$5,300 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2024 Mediterranean Poker Party
$5,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2024 Mediterranean Poker Party
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$6,048,000
Entries
1,260
Level
35
Blinds
2,000,000 / 4,000,000
Ante
4,000,000
Entries
349
Players Left
88
Alex Keating, Jovan Kenjic and Stefan Lehner Advance to Day 2 after Day 1a of the $5,300 Mediterranean Poker Party Main Event
Level 12
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
After twelve levels, Day 1a of the 2024 Mediterranean Poker Party $5,300 Main Event came to an end, here at the beautiful Merit Royal Diamond Hotel in Northern Cyprus. A total of 349 entrants were recorded on this first flight of the event, but only 88 players managed to reach the end of the day.
During the last hands, a player who prefers to be nicknamed "Ali G" asked a few times if he was the chip leader. And it seems like he was, as he ended up the day with 3,300,000 chips. He is followed by Georgios Tsouloftas (2,740,000), George Panagides (2,700,000 and Ermanno Di Nicola (2,690,000) while Raimonds Ozolins, who held the biggest stack for a long moment today, lost chips at the end of the day to finish with 2,230,000.
$5,300 Mediterranean Poker Party Main Event Top 10
| Place | Player | Country | Chip count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ali G | - | 3,300,000 | 110 |
| 2 | Georgios Tsouloftas | Cyprus | 2,740,000 | 91 |
| 3 | George Panagides | Cyprus | 2,700,000 | 90 |
| 4 | Ermanno Di Nicola | Italy | 2,690,000 | 90 |
| 5 | Samuel Kabelitz | Austria | 2,350,000 | 78 |
| 6 | Jovan Kenjic | Serbia | 2,260,000 | 75 |
| 7 | Raimonds Ozolins | United Kingdom | 2,230,000 | 74 |
| 8 | Kemal Aslan | Turkey | 2,195,000 | 73 |
| 9 | Dawid Smolka | Poland | 2,190,000 | 73 |
| 10 | Konstantin Held | Germany | 2,070,000 | 69 |
EPT Monte-Carlo finalists Jovan Kenjic (2,260,000) and Boris Angelov (835,000) or Kemal Aslan (2,195,000) also bagged chips, as well as WSOP bracelet winners David Miscikowski (2,035,000) and Alex Keating. The American player won a three-way all in and call situation today to build a 2,030,000 chip-stack.
With 1,945,000 chips, Kuljinder Sidhu made his way to Day 2, followed by France's "Three Musketeers" Cedric Schwaederle (1,630,000), Romain Retiere (1,285,000) and Clément Meunier (1,205,000). Merit Poker regular player Roman Gadzhiev (1,115,000) or Erdal Gulseven (1,025,000) also secured a spot on Day 2, and the same goes for Sergi Reixach (1,015,000).
Runner-up of the $10,400 MPP LO High Roller last night for $105,600, Stefan Lehner jumped in Day 1a today, but he ended the day with only 350,000 chips, just a few blinds more than the starting stack.
However unlike Lehner, some notable players who entered Day 1a will have to come back on Day 1b to qualify, like Jessica Teusl, Jack Sinclair, Niall Farrell, Dominik Nitsche, Ankit Ahuja, Felipe Ketzer or Hassan Nashar.
The $5,300 MPP Main Event picks up again tomorrow, May 08 with Day 1b starting at noon local time. Stay tuned for more coverage as PokerNews brings you all the action from the remainder of the festival along the shores of the Mediterranean in North Cyprus.
End of Day 1a
Level 12
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
88 players out of 349 entrants reached the end of Day 1a and qualified for Day 2.
Full recap and chip counts to follow soon.
End of Day 1a Chip Counts (full)
Level 12
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,300,000
3,300,000
|
3,300,000 |
|
||
|
2,740,000
1,490,000
|
1,490,000 |
|
2,700,000
2,700,000
|
2,700,000 |
|
2,690,000
1,919,000
|
1,919,000 |
|
||
|
2,350,000
2,350,000
|
2,350,000 |
|
2,260,000
895,000
|
895,000 |
|
2,230,000
-1,270,000
|
-1,270,000 |
|
2,195,000
2,195,000
|
2,195,000 |
|
2,190,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
2,070,000
2,070,000
|
2,070,000 |
|
2,060,000
2,060,000
|
2,060,000 |
|
2,035,000
2,035,000
|
2,035,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,030,000
-170,000
|
-170,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,005,000
2,005,000
|
2,005,000 |
|
2,000,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
1,950,000
1,950,000
|
1,950,000 |
|
1,915,000 | |
|
1,865,000
1,132,000
|
1,132,000 |
|
1,790,000
-410,000
|
-410,000 |
|
1,750,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
|
1,700,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
|
|
1,685,000
1,685,000
|
1,685,000 |
|
1,635,000
1,635,000
|
1,635,000 |
|
1,630,000
1,630,000
|
1,630,000 |
|
1,555,000
1,555,000
|
1,555,000 |
Sinclair Runs Into Aces
Level 12
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
After he lost almost all his chips on the previous hands, Jack Sinclair found himself at risk for 210,000 form middle position against the player under the gun.
Jack Sinclair: 7♠7♣ 
Under-the-gun player: A♦A♠
Sinclair ran into aces and didn't find the seven he needed on 8♦9♥K♠4♦A♥, so he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Final Five Hands
Level 12
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
The tournament director has announced the final five hands before the remaining players bag up for Day 2.
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Level 12
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
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Napiot Shows
Level 12
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Temur Abbosov raised 50,000 in middle position, and the player on his left three-bet to 135,000. Jacques Napiot was in the small blind and made the call, as did Abbosov.
When the K♥5♦3♠ flop hit the felt, Napiot led out for 250,000. Both of his opponent's pitched their cards.
Napiot whipped his 9♥5♥ face up as he scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,330,000 | |
|
555,000
-411,000
|
-411,000 |
Keating Scores a Double Elimination
Level 12
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
A three-way all-in and call situation occurred on Table 4. Yahya Oguz in the hijack and Ramez Haddad in the blinds were both at risk against Alex Keating in the cutoff.
Ramez Haddad: 6♥6♣
Yahya Oguz: 3♠3♣
Alex Keating: A♣J♥
On a board of 5♣8♠10♣9♠7♣, Keating hit the best straight to send his two opponents to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,200,000
1,680,000
|
1,680,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
Bochkarev Wins Without Showdown
Level 12
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Yury Bochkarev opened 50,000 on the button, and Sergi Reixach defended the big blind.
When the 7♠5♥4♣ flop hit the felt, both players checked to the 6♠ turn. Reixach led for 40,000, and Bochkarev called.
The A♣ completed the board on the river, and Reixach slowed down with a check. Bochkarev fired 150,000 across the line, and after going into the tank, Reixach let it go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
840,000
-244,000
|
-244,000 |