PokerNews Cup | 2022 Mediterranean Poker Party

08-31-2022 19:17 UTC+3

Maugini Gets Paid After Slow-Playing Full House

blaisebourgeois

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Celine Zimmermann opened from the cutoff for 100,000 and Vittorio Maugini tried to three-bet to 250,000 but the dealer ruled that the way he put his chips in only allowed him to three-bet to 200,000. Zimmermann made the call.

The players checked the flop as well as the turn.

On the river, Maugini put in a bet of 175,000 and Zimmermann confidently snap-called and turned over .

However, Zimmermann's call was incorrect as she ran into the Italian's flopped full house with , which left her on under 10 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vittorio Maugini	1,100,000 -400,000	-400,000
Celine Zimmermann	350,000 -380,000	-380,000

Tags: Celine Zimmermann Vittorio Maugini

08-31-2022 18:23 UTC+3

Elena Yasyuchenya Eliminated in 11th Place ($3,750)

Lewis Powell

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Action folded around to Elena Yasyuchenya who limped from the small blind. Vittorio Maugini checked behind in the big blind.

The flop came and Yasyuchenya checked to Maugini who bet 70,000. Yasyuchenya moved all in for approximately 400,000 and Maugini quickly called.

Elena Yasyuchenya:
Vittorio Maugini:

Yasyuchenya had top pair but was out kicked by Maugini. The turn secured her fate as it came the to keave Yasyuchenya drawing dead. The river was the and Yasyuchenya was eliminated in eleventh place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vittorio Maugini	1,800,000 500,000	500,000
Elena Yasyuchenya	Busted

Tags: Elena Yasyuchenya Vittorio Maugini

08-31-2022 18:17 UTC+3

Mehdi Chaoui Eliminated in 12th Place ($3,000)

blaisebourgeois

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Vladislav Fedoseev opened to 65,000 from the cutoff and Mehdi Chaoui, who only had a single T-5000 chip remaining after committing 15,000 to the small blind, sent everyone to take a break as he exhausted all but one of his time bank chips hoping to ladder up. After several minutes and without an elimination at the other table, he called without looking at his cards. Arnaud Enselme also called.

Fedoseev and Enselme checked it down as the board ran out . Enselme said "six-high" as he showed . Chaoui showed the and Fedoseev flipped over the . Chaoui had kicker trouble as he could only produce the . Fedoseev had the for a pair of fives and Chaoui was eliminated in 12th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arnaud Enselme	2,400,000 -50,000	-50,000

Vladislav Fedoseev	1,055,000 -15,000	-15,000

Mehdi Chaoui	Busted

Tags: Arnaud Enselme Mehdi Chaoui Vladislav Fedoseev

08-31-2022 17:59 UTC+3

Ozcan Barut Eliminated in 13th Place ($3,000)

Lewis Powell

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Arnaud Enselme raised to 60,000 from the cutoff before Ozcan Barut three bet to 100,000. Action folded back to Enselme who moved all in for 250,000 effective. Barut called.

Ozcan Barut:
Arnaud Enselme:

Barut was way behind as he was completely dominated by Enselme's pocket queens. The flop came which gave Barut a straight but Enselme had the queen of spades giving him a flush draw. The turn came the which gave Enselme the flush which sent Barut eliminated in 13th place. The river was the which was overkill for Enselme who had a straight flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arnaud Enselme	2,450,000 835,000	835,000

Ozcan Barut	Busted

Tags: Arnaud Enselme Ozcan Barut

08-31-2022 17:38 UTC+3

Gabriel Akiki Eliminated in 14th Place ($2,500)

Lewis Powell

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Vladislav Fedoseev raised to 60,000 in the hijack before Konstantinos Nanos three bet to 150,000 in the cutoff. Gabriel Akiki then moved all in for approximately 700,000.

Fedoseev moved all in for less and Nanos folded.

Vladislav Fedoseev:
Gabriel Akiki:

Akiki was in disbelief when he saw that he was up against pocket aces. The flop came . However the turn gave Akiki a flush draw. But it didn't come in as the river came the .

Shortly after Arnaud Enselme raised to 55,000 from the button before Akiki moved all in from the small blind for 185,000. Enselme called.

