$2,200 MPP Warm Up
Day 1c Completed
2022 Mediterranean Poker Party
$2,200 MPP Warm Up
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1c
2022 Mediterranean Poker Party
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$1,924,640
Entries
1,046
Level
39
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Entries
408
Players Left
61
Day 1c and Day 1d Conclude; 177 Return For Day 2 In Event #7: $2,000 Warm Up, Including Deak and Urbanovich
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Day 1c and 1d of Event #7: $2,200 Warm Up from the Luxon Pay Mediterranean Poker Party have concluded with all remaining players in the money and setting up for a massive prize pool, smashing the $2,000,000 guarantee, with 1,046 entries.
A score of people entered the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel & Casino on Day 1c, with 409 entrants (including 93 reentries) for Day 1c, as well as 199 (including 43 reentries) for Day 1d. Just 61 players made it through with chips from Day 1c, with 30 for Day 1d. In total, 177 players will return for Day 2, where they plan to play down to a final table of 9 players.
Some big name players sat down at some point in Day 1c but couldn't run it to a Day 2 stack, they include Pavlo Veksler, Florian Duta and two-time bracelet winner Manig Loeser, just to name a few.
Some of of the most notable players returning with chips for Day 2 are Damir Zhugralin, Dzmitry Urbanovich, and Steven Warburton.
Ferenc Deak went on an incredible run towards the end of the day and will come in with a strong stack coming into Day 2 proceedings. British pro Niall Farrell turned up to the MPP but failed to run his stack up to anything and busted midway through the day. Dmitry Vitkind had a great pot that set him up to make the money after he got his nut straight in against top set and middle set on the turn and held for a big stack.
The bubble ended after a good few hands of hand-for-hand play. It was a cooler, when Motokatsu Uhara got his pocket queens in against big slick and an ace fell on the river. The rest of the players made Day 2 and will come back at 12:00 p.m. local time.
PokerNews will bring you all the Luxon Pay Mediterranean Poker Party updates live from Merit Royal Diamond Hotel & Casino in North Cyprus as they play down to a final table.
End of Day 1c Chip Counts (full)
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,152,000
-148,000
|
-148,000 |
|
||
|
960,000
154,000
|
154,000 |
|
811,000
326,000
|
326,000 |
|
790,000
-111,000
|
-111,000 |
|
758,000
758,000
|
758,000 |
|
628,000
578,000
|
578,000 |
|
626,000
626,000
|
626,000 |
|
618,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
|
609,000
399,000
|
399,000 |
|
544,000
374,000
|
374,000 |
|
538,000
448,000
|
448,000 |
|
||
|
524,000
465,500
|
465,500 |
|
516,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
500,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
450,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
447,000
447,000
|
447,000 |
|
440,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
||
|
430,000
-84,000
|
-84,000 |
|
423,000
423,000
|
423,000 |
|
421,000
421,000
|
421,000 |
|
415,000
415,000
|
415,000 |
|
388,000
178,000
|
178,000 |
|
386,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
|
|
382,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
350,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
Motokatsu Uhara Bubbles Day 1c
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
After an open from Motokatsu Uhara from middle position to 18,000, the cutoff of Alireza Tannaci three-bet to 45,000. Uhara made the call.
On a flop of 
, Uhara open ripped all in for 88,000 and Tannaci called.
Motokatsu Uhara: 
Alireza Tannaci: 
The turn was the 
, leaving Tannaci with any two, ace or king as an out. The 
was flipped and Uhara turned in disgust as he was sent to the rail on the bubble.
A full recap will be available shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
423,000
423,000
|
423,000 |
|
Busted |
Hand-For-Hand Approaches
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Just 65 players remain as players will soon be hand-for-hand. Many players are stalling in hopes of making the money.
A reminder that 61 will make it through to Day 2.
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Deak On An Absolute Tear
Level 15
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Ferenc Deak has busted yet another player and is chip leader across all flights and Day 1c isn't even over yet. Heads-up from early position, Deak was facing a big blind jam of 101,000 into a pot of 80,000.
The board read 
and Deak took about a minute before deciding to call off.
Opponent: 
Ferenc Deak: 
Deak was well ahead and the 
river completed the board to send him soaring even higher, whilst busting a player. The opponent was a little displeased at how long Deak took to call.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
|
||
Various Counts
Level 15
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,080,000
559,000
|
559,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
485,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
295,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
|
||
|
220,000
172,000
|
172,000 |
|
|
148,000
109,000
|
109,000 |
|
50,000
-370,000
|
-370,000 |
Kerim Wins His Flips, Busts An Opponent
Level 15
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Alper Kerim was just involved from the big blind, calling the jam of the under-the-gun player, who was all in for their last 120,000 or so and at risk.
Under-the-Gun: 
Alper Kerim: 
The run out of 
gave Kerim his needed pair and he sent the player to his left to the rail.
Currently 79 remain, 61 seats for Day 2 available.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
540,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
Big Stacks And Notable Names At The Break
Level 15
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
901,000
-88,000
|
-88,000 |
|
|
806,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
|
514,000 | |
|
|
475,000
475,000
|
475,000 |
|
|
463,000 | |
|
395,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
|
|
320,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
210,000 | |
|
197,000
141,000
|
141,000 |
|
65,000 | |
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |