2022 Mediterranean Poker Party

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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

Noel Doubles Through Cakir

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

Serge Noel raised to 4,000 from early position before Murat Cakir three bet to 16,500. The big blind went into the tank before the clock was called in which he folded.

Noel four bet all in for 34,000 and Cakir quickly called.

Serge Noel: {3-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}
Murat Cakir: {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

It was a flip for Noel's tournament life. The board ran out {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} which gave Noel the double.

Player Chips Progress
Murat Cakir tr
Murat Cakir
120,000
-105,000
-105,000
Serge Noel ca
Serge Noel
72,000

Tags: Murat CakirSerge Noel

Butuc Picks Up Necessary Chips, Still Short Stacked

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

Murat Cakir opened to 4,500 from the hijack and Gheorghe Butuc made the call with just 19,500 more chips behind.

The flop came {j-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} and Cakir continued for 5,000. Butuc called.

The {4-Diamonds} put four diamonds on the board and both players tapped the table.

On the {7-Hearts} river, Butuc put in a single blue T-5000 chip, representing over a third of his remaining stack. It didn't take long for Cakir to fold.

Cakir has had himself a day, recently doubling his stack to a massive 225,000 at this stage of the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Murat Cakir tr
Murat Cakir
225,000
100,000
100,000
Gheorghe Butuc md
Gheorghe Butuc
29,000

Tags: Butuc GheorgheMurat Cakir

Farmakoulis Eliminates Opponent

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

A player from early position moved all in for 22,500 before Dimitrios Farmakoulis moved all in over the top from middle position. Everyone else folded.

Early Position: {a-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}
Dimitrios Farmakoulis: {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {7-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{10-Spades} which gave Farmakoulis the knockout and the chips.

Player Chips Progress
Dimitrios Farmakoulis gr
Dimitrios Farmakoulis
64,000
64,000
64,000

Tags: Dimtri Farmkoulis

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Mukhin Hits "Miracle" Full House, Doubles Up

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Viktor Mukhin shoved for his last 16,500 from the button and Ismail Kalkan shoved all in from the small blind. The big blind, who was relatively short stack, folded {4-Hearts}{2-Clubs} face up.

Viktor Mukhin: {a-Spades}{2-Hearts}
Ismail Kalkan: {a-Diamonds}{6-Spades}

Mukhin stared at the heavens in agony as he was not only dominated but one of his three outs had already been folded.

Despite the odds being stacked against him, the {2-Spades}{3-Spades}{k-Spades} was one of the best possible flops for the Russian, giving the Russian a pair and a nut-flush draw.

The {3-Clubs} arrived on the turn and the case {2-Diamonds} came on the river, giving Mukhin a very unlikely full house and a full double up.

Player Chips Progress
Ismail Kalkan de
Ismail Kalkan
88,000
-26,000
-26,000
Viktor Mukhin ru
Viktor Mukhin
36,000
6,000
6,000

Tags: Ismail KalkanViktor Mukhin

Kalkan More Than Doubles

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Ismail Kalkan
Ismail Kalkan

Gabriel Akiki raised from under the gun and Young Hwi Cho called in early position before Ismail Kalkan moved all in from the cutoff for 41,500. The big blind called for less and Akiki also called. Cho moved out the way.

Big Blind: {10-Clubs}{10-Spades}
Ismail Kalkan: {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Gabriel Akiki: {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}

Akiki shouted for an eight as he had both players covered however the flop put Kalkan on top as it came {a-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{3-Spades}. There was no drama as the turn came the {9-Diamonds} and the river the {2-Clubs} to eliminate the big blind and give Kalkan a double up plus change.

Player Chips Progress
Gabriel Akiki lb
Gabriel Akiki
142,000
-68,000
-68,000
Ismail Kalkan de
Ismail Kalkan
114,000
-71,200
-71,200

Tags: Gabriel AkikiIsmail KalkanYoung Hwi Cho

Notable Stacks Around the Room

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Young Hwi Cho kr
Young Hwi Cho
237,000
138,500
138,500
Gabriel Akiki lb
Gabriel Akiki
210,000
Shakir Dadabaev uz
Shakir Dadabaev
210,000
180,000
180,000
Peter Rácz hu
Peter Rácz
192,000
87,500
87,500
Viktor Utrobin ru
Viktor Utrobin
172,000
49,000
49,000
Veselin Petrov bg
Veselin Petrov
129,000
23,000
23,000
Yasen Dichev bg
Yasen Dichev
127,000
47,000
47,000
Murat Cakir tr
Murat Cakir
125,000
20,000
20,000
Rinat Bogdanov ru
Rinat Bogdanov
121,000
86,000
86,000
WPT 1X Winner
Fadi El-Hany lb
Fadi El-Hany
115,000
15,000
15,000

Akiki Rivers Straight to Score Elimination and Surge over 200,000

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Gabriel Akiki
Gabriel Akiki

With around 80,000 in the middle on a {7-Clubs}{6-Spades}{10-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{k-Clubs} board, Gabriel Akiki went all in from the big blind for 69,500.

His under-the-gun opponent went into the tank for nearly two minutes before making the call with {a-Diamonds}{j-Spades}.

Akiki turned over {q-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} for the straight, eliminating his opponent, who quickly went to the tournament desk to reenter the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Gabriel Akiki lb
Gabriel Akiki
210,000
80,000
80,000

Tags: Gabriel Akiki

Cakir Takes Down Pot on Turn

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Yasen Dichev raised to 3,000 from under the gun and was called by Murat Cakir in early position.

The flop came {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} and Dichev continued for 3,000. Cakir called.

The {7-Hearts} was the turn and Dichev quickly checked. Cakir bet 5,000 which was enough to secure the pot as Dichev folded.

Player Chips Progress
Murat Cakir tr
Murat Cakir
105,000
-12,000
-12,000
Yasen Dichev bg
Yasen Dichev
80,000
-78,000
-78,000

Tags: Murat CakirYasen Dichev