$5,300 MPP Main Event Day 3 | 2022 Mediterranean Poker Party

09-03-2022 01:22 UTC+3

Fal Doubles

Jeff McMillan

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Nikolay Fal was all in preflop but well ahead with the vs the of Hannes Jeschka.

The flop came , the turn was the and the river came the to give Fal an important double and cut some away from the big stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hannes Jeschka	6,750,000 -2,100,000	-2,100,000

Nikolay Fal	4,350,000 1,970,000	1,970,000

Tags: Hannes Jeschka Nikolay Fal

09-03-2022 01:18 UTC+3

Final Three Tables

David Salituro

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	1	Steven Warburton	United Kingdom	3,700,000
1	2	Juan Jose Membreno Orellana	Panama	1,800,000
1	3	Nuri Hadioglu	Turkey	2,670,000
1	4	Manuel Fritz	Austria	5,400,000
1	5	Erik Cajelais	Canada	6,140,000
1	6	Ghanim Dashti	Kuwait	2,100,000
1	7	Kyle Maguire	United Kingdom	9,750,000
1	8	Rachid Amamou	Switzerland	4,100,000

2	1	James Harvey	United States	3,900,000
2	2	Natalya Nikitina	Russia	5,500,000
2	3	Aleksei Petrov	Russia	2,100,000
2	4	Daniel Thaller	United Kingdom	5,200,000
2	5	Riccardo Saraniero	Italy	1,300,000
2	6	Zolbayar Batbold	Mongolia	1,075,000
2	7	Arsenii Karmatckii	Russia	7,500,000
2	8	Sergey Bobrik	Russia	1,300,000

3	1	Hannes Jeschka	France	8,850,000
3	2	Koray Korkmaz	Turkey	5,900,000
3	3	Gabriel Akiki	Lebanon	2,980,000
3	4	Alexander Gofman	Russia	7,600,000
3	5	Yiannis Liperis	United Kingdom	4,260,000
3	6	Juozas Bizokas	Lithuania	2,750,000
3	7	Nikolay Fal	Russia	2,380,000
3	8	Oleg Netaliev	Russia	2,130,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Maguire	9,750,000 1,450,000	1,450,000
Hannes Jeschka	8,850,000 2,150,000	2,150,000

Alexander Gofman	7,600,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Arsenii Karmatckii	7,500,000 3,250,000	3,250,000

Erik Cajelais	6,140,000 1,750,000	1,750,000

Koray Korkmaz	5,900,000 -2,350,000	-2,350,000
Natalya Nikitina	5,500,000 -700,000	-700,000
Manuel Fritz	5,400,000 2,100,000	2,100,000
Daniel Thaller	5,200,000 -1,050,000	-1,050,000
Yiannis Liperis	4,260,000 -1,640,000	-1,640,000
Rachid Amamou	4,100,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
James Harvey	3,900,000 -470,000	-470,000
Steven Warburton	3,700,000 -600,000	-600,000
Gabriel Akiki	2,980,000 50,000	50,000
Juozas Bizokas	2,750,000 -350,000	-350,000
Nuri Hadioglu	2,670,000 -230,000	-230,000
Nikolay Fal	2,380,000 -5,795,000	-5,795,000
Oleg Netaliev	2,130,000 260,000	260,000
Aleksei Petrov	2,100,000 -850,000	-850,000
Ghanim Dashti	2,100,000 300,000	300,000
Juan Jose Membreno Orellana	1,800,000 -300,000	-300,000
Sergey Bobrik	1,300,000 200,000	200,000

Riccardo Saraniero	1,300,000 350,000	350,000
Zolbayar Batbold	1,075,000 -1,355,000	-1,355,000

09-03-2022 01:07 UTC+3

Gofman Takes Out Talboom

David Salituro

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Tom Talboom was all in for 2,300,000 from the cutoff and up against Alexander Gofman in the big blind.

Tom Talboom:
Alexander Gofman:

The board ran out and Gofman's tens stayed in front to send Talboom to the rail.

"Good game. Shame," a tablemate said.

"Play to win," Talboom said on his way to the payout desk.

The remaining 24 players are now redrawing for seats at the final three tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Gofman	6,200,000 2,150,000	2,150,000
Tom Talboom	Busted

Tags: Tom Talboom Alexander Gofman

09-03-2022 01:05 UTC+3

Dashti Earns a Compliment

David Salituro

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of , Alexander Gofman bet 400,000 from under the gun and was called by Ghanim Dashti in the big blind.

