Level: 22
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
2024 Mediterranean Poker Party
$10,400 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2024 Mediterranean Poker Party
Buy-in
$10,400
Prize Pool
$1,526,400
Entries
159
Level
27
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Entries
33
Players Left
1
Madanzhiev Folds the Best Hand
Level 21
: 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Stoyan Madanzhiev raised to 500,000 from middle position with J♠J♣, then Aleksandr Kirichenko in the small blind three-bet to 1,500,000 with A♦10♣.
Madanzhiev called and called again for 775,000 on the 10♠5♦4♥ flop.
Kirichenko fired a second barrel of 2,300,000 on the 7♦ turn, but Madanzhiev had a bad feeling about it so he decided to fold his jacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,000,000
2,700,000
|
2,700,000 |
|
2,300,000
-2,275,000
|
-2,275,000 |
|
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Molenaar Hit Two Pair on the River
Level 21
: Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
After Nikita Kalinin three-bet from the button with A♣10♥ to make his opponents fold, Michel Molenaar on the button opened to 500,000 with A♠8♣ and he was called by Jovan Kenjic in the small blind.
Both of them checked the Q♥5♥5♣ leading to the A♥ turn where they checked again.
The 8♦ landed on the river and Kenjic with top pair led out for 1,900,000. Molenaar called with two pair and won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
16,000,000
-3,000,000
|
-3,000,000 |
|
11,000,000
3,125,000
|
3,125,000 |
|
||
Molenaar Check-Raises
Level 21
: Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
On the first hand of the final table, the chip leader Jovan Kenjic opened to 500,000 from early position with A♠Q♥ but nobody called.
Then it was Stoyan Madanzhiev's turn to initiate the action. He limped from the cutoff with A♣2♣, so Michel Molenaar only had to check his option with K♥5♣ to discover a flop of 3♠10♦2♥.
Madanzhiev bet 250,000 but Molenaar check-raised to 800,000. It didn't take long for Madanzhiev to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
19,000,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
|
7,875,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,575,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
|
||
Beginning of the Final Table
Level 21
: Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
The nine finalists are back at there seats, so the final table can begin.
Life Outside Poker: On Tilt Nick Pulls a $25k Bounty for Another Player
Level 21
: Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Life Outside Poker w/ Connor Richards is a new podcast for PokerNews that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.
For the fourth episode, Connor spoke with Texas poker vlogger Nick of OnTiltPoker during the WPT Voyage about getting into content creation, boxing as a teenager, pulling a $25,000 bounty for Ben Ludlow and winning Joey Ingram's WPT Voyage giveaway.
The interview features a cameo from poker vlogging godfather Andrew Neeme, who spoke about giving action on stream and his experience playing with On Tilt Nick. Plus, WPT Executive Tour Director Matt Savage wins an Omaha 8 event in the background.
The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with On Tilt Nick by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.
$10,400 Mediterranean Poker Party High Roller Final Table
Level 21
: Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
| SEAT | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIP COUNT | BIG BLINDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jovan Kenjic | Serbia | 17,900,000 | 72 |
| 2 | Aleksandr Kirichenko | Russia | 10,300,000 | 41 |
| 3 | Anvar Muratov | Russia | 950,000 | 4 |
| 4 | Marcin Dziubdziela | Poland | 9,550,000 | 38 |
| 5 | Dmitry Zakharov | Russia | 3,650,000 | 15 |
| 6 | Stoyan Madanzhiev | Bulgaria | 5,075,000 | 20 |
| 7 | Ehsan Amiri | Australia | 2,700,000 | 11 |
| 8 | Nikita Kalinin | Russia | 6,200,000 | 25 |
| 9 | Michel Molenaar | Netherlands | 7,275,000 | 29 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
17,900,000 | |
|
|
10,300,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
9,550,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
7,275,000 | |
|
|
||
|
6,200,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
|
|
5,075,000
575,000
|
575,000 |
|
|
||
|
3,650,000
-1,050,000
|
-1,050,000 |
|
2,700,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
950,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
Dinner Break Before the Final Table
Level 21
: Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
The nine remaining players have been sent on a 65-minute dinner break before the start of the final table.
Play will resume at 7:40 p.m. (8:40 p.m. on stream).
Anatoly Nikitin Eliminated in 10th Place ($29,000)
Level 21
: Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Jovan Kenjic opened to 500,000 from the cutoff, then Anatoly Nikitin three-bet all-in for 6,475,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded, and Kenjic snap-called.
Anatoly Nikitin: A♣K♠ 
Jovan Kenjic: J♠J♦
In the biggest pot of the tournament so far, Nikitin was hoping of an ace or a king. But the 7♥4♠8♠4♥10♣ didn't bring him any help, and he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
17,900,000
7,875,000
|
7,875,000 |
|
Busted |
Amiri Doubles Through Molenaar
Level 21
: Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Ehsan Amiri open-shoved for 1,300,000 from the cutoff, and he was called by Michel Molenaar on the button.
Ehsan Amiri: 4♠4♣
Michel Molenaar: A♥9♥
After a flop of J♣K♥6♣, Molenaar found a flush draw with the 8♥ turn. But the 5♦ river didn't change anything and Amiri doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,275,000
-700,000
|
-700,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,200,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |