Day 1a Action Shots
2022 Mediterranean Poker Party
$5,300 MPP Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2022 Mediterranean Poker Party
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$4,747,200
Entries
1,032
Level
38
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Entries
132
Players Left
71
Losev Gets Shove Through
Level 6
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The board read 
on the turn. Fausto Tantillo bet 16,000. Alexey Losev gave a sigh before moving all in over the top.
Tantillo quickly folded and Losev gathered the boost to his stack and move it up above starting stack again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
325,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
105,000
-116,000
|
-116,000 |
Zakharov Takes Out Chobineh
Level 6
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Bahram Chobineh was all in for 14,500 from middle position and was called by Akin Tuna in the small blind. Yuriy Zakharov also called from under the gun.
The flop came 
and Zakharov bet 10,000, getting rid of Tuna and leaving him heads-up with a chance to bust Chobineh.
The two players joked with each other about who should show first before Zakharov eventually turned over 
for top pair. Chobineh had 
and was drawing thin.
The board ran out 
and Chobineh was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000 | |
|
135,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
Busted |
Pak Flops the Nuts, Gets Paid by Haddad
Level 6
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Joseph Haddad bet 6,000 from middle position on a flop of 
and received three callers, including Viacheslav Pak in the big blind and Eduard Barsegian in early position.
The turn came the 
and Haddad bet another 11,700. Pak raised to 40,000 and Barsegian got out of the way, while Haddad called.
The river came the 
and Pak shoved all in for 38,000. Haddad went deep into the tank for several minutes before calling as Pak showed 
for the flopped straight.
Haddad was forced to reveal his 
for two pair before handing over the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
180,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
25,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 6
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
235,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
210,000
118,000
|
118,000 |
|
160,000 | |
|
||
|
|
155,000
-58,000
|
-58,000 |
|
120,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
65,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
Hursoz Survives Sweat
Level 6
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Tugce Hursoz was all in preflop and was called by Andrei Kaigorodtcev.
She had the 
while Kaigorodtcev had the 
.
The flop provided some instant sweat as it came 
to give Kaigorodtcev the heart draw. The turn was the 
and the dealer brought relief to Hursoz as the 
blank came off to keep her kings ahead and keep her alive with a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
195,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
93,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
Tiny Bet Picks Up Five Way Pot For Halfa
Level 6
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Iurii Brechalov raised to 2,500 from under the gun and picked up four callers, including Espen Jorstad on the button, Shalev Halfa in the small blind, and big blind Igor Romanov.
All five players checked the 
flop before Halfa led out for 5,500 on the 
turn. Only an opponent in the cutoff called.
The river came the 
and Halfa bet another 2,000. The cutoff called, then mucked when Halfa showed 
for top pair to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
230,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
130,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
102,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
||
|
35,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Stenavato Picks Up Queens to Bust Gillon
Level 5
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Colin Gillon got his last 80,000 in the middle from the cutoff and was up against Luca Stenavato from under the gun.
Colin Gillon: 
Luca Stenavato:
Gillon was left hoping for a king but got no help on the 
board. He was already standing up from his seat by the flop and quickly left the tournament area, while Stenavato now has more than 270,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
275,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
Busted |
Galiullin Gets Value
Level 5
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Action was on the river as the board read 
. Ruslan Galiullin bet 15,000 into a pot of about 19,000.
His opponent stewed it over for a few moments and eventually, he called
Galiullin tabled the for trips and the winning hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
136,000
136,000
|
136,000 |