2022 Mediterranean Poker Party

$5,300 MPP Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2022 Mediterranean Poker Party
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
$542,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$4,747,200
Total Entries
1,032
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
132
Players Left
71
Players Left 1 / 1,032
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Losev Gets Shove Through

Level 6 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The board read {10-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{6-Spades} on the turn. Fausto Tantillo bet 16,000. Alexey Losev gave a sigh before moving all in over the top.

Tantillo quickly folded and Losev gathered the boost to his stack and move it up above starting stack again.

Tags: Alexey LosevFausto Tantillo

Zakharov Takes Out Chobineh

Level 6 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Bahram Chobineh
Bahram Chobineh

Bahram Chobineh was all in for 14,500 from middle position and was called by Akin Tuna in the small blind. Yuriy Zakharov also called from under the gun.

The flop came {7-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{10-Clubs} and Zakharov bet 10,000, getting rid of Tuna and leaving him heads-up with a chance to bust Chobineh.

The two players joked with each other about who should show first before Zakharov eventually turned over {k-Hearts}{10-Spades} for top pair. Chobineh had {k-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} and was drawing thin.

The board ran out {6-Spades}{5-Clubs} and Chobineh was eliminated.

Tags: Akin TunaBahram ChobinehYuriy Zakharov

Pak Flops the Nuts, Gets Paid by Haddad

Level 6 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Viacheslav Pak
Viacheslav Pak

Joseph Haddad bet 6,000 from middle position on a flop of {8-Hearts}{j-Spades}{7-Clubs} and received three callers, including Viacheslav Pak in the big blind and Eduard Barsegian in early position.

The turn came the {3-Hearts} and Haddad bet another 11,700. Pak raised to 40,000 and Barsegian got out of the way, while Haddad called.

The river came the {q-Spades} and Pak shoved all in for 38,000. Haddad went deep into the tank for several minutes before calling as Pak showed {10-Hearts}{9-Spades} for the flopped straight.

Haddad was forced to reveal his {8-Spades}{7-Spades} for two pair before handing over the pot.

Tags: Eduard BarsegianJoseph HaddadViacheslav Pak

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Level 6 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Hursoz Survives Sweat

Level 6 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Tugce Hursoz was all in preflop and was called by Andrei Kaigorodtcev.

She had the {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds} while Kaigorodtcev had the {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}.

The flop provided some instant sweat as it came {3-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{9-Clubs} to give Kaigorodtcev the heart draw. The turn was the {j-Diamonds} and the dealer brought relief to Hursoz as the {6-Diamonds} blank came off to keep her kings ahead and keep her alive with a double up.

Tags: Andrei KaigorodtcevTugce Hursoz

Tiny Bet Picks Up Five Way Pot For Halfa

Level 6 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Iurii Brechalov raised to 2,500 from under the gun and picked up four callers, including Espen Jorstad on the button, Shalev Halfa in the small blind, and big blind Igor Romanov.

All five players checked the {j-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{q-Hearts} flop before Halfa led out for 5,500 on the {4-Spades} turn. Only an opponent in the cutoff called.

The river came the {8-Diamonds} and Halfa bet another 2,000. The cutoff called, then mucked when Halfa showed {q-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} for top pair to take the pot.

Tags: Espen JorstadIgor RomanovIurii BrechalovShalev Halfa

Level: 6

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Stenavato Picks Up Queens to Bust Gillon

Level 5 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Luca Stenavato
Luca Stenavato

Colin Gillon got his last 80,000 in the middle from the cutoff and was up against Luca Stenavato from under the gun.

Colin Gillon: {k-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Luca Stenavato: {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}

Gillon was left hoping for a king but got no help on the {4-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{j-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{8-Spades} board. He was already standing up from his seat by the flop and quickly left the tournament area, while Stenavato now has more than 270,000.

Tags: Colin GillonLuca Stenavato

Galiullin Gets Value

Level 5 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action was on the river as the board read {7-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{j-Spades}{k-Spades}{9-Hearts}. Ruslan Galiullin bet 15,000 into a pot of about 19,000.

His opponent stewed it over for a few moments and eventually, he called

Galiullin tabled the {k-Diamonds}{q-Spades} for trips and the winning hand.

Tags: Ruslan Galiullin