2022 Mediterranean Poker Party

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Day: 1b
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 1b
Entries
139
Players Left
21
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Drusca Beginning to Lift Off

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Stefan Drusca
Stefan Drusca

A player in middle position opened to 2,600 and Stefan Drusca, raised to 6,500 from the button. Action folded back to the middle-position player, who made the call.

The flop came {9-Spades}{k-Clubs}{6-Clubs} and Drusca continued for 3,500. His opponent made the call.

The turn brought the {4-Diamonds} and Drusca fired again, this time for 7,500 and got his opponent to fold.

Player Chips Progress
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Stefan Drusca
72,000
36,000
36,000

Tags: Stefan Drusca

O'Brien Eliminates Opponent

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

James O'Brien raised from under the gun for 2,400 before being call by the hijack. The cutoff jammed all in for 8,700. O'Brien asked for a count before calling while the hijack quickly got out of the way.

Cutoff: {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}
James O'Brien: {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}

O'Brien's opponent stood up and was drawing near dead when the flop came {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} which gave O'Brien top set. The turn was the {j-Spades} which gave his opponent an open-ended-straight-draw. However the river was a brick as it came the {6-Hearts} which gave O'Brien the chips and eliminated his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
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James O'Brien
150,000
29,900
29,900

Tags: James O'Brien

Drusca Takes Down Pot on Turn

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

There was 12,000 in the pot heading to the turn three-ways.

Action checked to Stefan Drusca in early position who bet 6,500. Both Alireza Tannazi in middle position and Emmanouil Niniadis quickly folded conceding the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Alireza Tannazi
78,000
9,000
9,000
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Emmanouil Niniadis
40,000
14,000
14,000
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Stefan Drusca
36,000
6,000
6,000

Tags: Alireza TannaziEmmanouil NiniadisStefan Drusca

Jo Continues to Soar on Day 1b

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Darryl Jo
Darryl Jo

Darryl Jo opened to 4,000 from the cutoff and the big blind shoved for 24,000 and Jo snap-called.

Big Blind: {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Darryl Jo: {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

The big blind was relieved that Jo didn't turn over aces but her jubilance would be short-lived as the flop came {j-Clubs}{8-Spades}{10-Hearts}.

Though she could win with a queen or a king, the {10-Diamonds} came on the turn and the {a-Spades} arrived on the river and Jo chipped up to around 150,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Darryl Jo
150,000
120,000
120,000

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Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Koleznev Chips Up With Quad Aces

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

There was around 10,000 in the middle in a three-bet pot. Dmitry Koleznev was the aggressor from the small blind.

The flop came {a-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} and Koleznev down bet to 1,600. His opponent from the hijack raised to 6,000. Koleznev called.

The {a-Hearts} was the turn and action checked through.

The river was the {4-Hearts} and Koleznev bet 3,600 in which his opponent thought for a bit before calling. Koleznev turned over his cards one by one to reveal {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} for quad aces for the nuts as his opponent mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Dmitry Koleznev
81,000
51,000
51,000

Tags: Dmitry Koleznev

Tousi Eliminates Szabo

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Iman Tousi opened for 3,000 from the hijack and Adam Szabo shoved for 11,500 from the big blind. Tousi instantly flicked in a chip to make the call.

Adam Szabo: {a-Clubs}{9-Clubs}
Iman Tousi: {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}

Tousi was in phenomenal shape and held through the {4-Clubs}{10-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} runout to score the elimination.

Player Chips Progress
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Iman Tousi
87,100
11,900
11,900
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Adam Szabo
Busted

Tags: Adam SzaboIman Tousi

Niniadis Chips Up With Trips

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

There was 7,200 in the pot heading into the flop four ways.

The flop came {a-Spades}{8-Clubs}{8-Hearts} and action checked to Alireza Tannazi in the hijack who bet 2,300. Celine Zimmermann called on the button and Emmanouil Niniadis called from under the gun.

The turn was the {9-Spades} and Tannazi bet 4,700 when checked to. Both Zimmermann and Niniadis called.

The {2-Hearts} was the river and Tannazi completed the triple barrel when he bet 8,500. Zimmermann called and Niniadis called for less.

Tannazi turned over {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts} for two pair while Zimmermann mucked. Niniadis revealed {q-Hearts}{8-Spades} for trips to take down the main pot while Tannazi took down the side pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Celine Zimmermann
115,000
10,000
10,000
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Alireza Tannazi
69,000
20,000
20,000
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Emmanouil Niniadis
26,000
4,000
4,000

Tags: Alireza TannaziCeline ZimmermannEmmanouil Niniadis

Georgiou Takes Three-Bet Pot from Makris

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Petros Georgiou opened to 3,500 from early position and Christos Makris made it 8,700 from middle position. Action folded back to Georgiou, who made the call.

The flop came {7-Spades}{6-Hearts}{4-Spades} and Makris continued for 8,700. Georgiou would think for about 45 seconds before putting in a raise to 21,000. This caused Makris to go into the tank himself for over a minute, counting his chips and repeatedly looking at his cards. Eventually, he would lay his hand down.

Player Chips Progress
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Petros Georgiou
118,400
6,400
6,400
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Christos Makris
41,000
11,000
11,000

Tags: Christos MakrisPetros Georgiou

Georgiou Catches Opponent Bluffing

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

There was 20,000 in the pot on the {k-Hearts}{10-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{9-Spades} board. Petros Georgiou was under the gun. His opponent was on the button.

Georgiou check-called his opponent's 12,500 bet on the turn.

The river was the {k-Clubs} and Georgiou checked again. The button moved all in and Georgiou quickly threw in a single chip indicating a call. The button turned over {q-Spades}{5-Spades} for a missed flush draw while Georgiou turned over {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} to take down the pot and eliminate his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
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Petros Georgiou
112,000
82,000
82,000

Tags: Petros Georgiou

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