$2,200 MPP Warm Up | 2022 Mediterranean Poker Party

08-29-2022 15:53 UTC+3

Dmitry Vitkind Eliminated in 6th Place ($45,000)

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Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Dmitry Vitkind moved all in from the cutoff when action was on him, 3,625,000 chips. Milos Skrbic then moved all in from the button for 3,275,000, putting himself at risk. The blinds folded.

Dmitry Vitkind:
Milos Skrbic:

The board of ensured the full double for Skbic, leaving Vitkind with just 350,000 chips left.

In the very next hand, Vitkind was all in from the hijack for less than one big blind and players folded to Aleksandr Pak's big blind, putting Vitkind at risk.

Dmitry Vitkind:
Aleksandr Pak:

The board of ensured Vitkind's exit in 6th place, for $45,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Milos Skrbic	7,800,000 3,275,000	3,275,000
Aleksandr Pak	6,600,000 -675,000	-675,000
Dmitry Vitkind	Busted

Tags: Aleksandr Pak Dmitry Vitkind Milos Skrbic

08-29-2022 15:44 UTC+3

Sergey Baranski Eliminated in 7th Place ($35,000)

Toogood32

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Artur Martirosian opened from early position to 1,300,000. Action folded to the short stacked Sergey Baranski in the big blind who moved all in for 2,950,000 more on top of the 1,000,000 he had already paid in blinds. Martirosian made the call putting the Belarusian at risk.

Sergey Baranski:
Artur Martirosian:

The Russian was in good shape but the board did give Baranski a straight draw. However, a completed the board to ensure the bust out of Baranski. He collects $35,000 for his finish.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	17,800,000 5,300,000	5,300,000

Sergey Baranski	Busted

Tags: Artur Martirosian Sergey Baranski

08-29-2022 15:43 UTC+3

Aleksandr Kinzhalov Eliminated in 8th Place ($25,000)

Chris Bean

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Aleksandr Kinzhalov moved all in from the hijack for 3,950,000 and was called by Artur Martirosian in the small blind.

Aleksandr Kinzhalov:
Artur Martirosian:

A safe flop of for Kinzhalov but the came on the turn to give Martirosian top pair, however, Kinzhalov did pick up a flush draw.

But Kinzhalov was eliminated after the river and Martirosian had trip aces and put distance between them and the rest of the short stacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	12,500,000 4,600,000	4,600,000

Aleksandr Kinzhalov	Busted

Tags: Aleksandr Kinzhalov Artur Martirosian

08-29-2022 13:53 UTC+3

Pavel Plesuv Eliminated in 9th Place ($21,000)

Toogood32

Level 32 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Actioned folded around to Aleksandr Pak in the hijack with and he made it 550,000 to go. Next to act Arsenii Karmatckii smooth called from the cutoff. With action on the button of Pavel Plesuv, he moved all in for his last 2,400,000. Pak decided to let his snowmen go and Karmatckii called it off putting the man on top of the Moldovan all-time money list at risk.

Pavel Plesuv:
Arsenii Karmatckii:

The board ran out to spike Karmatckii his jack on the river and send Plesuv to the rail in 9th place. He cashes for $21,000. Good game, Plesuv.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arsenii Karmatckii	13,500,000 5,375,000	5,375,000

Aleksandr Pak	7,500,000 50,000	50,000
Pavel Plesuv	Busted

Tags: Aleksandr Pak Arsenii Karmatckii Pavel Plesuv

08-29-2022 11:50 UTC+3

The MPP Warm Up Final Table Is Set To Get Underway

Chris Bean

The MPP Warm Up at theLuxon Pay Mediterranean Poker Party has come to its apex with nine players vying for the trophy and the top prize of $310,000, while the other 1,038 entrants enjoy the facilities at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel and Casino in North Cyprus.

Sergey Baranski of Belarus comes into the final day as the chip leader with 9,125,000. Whilst their poker resume is not as illustrious as the majority of his tablemates, Baranski's aggressive style of poker could lead them to good stead to score their first ever six-figure cash.

The final table is littered with some of the best talents Russia has to offer. Dmitry Yurasov is a two-time WSOP Bracelet winner amassing over $3,000,000 in live earnings, Dmitry Vitkind is no stranger to a feature table with an appearance at an EPT and a WPT final table.

Final Table Seat Draw

Seat	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Artur Martirosian	Russia	6,700,000	27
2	Aleksandr Pak	Uzbekistan	7,450,000	30
3	Arsenii Karmatckii	Russia	8,125,000	33
4	Pavel Plesuv	Moldova	2,975,000	12
5	Dmitry Vitkind	Russia	5,100,000	20
6	Milos Skrbic	Serbia	3,750,000	15
7	Aleksandr Kinzhalov	Russia	3,550,000	14
8	Sergey Baranski	Belarus	9,125,000	37
9	Dmitry Yurasov	Russia	5,550,000	22

Artur Martirosian was the chip leader for the vast majority of Day 2 and peaked at 11,000,000. They arrive at the final table with 6,700,000 in fourth place but they will hope to capture another trophy as it is the anniversary of their biggest win when they won the Super High Roller Bowl for $1,400,000.

Among the least experienced players for recorded live cashes are Aleksandr Pak and Aleksandr Kinzhalov who both have lifetime earnings in the five figures. A win today against this highly decorated field will put them on the poker map.

Serbian Milos Skrbic is one of a handful of players to reach the final table of a WSOP and WSOP Europe Main Event. A win today would see them just short of the $3,000,000 mark of lifetime earnings.

Play will resume on the feature table at midday with 18 minutes left on the clock with the blind level at 125,000/250,000 and a big blind ante of 250,000. The final table will be broadcast on a live stream which is scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m. local time and PokerNews live reports will coincide with the stream.