2022 Mediterranean Poker Party

$5,300 MPP Main Event
Day: 1a
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 1a
Entries
132
Players Left
71

Wheeler Puts in a Four-Bet

Level 7 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Jason Wheeler
Jason Wheeler

Tugce Hursoz raised to 3,500 from the hijack and was called by Jason Wheeler in the cutoff. Action folded around to Pedro Garagnani in the big blind, who three-bet to 18,500.

Hursoz got out of the way, but Wheeler reraised to 48,000. Garagnani called as they went heads-up to the {6-Spades}{3-Spades}{4-Diamonds} flop.

Garagnani checked and Wheeler moved all in for around 110,000. The Brazilian snap-folded as Wheeler dragged in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Wheeler us
Jason Wheeler
195,000
35,000
35,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Pedro Garagnani br
Pedro Garagnani
140,000
-60,000
-60,000
Tugce Hursoz tr
Tugce Hursoz
90,000
-3,000
-3,000

Tags: Tugce HursozPedro GaragnaniJason Wheeler

Vitchenko Receives Gift Shove

Level 7 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Action was picked up on the turn with the board reading {8-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{8-Spades}{5-Hearts}. Denis Vitchenko bet 13,000 from early position. His opponent check-raised him to 36,000 which Vitchenko called.

The river came the {4-Hearts}. His opponent led-jammed and Vitchenko snap-called and tabled the {6-Clubs}{6-Spades} straight. His opponent reacted in dismay as he threw up his hands and was busted.

Meanwhile Vitchenko gathered the big boost to his stack to make him among the largest stacks in the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Denis Vitchenko ru
Denis Vitchenko
425,000
135,000
135,000
Day 1A Chip Leader

Tags: Denis Vitchenko

Pak Hits the Turn in Five-Way Pot

Level 7 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Five players went to the flop in a raised pot as the dealer turned over {q-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}. Action checked to a player in early position, who bet 3,500.

Viacheslav Pak called in the small blind before Ivan Vasilev raised from the big blind to 14,700. Pak called as they went heads-up to the {3-Clubs} turn.

Pak checked to Vasilev, who bet another 24,700. Pak came back with an all-raise raise and Vasilev quickly folded.

Pak showed {6-Hearts}{4-Hearts} for the turned straight as he raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Viacheslav Pak kz
Viacheslav Pak
190,000
10,000
10,000
Ivan Vasilev ru
Ivan Vasilev
170,000
-55,000
-55,000

Tags: Ivan VasilevViacheslav Pak

Godzdanker's Two Pair Better Than Chobineh's Two Pair

Level 7 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Bahram Chobineh, now on his second bullet, was facing a bet of 6,500 from small blind Vadzim Godzdanker on a flop of {k-Spades}{q-Clubs}{a-Clubs}. Chobineh called on the button and they saw the {5-Spades} fall on the turn.

Both players checked as the river came the {j-Diamonds}. Godzdanker checked again and Chobineh checked behind.

Godzdanker showed {k-Clubs}{j-Clubs} for two pair, kings and jacks, and Chobineh flashed {q-Spades}{j-Spades} for a lower two pair before surrendering the pot to the MPP Open champion.

Player Chips Progress
Bahram Chobineh ir
Bahram Chobineh
170,000
170,000
170,000
Vadzim Godzdanker by
Vadzim Godzdanker
145,000
40,000
40,000

Tags: Bahram ChobinehVadzim Godzdanker

Level: 7

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

Chip Counts at the Break

Level 6 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Giovanni Giudice it
Giovanni Giudice
365,000
25,000
25,000
Soren Vohrs at
Soren Vohrs
310,000
Denis Vitchenko ru
Denis Vitchenko
290,000
100,000
100,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Garik Tamasian ru
Garik Tamasian
260,000
260,000
260,000
Ivan Vasilev ru
Ivan Vasilev
225,000
Fausto Tantillo it
Fausto Tantillo
220,000
-105,000
-105,000
Daniel Rezaei at
Daniel Rezaei
215,000
Andrea Ricci it
Andrea Ricci
200,000
Vladislav Ivanov ru
Vladislav Ivanov
155,000
Day 1D Chip Leader
Espen Jorstad no
Espen Jorstad
87,000
-15,000
-15,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
StakeKings
Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
55,000
-45,000
-45,000
EPT Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Giudice Takes Another Big Pot

Level 6 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Giovanni Giudice was in the big blind and facing a bet of 2,000 on a flop of {4-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{2-Diamonds} when he raised to 9,000. The button came back with a reraise to 18,000 and Giudice called.

The turn came the {10-Clubs} and Giudice check-called another bet of 17,500. He checked the {a-Hearts} river, and this time his opponent checked back.

"Nuts," Giudice said, showing {a-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} for the flush draw that turned into top pair on the river.

"Would you call the river," his opponent asked after mucking.

"Maybe," Giudice replied.

Player Chips Progress
Giovanni Giudice it
Giovanni Giudice
340,000
100,000
100,000

Tags: Giovanni Giudice

Boat Nets Tuna

Level 6 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Akin Tuna
Akin Tuna

The board read {9-Spades}{5-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{a-Spades} on the river. From the small blind, Akin Tuna bet 15,000 into a pot of 40,700.

Damir Zhugralin was in the big blind and raised all in for what was counted out to be 69,300.

Tuna considered the shove for over a minute before opting to call. Zhugralin tabled the {2-Spades}{2-Hearts} for a boat, which crushed Tuna's holding of {10-}{9-} as Zhugralin gathered a double.

Player Chips Progress
Damir Zhugralin kz
Damir Zhugralin
199,000
199,000
199,000
Akin Tuna tr
Akin Tuna
109,000
-26,000
-26,000

Tags: Akin TunaDamir Zhugralin

Farrell Bests Modena on the River

Level 6 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

With around 20,000 already in the middle, Niall Farrell bet another 20,000 on a board of {10-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{2-Hearts} from the button and was called by Italo Modena in middle position.

The river came the {a-Spades} and Modena checked over to Farrell once again. Farrell sat shuffling his chips in his hand for about a minute before tapping the felt.

Modena showed {q-Spades}{10-Spades} for a pair of tens, but Farrell turned over {a-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for the rivered pair of aces to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Niall Farrell gb
Niall Farrell
110,000
45,000
45,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Italo Modena it
Italo Modena
75,000

Tags: Italo ModenaNiall Farrell