$1,100 NLH MPP Open
Day 1b Started
2022 Mediterranean Poker Party
$1,100 NLH MPP Open
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2022 Mediterranean Poker Party
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$1,000,000
Entries
900
Level
39
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Entries
256
Players Left
38
Welcome to Day 1b of Event #1: $1,100 $1M Gtd From The Luxon Pay Mediterranean Poker Party
Day 1b coverage of the Luxon Pay Mediterranean Poker Party held at Merit Royal Diamond Hotel and Casino in North Cyprus is about to start.
The name says it all for Event #1: $1,100 MPP Open, it's the opening event on a huge month of festivities here. It's also worth mentioning the guarantee of the first event is a huge $1,000,000.
Players competing in The MPP Open will start with 50,000 chips and will have 18 levels of 40-minutes to amass a big stack to take to Day 2 which will be played on Monday, August 22nd. Players that don't make it have the option of entering once per flight and if needed in one of the final two flights that play out tomorrow, on Sunday.
Just 9 players got through day 1a that played until 3:30 a.m. local time this morning, from a field of 61 players. It's highly unlikely play will go that late in any of the remaining flights, though.
Cards will be in the air at noon, local time with late registration closing at 9.45 p.m. There will be a 15-minute break after every three levels, with the 60-minute dinner break at approximately 7 p.m. local time.
Prestigious events like The One Drop, The PokerNews Cup, and the MPP Main Event will follow the event here in North Cyprus, before it heads into the Triton Series where the best players on the planet will battle in big money stakes tournaments.
As always PokerNews will provide all of the vital updates you'll need throughout the event and coming events.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 100
Shuffle Up And Deal!
Level 1
: 100/200, 100 ante
After a short delay cards are now in the air, with 42 players registered so far.
Bartoli Takes Hefty Pot
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 100 ante
With 20,500 in the middle on a co-ordinated board of 
, Aureliano Bartoli bet 8,000 from under the gun.
Their opponent in the big blind elected to make the call. Bartoli turned over 
for a jack-high straight. The big blind revealed 
for the weaker straight and Bartoli scooped in a big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,300 |
Kataria Jams Turn On Level One
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 100 ante
With a board reading 
and action on the hijack, he bet 15,000 into a pot of 30,000.
Action was on Kush Kataria on the button and after thinking for a little, fired his blue 5,000 chips into the middle, announcing ''all in''.
With action back on his opponent, he went deep into the tank. Presumably this hand had taken a while up to this point already, as a couple of the other players at the table were stood up or knelt on their chairs as they observed the action.
Ultimately though, Kataria's opponent chose to fold, giving the Indian player the pot. If he goes on to cash, this would be Kataria's third cash in a Merit-casino based poker tournament, after he landed a 7th place finish last year.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
82,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Kataria Involved Again, This Time Shadmani Wins Out
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
With 11,800 in the middle, Kush Kataria was heads-up from under-the-gun against the next player to act, Farhad Shadmani with the board reading 
. Both players had checked their option to set up a river.
With a completing the board, Kataria then fired 6,000 into the pot and Shadmani quickly called.
Kataria turned over a bluff 
, after he was counterfeit to the river by Shadmani's 
.
Kataria muttered something under his breath frustration as he tossed his holding into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
72,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
62,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
Some Players In From The Start Of Day
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
||
|
50,000 | |
Salikaev Prospers
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
With 2,000 in the middle on a flop of 
, the cutoff bet 800 and was met with a raise by the button for 1,600. Yury Salikaev in middle position also raised to 4,500. The cutoff and button made the call.
The 
was tabled on the turn and Salikaev stepped on the gas and bet 7,500. The cutoff called, but the button folded.
The flush draw was completed on the river and Salikaev bet 10,500. The cutoff looked anguished as they made the fold and the Russian chipped-up
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
78,200
28,200
|
28,200 |