Level: 6
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
2022 Mediterranean Poker Party
$10,400 MPP High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Players Info - Day 1
2022 Mediterranean Poker Party
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,370,800
Entries
149
Entries
63
Players Left
53
High roller
Garagnani Pays Off Smolka
Level 5
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Action was caught with 52,500 in the middle on a 
board and Dawid Smolka had put out a bet of 50,000. Pedro Garagnani took his full allotted 30 seconds before making the call.
Smolka tabled 
and it was more than good enough to take down the pot.
Despite losing the hand, the Brazilian has run up quite a decent stack so far on Day 1.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
285,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
147,000
147,000
|
147,000 |
Tang Runs Kings Into Rezaei's Aces
Level 5
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Action was caught when Daniel Rezaei three-bet from the button to 8,500. Danny Tang then four-bet from the big blind to 23,200 and Rezaei responded with a five-bet to 47,000. Tang went over the top and Rezaei snap-called.
Daniel Rezaei: 
Danny Tang: 
It was a nightmare for Tang, who had built a big early stack but ran kings into aces.
The board ran out 
, doubling up Rezaei, who had just sat down not long before his dream spot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
180,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
|
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Wakil Gets Value on the River
Level 5
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
There was 8,500 in the pot heading to the flop of 
.
Jamil Wakil was in the small blind, Sarr Wilf in the big blind and Alexey Losev on the button.
Action checked to Losev who bet 4,000. Only Wakil called.
The turn was the 
. Wakil checked and then stared Losev down. Losev checked behind.
The river was the 
and Wakil bet 5,300. Losev made the call. Wakil turned over for two pair which was enough to take down the pot as Losev mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
211,500
86,500
|
86,500 |
|
165,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Antonius Shoves Turn
Level 5
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Patrik Antonius was in early position against Damir Zhugralin in the hijack.
The flop came 
and Zhugralin bet 5,500 when checked to. Antonius put in the check raise to 30,000. Zhugralin called.
The was the turn and Antonius moved all in for 50,500. Zhugralin quickly folded which sent the chips to Antonius.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
132,000 | |
|
||
|
127,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Thanarattrakul Felts O'Dwyer
Level 4
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Kannapong Thanarattrakul and Steve O'Dwyer were all in with the Irishman at-risk for his last 43,500 chips.
Steve O'Dwyer:
Kannapong Thanarattrakul: 
It was a virtual coin flip but O'Dwyer was immediately drawing dead when the flop came , with Thanarattrakul flopping middle set.
The 
and 
completed the board, with Thanarattrakul improving to a full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
163,000
163,000
|
163,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
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Tang Wins Pot With Set
Level 4
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
There was 57,600 in the pot with the board 
Danny Tang was in the small blind against Bruno Volkmann in the big blind. Tang checked to Volkmann who bet 55,000. Tang thought for a while before making the call.
Volkmann turned over for a pair of sevens while Tang turned over 
for a set to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
320,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
|
||
|
63,000
-54,500
|
-54,500 |
Peffly Catches Biz Bluffing
Level 4
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
There was around 53,500 in the pot when Alex Peffly was in the cutoff against Mustafa Biz on the button.
The board was complete and read 
and Peffly checked to Biz who bet 41,000. Peffly thought for a bit before making the call. Biz mucked his hand which conceded the pot as the dealer pushed the chips towards Peffly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
253,000
118,500
|
118,500 |
|
163,000
-37,000
|
-37,000 |