2022 Mediterranean Poker Party

$1,100 NLH MPP Open
Day: 1c
Event Info

2022 Mediterranean Poker Party

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k9
Prize
$150,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$1,000,000
Entries
900
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Players Info - Day 1c
Entries
391
Players Left
59

Hershkovich Flushes Out Leantzis

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Ben Hershkovich bet 17,000 from the button and Christos Leantzis moved all in for 55,000. Hershkovich asked for a count and made the call.

Christos Leantzis: {10-Clubs}{10-Spades}
Ben Hershkovich: {q-Clubs}{7-Clubs}

Leantzis's pocket tens were ahead but the flop of {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} gave Hershkovich a flush draw and counterfeit outs. The {2-Clubs} on the turn sealed the deal for the Israeli and the {6-Spades} completed the board. Hershkovich increased his stack and the Cypriot heads home.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Hershkovich il
Ben Hershkovich
253,000
153,000
153,000

Tags: Ben HershkovichChristos Leantzis

Baybars Setting The Bar High

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Halil Baybars was heads-up from the big blind versus the cutoff on a flop of {j-Spades}{8-Spades}{8-Diamonds} facing a 40,000 chip bet in a pot of around 70,000.

He made the call and they saw a {q-Diamonds} turn. This caused the aggressor in the cutoff to slow down, checking back his option.

On the {3-Diamonds} however, Baybars fired 59,000 chips into his opponent, which got a quick fold.

Player Chips Progress
Halil Baybars tr
Halil Baybars
355,000
355,000
355,000

Registration Ends in Day 1d

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Late registration has come to a close in the final flight of Day 1 in Event #1, with 192 entries adding to the prizepool.

Currently 103 players remain in that flight, with 29 players making the money.

Day 1c has 74 entries remaining, with 15 players left to lose to close out proceedings.

Fkih's Nines Are Good Enough

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

On a board of {6-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{6-Spades} the small blind bet 40,000 into a pot of 130,000 and was called by Ali Fkih in middle position.

The two players went to a river {2-Diamonds}, though both players checked back their options, the small blind showed {7-}{7-}, which was no good against the {9-Clubs}{9-Spades} of Fkih. The Turkish player is moving up and up the leaderboard as the evening has drawn to a close.

Player Chips Progress
Ali Fkih tn
Ali Fkih
390,000
215,000
215,000

Level: 17

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

Lie Rebuilding Stack

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Aylar Lie bet 15,000 from middle position and got two customers from the hijack and the big blind.

Lie bet 15,000 on the flop of {4-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{4-Spades} and both the hijack and big blind called. All three players checked the {8-Spades} turn.

The {5-Spades} completed the board and Lie bet 30,000. The big blind folded and the hijack made the call. Lie turned over pocket {10-Diamonds}{10-Spades} which was good enough to win the pot as the hijack had {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Aylar Lie no
Aylar Lie
266,000
-124,000
-124,000

Tags: Aylar Lie

Giudice Power Poker Pays Off

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

With 57.000 in the middle at the turn with the board showing {10-Spades}{5-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}, Giovanni Giudice bet 21,000 from the cutoff and was met with a raise of 68,000 from the big blind.

Giudice took a few seconds before moving all in for 181,000. The big blind had a ponder before making the fold, Giudice threw {k-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} on top of the muck and dragged in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Giovanni Giudice it
Giovanni Giudice
308,000
308,000
308,000

Tags: Giovanni Giudice

Khamidullin Has All The Heart Needed

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

With action heads-up between the big blind and Timur Khamidullin in early position. Presumably it was a single-raised pot preflop.

On the {a-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{4-Hearts}, Khamidullin bet 6,000 and the big blind moved all in, covering Khamidullin. He called off for his last 50,000 or so and cards were on their backs.

Timur Khamidullin: {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Big Blind: {a-Spades}{9-Spades}

Khamidullin needed any queen or heart for the win to double and he got it sure enough, after the {4-Spades} turn fell, the {7-Hearts} river gave him the much needed flush to trump the aces up of his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Timur Khamidullin ru
Timur Khamidullin
145,000

Level: 16

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

Players on Break

Level 15 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Players in Day 1c are on a 20-minute break.

They will return to Level 16 with blinds at 3,000 / 6,000 with a 6,000 big blind ante.

99 players remain with 59 making the money.

In the 1d flight, currently 169 players have entered with 114 remaining, including 27 reentries.