2022 Mediterranean Poker Party

$5,300 MPP Main Event
Day: 3
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 3
Entries
161
Players Left
21
Players Left 1 / 1,032
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Raffoul Survives Near the Bubble

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Christopher Frank raised to 32,000 from Edgard Raffoul moved all in for 440,000 in the cutoff. Artem Voziianov reshoved in the big blind and Frank folded.

Edgard Raffoul: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}
Artem Voziianov: {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}

"I'm the bubble," Raffoul joked as a crowd gathered around the table. The {k-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{2-Spades} flop gave him top pair, and he improved to trips on the {k-Spades} turn. The {7-Hearts} on the river was safe and Raffoul doubled up.

Frank admitted he folded king-jack after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Christopher Frank
1,600,000
110,000
110,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Edgard Raffoul lb
Edgard Raffoul
900,000
462,000
462,000
Profile photo of Artem Voziianov kz
Artem Voziianov
400,000
353,000
353,000

Tags: Artem VoziianovChristopher FrankEdgard Raffoul

Cajelais Doubles Through Smolka

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Erik Cajelais was gathering a double up as he had been at risk with the {2-Spades}{2-Hearts} against the {j-Hearts}{5-Hearts} big stack of Dawid Smolka.

The board ran out {2-Spades}{k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{k-Spades} which gave Cajelais a full house which bested the flush of Smolka and Cajelais stayed alive close to the bubble.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Dawid Smolka pl
Dawid Smolka
2,700,000
250,000
250,000
Profile photo of Erik Cajelais ca
Erik Cajelais
530,000
157,000
157,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Dawid SmolkaErik Cajelais

Strauch First Victim of Hand For Hand Play

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

The bubble is one spot closer as Lennart Strauch was all in for 105,000 from middle position. Alexander Tkatschew reshoved his marginally larger stack from the hijack and everyone else folded. There was a lengthy wait until all other hands finished to run the the hand.

Lennart Strauch: {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}
Alexander Tkatschew: {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}

The flop came {8-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} to give the kings a set and make Strauch pull for a ten. The turn was the {a-Clubs} and the river was a blank {3-Hearts} to end Strauch's run three short of the money.

Player Chips Progress
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Alexander Tkatschew
580,000
272,000
272,000
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Lennart Strauch
Busted

Tags: Alexander TkatschewLennart Strauch

Lipp Shoves on Higgins in Massive Pot

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Simon Higgins raised to 32,000 from the cutoff before Matthias Lipp three-bet to 125,000 in the small blind. Higgins called and the flop came {a-Spades}{7-Clubs}{8-Hearts}.

Lipp continued for 75,000 and Higgins again called to see the {k-Clubs} on the turn. Lipp went into his time banks before pushing forward a bet of 350,000.

Higgins quickly called and the river came the {4-Spades}. Lipp again used a time bank before moving all in for around 600,000. Higgins snap-folded.

"I can beat ace-king," Higgins said.

"You can beat ace-king and you folded," Lipp responded as he dragged in the pot.

The first three hands of hand-for-hand play haven't resulted in any eliminations so far.

Player Chips Progress
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Matthias Lipp
1,750,000
570,000
570,000
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Simon Higgins
650,000
715,000
715,000

Tags: Matthias LippSimon Higgins

Smolka Fires Three Streets to Take Chip Lead

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Dawid Smolka
Dawid Smolka

The flop read {k-Spades}{8-Clubs}{q-Spades}. From the small blind Dawid Smolka bet 125,000 and was called by Andrey Litvinov who was in the cutoff to grow the pot to around 600,000.

The turn brought the {10-Spades} to bring three to a royal flush. Smolka led for 400,000 and Litvinoc called after some thought to swell the pot to well over a million.

The river came a blank looking {6-Hearts}. Smolka used a time extension before putting together a bet of 1,200,000 and sliding the assortment of stacks forward.

Litvinov went into the tank and used up three time banks before eventually folding his hand to send a chunk of his stack over to the new chip leader.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Dawid Smolka pl
Dawid Smolka
2,950,000
900,000
900,000
Profile photo of Andrey Litvinov ru
Andrey Litvinov
1,430,000
743,000
743,000
Day 1C Chip Leader

Tags: Andrey LitvinovDawid Smolka

Losev Takes Out Azor

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Ran Azor was all in for 156,000 from the small blind and up against Alexey Losev on the button.

Ran Azor: {a-Spades}{q-Spades}
Alexey Losev: {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}

Losev hit a set on the {j-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{3-Clubs} flop, while Azor picked up a straight draw. The Israeli couldn't connect with the {5-Spades}{4-Spades} turn and river and hit the rail just short of the money.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Alexey Losev ru
Alexey Losev
680,000
65,000
65,000
Profile photo of Ran Azor il
Ran Azor
Busted

Tags: Ran AzorAlexey Losev

Garbi Falls Victim to the River

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

On the first hand of Day 3, Ravid Garbi shoved for his last 135,000 from middle position and Dmitry Gromov reshoved on the button. The rest of the table got out of the way.

Ravid Garbi: {k-Spades}{j-Spades}
Dmitry Gromov: {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}

Garbi took the lead on the {j-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{7-Spades} flop with two pair and stayed in front as the {6-Hearts} fell on the turn. The river came the {q-Diamonds} and Garbi shot out of his seat and made a quick exit as Gromov made queens and sevens to win the pot and bring the field one closer to the bubble.

Player Chips Progress
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Dmitry Gromov
460,000
134,000
134,000
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ravid Garbi il
Ravid Garbi
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Ravid GarbiDmitry Gromov

Level: 19

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000