2025 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series

$2,200 IPO Master
Day: 1a
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Event Info
2025 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♦j♦
Prize
$225,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$1,343,200
Total Entries
730
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
228
Players Left
99
Players Left 1 / 730
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Amani Dodges Issa's Outs

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

There were around 8,000 in the middle on a 5♦3♣7♦10♠ board when Haydar Issa checked from the small blind and Seref Anar bet 2,000 out of the big blind. Ezatulla Amani raised to 5,800 from the hijack, then Issa put in another raise by placing a chip worth 25,000 in front of him.

Anar eventually folded after having the clock called on him, and Amani called off his stack of almost 21,000.

Ezatulla Amani: A♥10♥ All in
Haydar Issa: 10♦2♦

Amani needed to dodge deuces and diamonds to double up, and managed to do so when the Q♠ dropped on the river.

Tags: Ezatulla AmaniSeref AnarHaydar Issa

Level: 2

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Kozin and Mukhamedzhanov Both Double

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Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Andrei Kozin had his stack of around 137,000 in the middle from the button against a player in the middle position.

Andrei Kozin: K♠K♦ All in
Middle Position: 9♠9♥

Kozin had the cowboys and reduced his opponent to just one out on the 8♦A♦10♦ flop. A 10♠ on the turn brought back an out, but the J♠ river confirmed Kozin's double.

On the adjacent table at the same time, the board read 10♦2♠A♦9♥J♣, and Iliyas Mukhamedzhanov had fired the river only for Anton Arkhipenkov to shove his stack in. Mukhamedzhanov took some time to think it over and eventually tossed in a single chip to call.

Arkhipenkov showed a set with 2♦2♣, but that was no good as Mukhamedzhanov had a higher set holding A♣A♥ to win the pot.

Tags: Andrei KozinAnton ArkhipenkovIliyas Mukhamedzhanov

Cinca Gets Maximum Value With the Second Nuts

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Alexandru Cinca
Alexandru Cinca

There were already 10,000 chips in the pot on a 4♠3♠9♦ flop when Ruslan Atnagulov checked from middle position and Alexandru Cinca fired 1,500 from the cutoff. Atnagulov then bumped it up to 10,000, and Cinca called.

A Q♠ on the turn saw Atnagulov fire for 10,000, which Cinca instantly called to the A♥ river. Atnagulov threw out 20,000, Cinca shoved for almost 85,000, and Atnagulov announced a call before even knowing the size of the shove.

Cinca then flipped K♠7♠ for a flush, which bested the 10♠9♠ of Atnagulov, who had a smaller flush.

Tags: Alexandru CincaRuslan Atnagulov

Chilaud Takes Down an Early Pot

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Robert Burlacu made it 1,200 to go from middle position and Maxime Chilaud called on the button. Anton Arkhipenkov also called in the big blind.

All three checked the 10♠10♥A♣ flop to the 10♦ turn, where Burlacu fired 1,400 once it checked to him. Chilaud called and Arkhipenkov folded.

A 6♣ hit the river and Burlacu fired another bet into the pot, this time for 2,200. Chilaud didn't need to think for too long before he called.

Burlacu then flipped K♥8♥ for king-high, but Chilaud had a full house with A♥2♥ to win the pot.

Tags: Anton ArkhipenkovMaxime ChilaudRobert Burlacu

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