2022 Mediterranean Poker Party

PokerNews Cup
Day: 1a
Event Info

2022 Mediterranean Poker Party

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$50,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$250,000
Entries
332
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
108
Players Left
16

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
Ivan Kuziv ua
Ivan Kuziv
180,000
150,000
150,000
Elias Abou Saleh lb
Elias Abou Saleh
120,000
90,000
90,000

Tags: Abou Saleh EliasIvan Kuziv

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
Veselin Petrov bg
Veselin Petrov
270,000
70,000
70,000
Furkan Beg tr
Furkan Beg
84,000
23,000
23,000

Tags: Furkan BegVesilin Petrov

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
Elie Farah lb
Elie Farah
215,000
-15,000
-15,000
Serge Noel ca
Serge Noel
196,000
86,000
86,000

Tags: Elie FarahSerge Noel

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

Noel Earns Important Chip Up with Pocket Sevens

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Elie Farah opened from the hijack to 7,000 and Serge Noel called from the cutoff. The small blind and the big blind also came along for the ride.

Action checked around on all three streets as the board ran out {5-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{9-Clubs}. Noel turned over his {7-Hearts}{7-Spades} confidently and exclaimed "That's why I didn't hit!"

WIth the win, Noel got back to over 100,000 as the blinds were about to go up to 2,000/4,000/4,000.

Player Chips Progress
Elie Farah lb
Elie Farah
230,000
145,000
145,000
Serge Noel ca
Serge Noel
110,000
38,000
38,000

Tags: Elie FarahSerge Noel

Nanos Wins Small One

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

There was 28,000 in the pot on the flop of {a-Spades}{7-Spades}{5-Hearts}. Konstantinos Nanos was under the gun while Ozkan Cakir was on the button. Action checked through.

The turn was the {j-Spades} and Nanos bet 12,000. Cakir said "Can you take your glasses off. I can't read you're face" before making the fold which gave Nanos the small pot.

Player Chips Progress
Ozkan Cakir tr
Ozkan Cakir
213,000
82,000
82,000
Konstantinos Nanos gr
Konstantinos Nanos
60,000
-12,000
-12,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Konstantinos NanosOzkan Cakir

Kalkan Denied Massive Chip Up with Unlikely River Chop

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Ismail Kalkan
Ismail Kalkan

Dimitrios Farmakoulis opened for 7,000 from the hijack and Ismail Kalkan called from the cutoff as well as the small blind and Furkan Beg in the big blind.

The flop came {6-Spades}{3-Clubs}{2-Clubs} and action checked around. The turn was the {5-Spades} and it was certainly an action card. Players checked to Kalkan in the cutoff who put in a pot-sized bet of 31,000. While the small blind called, Beg called and Farmakoulis deliberated for nearly a minute before going all in for 82,000. Kalkan snap-called while beg sat there in agony, wondering what to do. The floor was eventually called and Beg folded {5-Hearts}{5-Clubs} face up.

Dimitrios Farmakoulis: {8-Spades}{8-Clubs}
Ismail Kalkan: {k-Hearts}{4-Hearts}

Kalkan was in prime position to eliminate Farmakoulis and take down a massive pot but the Greek would be spared as the {4-Diamonds} arrived on the river, resulting in a chopped pot.

Player Chips Progress
Ismail Kalkan de
Ismail Kalkan
206,000
6,000
6,000
Dimitrios Farmakoulis gr
Dimitrios Farmakoulis
113,000
Furkan Beg tr
Furkan Beg
61,000
31,000
31,000

Tags: Furkan BegIsmail KalkanDimitrios Farmakoulis

Petrov Chips Up With Trips

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

There was around 50,000 chips in the middle with the board complete {k-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{7-Clubs}{5-Spades}{j-Diamonds}. Veselin Petrov was under the gun against Ismail Kalkan in the big blind.

Kalkan checked to Petrov who bet 34,000. Kalkan said "I don't know why I feel like you have ace-king" while he was in the tank. Kalkan eventually made the call but was no good as Petrov revealed {k-Hearts}{q-Clubs} for trips. Kalkan showed {3-Spades}{3-Clubs} for a bluff catcher as the chips went to Petrov.

Player Chips Progress
Ismail Kalkan de
Ismail Kalkan
200,000
40,000
40,000
Veselin Petrov bg
Veselin Petrov
200,000
40,000
40,000

Tags: Veselin PetrovIsmail Kalkan

Magic Number Announced

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

With late registration now closed, there are 23 players remaining in the first flight of the PokerNews Cup.

A total of 16 players will qualify for Day 2, though it may take a while for the field to be whittled down as the average stack is currently 47 big blinds.