$5,300 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2024 Mediterranean Poker Party
$5,300 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
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
82
Ami Barer Bags Big in Day 1b of the $5,300 Main Event
Level 12
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
After twelve levels of play, Day 1b of the 2024 Mediterranean Poker Party $5,300 Main Event ended here at the beautiful Merit Royal Diamond Hotel in Northern Cyprus. 349 entrants were recorded on the second flight, doubling the total entries to 698 thus far. 84 players of those 349 reached the end of the day, in addition to the 88 from Day 1a.
It was a close battle for the chip lead as the night wrapped up, but in the end, it was Mikhail Zavoloka finishing at the top of the leaderboard with 3,585,000 in chips. He is followed by Mitchell Johnson (3,290,000), and Canada's WSOP bracelet winner Ami Barer (3,060,000) who is fresh off a final table finish at the €5,300 Main Event EPT Paris.
Also bagging healthy stacks were Hungarian’s Bernard Larabi (2,670,000), and Australia’s Cooper Feltham (2,455,000).
Day 1b Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikhail Zavoloka | Russian Federation | 3,585,000 | 120 |
| 2 | Mitchell Johnson | United Kingdom | 3,290,000 | 110 |
| 3 | Ami Barer | Canada | 3,060,000 | 102 |
| 4 | Kalle Parkkinen | Finland | 2,870,000 | 96 |
| 5 | Krzysztof Spisak | Poland | 2,730,000 | 91 |
| 6 | Bernard Larabi | Hungary | 2,670,000 | 89 |
| 7 | Kirill Shcherbakov | Russian Federation | 2,625,000 | 88 |
| 8 | Ramzi Karam | Lebanon | 2,480,000 | 83 |
| 9 | Cooper Feltham | Austrialia | 2,455,000 | 82 |
| 10 | Daniel Montagnolli | Austria | 2,125,000 | 71 |
WSOP bracelet winners Stephen Song (1,480,000), Renji Mao (1,075,000), and Fabio Peluso (1,300,000) also bagged chips, as well as WPT winner Alessio Isaia (400,000).
However unlike Song, some notable players who entered Day 1b will have to come back on Day 1c to qualify, like Jessica Teusl, Felipe Ketzer, Aylar Lie, and the winner of 2024 $1,100 Luxon Pay Mystery Bounty here in Northern Cyprus Aleksey Savenkov, and runner-up Kirill Burtin.
The $5,300 MPP Main Event picks up again tomorrow, May 09 with Day 1c 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 Night Chip Counts (full)
Level 12
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,585,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
||
|
3,290,000
1,790,000
|
1,790,000 |
|
3,060,000
3,060,000
|
3,060,000 |
|
||
|
2,870,000
2,870,000
|
2,870,000 |
|
2,730,000
2,730,000
|
2,730,000 |
|
2,670,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
|
2,625,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
|
||
|
2,480,000
2,480,000
|
2,480,000 |
|
2,455,000 | |
|
2,125,000
2,125,000
|
2,125,000 |
|
2,125,000
2,125,000
|
2,125,000 |
|
2,045,000
2,045,000
|
2,045,000 |
|
2,040,000
-900,000
|
-900,000 |
|
2,005,000
2,005,000
|
2,005,000 |
|
1,830,000
1,830,000
|
1,830,000 |
|
1,775,000
-285,000
|
-285,000 |
|
1,755,000
1,755,000
|
1,755,000 |
|
1,735,000
1,735,000
|
1,735,000 |
|
1,730,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
1,695,000
595,000
|
595,000 |
|
1,640,000
1,640,000
|
1,640,000 |
|
1,625,000
1,625,000
|
1,625,000 |
|
1,605,000
1,605,000
|
1,605,000 |
|
1,565,000
1,565,000
|
1,565,000 |
|
1,480,000
-180,000
|
-180,000 |
|
||
Play Ends on Day 1b
Level 12
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
84 players out of 349 entrants reached the end of Day 1b to advance to Day 2.
Full recap and chip counts to follow soon.
Troyanovskiy Takes Down Rajkovic's Bluff
Level 12
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
A player in the cutoff initiated the action with an open raise to 60,000. Adi Rajkovic called from the small blind, and Vladimir Troyanovskiy made a three-bet in the big blind to 200,000, which only Rajkovic called.
Both players checked through the flop and the turn, which showed 10♣6♦J♠Q♠.
On the K♦ river, Rajkovic bet 375,000, and after some consideration, Troyanovskiy called. Rajkovic revealed 8x7x for a bluff, but Troyanovskiy won with the straight, holding A♦6♣.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,060,000
2,060,000
|
2,060,000 |
|
1,400,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
Ducks for Larabi
Level 12
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Three players saw the 7♥6♠5♠ flop, and the action checked to Bernard Larabi on the button who fired a bet of 80,000 into the 190,000 pot. Chady Ojeil, and Stephen Song both made the call.
The Q♦ hit the turn, and once checked to, Larabi stayed aggressive splashing 235,000 into the middle. This time Ojeil mucked, but Song called once again.
The 6♣ paired the board on the river, and both players tapped the table. Song rolled over A♠8♠, missing his straight and flush draw, while Larabi took down the pot with 2♠2♣.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,800,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
1,660,000
660,000
|
660,000 |
|
|
||
|
670,000 | |
Butans Triples Up with a Lucky River
Level 12
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Kaspars Butans went all in with 275,000 left from early position, and Stephen Song called in the hijack. However, Bernard Larabi wanted more action and raised to 600,000, prompting Song to fold.
Kaspars Butans: K♦J♦
Bernard Larabi: A♣Q♣
Things didn't look promising for Butans on the 9♦3♠9♣Q♠ flop and turn, but the K♠ on the river quickly changed the situation. Butans was thrilled to triple up against just one opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,400,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
|
1,000,000
-275,000
|
-275,000 |
|
|
||
|
885,000
885,000
|
885,000 |
Frolov Four-Bet Jams
Level 12
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
A player in early position raised, and Mikhail Zavoloka three-bet to 160,000 from a couple of spots to his left. The action folded to Pavel Frolov on the button who jammed all-in.
The original raiser folded, and Zavoloka asked for a count. After hearing it was 545,000, he mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,620,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
|
||
|
815,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
Updated Chip Counts; Final Level of the Night
Level 12
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
The remaining 98 players have reached their final level of the night before bagging up for Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,700,000
2,260,000
|
2,260,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,940,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
|
|
2,900,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,700,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
1,275,000
975,000
|
975,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,020,000
-280,000
|
-280,000 |
|
||
|
550,000
-550,000
|
-550,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 15,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000