Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Cards are in the air, and play has started on the final day of the $5,300 High Roller.
2025 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series
$5,300 High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info
2025 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$1,462,800
Entries
318
Level
34
Blinds
200,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
43
Players Left
1
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Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
There is a small delay to the start of the day as players head to their seats.
The $5,300 High Roller returns for Day 3 at 1:00 p.m. local time on Saturday, August 2, inside the Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino, where the remaining contenders will battle it out for the $310,000 top prize and the trophy.
Following the close of late registration, the field officially reached a record-breaking 318 entries, making this the biggest High Roller in Merit Poker history. That pushed the prize pool to $1,462,800, with 43 players returning for the final day of play.
Jakub Michalak of Poland leads the way today with 2,170,000 chips, just ahead of Mohamed El-Wely who bagged 2,150,000 yesterday to sit in second place. Coming with the third biggest stack of 1,625,000 is bracelet winner Ohad Geiger of Israel.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jakub Michalak | Poland | 2,170,000 | 87 |
| 2 | Mohamed El-Wely | Mauritania | 2,150,000 | 86 |
| 3 | Ohad Geiger | Israel | 1,625,000 | 65 |
| 4 | Alper Kerim | Turkey | 1,310,000 | 52 |
| 5 | Ghassan Bitar | Lebanon | 1,305,000 | 52 |
| 6 | Osman Ihlamur | Turkey | 1,290,000 | 52 |
| 7 | Samir Nacer | France | 1,235,000 | 49 |
| 8 | Michael Iakovlev | Russia | 1,210,000 | 48 |
| 9 | Antoine Farhat | Lebanon | 1,100,000 | 44 |
| 10 | Danielle Noja | Australia | 1,040,000 | 42 |
Serbia'sNenad Dukic returns right in the middle of the pack in 22nd place with a stack of 700,000, which is good for 35 big blinds. The experienced professional captured the Main Event at the 2025 Merit Poker Carmen Series earlier this year, earning a career-best score of $401,000. Oozing with confidence from that victory, Dukic is certainly one to keep an eye on throughout today’s action.
Blinds begin at 10,000/25,000 with a 25,000 big blind ante, and the first target for all returning players will be to make it into the top 41, where they will lock up a min-cash worth $9,500. From there, the road to the final table begins, with the goal of playing down to a champion by the end of the day.
Payouts
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| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Adrian State | 935,000 | 37 |
| 1 | 2 | Mikolaj Zawadzki | 225,000 | 9 |
| 1 | 3 | Tao Yang | 270,000 | 11 |
| 1 | 4 | Mohamed El-Wely | 2,150,000 | 86 |
| 1 | 5 | Ivan Banovic | 985,000 | 39 |
| 1 | 6 | Natan Chauskin | 900,000 | 36 |
| 1 | 7 | Samir Nacer | 1,235,000 | 49 |
| 1 | 8 | Antoine Farhat | 1,100,000 | 44 |
| 2 | 1 | Andreas Mavromoustakis | 395,000 | 16 |
| 2 | 2 | Cristinel Dumitru | 415,000 | 17 |
| 2 | 3 | Cedric Schwaederle | 730,000 | 29 |
| 2 | 4 | Tommy G | 930,000 | 37 |
| 2 | 5 | Samuel Dray | 330,000 | 13 |
| 2 | 6 | Mehmet Demirkol | 600,000 | 24 |
| 2 | 7 | Alper Kerim | 1,310,000 | 52 |
| 3 | 1 | Antoine Hasbani | 390,000 | 16 |
| 3 | 2 | Tamazi Skhirtladze | 140,000 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | Danielle Noja | 1,040,000 | 42 |
| 3 | 4 | Aren Bezhanyan | 1,000,000 | 40 |
| 3 | 5 | Michel Habib | 565,000 | 23 |
| 3 | 6 | Hassanin Hashim | 475,000 | 19 |
| 3 | 7 | Quan Zhou | 230,000 | 9 |
| 4 | 1 | Guo Liang Wei | 140,000 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | Nenad Dukic | 700,000 | 28 |
| 4 | 3 | Xuming Qi | 320,000 | 13 |
| 4 | 4 | Ohad Geiger | 1,625,000 | 65 |
| 4 | 5 | Giuliano Boellis | 810,000 | 32 |
| 4 | 6 | Kirill Burtin | 290,000 | 12 |
| 4 | 7 | Grzegorz Kozieja | 530,000 | 21 |
| 5 | 1 | Ghassan Bitar | 1,305,000 | 52 |
| 5 | 2 | Peng Chen | 705,000 | 28 |
| 5 | 3 | Osman Ihlamur | 1,290,000 | 52 |
| 5 | 4 | Alexander Isachenko | 480,000 | 19 |
| 5 | 5 | Carlos Aoun | 600,000 | 24 |
| 5 | 6 | Roman Pshyk | 625,000 | 25 |
| 5 | 7 | Michael Iakovlev | 1,210,000 | 48 |
| 6 | 1 | Andres Vasquez | 460,000 | 18 |
| 6 | 2 | Sakis Adrianopoulos | 890,000 | 36 |
| 6 | 3 | Senol Ardic | 905,000 | 36 |
| 6 | 4 | Saleh Assi | 510,000 | 20 |
| 6 | 5 | Hassan Nashar | 920,000 | 37 |
| 6 | 6 | Jakub Michalak | 2,170,000 | 87 |
| 6 | 7 | Mekan Yusupov | 330,000 | 13 |
$5,300 High Roller
Day 3 Started
