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

08-29-2022 14:30 UTC+3

Vitkind Ruing Table Draw

Chris Bean

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Arsenii Karmatckii in the small blind moved all in with to put Dmitry Vitkind in the big blind at risk for 4,300,000.

Vitkind took a quick look at their cards, picked up their big blind and tossed it in the direction of the chip leader, and folded their hand which was not picked up by the onscreen graphics.

The table draw was not kind for Vitkind and it is the second time in two orbits that Karmatckii has shoved on them in the big blind. Vitkind will need to make a move soon before their stack is depleted.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arsenii Karmatckii	16,800,000 700,000	700,000

Dmitry Vitkind	4,300,000 -700,000	-700,000

Tags: Arsenii Karmatckii Dmitry Vitkind

08-29-2022 14:37 UTC+3

Martirosian Makes Tight Laydown

Chris Bean

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Artur Martirosian bet 650,000 from early position holding . Aleksandr Pak in middle position moved all in for 7,875,000 .

Action folded back to Martirosian who folded without hesitation and Pak is starting to creep up the rankings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Pak	9,275,000 2,475,000	2,475,000
Artur Martirosian	5,200,000 -100,000	-100,000

Tags: Aleksandr Pak Artur Martirosian

08-29-2022 14:42 UTC+3

Latest Chip Counts

Chris Bean

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Arsenii Karmatckii	16,800,000

Aleksandr Pak	9,275,000
Artur Martirosian	6,300,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Sergey Baranski	5,425,000 -1,875,000	-1,875,000
Dmitry Vitkind	4,125,000 -175,000	-175,000
Dmitry Yurasov	4,100,000 -1,450,000	-1,450,000

Milos Skrbic	3,550,000 -200,000	-200,000
Aleksandr Kinzhalov	2,775,000 -775,000	-775,000

Level: 34

Blinds: 200,000/400,000

Ante: 400,000

08-29-2022 14:49 UTC+3

Skrbic Doubles Through The Chip Leader

Toogood32

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Action was on Milos Skrbic in early position and he moved all in for his last 3,550,000. When action came around to Arsenii Karmatckii in the big blind he made the call.

Milos Skrbic:
Arsenii Karmatckii:

It was a flip situation and the Serbian needed help but he got it on the run out. A small but significant dent into Karmatckii's chip lead, doubling the Serbian up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arsenii Karmatckii	12,900,000 -3,900,000	-3,900,000

Milos Skrbic	7,700,000 4,150,000	4,150,000

Tags: Arsenii Karmatckii Milos Skrbic

08-29-2022 14:57 UTC+3

Kinzhalov Doubles Through Skrbic

Chris Bean

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

With their newly acquired chips, Milos Skrbic moved all in from the small blind to put short stack Aleksandr Kinzhalov at risk for 2,375,000. Kinzhalov took a look at their cards and immediately grabbed their chips and called.

Aleksandr Kinzhalov:
Milos Skrbic:

Kinzhalov stood up to see an ace in the window on the flop of to take a decisive lead.

However, there was a sweat on the turn for Skrbic who picked up a flush draw. The flush didn't come as the paired the board and confirmed Kinzhalov doubled their stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Kinzhalov	5,150,000 2,375,000	2,375,000
Milos Skrbic	4,525,000 -3,175,000	-3,175,000

Tags: Aleksandr Kinzhalov Milos Skrbic

08-29-2022 15:06 UTC+3

Yurasov Finds Key Jam Spots

Toogood32

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Dmitry Yurasov chipped up after a couple of spots. In the first he jammed from the button and got the blinds.

A couple of hands later moved all in from early position with and again got the blinds.

This moves him up the leaderboard after largely folding down to this point. With the blinds so big, each of these all ins that gets through helps players chip up significantly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitry Yurasov	4,900,000 800,000	800,000

Tags: Dmitry Yurasov

08-29-2022 15:10 UTC+3

Martirosian Ramping Up

Chris Bean

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Artur Martirosian bet 800,000 from under the gun with and was called by Dmitry Yurasov in the big blind holding .

Martirosian took the lead after a flop of to make top pair and made a bet of 400,000. Yurasov made a quick fold and Martirosian increased their stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	8,700,000 2,400,000	2,400,000

Dmitry Yurasov	3,700,000 -1,200,000	-1,200,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Dmitry Yurasov

08-29-2022 15:12 UTC+3

Updated Chip Counts As Players on Break

Toogood32

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Players are on a 15-minute break.

When they return, blinds will be 250,000/500,000 with a 500,000 big blind ante at Level 35.

Still 8 players remain to this point, watch this space post-break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arsenii Karmatckii	17,650,000 4,750,000	4,750,000

Artur Martirosian	7,900,000 -800,000	-800,000

Aleksandr Pak	7,275,000 -2,000,000	-2,000,000
Milos Skrbic	4,525,000
Dmitry Vitkind	4,125,000
Aleksandr Kinzhalov	3,950,000 -1,200,000	-1,200,000
Dmitry Yurasov	3,500,000 -200,000	-200,000

Sergey Baranski	3,425,000 -2,000,000	-2,000,000

Level: 35

Blinds: 250,000/500,000

Ante: 500,000