$5,300 MPP Main Event
Day 1c Completed
2022 Mediterranean Poker Party
$5,300 MPP Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1c
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
240
Players Left
133
Litvinov Tops the Heap on Day 1c of the MPP Main Event
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Day 1c of the $5,300 Luxon Pay Mediterranean Poker Party Main Event has reached the end of the day after eight one-hour levels of play here at the pristine Merit Royal Diamond Hotel on the northern shores of North Cyprus.
The third and final opening flight attracted a total of 240 entries, 133 of which remained at the end of the night after the eight levels of play.
The chip leader at the end of the night appeared to be Andrey Litvinov of Russia who bagged up an impressive total of 510,000.
Day 1c Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrey Litvinov | Russia | 510,000 | 255 |
| 2 | Shaul Meir | Israel | 494,000 | 247 |
| 3 | Benjamin Jones | United States | 472,500 | 236 |
| 4 | Patrick Clarke | Ireland | 465,500 | 233 |
| 5 | Emin Mugulov | Russia | 461,000 | 230 |
| 6 | Aleksandr Gofman | Russia | 376,500 | 188 |
| 7 | Dmitry Motorov | Russia | 371,500 | 186 |
| 8 | Suat Egilli | France | 371,000 | 185 |
| 9 | Timur Khamidullin | Russia | 370,000 | 185 |
| 10 | Vitalii Pankov | Russia | 363,500 | 182 |
Behind Litvinov was Shaul Meir who finished with just a little behind that with 494,000. Patrick Clarke rode a successful last level to bolster his stack to among the top counts with 465,500.
Day 1c attracted many familiar names within poker who made their way to the shores of the Mediterranean island as many decided to give a shot at the MPP Main Event and many of them advanced to Day 2 including Paulina Loeliger who bagged a healthy stack of 238,500 as well as Sofia Lovgren who bagged 217,000.
Camille Brown (88,500), Niall Farrell (73,500) and Steve O’Dwyer (41,500) also navigated their way to Day 2, albeit on the shorter side of the chip leaderboard.
The 133 players who advanced to Day 2 will return to action Thursday, September 1 at 12 noon where they will join up with the 71 survivors of Day 1a and the 123 survivors of Day 1b to make for a total amount of 327 on Day 2 where registration will still be open for other players to join them.
PokerNews will pick up coverage for Day 2 tomorrow at 12 p.m. local time for what is sure to be a big day of action.
Assorted End of Day 1c Chip Counts (full)
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
510,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
||
|
494,000
494,000
|
494,000 |
|
472,500
472,500
|
472,500 |
|
465,500
-4,500
|
-4,500 |
|
461,000
176,000
|
176,000 |
|
376,500
376,500
|
376,500 |
|
371,500
56,500
|
56,500 |
|
371,000
371,000
|
371,000 |
|
370,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
363,500
-1,500
|
-1,500 |
|
359,500
359,500
|
359,500 |
|
346,500
121,500
|
121,500 |
|
|
327,500
47,500
|
47,500 |
|
327,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
323,500
183,500
|
183,500 |
|
318,500
-6,500
|
-6,500 |
|
317,000
142,000
|
142,000 |
|
314,500
104,500
|
104,500 |
|
298,500
298,500
|
298,500 |
|
297,500
-67,500
|
-67,500 |
|
||
|
296,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
284,000
284,000
|
284,000 |
|
||
|
279,000
279,000
|
279,000 |
|
278,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
||
|
|
274,000
149,000
|
149,000 |
Play Has Ended
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Day 1c has come to an end and players are bagging up their chips for the night.
They will return tomorrow at noon local time, when the three starting flights will combine for Day 2.
$5,300 MPP Main Event
Three More Hands
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The floor has just announced that there will be three more hands until the end of play for Day 1c.
Calenda's Aces Hold Up For a Double
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Heads-up on a flop of 
, Salvatore Calenda got his last 120,000 in the middle against Jorge Hou.
Salvatore Calenda: 
Jorge Hou: 
Calenda needed to dodge Hou's straight draw as the 
on the turn improved him to a set. The 
appeared on the river and Calenda slammed his fist down on the table. "Yes," he yelled as he doubled up near the end of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
250,000 | |
|
95,000
-69,000
|
-69,000 |
Sainjargal Three-Bets Pankov
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The flop came 
. From the hijack, Amarbayasgalan Sainjargal bet 8,000. Vitaliy Pankov raised to 22,000 from early position.
Sainjargal thought for a bit before tossing out a three-bet to 52,000. Pankov shook his head and folded as he was forced to surrender a few chips from his big stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
373,000
373,000
|
373,000 |
|
295,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
PN Podcast: WiPHoF Nominations Open, Guest Espen Uhlen Jørstad on Life After WSOP Win
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
In the latest edition of the PokerNews Podcast, Sarah Herring, Chad Holloway, and Jesse Fullen welcome guest Espen Uhlen Jørstad. Jesse has an intimate one-on-one conversation with the reigning World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion to learn what life has been like in the past month since his big win, his upcoming plans, and more.
The crew also offers some suggestions for Women in Poker Hall of Fame (WiPHoF) nominations, recap the last winners from the recently-completed EPT Barcelona, preview the upcoming Peppermill Reno Poker-palooza, and recap victories by Beau "Don K. Nado" Wilshire in the MSPT Grand Falls and Yi Li in the bestbet's Summer Heater Poker Series Main Event.
Finally, listen to the brand new PokerNews Bad Beat Hotline segment where listeners can call in (+1 702-625-0166) and share their bad beats, which may be featured on a future episode of the show.
Dashti Wades Way Through Controversial Hand
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The flop read 
with three players in a hand. There was debate ongoing as the dealer had exposed the 
as the turn prematurely and therefore it had to be taken away. One of the three players folded to make the pot heads-up.
Ghanim Dashti argued this ruling and called the floor as he made it clear that it was a dealer error through several explanations to the floor.
But regardless the rule was to take away the and bring the new turn which was the . Both players checked. The was shuffled back into the remaining cards, and the river came the 
.
Dashti called a 17,000 bet from his opponent and tabled the 
for the winner as his opponent said he only had ace high and Dashti won the hand despite all the protestations.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
218,000
78,000
|
78,000 |