PokerNews Cup | 2022 Mediterranean Poker Party

08-31-2022 15:57 UTC+3

Beg Felts Dimitriou

blaisebourgeois

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

Furkan Beg opened to 32,000 from early position and, to his immediate left, Menedimoas Dimitriou shoved for his last 145,000. Action folded around to Beg who asked for a count before making the call.

Menedimoas Dimitriou:
Furkan Beg:

Beg was miles ahead of Dimitriou and stayed ahead on the runout and took his stack to 770,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Furkan Beg	770,000 370,000	370,000
Menedimoas Dimitriou	Busted

Tags: Furkan Beg

08-31-2022 15:46 UTC+3

Akiki Nearing 900,000 After Flopping Trips vs. Maugini

blaisebourgeois

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

Vittorio Maugini opened to 40,000 from the hijack and Gabriel Akiki called from the cutoff.

The flop came and Maugini continued for 36,000. Akiki called.

On the turn, Maugini checked over to Akiki, who put in a bet of 90,000. Maugini called.

The river brought the and both players were content to check the table.

Maugini showed but it was no good as Akiki had for trip sevens and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vittorio Maugini	1,100,000 -175,000	-175,000
Gabriel Akiki	875,000 655,000	655,000

Tags: Gabriel Akiki Vittorio Maugini

08-31-2022 15:20 UTC+3

Enselme on Fumes After Running into Butuc's Aces

blaisebourgeois

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Arnaud Enselme opened to 26,000 from the button and Gheorghe Butuc three-bet to 85,000 from the small blind. Enselme took his time before going all in and Butuc snap-called.

Gheorghe Butuc:
Arnaud Enselme:

Butuc had Enselme absolutely crushed with pocket aces against pocket threes.

The board ran out and when the chips were counted, Enselme was left with around 50,000 chips, good for a little more than four big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gheorghe Butuc	774,000 384,000	384,000
Arnaud Enselme	50,000 -400,000	-400,000

Tags: Arnaud Enselme Gheorghe Butuc

08-31-2022 15:06 UTC+3

El-Sayed Correctly Folds Pocket Kings, Yasyuchenya Up to 700,000

blaisebourgeois

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Action was caught with around 250,000 in the middle on a board as Elena Yasyuchenya, from the big blind, had shoved over the top of Mohamad El-Sayed, who was seated under the gun.

El-Sayed, who had roughly 220,000 behind, agonized over the decision and needed to use time bank chips. After 90 seconds, he said "I think you're bluffing" and folded face up.

Yasyuchenya showed the for trip queens as she raked in another pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elena Yasyuchenya	700,000 90,000	90,000

Mohamad El-Sayed	220,000 -110,000	-110,000

Tags: Elena Yasyuchenya Mohamad El-Sayed

08-31-2022 14:52 UTC+3

Maugini Soars Over One Million After Busting Adrianopoulos

blaisebourgeois

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Vittorio Maugini opened to 25,000 and Sakis Adrianopoulos called from the small blind.

The flop came and Maugini continued for 35,000. Adrianopoulos shoved for 270,000 and Maugini snap-called.

Sakis Adrianopoulos:
Vittorio Maugini:

Maugini had the better queen and Adrianopoulos was in a world of hurt.

The board ran out and the Day 1c chip leader was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vittorio Maugini	1,275,000 475,000	475,000
Sakis Adrianopoulos	Busted

Tags: Sakis Adrianopoulos Vittorio Maugini

08-31-2022 13:47 UTC+3

O'Brien Continues Chipping Up on Day 2

blaisebourgeois

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

James O'Brien opened to 18,000 from under the gun and Viktor Utrobin defended his big blind.

Action checked all the way to the river on the runout and O'Brien eventually put out a bet of 12,000 on the river. Utrobin folded and said "I know you have it" and O'Brien was courteous enough to show the as the duo joined the rest of the players on break.

"I knew it!"

Player	Chips	Progress
James O'Brien	434,000 37,000	37,000
Viktor Utrobin	96,000 -175,000	-175,000

08-31-2022 13:29 UTC+3

"We're Back Baby!" Akiki Doubles Up Through Fedoseev with Set of Jacks

blaisebourgeois

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

Action was caught as Gabriel Akiki's chips were being counted after doubling up through Vladislav Fedoseev.

Akiki's was triumphant over Fedoseev's as the board ran . Akiki had 145,000 behind and earned the full double and the blinds.

Akiki could be heard throughout the poker room yelling "We're back, baby!"

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabriel Akiki	310,000 95,000	95,000
Vladislav Fedoseev	160,000 -140,000	-140,000

Tags: Gabriel Akiki Vladislav Fedoseev

08-31-2022 12:58 UTC+3

Hasan Scores Another Elimination: "Who's Next?"

blaisebourgeois

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

Ercan Hasan opened to 15,000 from the cutoff and Argery Argyrou shoved for 64,000 total from the small blind. Hasan called.

Argery Argyrou:
Ercan Hasan:

Argyrou was flipping for his tournament life and even though there was a jack in the window, the flop came to give Hasan middle set, leaving Argyrou only to smile at his bad fortune.

The and the completed the board and Hasan continued to stack chips on a very profitable Day 2 thus far.

After Argyrou had left the tournament area, Hasan looked around the table and, quietly, asked: "Who's next?"

Player	Chips	Progress
Ercan Hasan	735,000 259,000	259,000
Argery Argyrou	Busted

Tags: Argery Argyrou Ercan Hasan

08-31-2022 12:48 UTC+3

Zimmermann Gets Four Bet Through

Lewis Powell

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

Yasen Dichev raised to 12,000 from early position and was called by Celine Zimmermann in the hijack. Viktor Utrobin called on the button before Nikolay Fal three bet to 47,000.

Dichev folded before Zimmermann four bet all in for 225,000 effective. Utrobin quickly folded. Fal went into the tank and said "There's a quarter of my stack in the middle." Fal threw in some time bank chips before making the fold. He said to Zimmermann "Jacks no good?" to which Zimmermann responded "No." before showing for pocket queen.