$10,400 MPP High Roller
Day 1 Completed
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
Alexey Losev Leads After Day 1 of the $10,400 MPP High Roller
Level 6
: Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Although it was a very short Day 1 of the $10,400 MPP High Roller here in North Cyprus, there was plenty of high-flying action at the Luxon Pay Mediterranean Poker Party in the Royal Diamond Hotel & Casino.
A total of 63 entries have been recorded through four total hours of play spread across six levels. Amongst the 53 players that bagged, your early chip leader is Alexey Losev, who will start with 428,000 chips on Sunday.
With a guaranteed prize pool of $1,000,000 and plenty of time for late registration and rebuys on Day 2, plenty of new faces will surely take their shot at the six-figure top prize.
Top-10 Chip Counts
| Position | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexey Losev | Russia | 428,000 | 214 |
| 2 | Mehdi Chaoui | Morocco | 422,000 | 211 |
| 3 | Kannapong Thanarattrakul | Thailand | 358,600 | 179 |
| 4 | Pedro Garagnani | Brazil | 301,000 | 151 |
| 5 | Daniel Rezaei | Austria | 272,000 | 136 |
| 6 | Nikita Kuznetsov | Russia | 265,100 | 133 |
| 7 | Damir Zhugralin | Kazakhstan | 264,700 | 132 |
| 8 | Symeon Alexandridis | Greece | 244,100 | 122 |
| 9 | Eric Worre | United States | 232,500 | 116 |
| 10 | Faraz Jaka | United States | 231,600 | 116 |
Losev received the large majority of his chips doubling up against Jamil Wakil in a 405,000-chip pot when he made a set of deuces against Wakil’s top-two pair.
Mustafa Biz got off to a hot start and quickly took his starting stack of 125,000 to about 300,000 early. However, Biz would lose a chunk of his chips after Elton Tsang was able to force Biz to tank-fold all in on the river in Tsang’s very first hand. A short time later, Biz was caught bluffing in a 140,000-chip pot against Alex Peffly. However, he would recover and finish the day in 14th place with 217,500.
Danny Tang had a very similar day as Biz, starting off on fire after getting paid big on a set against Bruno Volkmann but later ran his big blind pocket kings into Daniel Rezaei’s button pocket aces. He finished in 13th place with 219,000 chips.
Though he sat down late in the day, Espen Jorstad will come into Sunday with a healthy 220,500 chips.
The cards will be back in the air at 12:00 p.m. local time. Players will start at Level 7 at 1,000/2,000 blinds with a 2,000 big blind ante and action will play down till a winner is crowned.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team will bring you all the action on-site here in beautiful North Cyprus!
End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 6
: Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
428,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
422,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
358,600
195,600
|
195,600 |
|
||
|
301,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
272,000
-28,000
|
-28,000 |
|
265,100
140,100
|
140,100 |
|
264,700
137,700
|
137,700 |
|
244,100
119,100
|
119,100 |
|
232,500
47,500
|
47,500 |
|
231,600
62,600
|
62,600 |
|
||
|
229,000
229,000
|
229,000 |
|
220,500
75,500
|
75,500 |
|
||
|
219,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
|
||
|
217,500
54,500
|
54,500 |
|
207,200
82,200
|
82,200 |
|
206,300
143,300
|
143,300 |
|
189,500
42,500
|
42,500 |
|
187,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
175,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
173,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
172,700
-80,300
|
-80,300 |
|
157,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
150,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
146,900
-10,600
|
-10,600 |
|
146,900
146,900
|
146,900 |
MPP High Roller
Play Ends for the Night
Level 6
: Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Official chip counts and the Day 1 recap will be posted shortly.
Yurasov Bluffs Guilbert Off of Board Straight
Level 6
: Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
There was 13,400 in the middle on a 
and Johan Guilbert had raised Dmitry Yurasov's initial bet to 30,100. Yurasov then raised to 95,300 and Guilbert slapped his cards in his hand and made the fold.
Yurasov then turned over 
and Guilbert playfully took the pocket queens and tossed them to the other side of the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000 | |
|
|
||
|
104,000
-21,000
|
-21,000 |
Worre Gets Tricky With Set
Level 6
: Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
The cutoff raised to 3,200 before Eric Worre called on the button. Wael Sarkis three bet to 13,200 from the big blind and only Worre called.
The flop came 
and action went check check.
The 
was the turn and action checked trough.
Sarkis checked for a third time on the 
river. Worre bet 35,000 and Sarkis quickly called. Worre turned over 
for a set of deuces to take down the pot as Sarkis mucked.
Sarkis said "Nice hand sir. You play good against me." as the chips when to Worre.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
185,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
27,500
-72,500
|
-72,500 |
Jorstad Starts Day with Nice Pot
Level 6
: Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Espen Jorstad opened for 3,500 from under the gun and Karim Rebei called from the small blind.
The flop came 
and Jorstad continued for 4,300. Rebei called.
On the 
turn, Rebei lead out for 10,000 and, after 30 seconds, Jorstad raised to 36,000, prompting a quick fold from Rebei.
Rebei would lose a large chunk the next hand and was left with a little over 50,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
145,000 | |
|
|
||
|
52,500 | |
Losev Doubles Through Wakil
Level 6
: Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
There was 85,000 in the pot. Jamil Wakil was under the gun, Sarr Wilf in early position and Alexey Losev in the big blind.
The board read 
and action checked to Wakil who moved all in for 160,000 effective. Wilf folded while Losev went into the tank. Losev burnt through three time bank cards before sighing and making the call.
Alexey Losev:
Jamil Wakil: 
Losev was delighted to find that he was in great shape and stood up. The river came the 
which gave Losev the double up. The Russian cheered in delight as he became one of the big stacks in the room.
Wakil said "Why you thinking so long?" to which Losev replied "I'm thinking you have good good hand" as he raked in the chips leaving Wakil with scraps.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
405,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
28,000
-183,500
|
-183,500 |
Final Level of the Night
Level 6
: Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Due to the late start, tournament officials have amended tonight's structure and players will play just six levels instead of the scheduled nine levels.