$2,200 MPP Warm Up Day 1a | 2022 Mediterranean Poker Party

$2,200 MPP Warm Up

Day 1a Completed

08-26-2022 01:41 UTC+3

Day 1a of Event #7: $2,000 Warm Up Is a Wrap; 27 Remain, Including Steve O'Dwyer

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Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Day 1a of Event #7: $2,000 Warm Up from the Luxon Pay Mediterranean Poker Party has concluded.

It took just 16 levels and 13 hours for Day 1a to come to a close, with 27 players returning from Day 1a to play in Day 2. 182 entrants came to the tables today, including 41 rebuys. All players remaining are now in the money and have locked up a min-cash. It’s worth mentioning those that made Day 2 will be playing with a 30-second shot clock in Day 2, with time bank cards they can use to give them extended time.

Many renowned and established players took to the tables today, including Chino Rheem, Bruno Fitoussi and Maxim Lykov. Some well knowns bagged and tagged for Day 2, including Uri Reichenstein (155,000) and Steve O’Dwyer (113,000). They will come in as two of the shortest stacks, however.

Top 10 Chip Stacks

Position	Name	Count	Country
1	Yuriy Zakharov	871,000	Russia
2	Khodr Manana	727,000	Lebanon
3	Selahaddin Bedir	588,000	Turkey
4	Alexander Tkatschew	588,000	Autria
5	Soren Vohrs	540,000	Austria
6	Alessio Isaia	458,000	Italy
7	Andrea Ricci	445,000	Italy
8	Vitaliy Kim	435,000	Russia
9	Vladislav Ivanov	408,000	Russia
10	Alexandre Vuilleumier	385,000	Switzerland

Two of the top three that made the final table from Event #1: The Open, Selahaddin Bedir (588,000) and Alessio Isaia (445,000) come back in this event with top 10 chip stacks. Your chip leader from Day 1 is Yuriy Zakharov, coming into Day 2 with 871,000 chips.

The bubble boy from the event was Osman Midik when he ran his short stack into Boris Kolev (266,000) and didn't improve to be sent out in 28th. He and anyone who didn't make Day 2, still have the opportunity to, with three more flights, each with a rebuy available to be played over the next two days. With a $2,000,000 guarantee, it looks highly likely that will be smashed.

PokerNews will have updates from all the remaining flights for the event, check here for all updates relevant to the Luxon Pay Mediterranean Poker Party live from the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel & Casino in North Cyprus.

Tags: Alessio Isaia Boris Kolev Bruno Fitoussi Chino Rheem Maxim Lykov Osman Midik Selahaddin Bedir Steve O’Dwyer Uri Reichenstein Yuriy Zakharov

08-26-2022 01:35 UTC+3

Day 1a Finishing Chip Counts (full)

Toogood32

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuriy Zakharov	871,000 151,000	151,000
Khodr Manana	727,000 115,000	115,000
Selahaddin Bedir	588,000 163,000	163,000
Alberto Meran	588,000 11,000	11,000
Alexander Tkatschew	540,000 540,000	540,000
Soren Vohrs	458,000 -92,000	-92,000
Alessio Isaia	445,000 82,000	82,000

Andrea Ricci	444,000 107,000	107,000
Vitaliy Kim	435,000 15,000	15,000
Vladislav Ivanov	408,000 8,000	8,000
Alexandre Vuilleumier	385,000 -46,000	-46,000

Garik Tamasian	310,000 159,000	159,000
Tugce Hursoz	300,000 84,000	84,000
Marios Eracleous	288,000 -52,000	-52,000
Boris Kolev	266,000

Nadar Kakhmazov	252,000 78,000	78,000

Francis Cruz Pena	247,000 46,000	46,000
Fadi Nakhoul	221,000 67,000	67,000
Fausto Tantillo	209,000 86,000	86,000
Alexander Lakhov	177,000 -48,000	-48,000

Dmitriy Kopyl	167,000 30,000	30,000
Uri Reichenstein	155,000 -74,000	-74,000
Ozan Koceroglu	153,000 -60,000	-60,000
Onur Ozgur	128,000 -13,000	-13,000
Arutun Saakyan	120,000 -41,000	-41,000

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08-26-2022 00:52 UTC+3

Osman Midik Eliminated on the Bubble; Day 1a Ends

Toogood32

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

With Osman Midik short stacked, he moved all in for 37,000 from the cutoff. The button of Boris Kolev called and the blinds folded putting Midik at risk.

