PokerNews Cup | 2022 Mediterranean Poker Party

08-31-2022 18:58 UTC+3

Zimmermann Doubles Through Maugini

Lewis Powell

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

Celine Zimmermann raised to 80,000 from the small blind before Vittorio Maugini moved all in for 345,000 effective from the big. Zimmermann called.

Celine Zimmermann:
Vittorio Maugini:

Zimmermann was reliefed to find that she had Maugini dominated. The board ran out to secure Zimmermann the double up

Player	Chips	Progress
Vittorio Maugini	1,500,000 350,000	350,000
Celine Zimmermann	730,000 205,000	205,000

Tags: Celine Zimmermann

Level: 24

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

08-31-2022 18:26 UTC+3

Break

blaisebourgeois

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

The final ten players are now on a 15 minute break as action continues.

08-31-2022 18:24 UTC+3

Beg Outkicks Maugini with Trip Queens, Takes Down 900,000-Chip Pot

blaisebourgeois

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

Furkan Beg opened to 60,000 from the button and Vittorio Maugini defended his big blind.

The flop came and both players were content with a check.

On the turn, Maugini put out a bet of 110,000. Beg made the call.

The river brought the and Maugini bet 275,000. Beg went into the tank and was visibly stuck over his decision and used a couple of time bank cards. Eventually, he made the call with .

Maugini turned over for trip queens with a worse kicker and Beg soared to 1,750,000 on the last hand of the level.

Player	Chips	Progress
Furkan Beg	1,750,000 1,040,000	1,040,000
Vittorio Maugini	1,150,000 -650,000	-650,000

Tags: Furkan Beg 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 18:10 UTC+3

Chaoui Under One Big Blind After Doubling Up Hasan

blaisebourgeois

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

Ercan Hasan open-jammed from under the gun for 480,000 and Mehdi Chaoui called from the big blind with a virtually similar stack.

Ercan Hasan:
Mehdi Chaoui:

Hasan found himself ahead with a small pocket pair and stayed ahead on the flop, though he now was at risk of being counterfeited.

The turn brought the and Chaoui now picked up an additional flush draw.

However, the river brought the , giving Hasan the pot worth over a million chips.

After the count was complete, the Frenchman had just 20,000 chips, with 15,000 committed to the small blind the very next hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ercan Hasan	1,005,000 495,000	495,000
Mehdi Chaoui	20,000 -880,000	-880,000

Tags: Ercan Hasan Mehdi Chaoui

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

Level: 23

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

08-31-2022 17:48 UTC+3

Updated Chip Counts

blaisebourgeois

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Arnaud Enselme	1,615,000 -35,000	-35,000

Vittorio Maugini	1,300,000 430,000	430,000
Vladislav Fedoseev	1,070,000 -130,000	-130,000

Mehdi Chaoui	900,000 340,000	340,000
Furkan Beg	710,000 385,000	385,000
Konstantinos Nanos	650,000 -50,000	-50,000

Elena Yasyuchenya	560,000 -80,000	-80,000

Ozcan Barut	535,000 -120,000	-120,000
Celine Zimmermann	525,000 310,000	310,000
Ercan Hasan	510,000 -10,000	-10,000
Dmitry Koleznev	500,000 -160,000	-160,000
Gheorghe Butuc	475,000 -125,000	-125,000
James O'Brien	460,000 -240,000	-240,000