PokerNews Cup
Day 1b Completed
2022 Mediterranean Poker Party
PokerNews Cup
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2022 Mediterranean Poker Party
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$250,000
Entries
332
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
139
Players Left
21
Elena Yasyuchenya Top Chip Counts at End of Day 1b of the PokerNews Cup
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Elena Yasyuchenya bagged big as she ended Day 1b of the $500 PokerNews Cup chip leader as 21 players joined the 16 players who survived from flight 1a yesterday for Day 2 at the 2022 Luxon Pay Mediterranean Poker Party at the Merit Royal Hotel & Casino in North Cyprus.
They will also be joined by the 13 surviving players from the turbo flight 1c which will finish late into the night. The total numbers of the field was 332 meaning that 50 players will return for Day 2, where all players will be in the money.
Yasyuchenya failed to bag on Day 1a but returned today for Day 1b where she ended the day with 485,000. Yasyuchenya had a healthy stack all day and was never grinding a short stack. Yasyuchenya became one of the biggest stacks in the room when she eliminated Radoslaw Kopec with a straight where he flopped two pair.
Other players who were at the top of the chip counts included Ozcan Barut (382,000) and Celine Zimmermann (376,000); who was also returning from yesterday’s flight.
$500 PokerNews Cup Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elena Yasyuchenya | Russia | 485,000 |
| 2 | Ozcan Barut | Turkey | 382,000 |
| 3 | Celine Zimmermann | Spain | 376,000 |
| 4 | Ercan Hasan | Turkey | 338,000 |
| 5 | James O'Brien | Ireland | 300,000 |
| 6 | Mehdi Chaoui | France | 272,000 |
| 7 | Dmitry Gromov | Russia | 267,000 |
| 8 | Arnaud Enselme | France | 222,000 |
| 9 | Nikolay Fal | Russia | 203,000 |
| 10 | Menedimoas Dimitriou | Cyprus | 200,000 |
Other notables who will return for Day 2 tomorrow include Nikolay Fal (203,000) who’s had success at Merit tournaments before winning the $3,000 Main Event earlier this year in North Cyprus for $326,153 as well as Dmitry Gromov (267,000) who’s also a veteran of the Merit Poker circuit. WSOP bracelet winner Arnaud Enselme (222,000) also survived to Day 2.
Reinis Reinbergs ended up being the bubble boy when he shoved his final eight big blinds with ace eight suited only to be eliminated at the hands of Dmitry Koleznev with his ace ten suited. Other notable hands throughout the day included Stefan Drusca hero calling with king high against Argery Argyrou which allowed Drusca to survive the day and make it to day 2.
Day 2 will resume from 12 p.m. local time where the final 50 will battle it out to go deep in the tournament. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the remaining action as the latest PokerNews cup champion will be crowned on Thursday 1st September.
End of Day 1b Chip Counts (full)
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
485,000
136,000
|
136,000 |
|
||
|
382,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
376,000
226,000
|
226,000 |
|
338,000
188,000
|
188,000 |
|
300,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
272,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
267,000
267,000
|
267,000 |
|
||
|
222,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
203,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
159,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
145,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
139,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
134,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
127,000
-33,000
|
-33,000 |
|
119,000
-43,000
|
-43,000 |
|
92,000
-48,000
|
-48,000 |
|
86,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
|
80,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
48,000
-22,000
|
-22,000 |
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
Koleznev Eliminates Reinbergs to Burst the Bubble
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Reinis Reinbergs moved all in for 38,000 from early position. He was called by Dmitry Kolevnev in the cutoff. Both players waited as they waited for hands on the other tables to conclude.
Reinis Reinbergs: 
Dmitry Koleznev: 
Reinbergs was in rough shape as his ace was dominated by Koleznev's. The flop came 
which was no help for Reinbergs. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
to ensure the bubble burst via Koleznev's elimination.
Stay tuned for full chip counts and an end of day recap.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
140,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
|
Busted |
Hand-for-Hand Play
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
With 22 players remaining and 21 players qualifying for Day 2, the three remaining tables have entered hand-for-hand play.
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Huge Overlay Expected
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
With just a little over one hour remaining in late registration in Day 1c, there is currently a total of 323 combined entries from the three flights.
With the $250,000 guarantee, there is currently a whopping $88,500 overlay.
Barut Wins Massive All In to Near 400,000
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Action was caught with Ozcan Barut all in on a 
board against an opponent with heaps in the middle.
Opponent: 
Ozcan Barut: 
Though his opponent got in with an ace-high flush draw and a straight draw, he was drawing stone dead as Barut had already made a tens-over-sixes full house.
The 
completed the board and Barut sent his stack soaring to nearly 400,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
371,000
371,000
|
371,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
320,000 | |
|
|
220,000
146,000
|
146,000 |
|
|
200,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
150,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
|
120,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
|
95,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
70,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
41,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
Mehrabian Takes Pot on River
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Ali Mehrabian raised to 9,000 from early position. He was called by the small blind.
The flop came 
and Mehrabian continued for 10,000. The small blind called.
Action quickly checked through on the 
turn.
The river was the and Mehrabian bet 15,000 when checked to. His opponent said "If I fold will you show me?". Mehrabian responded by saying "It's only 15,000 to see". Mehrabian than said "If you fold you can pick one".
The small blind folded and Mehrabian showed 
. In which his opponent questioned "Ace-queen?" as the chips went to Mehrabian.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
140,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |