$2,200 La Notte Degli Assi Day 1b | 2024 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series

Jul 30, 2024

Aoun Makes a Move

Josh Noy

Level 4 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

After an early position limp and a raise in middle position, Carlos Aoun three-bet and found one call.

Action checked to Aoun on the 9♣9x3♣ flop, who fired 6,500 into the middle. The call was made to the 9x turn, where another check-call followed a bet of 17,000 from Aoun.

The middle position player led out for 21,000 on the 3x river before Aoun moved all in for around 50,000 more. That produced a fold, as Aoun showed QxJx while taking down the pot.

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Jul 30, 2024

Biz Checks a Flush

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Josh Noy

Level 4 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action was heads-up to the K♠3♥J♥ flop, where Mustafa Biz checked in the big blind and Paul Runcan did the same on the button.

Biz led out for 3,500 on the 9♥ turn, with Runcan making the call. The dealer flipped over the 10♣ river, with Biz checking.

Runcan checked back and Biz showed Q♥5♥ for a flush to claim the pot.

Tags: Mustafa Biz Paul Runcan

Jul 30, 2024

Achour Bluffs into El-Helou

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Josh Noy

Level 4 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Maher Achour opened to 1,200 and made the call after Bassam El-Helou three-bet to 7,500 in the cutoff.

Achour checked the J♦3♠2♠ flop, with El-Helou continuing for 7,000. Achour then check-raised to 20,000 and El-Helou tossed in the call.

The 5♣ turn saw Achour move all in, with El-Helou snap-calling.

Bassam El-Helou: J♠J♥ All in
Maher Achour: K♥10♠

The board was completed with the 7♥ river, as El-Helou's set of jacks confirmed his double up.

Tags: Bassam El-Helou Maher Achour

Level: 4

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Jul 30, 2024

Sadek Sends Two Out

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Josh Noy

Level 3 : 400/800, 800 ante

Gabriel Akiki limped from under the gun before Esper Sadek raised to 3,000 in middle position. Ahmad Rami Naall quickly three-bet to 11,000 on his left and Konstantin Voronin moved all in for his last 20,000.

Akiki folded and Sadek four-bet enough to put Naall all in. The call was made and the cards were tabled.

Konstantin Voronin: A♣3♠ All in
Ahmad Rami Naall: K♣Q♦ All in
Esper Sadek: K♥K♦

Sadek was well ahead with pocket kings, holding through the 10♣4♦10♠2♠3♥ runout to send Naall and Voronin to the rail. Voronin was quickly off to the reentry desk for his third bullet of the day.