$3,300 OPE Classic Cup 8-Handed | 2024 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series

07-29-2024 15:14 UTC+2

Maksim Skripkin Eliminated in 22nd Place ($5,110); Maher Achour Eliminated in 23rd Place ($5,110)

Josh Noy

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Shots clocks have now been introduced, as each player received time banks for the 30-second clock in play.

Just after players took their seats for the final three tables, Maher Achour was sent to the rail when he ran into A♣K♦ and could not improve.

At a nearby table, Maksim Skripkin saw his K♦J♦ come up short against A♣K♥ to exit the tournament in 22nd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maher Achour	Busted
Maksim Skripkin	Busted

Tags: Maher Achour Maksim Skripkin

07-29-2024 15:02 UTC+2

Final Three Tables (full)

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Josh Noy

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Karzan Hamarash	Iraq	575,000	23
1	2	Mustafa Biz	Turkey	625,000	25
1	3	Mahmod Hanif	Afghanistan	430,000	17
1	4	Roman Gadzhiev	Russian Federation	1,560,000	62
1	5	Antoine Farhat	Lebanon	360,000	14
1	6	Dmitry Vitkind	Russian Federation	440,000	18
1	7	Antoine Hasbani	Lebanon	2,660,000	106
1	8	Edgar Yamin	France	310,000	12

2	1	Yassin Mahmoud	Jordan	620,000	25
2	2	Daniel Henriques	Portugal	430,000	17
2	3	Azamat Tulepbergenov	Kazakhstan	765,000	31
2	4	Maher Achour	Tunisia	240,000	10
2	5	Andrei Daniliuk	Russian Federation	1,430,000	57
2	6	Fadi Nakhoul	Lebanon	550,000	22
2	7	Nikolay Fal	Russian Federation	480,000	19
2	8	Jingxuan Zhu	China	1,600,000	64

3	1	Konstantin Voronin	Russian Federation	1,780,000	71
3	2	Laurent Polito	France	375,000	15
3	3	Darius Neagoe	Romania	620,000	25
3	4	Maksim Skripkin	Russian Federation	325,000	13
3	5	Iurii Saiapin	Russian Federation	1,080,000	43
3	6	Walid Bou Habib	Lebanon	735,000	29
3	7	Julien Liarte	France	580,000	23
3	8	Artur Adelberg	Russian Federation	920,000	37

Player	Chips	Progress
Antoine Hasbani	2,660,000 1,105,000	1,105,000

Konstantin Voronin	1,780,000 790,000	790,000
Jingxuan Zhu	1,600,000 430,000	430,000
Roman Gadzhiev	1,560,000 395,000	395,000
Andrei Daniliuk	1,430,000 1,210,000	1,210,000
Iurii Saiapin	1,080,000 -5,000	-5,000
Artur Adelberg	920,000 480,000	480,000
Azamat Tulepbergenov	765,000 50,000	50,000
Walid Bou Habib	735,000 -540,000	-540,000
Mustafa Biz	625,000 -320,000	-320,000
Yassin Mahmoud	620,000 90,000	90,000
Darius Neagoe	620,000 620,000	620,000

Julien Liarte	580,000 245,000	245,000
Karzan Hamarash	575,000 280,000	280,000
Fadi Nakhoul	550,000 -360,000	-360,000
Nikolay Fal	480,000 -260,000	-260,000

Dmitry Vitkind	440,000 110,000	110,000
Mahmod Hanif	430,000 -30,000	-30,000
Daniel Henriques	430,000 -10,000	-10,000
Laurent Polito	375,000 -310,000	-310,000
Antoine Farhat	360,000 -610,000	-610,000
Maksim Skripkin	325,000 115,000	115,000
Edgar Yamin	310,000 -315,000	-315,000
Maher Achour	240,000 30,000	30,000

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07-29-2024 14:54 UTC+2

Neagoe Knocked Out on the Bubble

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Josh Noy

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Konstantin Voronin opened from the button and called when Darius Neagoe moved all in from the big blind.

Darius Neagoe: A♦Q♣ All in
Konstantin Voronin: A♣K♦

Neagoe was unable to improve on the 9♥8♥J♣8♦5♦ board, exiting on the bubble.

That left 23 players remaining, all in the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Konstantin Voronin	1,860,000 870,000	870,000
Darius Neagoe	Busted

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07-29-2024 14:45 UTC+2

Hand for Hand Play Begins

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Josh Noy

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

With the eliminations of Zorlu Er and Tibor Nyuli, the tournament is down to the final 24 players.

Just 23 of them will make the money, and play will now be hand for hand until one more player is knocked out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zorlu Er	Busted
Tibor Nyuli	Busted

Level: 20

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

07-29-2024 14:36 UTC+2

Zhu Chips Up, Ogun Exits

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Josh Noy

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Jingxuan Zhu opened to 50,000 in middle position and called when Tibor Nyuli three-bet to 140,000 in the cutoff.

Both players checked through the 8♣5♦7♦ flop to see the dealer reveal the J♦ turn. Zhu led out by moving all in, putting Nyuli to the test.

After taking some time, Nyuli let his hand go and Zhu took down the pot.

At a nearby table, Day 1 chip leader Cenk Ogun made his exit from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jingxuan Zhu	1,170,000 345,000	345,000
Tibor Nyuli	335,000 -395,000	-395,000
Cenk Ogun	Busted

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07-29-2024 14:24 UTC+2

Polito Doubles Through Voronin

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Josh Noy

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Konstantin Voronin raised to 45,000 in early position before Laurent Polito moved all in for 335,000 on his immediate left. Action folded back around to Voronin, who made the call.

Laurent Polito: A♥K♦ All in
Konstantin Voronin: K♣Q♣

Polito was in great shape and held through the 7♥8♣10♥A♦4♥ runout, earning the early double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Konstantin Voronin	990,000 -285,000	-285,000
Laurent Polito	685,000 355,000	355,000

Tags: Konstantin Voronin Laurent Polito

07-29-2024 14:13 UTC+2

Fal Strikes First

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Josh Noy

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Nikolay Fal opened to 40,000 in middle position and found a call from Yassin Mahmoud in the cutoff.

Fal checked the 6♥10♦Q♠ flop, making the call once Mahmoud fired 40,000. Another check from Fal followed the 7♠ turn, with Mahmoud betting 65,000.

The call was made to the J♦ river, where Fal led out for 125,000. Mahmoud took a moment before making the fold.