2022 Mediterranean Poker Party
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.
With 25,000 in the middle on a completed board of ![]()
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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!"
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, Sebastian Villegas had continued for 5,500 from the button versus the hijack into a 9,000 pot, the hijack made the call.
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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.
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
With 28,500 in the middle on the turn of ![]()
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, 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: ![]()
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Evgeniy Golenko: ![]()
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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.
With 14,500 in the middle at the turn with a board of ![]()
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, 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: ![]()
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Alessio Isaia: ![]()
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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.
With action three-ways at the river on a baord of ![]()
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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.
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000