$5,300 High Roller | 2025 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series

08-02-2025 16:02 UTC+2

Antoine Hasbani Eliminated in 17th Place ($15,500)

Tim Baker

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Adrian State opened the button to 125,000 and Antoine Hasbani jammed from the big blind for 800,000. State quickly called.

Antoine Hasbani: K♥10♣ All in
Adrian State: Q♥Q♣

Hasbani needed a king from the dealer to beat the Ladies of State. The board ran out 7♥2♠4♦7♠Q♦ to give State a full house on the river, meaning Hasbani was out in 17th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian State	3,000,000 600,000	600,000
Antoine Hasbani	Busted

Tags: Adrian State Antoine Hasbani

08-02-2025 15:49 UTC+2

Bezhanyan Calls El-Wely Down With the Better Ace

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Tim Baker

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Mohamed El-Wely opened the cutoff to 225,000 with only Aren Bezhanyan calling out of the small blind.

Bezhanyan check-called a bet of 150,000 by El-Wely on the K♠A♣5♦ flop.

The turn came the 9♣ and Bezhanyan check-called another bet from El-Wely, this time for 350,000.

Bezhanyan checked for the last time when the 4♣ rolled off on the river. El-Wely bet 225,000, and Bezhanyan quickly called.

El-Wely showed A♥J♣ for a pair of aces, but was out-kicked by Bezhanyan's A♠Q♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aren Bezhanyan	3,900,000 800,000	800,000
Mohamed El-Wely	2,750,000 650,000	650,000

Tags: Aren Bezhanyan Mohamed El-Wely

08-02-2025 15:38 UTC+2

Senol Ardic Eliminated in 18th Place ($15,500)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Senol Ardic ripped 780,000 in from the button and Cedric Schwaederle called out of the small blind.

Senol Ardic: Q♠6♥ All in
Cedric Schwaederle: A♥K♣

Ardic didn't find any help on the 5♥2♦9♠4♠9♦ runout, leaving him out in 18th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cedric Schwaederle	3,600,000 2,400,000	2,400,000
Senol Ardic	Busted

Tags: Cedric Schwaederle Senol Ardic

Level: 25

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

08-02-2025 15:31 UTC+2

Ghassan Bitar Eliminated in 19th Place ($15,500)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Xuming Qi opened from the hijack and Ghassan Bitar shoved around 700,000 from the small blind. Qi snap-called.

Ghassan Bitar: 8♦8♣ All in
Xuming Qi: A♠A♦

Bitar had run into the bullets, and his tournament was shot down as the 3♦7♣9♠9♣J♥ runout left him unimproved.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xuming Qi	3,800,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Ghassan Bitar	Busted

Tags: Ghassan Bitar Xuming Qi

08-02-2025 15:27 UTC+2

Samir Nacer Eliminated in 20th Place ($13,000)

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Tim Baker

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

After losing some of his stack in a recent hand with pocket aces, Samir Nacer jammed for his 275,000 from the cutoff and got snap-called by Alper Kerim from the big blind.

Samir Nacer: K♠10♥ All in
Alper Kerim: A♦A♣

Nacer now had to come from behind to crack aces to keep his hopes of making the final table alive. However, the A♠K♣6♣ flop left him almost drawing dead. The rest of the board came 4♥A♥ to give Kerim quads, and Nacer was out in 20th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alper Kerim	1,300,000 450,000	450,000
Samir Nacer	Busted

Tags: Samir Nacer Alper Kerim

08-02-2025 15:23 UTC+2

Hassanin Hashim Eliminated in 21st Place ($13,000)

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Tim Baker

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Hassanin Hashim moved all in under the gun for 125,000 and Cedric Schwaederle three-bet to 250,000 from the next seat. Salah Assi jammed the button for around 1,800,000, which forced Schwaederle to fold.

Hassanin Hashim: 10♠8♠ All in
Salah Assi: A♣A♦

Hashim needed a miracle to triple up and stay in the event. However, the runout of 5♦K♦6♣Q♠4♥ didn't help him, and he exited the tournament in 21st place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Salah Assi	2,300,000 300,000	300,000
Cedric Schwaederle	1,200,000 700,000	700,000
Hassanin Hashim	Busted

Tags: Cedric Schwaederle Hassanin Hashim Salah Assi

08-02-2025 15:18 UTC+2

Peng Chen Eliminated in 22nd Place ($13,000)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Two hands back-to-back has spelt the end of Peng Chen.

First. there was a button open and Aren Bezhanyan three-bet the small blind to 325,000. Chen then four-bet from the big blind to 725,000, the button folded, and Bezhanyan shoved for 1,445,000. Chen called.

Aren Bezhanyan: A♥K♥ All in
Peng Chen: A♦J♣

Chen couldn't catch up on th 8♥7♥A♠9♣8♦ runout, leaving him with around 750,000.

In the next hand, Chen shoved from the small blind over an open from early, and Salah Assi called in the big blind.

Peng Chen: A♣J♥ All in
Salah Assi: K♦K♥

The runout of 7♣6♦J♦8♠2♥ changed nothing, and Chen was on his way to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aren Bezhanyan	3,100,000 1,750,000	1,750,000
Salah Assi	2,000,000 800,000	800,000
Peng Chen	Busted

Tags: Aren Bezhanyan Peng Chen Salah Assi

08-02-2025 15:11 UTC+2

Alexander Isachenko Eliminated in 23rd Place ($13,000)

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Tim Baker

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Nenad Dukic raised to 100,000 under the gun and Alexander Isachenko jammed for 180,000 from the next position. Dukic put in the call when the action folded back to him.

Alexander Isachenko :A♠9♠ All in
Nenad Dukic: 4♣4♦

It was a flip that was a lot more significant to Isachenko than Dukic. The flop came down 4♥K♣K♦ to give Dukic a boat, and leave Isachenko needing running cards. The 6♦ turn sealed Isachenko's elimination in 23rd, as the K♠ hit the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nenad Dukic	4,100,000 200,000	200,000
Alexander Isachenko	Busted

Tags: Alexander Isachenko Nenad Dukic

08-02-2025 15:00 UTC+2

Osman Ihlamur Eliminated in 24th Place ($11,000)

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Tim Baker

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Osman Ihlamur moved all in under the gun for 475,000 with Peng Chen making the call from the cutoff.

Osman Ihlamur: Q♥10♥ All in
Peng Chen: A♣K♠

Ihlamur was behind to the Big Slick of Chen, but he did have hearts and live cards working for him. However, the runout of 3♠8♥4♦A♠Q♣ was unfavorable for Ihlamur, as Chen turned top pair to leave him drawing dead. Chen pulled in the pot, and Ihlamur was out in 24th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peng Chen	2,100,000 500,000	500,000
Osman Ihlamur	Busted

Tags: Osman Ihlamur Peng Chen