2022 Mediterranean Poker Party

$2,200 MPP Warm Up
Day: 1b
Event Info

2022 Mediterranean Poker Party

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$310,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$1,924,640
Entries
1,046
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
258
Players Left
42

Hauser Runs Into Martirosyan's set

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

With 30,000 in the middle at the turn on a board of {k-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}, Artur Martirosyan bet 16,000 from the cutoff. Sandro Hauser made the call in the big blind.

Both players checked the {9-Clubs} river. Hauser rolled over {q-Hearts}{j-Clubs} for second pair, while the Russian had {3-Spades}{3-Hearts} for a flopped set which took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Artur Martirosyan ru
Artur Martirosyan
138,000
-78,300
-78,300
EPT Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Sandro Hauser it
Sandro Hauser
111,700

Tags: Artur MartirosyanSandro Hauser

Mukhin Delivers Terminal Wound

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

All the chips went into the middle preflop with Viktor Mukhin on the button at risk for 35,700 against Milen Stefanov in the cutoff.

Viktor Mukhin: {a-Spades}{k-Spades}
Milen Stefanov: {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}

Mukhin was ahead, but the flop of {9-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{6-Spades} presented chop-out opportunities. The {9-Diamonds} on the turn put trips on board, but the {7-Diamonds} gave Mukhin the victory and left Stefanov with 10,600 chips. A couple of hands later Stefanov could be seen exiting the field.

Player Chips Progress
Viktor Mukhin ru
Viktor Mukhin
75,800
-4,300
-4,300
Milen Stefanov bg
Milen Stefanov
Busted
WPT 1X Winner

PN Podcast: WiPHoF Nominations Open, Guest Espen Uhlen Jørstad on Life After WSOP Win

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
PokerNews Podcast
PokerNews Podcast

In the latest edition of the PokerNews Podcast, Sarah Herring, Chad Holloway, and Jesse Fullen welcome guest Espen Uhlen Jørstad. Jesse has an intimate one-on-one conversation with the reigning World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion to learn what life has been like in the past month since his big win, his upcoming plans, and more.

The crew also offers some suggestions for Women in Poker Hall of Fame (WiPHoF) nominations, recap the last winners from the recently-completed EPT Barcelona, preview the upcoming Peppermill Reno Poker-palooza, and recap victories by Beau "Don K. Nado" Wilshire in the MSPT Grand Falls and Yi Li in the bestbet's Summer Heater Poker Series Main Event.

Finally, listen to the brand new PokerNews Bad Beat Hotline segment where listeners can call in (+1 702-625-0166) and share their bad beats, which may be featured on a future episode of the show.

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!

Liftoff For Tsoy As Pocket Rockets Send Him Into The Stratosphere

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Oleg Tsoy
Oleg Tsoy

With an early position raise before him, Oleg Tsoy had flat called next to act. The button then made it 14,200 and the original raiser moved all in for 42,400. Tsoy then flat called and the button flat called too.

Before a flop could be dealt, Tsoy had blind shoved for 41,900 and the button got a count before deciding to let his holding go on the {4-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{2-Clubs} board, putting cards on their backs.

Opponent: {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}
Oleg Tsoy: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}

A great spot for Tsoy, who had his opponent crushed. Neither held a club in their hand so after the {8-Clubs} fell on the turn, he just had to avoid another club to dodge chopping the pot.

A {6-Diamonds} completed the board and Tsoy took down a more than 127,000 chip pot.

Player Chips Progress
Oleg Tsoy ru
Oleg Tsoy
172,000
172,000
172,000

Veksler Gets Duta Off It

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Pavlo Veksler
Pavlo Veksler

Florian Duta and Pavlo Veksler were mixing it up on a {9-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{4-Spades} river, with Duta continuing from the button for 13,500 versus Veksler, in the cutoff, the pot was around 40,000 prior to the call that the Ukrainian made.

Going to a {k-Hearts} turn, Duta slowed down, checking back after Veksler checked in flow.

On the {5-Clubs} river, Veksler lead for 32,000. Action was on the Romanian who said ''I wish I would've gone all in on the king'', before folding the river.

Player Chips Progress
Pavlo Veksler ua
Pavlo Veksler
130,000
130,000
130,000
Florian Duta ro
Florian Duta
60,000
10,000
10,000

Tags: Pavlo VekslerFlorian Duta

Level: 10

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

Players Go To Dinner

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

The players remaining in Day 1b have been sent on a 60-minute dinner break. Currently 139 players have chips, from a starting field of 236 today.

The next level will be Level 10 with blinds at 800/1,600 with a 1,600 big blind ante. Average stack is just shy of 85,000 chips.

Players still have three levels to later register before registration closes for the day, then the remaining players will play down to 15% of the field and those who make it that far will bag and tag for Day 2 and be automatically in the money.

Khamidullin Takes A Chunk From Villegas

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

With 17,000 in the middle on a flop of {8-Spades}{6-Spades}{4-Hearts}, Sebastian Villegas bet 7,500 from the cutoff and was called by Timur Khamidullin in early position.

The {5-Spades} put a four-liner and brought in the flush draw. Both players checked this scare card. The {6-Hearts} paired an already scary-looking board and Khamidullin fired a bet of 31,500.

Villegas went into the tank for nearly two minutes before making the call. Khamidullin rolled over {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs} for the full house. Villegas had {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} and Khamidullin dragged in a hefty pot.

Player Chips Progress
Timur Khamidullin ru
Timur Khamidullin
122,400
122,400
122,400
Sebastian Villegas co
Sebastian Villegas
89,000
89,000
89,000

Rheem Jams It Into Trofimov

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

With a board reading {a-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}, Chino Rheem had bet 13,000 from early position into Dragos Trofimov on his direct left. Trofimov made the call and they saw a turn.

The {6-Clubs} brought an all in from Rheem for about 45,000, which was approximately a pot-sized bet. Trofimov almost beat him into the pot, but not with chips, as his two cards hit the muck very quickly facing the jam.

Player Chips Progress
Chino Rheem us
Chino Rheem
85,000
-54,200
-54,200
$25K Fantasy
WPT 3X Winner
Dragos Trofimov md
Dragos Trofimov
55,000

Tags: Dragos TrofimovChino Rheem

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