2022 Mediterranean Poker Party

$5,300 MPP Main Event
Day: 1c
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 1c
Entries
240
Players Left
133

Skrbic Has Rebei Out-Kicked

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

With around 15,000 in the pot on a board of {7-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{8-Spades}, Karim Rebei bet 15,000 from the small blind and was called by Milos Skrbic in the cutoff.

The river came the {10-Hearts} and Rebei fired out another 11,000. Skrbic quickly called and Rebei turned over {j-Spades}{4-Spades} for two pair.

Skrbic, though, showed {j-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for jacks and tens with a higher kicker to take the pot.

"Top pair with a flush draw. I'm quite happy with it," Rebei said despite dropping the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Milos Skrbic rs
Milos Skrbic
140,000
105,000
105,000
Karim Rebei dz
Karim Rebei
110,000
-150,000
-150,000

Tags: Karim RebeiMilos Skrbic

Isaak Picks Up Kings to Double Off Lie

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

Wilhelm Isaak was all in for his last 51,900 on the button and up against Aylar Lie in middle position.

Wilhelm Isaak: {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}
Aylar Lie: {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}

The German online grinder had Lie crushed as he was in line for a double up, and Lie didn't get any help from the {q-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{6-Diamonds} board and handed over the pot to Isaak.

Player Chips Progress
Wilhelm Isaak de
Wilhelm Isaak
105,000
65,000
65,000
Aylar Lie no
Aylar Lie
70,000
-30,000
-30,000

Tags: Aylar LieWilhelm Isaak

Better Kicker For Merzhvinskii

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

Alexander Merzhvinskii called a bet of 5,000 from his opponent on a flop of {j-Spades}{6-Spades}{10-Diamonds}. The turn was the {8-Clubs} and both players checked to the river which came the {10-Spades}.

Merzhvinskii bet 5,000 and his opponent called. He tabled the {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts} which pipped the {j-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} of his opponent as he was able to squeeze a little bit of value from the inferior kicker hand.

Player Chips Progress
Aleksandr Merzhvinskii ru
Aleksandr Merzhvinskii
340,000
160,000
160,000

Tags: Alexander Merzhvinskii

Shkulukhiia Gets a Double After the Break

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

A player in middle position raised to 3,200 before Andrei Berinov made it 12,000 from the button. In the big blind, Giorgii Shkulukhiia shoved all in for 28,000 and Berinov called when action folded back to him.

Giorgii Shkulukhiia: {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Andrei Berinov: {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}

Shkulukhiia had Berinov dominated and was in a good position to double up as the board ran out {j-Spades}{2-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{4-Spades}. Shkulukhiia won the pot with his ace-kicker and survived.

Player Chips Progress
Andrei Berinov ru
Andrei Berinov
175,000
125,000
125,000
Giorgii Shkulukhiia ge
Giorgii Shkulukhiia
65,000

Tags: Andrei BerinovGiorgii Shkulukhiia

Level: 7

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

Tulin Bluffing With the Best Hand

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

Heads-up on a board of {q-Spades}{6-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}, Nikolai Tulin bet 4,000 from the big blind and was called by Nejat Erman on the button.

The river came the {3-Diamonds} and Tulin bet another 16,000. Erman tanked for about two minutes before throwing in the chips to call.

Tulin showed {a-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for ace high and prepared to surrender the pot, but Erman also had ace-high with {a-Spades}{5-Spades}. Tulin's eight-kicker played and he won the pot.

"I thought he had jack or king high. I never thought he had an ace," Erman conceded after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Nikolai Tulin ru
Nikolai Tulin
300,000
35,000
35,000
Nejat Erman tr
Nejat Erman
120,000
-35,000
-35,000

Tags: Nejat ErmanNikolai Tulin

Fulciniti Folds Best Hand to Hou

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

Action was picked up on the river with the board reading {q-Clubs}{9-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{8-Clubs}. The pot had about 43,000 in the middle and Jorge Hou bet 30,000 into it.

Federico Fulciniti thought for a while. "I have the blockers to shove here, but I don't want to this time" and showed the {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}.

Hou got some prompting from the table to show as well which he obliged as he turned over the {k-Diamonds}{10-Spades}, showing Fulciniti that he had folded the winner.

Player Chips Progress
Federico Fulciniti it
Federico Fulciniti
175,000
175,000
175,000
Jorge Hou pa
Jorge Hou
164,000
164,000
164,000

Tags: Federico FulcinitiJorge Hou

Loeliger Fires Into Cowen

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

The cutoff limped in and Robert Cowen followed from the button before Paulina Loeliger raised to 6,500 from the small blind. Only Cowen called.

The flop came {q-Hearts}{9-Spades}{5-Diamonds} and Loeliger continued for 7,000. Cowen called and the {k-Diamonds} fell on the turn.

Loeliger bet another 15,000 and Cowen gave it some thought before mucking as Loeliger took in the pot and is approaching 300,000.

Player Chips Progress
Paulina Loeliger at
Paulina Loeliger
280,000
35,000
35,000
StakeKings
Robert Cowen gb
Robert Cowen
160,000
20,000
20,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Paulina LoeligerRobert Cowen