz	9,500,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Krasimir Yankov	Busted

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08-07-2025 16:53 UTC+2

State Doubles Through Reichenstein

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Kai Cocklin

Level 31 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Adrian State opened from under the gun and Uri Reichenstein called in the big blind.

The flop came 6♥5♣5♠ and after Reichenstein checked, State fired 175,000. Reichenstein then raised to 450,000, State three-bet the flop to 850,000, and Reichenstein four-bet to 3,450,000. State had 2,750,000 total and made the call.

Adrian State: 9♥9♦ All in
Uri Reichenstein: K♠6♠

State was well in the lead with his pair of nines, and nothing changed through the A♥J♥ runout, which meant he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian State	6,200,000 3,400,000	3,400,000
Uri Reichenstein	3,000,000 2,900,000	2,900,000

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08-07-2025 16:48 UTC+2

Cheng Zhao Eliminated in 21st Place ($15,000)

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Tim Baker

Level 31 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Gabriel Akiki raised from under the gun and Cheng Zhao jammed for about 1,800,000 from the big blind. Akiki stuck in the call with the covering stack.

Cheng Zhao: A♦J♣ All in
Gabriel Akiki: 9♠9♦

Zhao had not been involved much today, but found himself in a crucial flip for his tournament life.

Unfortunately for Zhao the K♥7♥2♣9♣5♥ runout left him drawing dead by the turn to Akiki's set of nines. The pot was pushed to Akiki, and Zhao was out in 21st place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabriel Akiki	10,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Cheng Zhao	Busted

Tags: Cheng Zhao Gabriel Akiki

Level: 31

Blinds: 75,000/150,000

Ante: 150,000

08-07-2025 16:42 UTC+2

Deniz Chips Up With a Boat

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Tim Baker

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

Mehmet Deniz made it 250,000 from the cutoff with Nicolas Chouity calling on the button and Krasimir Yankov defending out of the big blind.

Yankov checked the 6♠5♠K♥ flop and Deniz bet 325,000. Chouity called, but Yankov folded.

The K♠ turn checked through for the Q♥ to come on the river. Deniz bet 325,000, which Chouity called. Deniz showed a boat with K♣Q♠ and Chouity was forced to muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mehmet Deniz	8,000,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
Nicolas Chouity	5,000,000 300,000	300,000

Krasimir Yankov	1,500,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Krasimir Yankov Mehmet Deniz Nicolas Chouity

08-07-2025 16:28 UTC+2

Miskovic Getting Short

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Kai Cocklin

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

Milos Miskovic has become the short stack and has around 1,400,000 after losing the last pot he played.

Miskovic raised from the button to 250,000 and Richard Broda called in the big blind.

The flop came J♠A♦3♠ and Broda check-called a bet of 125,000 from Miskovic to the 10♣ turn. Both checked to the 3♣ river, where again they knuckled the table to showdown.

Broda showed Q♦10♥ for a pair of tens, and Miskovic mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Broda	12,600,000 800,000	800,000
Ma	8,000,000 2,200,000	2,200,000
Viacheslav Balaev	3,000,000 700,000	700,000
Milos Miskovic	1,400,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

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08-07-2025 16:19 UTC+2

Ali Amirfatahi Eliminated in 22nd Place ($15,000)

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Tim Baker

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

Adil Tlimisov raised to 250,000 under the gun with Ali Amirfatahi calling from the cutoff, and Nicolas Chouity defending his big blind.

On the J♠2♥4♥ flop, Chouity started out with a check. Tlimisov bet 275,000, which only Amirfatahi called.

The 10♠ appeared on the turn, and Tlimisov fired out a second bet of 750,000. Amirfatahi took a while before deciding to make the call again.

The A♦ rolled off on the river, which caused Tlimisov to put Amirfatahi all in for his remaining 2,500,000. Amirfatahi burned through a few of his time bank cards before he stood up and slammed in the call.

Tlimisov showed K♥Q♣, and had backdoored into the nut straight. Amirfatahi only had A♥6♥ for a pair of aces, and he headed to the cashier's desk to collect his 22nd-place payout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adil Tlimisov	9,100,000 4,300,000	4,300,000
Nicolas Chouity	5,000,000 300,000	300,000

Ali Amirfatahi	Busted

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08-07-2025 16:08 UTC+2

Eldar Survives Again

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Tim Baker

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

Alon Eldar jammed for 600,000 from early position and was called by Ma from the big blind.

Alon Eldar: 10♥8♥ All in
Ma: Q♣J♥

Ma's queen-high was ahead for now, but the 5♣2♣4♠10♠K♥ runout changed that, as Eldar ended up with a pair of tens to win the hand and double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ma	5,800,000 900,000	900,000
Alon Eldar	1,400,000 300,000	300,000

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08-07-2025 16:04 UTC+2

Too Many Outs For Akiki

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Kai Cocklin

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

A pot of around 1,300,000 had already brewed on a board of 4♣3♣J♦9♦ when Nicolas Chouity had his stack of 2,075,000 in the middle and at risk against Gabriel Akiki

Nicolas Chouity: A♥J♣ All in
Gabriel Akiki: Q♣10♣

Chouity was ahead with his top pair, but Akiki had a plethora of outs with an overcard, flush draw, and an open-ended straight draw. However, it was a case of 'too many outs' for Akiki as the 6♥ hit the river, which meant he had to fork over some chips to Chouity.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabriel Akiki	8,000,000 3,000,000	3,000,000
Nicolas Chouity	5,300,000 2,600,000	2,600,000

Ali Amirfatahi	5,000,000 1,900,000	1,900,000
Cheng Zhao	2,500,000 450,000	450,000