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

08-21-2022 18:33 UTC+3

Barsegyan Eliminates Turgeman On The River

Chris Bean

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

All the chips were in the middle with Itamar Turgeman in middle position at risk for 30,600 against Eduard Barsegyan in the big blind

Itamar Turgeman:
Eduard Barsegyan:

Barsegyan fell behind on the flop of as Turgeman made two pair. The helped no one, but a rocket from space as the landed on the river to give Barsegyan a better two pair leaving Turgeman frustrated as headed to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eduard Barsegyan	251,500 251,500	251,500
Itamar Turgeman	Busted

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08-21-2022 18:28 UTC+3

Mat Sets The Standard

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Phil Toogood

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

According to Ercan Hasan, who was in the hand and kindly filled the PokerNews team in on the action up to the river, he has bet 6,000 on a three way flop from mid position after the early position player checked to him. With the button, Rusen Mat called and the early position player also called on .

To what would seem like a brick turn card with the , action was checked to Mat who fired 13,000. It got a call from the early position player and Hasan folded.

On the river it was checked to Mat who threw in a fluorescent yellow 25,000 chip. His opponent made the call and was shown the bad news as Mat had for a turned set to send a sizeable pot his way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rusen Mat	180,000 75,800	75,800
Ercan Hasan	27,000 37,000	37,000

08-21-2022 18:28 UTC+3

Stefanov Set Takes Pot

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Chris Bean

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

With 30,000 in the middle on a completed board of , the button bet 10,000. Milen Stefanov in early position made the call.

The button tabled for top pair, but Stefanov turned over for a flopped set and the winner of the 2019 WPT Seminole takes the pot down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Milen Stefanov	89,500 89,500	89,500

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08-21-2022 18:01 UTC+3

Bigger Stacks Emerging From Field

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Phil Toogood

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Itai Levy	290,000 30,000	30,000
Luca Stevanato	225,000 225,000	225,000
Raoul Iancovici	220,000 220,000	220,000
Oleg Metaliev	190,000 190,000	190,000
Greg King	185,000 64,500	64,500
Alessio Isaia	170,000 120,000	120,000

Jad Gharios	150,000 90,000	90,000
Aylar Lie	120,000 45,000	45,000

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

08-21-2022 17:42 UTC+3

Aces Versus Queens Versus Jacks All In Preflop

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Phil Toogood

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

After a raise to 2,000 from middle position from Everen Coshun with his Mr.Incredible card protector covering his holding, the hijack of Itai Levy raised to 7,400 chips. The cutoff next to act flat called before it folded back around to Coshun. He moved all in for around 35,000 and it didn't take long for Levy to move all in too. The cutoff thought about it momentarily, before also calling all in for around 85,000 and cards were on their backs.

Everen Coshun:
Cutoff:
Itai Levy:

The board ran out to spike Levy the set of queens and river the aces of Coshun.

''What the f***?'' said Coshun and he burst out of his chair and started pacing near the table, forgetting his card protector. Levy was jubilant as he raked in a massive pot to put him among the top five chip stacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Itai Levy	260,000
Everen Coshun	Busted

08-21-2022 17:35 UTC+3

Kings Make King The King

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Chris Bean

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The under-the-gun player bet 2,500 and was met with a raise by Greg King in the hijack to 8,500. The under-the-gun player fired back with a bet of 22,000.

King responded with a five-bet to 55,000. The under-the-gun player moved all in for 93,000 and King made the call.

Under-The-Gun:
Greg King:

A cooler for the under-the-gun player as their ladies ran into King's pocket kings. The board of was clean for the Irishman who is among the chip leaders in the room and sent the under-the-gun player to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg King	249,500 109,500	109,500

Tags: Greg King

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

08-21-2022 17:17 UTC+3

Modena's Straight Will Take It

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Phil Toogood

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With almost 30,000 chips in the pot in a four-way pot to a turn with the board reading , the small blind checked, as did Maxim Lykov from under-the-gun. The player to Lykov's direct left, Italo Modena, then made it 8,500. The hijack got out of the way before the small blind called and Lykov folded.

The completed the board and the small blind checked to Modena who fired 12,000, leaving himself around 10,000 behind. The small blind quickly called and Modena tabled the straight with for the win, as his opponent mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Italo Modena	81,000 81,000	81,000

08-21-2022 17:08 UTC+3

Tato Says Tata

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Chris Bean

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Bartolomeo Tato bet 1,500 from middle position and was met with a raise from the hijack for 5,500. Veselin Mareski cold-called from the button and Tato also made the call.

The flop came and middle position bet 5,500 and was called by Mareski and Tato. The fell on the turn and action was checked to Mareski who bet 12,200. Tato moved all in for 17,000 which persuaded middle position to fold and Mareski made the call,