2022 Mediterranean Poker Party

PokerNews Cup
Day: 1a
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Event Info
2022 Mediterranean Poker Party
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$50,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$250,000
Total Entries
332
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
108
Players Left
16
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Cakir Rivers Top Pair, Gets Paid

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Ozkan Cakir
Ozkan Cakir

There were five limpers before Ozkan Cakir made it 8,800 from the big blind. Action folded around back to Oleg Shalaumov in the small blind, who made the call.

Action checked through the {6-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} flop and the {5-Spades} turn.

On the {k-Hearts} river, Shalaumov checked over to Cakir, who made it 20,000. Shalaumov called instantly and Cakir flipped over {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades} for the win.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ozkan Cakir tr
Ozkan Cakir
82,000
52,000
52,000
Profile photo of Oleg Shalaumov ru
Oleg Shalaumov
16,000
14,800
14,800

Tags: Oleg ShalaumovOzkan Cakir

Afsharorumieh Doubles With Aces

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Afshin Afsharorumieh
Afshin Afsharorumieh

Under the gun raised to 1,500 before being three bet by the cutoff to 4,500. Action folded around to Afshin Afsharorumieh in the small blind who cold four bet to 16,600. Under the gun five bet all in for 49,400 effective.

The cutoff quickly folded and Afsharorumieh snap called.

Afshin Afsharorumieh: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}
Under the gun: {q-Clubs}{q-Spades}

Afsharorumieh was ahead and called for an ace and it came when the flop came {a-Spades}{6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}. The turn ensured the double up as it came the {k-Spades}. The {2-Clubs} river was inconclusive.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Afshin Afsharorumieh ir
Afshin Afsharorumieh
104,200
19,200
19,200

Tags: Afshin Afsharorumieh

Racz Chipping Up

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Peter Racz
Peter Racz

Peter Racz raised to 1,500 from under the gun and was called by the cutoff and the big blind.

The flop came {8-Spades}{7-Hearts}{4-Spades} and action checked to the cutoff who bet 2,500. Only Racz called.

Action quickly checked through on the {q-Hearts} turn.

The river was the {k-Clubs} and Racz bet 8,000 in which the cutoff quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Peter Rácz hu
Peter Rácz
104,500
74,500
74,500

Tags: Peter Racz

Samaha Scores Elimination with Jack High

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Bernard Samaha
Bernard Samaha

Action began with the cutoff opening to 1,100 and both the button and the small blind made the call. Bernard Samaha, in the big blind, three-bet to 4,700. Both the cutoff and the button made the call.

The flop came {k-Hearts}{8-Spades}{6-Hearts} and Samaha quickly continued for 7,200. While the cutoff folded, the button went all in for a total of 11,300. Samaha said that he was committed to the pot and called.

Button: {7-Hearts}{4-Hearts}
Bernard Samaha: {j-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

Samaha was delighted to see that his jack-high bluff was actually ahead against the button's seven-high flush draw.

The {3-Spades} came on the turn and Samaha called for another three to arrive on the river.

The {2-Spades} completed the board and Samaha said "Good enough!" as he scooped the pot and scored the elimination.

Player Chips Progress
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Bernard Samaha
72,000
72,000
72,000

Tags: Bernard Samaha

Kalkan Talks, Ossip Walks

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Kevin Ossip
Kevin Ossip

Ismail Kalkan opened for 1,200 from middle position and Kevin Ossip three-bet to 3,500 from the cutoff. Action folded around back to Kalkan who immediately began to talk.

"Three thousand, five hundred huh? What should I do with this?" He then squeezed his cards in the dealer's direction.

"You can't show her your cards," Ossip responded.

"Oh! So you're scared huh? This means I should..." as Kalkan reached towards his blue chips, motioning that he was about to go all in. Ossip made a "come on" motion with his hands.

"... Just call" and Kalkan put in the additional chips.

The flop came {9-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{8-Spades} and both players quickly checked.

The turn brought the {k-Spades} and Gabriel Akiki became a very interested spectator. "Action is about to go down." Ossip put out a bet of 7,000 and Kalkan made a relatively quick call. Akiki turned towards PokerNews and said "See! I told you!" and called for a queen to arrive on the river.

The river instead brought the {5-Spades} and Kalkan checked over to Ossip, who assessed his options and eventually let out a sigh and tapped the table, saying "ace-king" and flipped over the {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}.

Kalkan said "you're good" and Ossip scooped a healthy pot to take his stack to more than 50% above starting.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gabriel Akiki lb
Gabriel Akiki
54,000
40,600
40,600
Profile photo of Kevin Ossip us
Kevin Ossip
46,800
20,600
20,600
Profile photo of Ismail Kalkan de
Ismail Kalkan
31,000
31,000
31,000

Tags: Gabriel AkikiIsmail KalkanKevin Ossip

Dichev Eliminates Armino With Nut Flush

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Leonardo Armino
Leonardo Armino

There was around 23,000 in the pot on the board of {j-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}. Leonardo Armino was in the small blind against Yasen Dichev in the hijack.

