2024 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series

$2,200 La Notte Degli Assi
Day: 4
Event Info

2024 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
77
Prize
$355,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$2,084,720
Entries
1,133
Level Info
Level
40
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Players Info - Day 4
Entries
41
Players Left
9

Mircea Flutur Eliminated in 14th Place ($22,000)

Level 34 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Mircea Flutur
Mircea Flutur

Mircea Flutur moved all in for his last 1,225,000 in the cutoff and found a call from Adrien Buetas in the big blind.

Mircea Flutur: A?5? All in
Adrien Buetas: A?K?

Flutur picked up a lot of equity on the 10?7?8? flop, but the 3? turn and 10? river provided no further help. Buetas continued to chip up, while Flutur was sent to the rail in 14th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Adrien Buetas
5,175,000
1,375,000
1,375,000
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Mircea Flutur
Busted

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Castro Doubles with Deuces

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Raffaele Castro
Raffaele Castro

Raffaele Castro moved all in from the hijack for 2,450,000, with Dashinka making the call in the small blind.

Raffaele Castro: 2?2? All in
Dashinka: A?5?

Castro's pocket pair faced no danger on the Q?3?K?Q?J? runout, doubling his short stack through Dashinka.

Player Chips Progress
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Dashinka
14,000,000
-2,000,000
-2,000,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
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Raffaele Castro
5,400,000
2,950,000
2,950,000

Tags: Raffaele CastroDashinka

Volodymyr Drokin Eliminated in 15th Place ($22,000)

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Volodymyr Drokin
Volodymyr Drokin

Volodymyr Drokin moved all in for 1,975,000 in middle position and Iraklis Manikaros called in the cutoff.;

Volodymyr Drokin: K?10? All in
Iraklis Manikaros: 9?9?

The flop came J?10?8? and Drokin took the lead with a pair of tens, while Manikaros picked up straight and flush draws. The 4? turn was safe for Drokin, but Manikaros spiked the 9? on the river to win the pot and send him to the rail in 15th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Iraklis Manikaros
13,000,000
4,700,000
4,700,000
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Volodymyr Drokin
Busted

Tags: Iraklis ManikarosVolodymyr Drokin

Adrian State Eliminated in 16th Place ($19,000)

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Adrian State
Adrian State

Action folded to Adrian State on the button, who opened to 500,000. Dashinka flatted in the small blind, while Kirill Burtin checked his big blind option with 8?6?.

Both blinds checked to State on the 3?9?3? flop, who continued for 250,000. Dashinka called while Burtin got out of the way.

Dashinka checked again on the 3? turn, with State checking behind to see the 10? river.

Dashinka checked one last time before State fired 1,250,000, leaving 50,000 behind. Dashinka quickly raised, and State called off the last of his chips.

State showed K?K?, while Dashinka revealed A?A? for a better full house. State was sent to the rail in 16th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Dashinka
16,000,000
2,200,000
2,200,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
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Kirill Burtin
11,000,000
500,000
500,000
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Adrian State
Busted

Tags: Adrian StateKirill BurtinDashinka

Azamat Tulepbergenov Eliminated in 17th Place ($19,000)

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Azamat Tulepbergenov
Azamat Tulepbergenov

Simone Andrian raised to 500,000 in middle position before Azamat Tulepbergenov put in his last 1,625,000 in the cutoff. The table folded back to Andrian who quickly called.

Azamat Tulepbergenov: 8?8? All in
Simone Andrian: A?4?

Tulepbergenov was ahead going to the flop, but Andrian spiked an ace on A?Q?2? to take the lead. The rest of the board came 7?7? and Tulepbergenov was sent to the rail in 17th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Simone Andrian
11,500,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
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Azamat Tulepbergenov
Busted

Tags: Azamat TulepbergenovSimone Andrian

One-Outer Saves Buetas

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Adrien Buetas
Adrien Buetas

Adrien Buetas shoved for 1,375,000 in the small blind and Adrian State snap-called in the big blind.

Adrien Buetas: A?7? All in
Adrian State A?K?

Buetas was in worse shape after the 9?K?A? flop, as State found two pair. The 9? turn left one out for a chop, after the 9? had been folded earlier.

The dealer flipped over the 9? river, leaving both players with a full house and saving Buetas from elimination.

Player Chips Progress
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Adrian State
2,800,000
-225,000
-225,000
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Adrien Buetas
1,500,000
-1,525,000
-1,525,000

Tags: Adrian StateAdrien Buetas

Konstantin Voronin Eliminated in 18th Place ($19,000)

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Konstantin Voronin
Konstantin Voronin

At the same time as Mihai Niste was being eliminated on the other table, Konstantin Voronin shoved all in for 2,600,000 with king-jack suited and Anthony Khouzami called with ace-seven suited.

Khouzami's hand held up and Voronin was sent to the rail in 18th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Anthony Khouzami
7,000,000
2,500,000
2,500,000
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Konstantin Voronin
Busted

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Mihai Niste Eliminated in 19th Place ($16,600)

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

Mihai Niste moved all in for 2,300,000 in the cutoff and Kirill Burtin called in the small blind.

Mihai Niste: J?J? All in
Kirill Burtin: 6?6?

"Jacks against sixes. We are a big favorite to double up," Niste said into his camera phone as the flop came Q?6?8?, giving Burtin a set.

"Not anymore," Niste added. The turn was the Q?. "Okay, we have queens and jacks," Niste said, but he missed the 4? river and was sent to the rail in 19th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Kirill Burtin
10,500,000
2,500,000
2,500,000
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Mihai Niste
Busted

Tags: Kirill BurtinMihai Niste

Nerses Sargsian Eliminated in 20th Place ($16,600)

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

Guillermo Gordo moved all in for 2,200,000 on the button and Nerses Sargsian called for his last 1,950,000. Anthony Khouzami in the big blind asked for a count and called, having both players covered and at risk.

Nerses Sargsian: A?J? All in
Guillermo Gordo: Q?9? All in
Anthony Khouzami: A?J?

Both Sargsian and Khouzami showed down the same hand in the massive three-way all in, but it was Gordo who connected with the 10?9?3? flop, making a pair of nines. The 3? turn gave Khouzami a flush draw, but Gordo dodged the 5? river to scoop the pot, doubling up off Khouzami while sending Sargsian to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Guillermo Gordo
6,500,000
4,400,000
4,400,000
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Anthony Khouzami
4,500,000
200,000
200,000
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Nerses Sargsian
Busted

Tags: Anthony KhouzamiGuillermo GordoNerses Sargsian

Dashinka Gets the Call from Pacini

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

Dashinka opened from under the gun to 450,000 holding K?K? and Ermanno Pacini called on his immediate left with A?J?.

Dashinka led out on the 10?3?5? flop for 300,000, with Pacini calling to the 3? turn. Dashinka led out again for 800,000 and Pacini made another call after picking up a flush draw.

The 6? river left Dashinka ahead, and he slid out a bet of 2,100,000. Pacini took a moment before making the call.

Dashinka showed his pocket kings for two pair, taking down a massive pot and claiming the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
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Dashinka
15,000,000
4,000,000
4,000,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
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Ermanno Pacini
9,800,000
-3,200,000
-3,200,000
Day 2 Chip Leader

Tags: DashinkaErmanno Pacini