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

08-25-2022 18:57 UTC+3

Player	Chips	Progress
Francis Cruz Pena	284,300 29,800	29,800
Orhan Ates	260,400 75,400	75,400
Yuriy Zakharov	242,000 120,000	120,000
Osman Midik	228,000 228,000	228,000
Peter Khamas	214,100 184,100	184,100
Sergey Chupodal	207,000 50,000	50,000
Alessio Isaia	156,000 57,600	57,600

Jon Kalmar	151,900 6,900	6,900
Alper Kerim	150,000 47,000	47,000
Aleksandr Tkachev	127,500 127,500	127,500
Orthodoxos Orthodoxou	123,900 54,300	54,300
Vadzim Godzdanker	116,400 23,600	23,600

Players on Break

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Phil Toogood

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Players are now on a 60-minute dinner break.

When they return it'll be Level 10 with blinds at 800/1,600 with a 1,600 big blind ante.

Currently 171 players have entered Day 1a with 91 remains.

08-25-2022 18:28 UTC+3

Vozeyanov Chips Away Pena's Massive Stack

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Chris Bean

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

With 25,000 in the middle on a completed board of Artem Vozeyanov bet 5,000 from the big blind.

Big stack Francis Cruz Pena took their time to think over their decision and the clock was called by a tablemate. The tournament director counted down to ten before Cruz made the call. Vozeyanov tabled for trip queens which was good enough to take the pot.

One player asked Cruz why they took so long for such a little bet. Cruz responded "Every single chip counts man!"

Player	Chips	Progress
Francis Cruz Pena	254,500 80,500	80,500
Artem Vozeyanov	69,000 69,000	69,000

08-25-2022 18:25 UTC+3

Villegas Aggression on Turn Takes It

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Phil Toogood

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

With action on a flop of , Sebastian Villegas had continued for 5,500 from the button versus the hijack into a 9,000 pot, the hijack made the call.

To a turn and Villegas wasn't letting up. Once checked to, he fired 12,500 chips and his opponent rubbed his face with his hand, before mucking his holding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Villegas	91,500

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

08-25-2022 18:03 UTC+3

Dichev Doubles Through Golenko

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Chris Bean

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

With 28,500 in the middle on the turn of , Yasen Dichev bet 15,000 from the small blind and was met with a raise to 35,000 from Evgeniy Golenko in the big blind. The Bulgarian Dichev made the call.

The was the third spade on board as well as pairing it. Dichev moved all in for 17,000, which was called by Golenko.

Yasen Dichev:
Evgeniy Golenko:

Dichev hit a flush on the river to beat Golenko's aces and fours and gets a sizable double-up, while Golenko falls below starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yasen Dichev	133,000 133,000	133,000
Evgeniy Golenko	32,500 32,500	32,500

Tags: Evgeniy Golenko Yasen Dichev

08-25-2022 18:00 UTC+3

Updated Chip Counts

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Phil Toogood

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Francis Cruz Pena	335,000 120,000	120,000
Uri Reichenstein	270,000 130,000	130,000
Jon Kalmar	145,000 145,000	145,000
Vadzim Godzdanker	140,000 40,000	40,000
Aleksandr Denisov	135,000
Alexander Lakhov	80,000 80,000	80,000

Motokatsu Uhara	65,000 65,000	65,000
Bruno Fitoussi	58,000 10,000	10,000
Maxim Lykov	48,000 48,000	48,000

Andrey Litvinov	35,000 35,000	35,000

08-25-2022 17:53 UTC+3

MPP Open Runner-Up Isaia Sends Pankov To The Rail

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Chris Bean

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

With 14,500 in the middle at the turn with a board of , Alessio Isaia bet 6,500 from the button and was called by Vitaliy Pankov in the cutoff.

The river paired the board and Pankov led out for 6,100. Isaia grabbed a handful of blue 5,000 chips and bet enough to put Pankov all in. The Russian bowed their head and then looked up to the ceiling. Pankov reluctantly called.

Vitaliy Pankov:
Alessio Isaia:

Isaia was ahead from the flop and took the maximum from Pankov. The Italian who finished second in the MPP Open will be hoping for another deep run at this festival, meanwhile, Pankov headed to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alessio Isaia	98,400 33,400	33,400

Vitaliy Pankov	Busted

Tags: Vitaliy Pankov Alessio Isaia

08-25-2022 17:41 UTC+3

Moshawrab Apparently Gets Rheem and Khamas Off Two Pair

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Phil Toogood

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

With action three-ways at the river on a baord of with 15,000 in the pot, the Chino Rheem had checked his small blind and the big blind of Peter Khamas had bet 5,000. With it on Ahmad Moshawrab in the cutoff, he then raised to 15,000, leaving himself around 8,000 behind.

Chino Rheem was thinking for a minute or so, checking and re-checking his hand as he shook his head. He ended up letting his hand go and Khamas also was thinking for around 45 seconds to a minute. ''I have two pair'', he said as he announced the fold. Rheem responded ''We know he has you beat''

''I had jacks-up'', claimed Rheem as Moshawrab took down the pot.