2022 Mediterranean Poker Party

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Day: 1a
1a1b2
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
Players Left 1 / 332
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Noel Shoves on Farah in Five-Bet Pot

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Elie Farah opened from the button and Serge Noel three-bet from small blind. Farah then four-bet to 24,000 and Serge Noel five-bet to 48,000. Farah called.

The flop came {10-Hearts}{9-Spades}{10-Diamonds} and Noel moved all in for 90,000 total. Farah didn't need long before making the fold.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Elie Farah lb
Elie Farah
215,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Serge Noel ca
Serge Noel
196,000
86,000
86,000

Tags: Elie FarahSerge Noel

Beg Doubles Through Petrov

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Furkan Beg
Furkan Beg

Vesilin Petrov raised to 8,000 on the button before Furkan Beg moved all in from the big blind for 39,000. Petrov made the call.

Furkan Beg: {k-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}
Vesilin Petrov: {a-Hearts}{5-Hearts}

Beg needed to hit. But Petrov was in front on the {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{9-Clubs} flop. The turn came the {j-Diamonds} which gave Beg extra outs. The river came the {7-Clubs} which gave Beg a straight to earn a much needed double up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Veselin Petrov bg
Veselin Petrov
270,000
70,000
70,000
Profile photo of Furkan Beg tr
Furkan Beg
84,000
23,000
23,000

Tags: Furkan BegVesilin Petrov

Kuziv Double Barrels, Gets Fold from Saleh

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Ivan Kuziv opened from the cutoff and Elias Abou Saleh called from the big blind.

The flop came {2-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{3-Clubs} and Kuziv continued for 12,000. Elias made the call.

The turn brought the {7-Hearts} and Kuziv fired again, this time for 17,000. Saleh snap-folded and Kuziv chipped up to around 180,000.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ivan Kuziv ua
Ivan Kuziv
180,000
150,000
150,000
Profile photo of Elias Abou Saleh lb
Elias Abou Saleh
120,000
90,000
90,000

Tags: Abou Saleh EliasIvan Kuziv

Petrov Gets River Bet Through

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Action was three ways to the flop of {6-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{4-Clubs}. There was around 11,000 in the middle.

Ismail Kalkan led out for 10,000 from the small blind. Only Veselin Petrov called from the big blind.

Action checked through on the {a-Hearts} turn.

The river was the {3-Spades} and Kalkan checked to Petrov who bet 25,000. Kalkan slammed his hand on the tables before open folding {8-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} to concede the pot to Petrov.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Veselin Petrov bg
Veselin Petrov
280,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Ismail Kalkan de
Ismail Kalkan
180,000
26,000
26,000

Tags: Ismail KalkanVeselin Petrov

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Utrobin Doubles Through Noel

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Serge Noel raised to 10,000 from the cutoff before Viktor Utrobin moved all in from the button for 63,000. Noel went into the tank before saying "Someone's got to be eliminated eventually" before making the call.

Viktor Utrobin: {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}
Serge Noel: {10-Clubs}{7-Clubs}

Utrobin was ahead but Noel had two live cards. The flop was good for Utrobin as it came {q-Hearts}{j-Spades}{3-Spades}. The turn was the {4-Hearts} which didn't help Noel. The river secured the double up for Utrobin as it came the {10-Diamonds} to give him the nut straight.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Serge Noel ca
Serge Noel
220,000
24,000
24,000
Profile photo of Viktor Utrobin ru
Viktor Utrobin
139,000
33,000
33,000

Tags: Serge NoelViktor Utrobin

Utrobin Goes from Small Stack to Big Stack in Three Hands

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Viktor Utrobin, Umut Yükselir, and the big blind were involved in a three-way all in between the short stacks at the table, with Utrobin barely covering.

Umut Yükselir: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}
Big Blind: {j-Clubs}{j-Spades}
Viktor Utrobin: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}

Utrobin's aces were far ahead and stayed massively ahead as the flop came {5-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{9-Clubs}, giving him the nut-flush draw in addition to the best hand.

The {k-Clubs} turn had both of his opponents drawing stone dead as he compiled his flush. The {a-Spades} completed the board.

In just three hands, Utrobin has taken his stack from 63,000 to just under 300,000.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Viktor Utrobin ru
Viktor Utrobin
280,000
141,000
141,000
Profile photo of Umut Yükselir tr
Umut Yükselir
Busted

Tags: Umut YükselirViktor Utrobin

Kalkan Eliminates Beg

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Furkan Beg moved all in from the cutoff for around 90,000. Action folded around to Ismail Kalkan who asked for a count before he made the call.

Furkan Beg: {k-Clubs}{j-Spades}
Ismail Kalkan: {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}

It was a flip for Beg's tournament life. However he was way behind when the flop came {q-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{3-Clubs} which gave Kalkan middle set. The turn was a brick as it came the {7-Hearts}. The river ensured Beg's elimination as it came the {2-Hearts} to send him home.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ismail Kalkan de
Ismail Kalkan
243,000
63,000
63,000
Profile photo of Furkan Beg tr
Furkan Beg
Busted

Tags: Furkan BegIsmail Kalkan

Hand For Hand

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The tournament director has announced that play will now be hand for hand as players are on the stone bubble. 17 players remain and only 16 will return for Day 2.

Kalkan Eliminates Farmakoulis to Burst Bubble

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Dimitrios Farmakoulis moved all in on the button for 67,000 and was called by Ismail Kalkan in the small blind.

Dimitrios Farmakoulis: {a-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}
Ismail Kalkan: {5-Diamonds}{5-Spades}

It was a flip to burst the bubble. The flop wasn't good for Farmakoulis as it came {7-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}. The turn didn't change anything as it came the {k-Hearts}. The river burst the bubble and eliminated Farmakoulis as it came the {3-Spades} to give Kalkan a full house and to conclude action for the day.

Stay tuned for end of day chip counts and a full recap.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ismail Kalkan de
Ismail Kalkan
300,000
57,000
57,000
Profile photo of Dimitrios Farmakoulis gr
Dimitrios Farmakoulis
Busted

Tags: Dimitrios FarmakoulisIsmail Kalkan