2022 Mediterranean Poker Party

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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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Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Break Time

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

The remaining 23 players are now on another 15-minute break. After the end of this break, late registration will be over and play will continue until 15% of the field remain.

Markov Gets Paid with Trips

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Konstantinos Nanos opened for 6,500 from the small blind and Anton Markov called from the big blind.

The flop came {k-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} and Nanos continued for 5,000. Markov called.

On the {9-Hearts} turn, Nanos fired again for 5,000. Markov raised to 15,000 and Nanos called rather quickly.

The river brought the {6-Clubs} and Markov put in a bet of 25,000, leaving himself with around 38,000 behind. Nanos spent nearly a minute in the tank before emerging with a call.

Markov turned over {9-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} for trip sevens and Nanos held onto his cards for a long time until the dealer told him to relinquish them.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Anton Markov bg
Anton Markov
122,500
122,500
122,500
Profile photo of Konstantinos Nanos gr
Konstantinos Nanos
72,000
44,000
44,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Anton MarkovKonstantinos Nanos

Nanos Doubles Up Through O'Brien

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Action was caught with around 25,000 in the middle on a {a-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{8-Spades} board. Konstantinos Nanos, in the hijack, checked over to James O'Brien on the button, who put out a bet of 15,000. Nanos went all in for 45,500 total and O'Brien would think about his decision for about a minute before making the call.

Konstantinos Nanos: {a-Clubs}{10-Spades}
James O'Brien: {a-Spades}{9-Clubs}

"I'm in trouble," O'Brien said after seeing the hand of Nanos before proceeding to turn his over.

The {10-Diamonds} completed the board, giving Nanos two pair and the double up while O'Brien dropped to 20 big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Konstantinos Nanos gr
Konstantinos Nanos
116,000
24,500
24,500
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of James O'Brien ie
James O'Brien
51,000
19,000
19,000

Tags: James O'BrienKonstantinos Nanos

Akiki Doubles With Aces

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Gabriel Akiki
Gabriel Akiki

Ismail Kalkan raised to 7,500 from the hijack and was called by the small blind before Gabriel Akiki moved all in for 106,000 from the big blind.

Akiki called the clocked on Kalkan who was given thirty seconds to make his decision. With a few seconds left Kalkan flipped a chip before slamming it into the middle of the table. The small blind thought for a moment before folding.

Gabriel Akiki: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}
Ismail Kalkan: {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}

Akiki had aces and was in great shape against Kalkan's ace-king. The flop came {10-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} which gave little hope for Kalkan who was drawing dead on the {9-Clubs} turn. The river came the {5-Hearts} which secured the double up for Akiki.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gabriel Akiki lb
Gabriel Akiki
222,500
80,500
80,500
Profile photo of Ismail Kalkan de
Ismail Kalkan
160,000
83,000
83,000

Tags: Gabriel AkikiIsmail Kalkan

Cho Gets Some Chips Back from Kalkan

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Action was caught with 38,000 in the middle on a {4-Spades}{8-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{j-Spades} board when Young Hwi Cho, who recently lost a large percentage of his stack, bet 35,000 from the button.

Ismail Kalkan, who had around a quarter of a million chips behind, went into the tank for well over a minute from the small blind and asked Cho repeatedly if he would show. Cho repeatedly declined.

Eventually, Kalkan would fold {7-Clubs}{7-Spades} face up and the pot was pushed Cho's way.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ismail Kalkan de
Ismail Kalkan
243,000
155,000
155,000
Profile photo of Young Hwi Cho kr
Young Hwi Cho
133,000
104,000
104,000

Tags: Ismail KalkanYoung Hwi Cho

Fedoseev Doubles Through Taysi

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

There was 35,000 in the pot heading to the flop of {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{8-Clubs}.

Action checked to Vladislav Fedoseev in the hijack who bet 17,500. Both Serge Noel called from the cutoff and Muhtar Murat Taysi under the gun.

The turn came the {10-Hearts} and Fedoseev moved all in for 74,500. Noel folded while Taysi snap called.

Vladislav Fedoseev: {a-Spades}{j-Spades}
Muhtar Murat Taysi: {a-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

Taysi had two pair while Fedoseev was behind with top pair. However the river was the {k-Hearts} which gave Fedoseev the double as Taysi had been counterfeited to be left with just 5,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Vladislav Fedoseev ru
Vladislav Fedoseev
239,000
239,000
239,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Profile photo of Muhtar Murat Taysi tr
Muhtar Murat Taysi
5,000
61,000
61,000

Tags: Muhtar Murat TaysiSerge NoelVladislav Fedoseev

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Nanos Wins Blind-on-Blind Battle with Rácz

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Action was caught with roughly 45,000 in the middle on a {7-Clubs}{7-Spades}{a-Hearts}{8-Spades}{k-Spades} board and Peter Rácz went into the tank for over a minute before checking from the small blind over to Konstantinos Nanos in the big blind. Nanos would think for about 45 seconds himself before tapping the table.

Rácz attempted to fold face down but the dealer turned his hand over and showed {q-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}. Nanos flipped over {3-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} and took his stack up to around 90,000.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Peter Rácz hu
Peter Rácz
182,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Konstantinos Nanos gr
Konstantinos Nanos
91,500
51,000
51,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Konstantinos NanosPeter Rácz