Osman Midik:
Boris Kolev:

The Turkish player was at risk and behind. Though the flop of did give him a lot of outs, the turn and river completed the board sending him out in 28th, just before the money.

The other 27 players are through to Day 2 and bag their stacks. A full update of those remaining and the day's play will be available shortly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Kolev	266,000 -46,000	-46,000

Osman Midik	Busted

Tags: Osman Midik Osman Midik Eliminated

08-26-2022 00:28 UTC+3

Vohrs Makes Dent in O'Dwyer

Toogood32

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

On a board of with 60,000 chips in the pot, Soren Vohrs was betting 31,000 chips into Steve O'Dwyer on the button.

O'Dwyer responded by raising to 105,000 chips. Vohrs wasn't done in the hand though. His response to the aggression from the man with over $32,000,000 in live cashes was another raise. With both hands, Vohrs slid in 341,000 chips, as some fell into the pot from the stack as he attempted to move.

O'Dwyer went deep into thought, riffling his chips. Ultimately he let his hand go. Vohrs climbs up the chip ladder as the end of Day 1a comes near to a close.

Player	Chips	Progress
Soren Vohrs	550,000 89,000	89,000
Steve O'Dwyer	120,000 -137,000	-137,000

Tags: Steve O'Dwyer Soren Vohrs

08-26-2022 00:28 UTC+3

Remaining Player Chip Counts At Break (full)

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Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuriy Zakharov	720,000 -210,000	-210,000
Khodr Manana	612,000 -107,000	-107,000
Alberto Meran	577,000 47,000	47,000
Soren Vohrs	461,000 176,500	176,500
Alexandre Vuilleumier	431,000 213,000	213,000

Selahaddin Bedir	425,000 197,000	197,000
Vitaliy Kim	420,000 420,000	420,000
Vladislav Ivanov	400,000 160,000	160,000
Alessio Isaia	363,000 18,000	18,000

Marios Eracleous	340,000 258,000	258,000
Andrea Ricci	337,000 -43,000	-43,000
Boris Kolev	312,000 312,000	312,000

Steve O'Dwyer	257,000 -21,000	-21,000

Uri Reichenstein	229,000 78,000	78,000
Alexander Lakhov	225,000 -22,500	-22,500

Tugce Hursoz	216,000 -6,000	-6,000
Ozan Koceroglu	213,000 -99,500	-99,500
Francis Cruz Pena	201,000 -83,300	-83,300
Nadar Kakhmazov	174,000 128,000	128,000

Arutun Saakyan	161,000 161,000	161,000
Fadi Nakhoul	154,000 154,000	154,000
Garik Tamasian	151,000 61,000	61,000
Naor Slobodskoy	148,000 148,000	148,000
Onur Ozgur	141,000 -80,000	-80,000
Dmitriy Kopyl	137,000 -43,000	-43,000

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Level: 16

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

08-25-2022 23:57 UTC+3

Players on Break

Toogood32

Level 15 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Players are on a 15-minute break with just 33 players remaining in the field. 27 are to make the money and the day will end at that point.

When they return they'll be going into blind Level 16 with blinds at 3,000 / 6000 with a 6,000 big blind ante.

08-25-2022 23:56 UTC+3

Controversial Hand Involving Midik and Meran; Meran Wins Big Pot

Toogood32

Level 15 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Alberto Meran was heads-up from the cutoff against Osman Midik in the big blind. The former had bet 25,000 into a 45,000 chip pot on a board of and Midik decided on a raise to 60,000. Meran made the call.

When the completed the board, Midik then bet 100,000. This is where things got a little bit heated. Meran put 100,000 to denote a call but when Midik turned over , Meren let go of his cards on to the table before picking them back up and turning them over to show for the winner. As his hand wasn't in the muck, his call stood. Midik was not happy about, as the floor was called.