$1,100 NLH MPP Open | 2022 Mediterranean Poker Party

08-23-2022 14:49 UTC+3

Iosebi Laperashvili Eliminated in 9th Place ($14,000)

Toogood32

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Action was on Timur Margolin in the small blind with , he raised to 525,000 into the big blind Iosebi Laperashvili. Laperashvili looked down at and made the call

The board of drew a check from Margolin, Laperashvili then decided to take over the betting lead, for 400,000 chips. Margolin then moved all in, covering Laperashvili.

This lead to a tank of at least a couple of minutes from the Georgian player, before he realized he had to call off for his last 2,200,000 more.

The turn and river didn't improve Laperashvili's hand, sending him out in 9th place for $14,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timur Margolin	8,200,000 3,425,000	3,425,000

Iosebi Laperashvili	Busted

08-23-2022 14:34 UTC+3

Latest Chip Counts

Chris Bean

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Selahaddin Bedir	10,765,000 -35,000	-35,000
Frederick Anastasiades	6,905,000 5,000	5,000
Vadzim Godzdanker	6,300,000
Timur Margolin	4,775,000 1,700,000	1,700,000

Ben Hershkovich	4,130,000 -820,000	-820,000
Alessio Isaia	4,085,000 -1,125,000	-1,125,000

Eleftherios Sinnos	3,600,000 -1,940,000	-1,940,000
Iosebi Laperashvili	3,275,000 875,000	875,000
Raoul Iancovici	1,145,000 -355,000	-355,000

Level: 31

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

08-23-2022 14:30 UTC+3

Godzdanker Doubles Through Anastasiades

Chris Bean

Level 30 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Frederick Anastasiades bet 330,000 from the button. Vadzim Godzdanker used a time bank card and moved all in for 2,990,000 from the small blind. Anastasiades made the call.

Vadzim Godzdanker:
Frederick Anastasiades:

An ace in the window gave Godzdanker the lead with top pair. The completed the board which was no help for Anastasiades and the Belorussian celebrated their double-up with a sip of coffee and moved into third place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frederick Anastasiades	6,900,000 -965,000	-965,000
Vadzim Godzdanker	6,300,000 1,435,000	1,435,000

Tags: Frederick Anastasiades Vadzim Godzdanker

08-23-2022 14:22 UTC+3

Laperashvili Correctly Folds Jacks To Three Bet

Toogood32

Level 30 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

After an open from early position from Raoul Iancovici with to 325,000. Action then was on chip leader Selahaddin Bedir. He chose to three-bet to 825,000 with .

With it folding to Iosebi Laperashvili in the small blind, he had he went into the tank. With just 2,400,000 in his stack, he decided to correctly fold versus the open and three-bet.

The original raiser quickly mucked and Bedir shipped the small pot preflop, that could have been much, much bigger.

Player	Chips	Progress
Selahaddin Bedir	10,800,000 300,000	300,000
Iosebi Laperashvili	2,400,000 200,000	200,000
Raoul Iancovici	1,500,000 -600,000	-600,000

Tags: Iosebi Laperashvili Raoul Iancovici Selahaddin Bedir

Level: 30

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 160,000

08-23-2022 13:59 UTC+3

PN Pod: Phil Galfond Gives "Galfond Challenge" Update; He's Ready for High Stakes Duel

Toogood32

In the latest edition of the PokerNews Podcast, Sarah Herring, Chad Holloway, and Jesse Fullen welcome guest Phil Galfond to the show. The poker legend gives more details on his summer match against the poker dealer who stepped up to play him at some high-stakes online pot-limit Omaha (PLO) action, shares an update on the status of "The Galfond Challenge," and talks about the possibility of playing on PokerGO's High Stakes Duel, maybe against Phil Hellmuth or a PLO edition. He also talks about his recently-released PLO course.

Speaking of Hellmuth, the crew discusses Scott Seiver backing out of High Stakes Duel III and Jason Koon stepping up to fill his spot, as well as recap all the big stories coming out of the record-breaking PokerStars and Barcelona© Casino European Poker Tour including Michael Addamo claiming his first-ever EPT title and Giada Fang shipping a $30K Platinum Pass.

They also highlight Bobby Tieu's victory in the bestbet Jacksonville Summer Heater Event #1: $400 NLH, and launch the brand new PokerNews Bad Beat Hotline 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.

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!

08-23-2022 12:21 UTC+3

Start Delayed

Chris Bean

Play at the MPP Open final table has been delayed due to media commitments for the players and coloring up chips.

When cards are in the air PokerNews will be covering the event on a 60-minute delay to coincide with the live stream of the final table.

$1,100 NLH MPP Open

Day 3 Started

08-23-2022 12:17 UTC+3

Final Table Seat Draw

Chris Bean

Seat	Name	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Vadzim Godzdanker	Belarus	4,865,000	41
2	Raoul Iancovici	Romania	2,100,000	18
3	Selahaddin Bedir	Turkey	10,500,000	88
4	Ben Hershkovich	Israel	4,950,000	41
5	Alessio Isaia	Italy	5,210,000	43
6	Eleftherios Sinnos	Cyprus	5,540,000	46
7	Timur Margolin	Israel	3,075,000	26
8	Iosebi Laperashvili	Georgia	2,200,000	18
9	Frederick Anastasiades	Cyprus	7,865,000	66