Gabriel Akiki:
Arnaud Enselme:

The flop came which put Enselme firmly ahead. The turn gave Akiki a flush draw again when it came the . But the flush didn't come as the river came the to eliminate Akiki from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arnaud Enselme	1,650,000 350,000	350,000

Vladislav Fedoseev	1,200,000 800,000	800,000

Gabriel Akiki	Busted

Tags: Arnaud Enselme Gabriel Akiki Konstantinos Nanos Vladislav Fedoseev

08-31-2022 17:19 UTC+3

Alireza Tannazi Eliminated in 15th Place ($2,500)

Lewis Powell

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Arnaud Enselme raised to 55,000 from middle position. He was called by Alireza Tannazi on the button and Vladislav Fedoseev in the big blind.

The flop came and action checked to Enselme who bet 50,000. Tannazi moved all in for 250,000. Fedoseev quickly folded while Enselme thought for a while before making the call.

Alireza Tannazi:
Arnaud Enselme:

Tannazi had a flush draw while Enselme had middle pair with a heart. The turn gave Tannazi a gutshot when it came the however the river came the to eliminate Tannazi from the tournament in 15th place for $2,500.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arnaud Enselme	1,300,000 485,000	485,000

Alireza Tannazi	Busted

Tags: Alireza Tannazi Arnaud Enselme Vladislav Fedoseev

08-31-2022 17:03 UTC+3

Koleznev Doubles Through Beg

blaisebourgeois

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Dmitry Koleznev opened to 40,000 from the hijack and James O'Brien called from the hijack. Furkan Beg three-bet to 160,000 from the button and action folded back around. Koleznev would use three time-bank cards before moving all in for 285,000 total. O'Brien took about 10 seconds before folding while Beg made the call.

Dmitry Koleznev:
Furkan Beg:

Beg was anything but happy as Koleznev turned over pocket kings against his suited ace.

The board ran out and Koleznev would double up to 660,000 while Beg was left with 16 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
James O'Brien	700,000 -325,000	-325,000
Dmitry Koleznev	660,000 325,000	325,000
Furkan Beg	325,000 -365,000	-365,000

Tags: Dmitry Koleznev Furkan Beg James O'Brien

08-31-2022 16:55 UTC+3

Mohamad El-Sayed Eliminated in 16th Place ($2,000)

blaisebourgeois

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Vittorio Maugini opened to 40,000 from early position and Mohamad El-Sayed would use a time bank card before raising to 90,000, leaving 30,000 behind. Maugini made the call.

On the flop, Maugini put El-Sayed all in. On the cusp of a ladder, El-Sayed looked over to the other table, where there was no risk of a bustout. He then made the call.

Mohamad El-Sayed:
Vittorio Maugini:

El-Sayed's ace-high was ahead on the flop and stayed ahead on the , where he also picked up a straight draw.

However, the river was the , giving the Italian a pair of kings and eliminating El-Sayed in 16th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vittorio Maugini	870,000 185,000	185,000
Mohamad El-Sayed	Busted

Tags: Mohamad El-Sayed Vittorio Maugini

08-31-2022 16:09 UTC+3

O'Brien Stuns Akiki in 500,000-Chip Pot

blaisebourgeois

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

James O'Brien opened to 40,000 from early position and Gabriel Akiki, in the big blind, said "I should be three-betting this hand but, against you, I will just call."

The flop came and Akiki lead out for 50,000. "See? I have something good!" O'Brien made the call.

The turn brought the and Akiki fired a second barrel, this time for 75,000. O'Brien made the call once more.

On the river, which put a third six on the board, Akiki fired again for 75,000. O'Brien would need his full 30 seconds before making the call.

Akiki confidently slammed down but was absolutely stunned as the Irishman produced for the better full house.

"How do you have kings? I have top boat!"

"I thought you were milking me!"

Akiki then spent the next couple of minutes discussing the result of the hand with the people around him as the tournament went into break.

Player	Chips	Progress
James O'Brien	1,100,000 370,000	370,000
Gabriel Akiki	740,000 -135,000	-135,000

Tags: Gabriel Akiki James O'Brien

08-31-2022 16:08 UTC+3

Enselme Doubles Through Taysi

Lewis Powell

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Murat Muret Taysi moved all in for 390,000 from the button and was called by Arnaud Enselme in the big blind for less.

Arnaud Enselme:
Murat Muret Taysi:

It was a flip for Enselme's tournament life. Enselme picked up extra outs on the flop for a double gutshot. The turn was a brick when it came the . However the came on the river which gave Enselme the double up and left Taysi with less than two big blinds going into the break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arnaud Enselme	750,000 700,000	700,000

Muhtar Muret Taysi	25,000

Tags: Arnaud Enselme Murat Muret Taysi