The turn came the and Dashti immediately moved all in for 700,000.

"You played the hand perfectly," Gofman said as he went through two time banks.

"Thank you," Dashti replied.

Gofman eventually folded and Dashti took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Gofman	4,050,000 -500,000	-500,000
Ghanim Dashti	1,800,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: Ghanim Dashti Alexander Gofman

09-03-2022 00:56 UTC+3

Aydemir Sent Away

Jeff McMillan

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

At the feature table, Recep Aydemir was all in preflop with the against the of Manuel Fritz.

The board ran out unhelpful to Aydemir as it came to end the day for the Turkish player.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Fritz	3,300,000 625,000	625,000
Recep Aydemir	Busted

Tags: Manuel Fritz Recep Aydemir

09-03-2022 00:53 UTC+3

Dashti Picks Up Kings

David Salituro

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Natalya Nikitina raised to 250,000 from under the gun before Ghanim Dashti shoved his last 580,000 from the button. The blinds got out of the way and Nikitina called.

Ghanim Dashti:
Natalia Nikitina:

Dashti was a big favorite to double as the board came . Nikitina paired her queen on the turn but improved no further as she paid off Dashti.

Player	Chips	Progress
Natalya Nikitina	6,200,000 -300,000	-300,000
Ghanim Dashti	1,200,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Ghanim Dashti Natalya Nikitina

09-03-2022 00:51 UTC+3

Jeschka Spikes the Turn on Ni

David Salituro

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Lavrentiy Ni shoved for his last 1,500,000 from the cutoff as Hannes Jeschka called from the big blind.

Lavrentiy Ni:
Hannes Jeschka:

Jeschka picked up a straight draw on the flop and completed it when the turn came the . Already drawing dead, Ni wished the table luck as the river fell the and made his way to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hannes Jeschka	6,700,000 500,000	500,000

Lavrentiy Ni	Busted

Tags: Hannes Jeschka Lavrentiy Ni

09-03-2022 00:46 UTC+3

"I Love This Game" Akiki Doubles From Behind

Jeff McMillan

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Natalya Nikitina raised to 250,000 from the cutoff. Rachid Amamou called on the button. Gabriel Akiki jammed all in for 1,465,000 from the big blind. Nikitina folded and Amamou called.

Gabriel Akiki:
Rachid Amamou:

Akiki stood up and willed the flop to come for him to take the lead. The turn was the and the river was the to confirm his double.

"Yes! I love this game!" he yelled as he celebrated the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Natalya Nikitina	6,500,000 -250,000	-250,000
Rachid Amamou	3,100,000 -1,500,000	-1,500,000
Gabriel Akiki	2,930,000 1,330,000	1,330,000

Tags: Gabriel Akiki Natalya Nikitina Rachid Amamou

Level: 28

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

09-03-2022 00:21 UTC+3

Chip Counts at Break (full)

Jeff McMillan

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Maguire	8,300,000 3,400,000	3,400,000
Koray Korkmaz	8,250,000 1,550,000	1,550,000
Nikolay Fal	8,175,000 5,625,000	5,625,000
Natalya Nikitina	6,750,000 450,000	450,000
Daniel Thaller	6,250,000 550,000	550,000
Hannes Jeschka	6,200,000 900,000	900,000

Yiannis Liperis	5,900,000 500,000	500,000
Rachid Amamou	4,600,000 -200,000	-200,000
Alexander Gofman	4,550,000 -550,000	-550,000
Erik Cajelais	4,390,000 1,420,000	1,420,000

James Harvey	4,370,000 1,270,000	1,270,000
Steven Warburton	4,300,000 -150,000	-150,000
Arsenii Karmatckii	4,250,000 -2,500,000	-2,500,000

Tom Talboom	3,275,000 -225,000	-225,000
Recep Aydemir	3,100,000 1,360,000	1,360,000
Juozas Bizokas	3,100,000 -400,000	-400,000
Aleksei Petrov	2,950,000 150,000	150,000
Nuri Hadioglu	2,900,000 -115,000	-115,000
Manuel Fritz	2,675,000 475,000	475,000
Zolbayar Batbold	2,430,000 -400,000	-400,000
Juan Jose Membreno Orellana	2,100,000 -200,000	-200,000
Oleg Netaliev	1,870,000 290,000	290,000
Lavrentiy Ni	1,750,000 -10,000	-10,000
Gabriel Akiki	1,600,000 -950,000	-950,000
Sergey Bobrik	1,100,000 -1,100,000	-1,100,000

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