Dichev had moved all in for around 22,000 on the river when checked to and had Armino covered. Armino said "Sets no good?" to which Dichev was silent before he said "Nine is a straight".

Armino was in the tank for a while before he made the call. Dichev turned over {a-Clubs}{10-Clubs} for the nut flush which eliminated Armino from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Yasen Dichev bg
Yasen Dichev
55,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Leonardo Armino nl
Leonardo Armino
Busted

Tags: Leonardo ArminoYasen Dichev

Patane Nearly Felts Opponent, Nears 45,000

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Angelo Patane
Angelo Patane

The player under the gun called and Angelo Patane, in the cutoff, put out a raise of 800. The small blind three-bet to 2,600 and only Patane called.

The flop came {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} and the small blind checked over to Patane, who bet 2,000. The small blind raised to 5,500 and Patane called after about 20 seconds of deliberation.

On the {10-Hearts} turn, the small blind continued for 5,500, leaving about 6,000 chips behind. Patane called.

On the {9-Clubs} river, the small blind checked and Patane put his opponent all in. The small blind responded "Again, huh?" and let his cards go.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Angelo Patane it
Angelo Patane
43,700
13,700
13,700

Tags: Angelo Patane

Akiki Keeps Climbing

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Gabriel Akiki
Gabriel Akiki

With 1,200 in the middle on a {3-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{9-Hearts} board in a five-way pot, Gabriel Akiki, from under the gun, put out a bet of 700. Only a player in early position and the small blind called.

All players checked around on both the {a-Hearts} turn and the {9-Clubs} river. The small blind showed {3-Clubs}{2-Clubs} but Akiki bettered him, showing {8-Hearts}{7-Clubs} for a pair of sevens and the win.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gabriel Akiki lb
Gabriel Akiki
55,000
10,400
10,400

Tags: Gabriel Akiki

Day 1a of the PokerNews Cup About to Begin

pokernews trophy
pokernews trophy

Welcome to opening-day coverage of the PokerNews Cup here at the Luxon Pay Mediterranean Poker Party held at the incredible Merit Royal Diamond Hotel and Casino in North Cyprus.

After a successful June event at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas, the PokerNews Cup is back and starts with Day 1a today.

The tournament features a $250,000 guaranteed prize pool and a winner will be crowned on September 1st. Today is the first of three Day 1 starting flights, with the second on August 30th at noon, and the third, a turbo flight with 20-minute levels, that same night beginning at 8 p.m.

Players will start tournament play with 30,000 chips and play 40-minute blind levels except in the turbo flight. There will be a 15-minute break every three levels and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 9. Players may re-enter the tournament as many times as they want up until the end of Level 12. The top 15% of all players will all be in the money and qualify for Day 2, which will commence on August 31st at noon.

Back in June, Gary Gelman was crowned champion and awarded $202,725 for his efforts after beating out an event-record field of 1,245 entrants. The event boasted a $1 million guarantee and eventually the prize pool ballooned to $1,207,650.

This is the 12th edition of the Pokernews Cup, with the first being held in Australia all the way back in 2007, when Dory Zayner bested a field of 428 entries to take down $266,959.

PokerNews Cup Historical Results

YearEventEntriesPrize Pool (USD)WinnerPrize (USD)
2007A$2,800 PokerNews Cup Australia428$1,066,410Dory Zayner$266,959
2008A$2,000 PokerNews Cup Australia410$563,079Nali Kaselias$171,670
2008$3,353 PokerNews Cup South African Poker Open175$502,233Darren Kramer$140,575
2009A$2,000 PokerNews Cup Australia381$661,045Con Tsapkounis$140,537
2009€1,500 PokerNews Cup Alpine (Austria)129$233,585Marc Naalden$63,094
2015€250 PokerNews Cup King’s Casino Rozvadov689$213,004Daniel Can$17,898
2016€270 PokerNews Cup King’s Casino Rozvadov1,082$364,833Timur Caglan$67,541
2016$2,000 PokerNews Cup Borgata120$222,324Ryan Van Sanford$68,676
2017€225 PokerNews Cup King’s Casino Rozvadov617$234,684Holger Banswe$28,277
2019€550 PokerNews Cup Kulata Spring141$102,136Panagiotis Panagiotidis$20,708
2021$1,100 PokerNews Cup Golden Nugget Las Vegas1245$1,207,650Gary Gelman$202,725

Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team is on-site here in North Cyprus and will deliver updates on the PokerNews Cup as well as many other events during the series.

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