2022 Mediterranean Poker Party

$5,300 MPP Main Event
Day: 1b
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 1b
Entries
232
Players Left
123
Players Left 1 / 1,032
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Four to a Straight Flush for Skrbic

Level 4 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Milos Skrbic
Milos Skrbic

The board read {4-Clubs}{3-Spades}{8-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{9-Spades} on the river. From early position, Milos Skrbic bet 11,000 into two opponents. The button folded and Carl Murr called in the big blind.

Milos Skrbic showed the {10-Spades}{7-Spades} for the flush, just one away from a straight flush and won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Milos Skrbic
122,000
57,000
57,000
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Carl Murr
110,000
110,000
110,000

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Cho Raises Big Against Skrbic

Level 4 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Younghwi Cho bet 2,000 on a flop of {k-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{4-Spades} before Milos Skrbic raised to 8,000 from under the gun. Cho called as the turn came the {3-Clubs}.

Skrbic bet 27,000 this time and Cho quickly put in a raise to 55,000. Skrbic tanked fora few minutes before taking another look at his cards and tossing them away.

"Straight," a tablemate asked Cho following the hand. Cho put up two fingers indicating he had two pair.

Player Chips Progress
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Younghwi Cho
135,000
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Milos Skrbic
65,000
40,000
40,000

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Bogdanov Burgeons Stack

Level 4 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Yulian Bogdanov
Yulian Bogdanov

There was a player all in already on the turn on a board of {9-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{8-Spades}. From the small blind, Yulian Bogdanov bet 38,000 into a total pot of about 65,000. Massimo Rossi called in the cutoff.

The river came the {j-Spades}. Bogdanov fired again, this time for 60,000 and Rossi folded. The all in player showed the {6-Hearts}{4-Hearts} and Bogdanov had that beat with the {a-Spades}{k-Spades} as he gathered the busted player's chips as well as the rest of the pot to build his stack bigger.

Player Chips Progress
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Yulian Bogdanov
290,000
290,000
290,000
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Massimo Rossi
77,000
77,000
77,000

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Level: 4

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Tokhtabayev Makes a Straight on Jaka

Level 3 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Timur Tokhtabayev bet 2,500 from early position on a flop of {2-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} before Faraz Jaka, in the big blind, raised to 6,000. Tokhtabayev called to the {4-Spades} turn.

Jaka bet another 3,200 and Tokhtabayev came back with a raise to 10,000. Jaka took a look at Tokhtabayev's remaining stack before calling.

The river came the {k-Clubs} and Tokhtabayev shoved for his last 20,200. Jaka tanked for about a minute before calling as Tokhtabayev turned over {6-Hearts}{3-Hearts} for the straight to earn the double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Timur Tokhtabayev
75,000
75,000
75,000
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Faraz Jaka
35,000
65,000
65,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jaka Coaching

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Better Kicker For "Demo"

Level 3 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos

The board read {3-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{6-Spades} on the river. Demosthenes Kiriopoulos bet 22,000 into a pot of about 30,000. Evagoras Evagorou had to think about it for a bit before he called.

Kiriopoulos had the {a-}{k-} which bested the {k-}{q-} of Evagorou who was out-kicked.

Player Chips Progress
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Demosthenes Kiriopoulos
103,000
3,000
3,000
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Evagoras Evagorou
92,000
92,000
92,000

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Dashti, Pellegrino Play it Friendly

Level 3 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Ghanim Dashti raised to 1,500 from under the gun before Sallustro Pellegrino three-bet to 4,500 next to act. The rest of the table folded around to Dashti, and he called.

The flop came {2-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} and Dashti checked to Pellegrino, who announced a bet of 3,000 with his hand. Dashti called and the {6-Hearts} fell on the turn.

"Cinq," Dashti said, putting up all five fingers and throwing in a 5,000 chip. Pellegrino laughed and placed a chip to call on top of Dashti's before throwing both in the middle.

"Sei," Dashti said on the {2-Clubs} river as he bet 6,000. Pellegrino again called and Dashti showed {a-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}. Pellegrino turned over {9-Hearts}{9-Spades} and took in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Sallustro Pellegrino
130,000
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Ghanim Dashti
60,000
60,000
60,000

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Trumper Shows the Bluff

Level 3 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Simon Trumper
Simon Trumper

Heads-up on a flop of {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}, Baurzhan Akimov bet 4,500 on the button and was called by Simon Trumper in early position.

The turn came the {4-Spades} and Trumper this time led out for 3,600. Akimov called as the {4-Hearts} fell on the river.

Trumper led for another 16,600 and Akimov gave it some thought before folding. Trumper showed {8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} for a missed flush draw as he took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Simon Trumper
162,000
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Baurzhan Akimov
20,000

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O'Dwyer Chips Up a Bit

Level 3 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Steve O'Dwyer bet 1,500 on a flop of {j-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} from the button and was called by Simeon Naydenov who was under the gun.

The turn was the {a-Hearts}. It went check-check to the river which was the {4-Diamonds}. O'Dwyer bet 5,400 and Nayde folded quickly as O'Dwyer gathered some chips as his stack is in recovery mode from an early hit.

Player Chips Progress
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Simeon Naydenov
85,000
15,000
15,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Steve O'Dwyer
67,000
33,000
33,000
EPT 1X Winner

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Fitoussi Takes a Four-Bet Pot

Level 3 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Bruno Fitoussi just took his seat in the tournament and three-bet to 4,600 from the hijack. Next to act, an opponent in the cutoff took a peek at Fitoussi's stack before four-betting to 10,300.

Fitoussi called as the flop came {3-Clubs}{q-Spades}{a-Spades}. Both players checked to the {3-Spades} turn, when Fitoussi led out for 10,600. His opponent quickly folded and Fitoussi took the pot.

"Jacks," Fitoussi replied, and his opponent replied he had kings.

"Kings? That's a tough call to make," Fitoussi continued.

Faraz Jaka has also entered the tournament and is seated at this table.

Player Chips Progress
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Bruno Fitoussi
115,000
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Faraz Jaka
100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jaka Coaching

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