2022 Mediterranean Poker Party

$5,300 MPP Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2022 Mediterranean Poker Party

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
$542,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$4,747,200
Entries
1,032
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Players Info - Day 4
Entries
21
Players Left
1

Korkmaz Holds to Double

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Koray Korkmaz raised to 800,000 from under the gun, holding the {q-Clubs}{q-Spades}. Hannes Jeschka was in the hijack and looked down at the {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} and three-bet to 2,000,000. Korkmaz four-bet jammed all in and was called.

Koray Korkmaz: {q-Clubs}{q-Spades}
Hannes Jeschka: {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}

The flop came {10-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{2-Clubs}, the turn was the {10-Hearts} and the river came the {j-Spades} to secure the double for Korkmaz as the massive flip went in the direction of the Turkish player.

Player Chips Progress
Koray Korkmaz tr
Koray Korkmaz
16,000,000
8,300,000
8,300,000
Hannes Jeschka at
Hannes Jeschka
10,300,000
-8,500,000
-8,500,000
Defending Champion

Tags: Hannes JeschkaKoray Korkmaz

Warburton Shoves on Karmatckii

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Steven Warburton had {5-Spades}{5-Diamonds} from under the gun and opened for 800,000. Arsenii Karmatckii, in the hijack, then reraised to 2,300,000 with {a-Spades}{3-Spades}.

Action folded back around to Warburton, who tanked for a moment before shoving all in for 17,750,000. Karmatckii snap-folded.

Player Chips Progress
Steven Warburton gb
Steven Warburton
21,100,000
4,300,000
4,300,000
Arsenii Karmatckii ru
Arsenii Karmatckii
20,100,000
-2,300,000
-2,300,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Arsenii KarmatckiiSteven Warburton

Korkmaz Calls to Go Short

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Koray Korkmaz
Koray Korkmaz

Arsenii Karmatckii raised to 1,250,000 from the small blind with the {q-Hearts}{10-Hearts} while Koray Korkmaz had the {a-Spades}{9-Diamonds} in the big blind and defended.

The flop came {10-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}. Karmatckii bet 1,200,000 and Korkmaz came along.

The turn was the {k-Spades}. Both players checked. The river came a blank {4-Hearts}. Karmatckii fired a chunky 4,500,000. Korkmaz thought for a while and used two time banks before he called.

The cards were revealed and Korkmaz saw that his once big stack was now short.

Player Chips Progress
Arsenii Karmatckii ru
Arsenii Karmatckii
22,400,000
7,400,000
7,400,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Koray Korkmaz tr
Koray Korkmaz
7,700,000
-6,470,000
-6,470,000

Tags: Arsenii KarmatckiiKoray Korkmaz

Warburton Barrels Three Streets

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Steven Warburton
Steven Warburton

Steven Warburton raised to 800,000 from the button with {k-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} and was called by Arsenii Karmatckii in the big blind with {4-Spades}{3-Spades}.

The {3-Hearts}{8-Spades}{6-Diamonds} flop gave Karmatckii a pair of threes and he check-called a bet of 1,400,000. The turn came the {a-Hearts} and Karmatckii checked again.

Warburton fired out another 1,600,000 and Karmatckii used a time bank before calling. Karmatckii also checked the {q-Diamonds} river and Warburton bet 2,800,000 this time. Karmatckii quickly folded his pair as Warburton took the pot with king-high.

Player Chips Progress
Steven Warburton gb
Steven Warburton
16,800,000
4,200,000
4,200,000
Arsenii Karmatckii ru
Arsenii Karmatckii
15,000,000
-4,500,000
-4,500,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Steven WarburtonArsenii Karmatckii

Jeschka Overtakes Liperis

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

From early position Hannes Jeschka raised to 800,000 preflop. From the hijack, Yiannis Lipersi three-bet to 2,400,000 and Jeschka called.

The flop came {k-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}. Action went check-check to the turn which was the {8-Diamonds} that was also checked.

The river was the {k-Spades}. Jeschka bet 1,650,000. Liperis took some time before he called and saw that he was pipped as his stack fell below Jeschka's.

Player Chips Progress
Hannes Jeschka at
Hannes Jeschka
18,800,000
6,765,000
6,765,000
Defending Champion
Yiannis Liperis cy
Yiannis Liperis
17,600,000
-4,050,000
-4,050,000

Tags: Hannes JeschkaYiannis Lipersi

Fritz Folds a Pair

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Manuel Fritz had been quiet since the start of the final table until he opened his last pot for 950,000 in early position with {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}.

Arsenii Karmatckii, in the hijack, three-bet to 2,100,000 with {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds} as action folded back around. Fritz, with 6,800,000 remaining, used a time bank before deciding to lay his pocket pair down.

Player Chips Progress
Arsenii Karmatckii ru
Arsenii Karmatckii
19,500,000
1,935,000
1,935,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Manuel Fritz at
Manuel Fritz
6,800,000
-950,000
-950,000

Tags: Manuel FritzArsenii Karmatckii

Level: 33

Blinds: 200,000/400,000

Ante: 400,000

Jeschka Takes Some Back

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Under the gun, Yiannis Liperis raised to 600,000 with the {3-Clubs}{3-Spades}. Hannes Jeschka defended the big blind holding the {9-Spades}{7-Clubs}.

The flop came {7-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} to pair Jeschka. Both players checked. The turn was the {10-Spades}. Jeschka bet 500,000 and Liperis called.

The river came the {4-Hearts}. Jeschka fired 875,000. Liperis thought for a bit and called and saw that he was beat as Jeschka took the pot before break.

Player Chips Progress
Yiannis Liperis cy
Yiannis Liperis
21,700,000
-1,200,000
-1,200,000
Hannes Jeschka at
Hannes Jeschka
12,000,000
2,100,000
2,100,000
Defending Champion

Tags: Hannes JeschkaYiannis Liperis

Gabriel Akiki Eliminated in 8th Place ($65,000)

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Gabriel Akiki
Gabriel Akiki

Nuri Hadioglu picked up {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} in early position and opened the pot for 600,000 before Yiannis Liperis reraised to 1,500,000 in the hijack with {a-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}. From the button, Gabriel Akiki used a time bank before shoving all in for 5,810,000 with {a-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}.

Hadioglu reshoved for 9,820,000 and Liperis quickly got out of the way. The {k-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} flop gave Hadioglu top set and Akiki was already drawing dead by the time the {3-Spades} fell on the turn.

The meaningless river was the {j-Spades} and Akiki made his exit in eighth place.

Player Chips Progress
Yiannis Liperis cy
Yiannis Liperis
22,900,000
-900,000
-900,000
Nuri Hadioglu tr
Nuri Hadioglu
17,900,000
8,900,000
8,900,000
Gabriel Akiki lb
Gabriel Akiki
Busted

Tags: Gabriel AkikiNuri HadiogluYiannis Liperis