$1,100 Luxon Pay Mystery Bounty Day 1ab | 2024 Mediterranean Poker Party

05-02-2024 22:46 UTC+2

Sinan Unlu Bubbles Day 1A of the $1,100 Mystery Bounty

Tyler Foran

Level 17 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

All of the chips went in the middle before the flop, and it was Sinan Unlu at risk for roughly 600,000 against Edgard Raffoul.

Sinan Unlu: K♣J♣ All in
Edgard Raffoul: A♠A♥

It was bad timing for Unlu as he ran into the best hand in the deck, and the Q♣7♠3♦ flop wasn't looking promising. The 6♣ turn gave him a sliver of hope as he picked up a flush draw, but the 9♦ river was no help as he exited the table in 17th place.

16 players remain as they bag their chips for Day 2 on Saturday, May 4th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edgard Raffoul	2,300,000 860,000	860,000
Sinan Unlu	Busted

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05-02-2024 22:02 UTC+2

Kings Hold for Brooks

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Tyler Foran

Level 16 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Patrick Brooks opened 80,000 in the cutoff before Szabolcs Solymosi jammed his stack of about 650,000 across the line from the small blind. The big blind quickly folded, and Brooks made the call.

Szabolcs Solymosi: A♣K♦ All in
Patrick Brooks: K♥K♠

Solymosi whipped his cards face up in anger as he saw the kings of Brooks, and as the dealer fanned the 8♠4♣3♠ flop, he started to walk away from the table. The dealer completed the board with the 9♣ turn, and 8♣ river for Brooks' kings to hold and Solymosi was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Brooks	2,350,000 950,000	950,000

Szabolcs Solymosi	Busted

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05-02-2024 20:39 UTC+2

Stoika Sends Retiere to the Rail

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Tyler Foran

Level 14 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Roman Stoika opened 50,000, and Romain Retiere moved all-in for about 460,000. Stoika thought about it for a few moments before tossing in the call.

Romain Retiere: K♦Q♦ All in
Roman Stoika: A♥10♥

The Q♥7♥7♠ flop was an action one, as Retiere took the lead, connecting his queen and giving Stoika a flush draw. The 6♠ turn was a brick, but the A♠ river improved Stoika to aces and sevens to send Retiere to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman Stoika	1,610,000 65,000	65,000
Romain Retiere	Busted

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05-02-2024 18:36 UTC+2

Blind Versus Blind Battle Results in Caliskan Sending One to the Rail

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Tyler Foran

Level 10 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Baris Caliskan raised 25,000 in the small blind, and the big blind defended with a call.

When the Q♦J♦6♣ flop hit the felt, Caliskan continued for 17,000. The big blind moved all-in for 105,000 and Caliskan wasted no time splashing in a pile of chips to call.

Big Blind: J♠10♠ All in
Baris Caliskan: A♥Q♠

Both players flopped a pair, but Caliskan had the lead with a pair of queens. The 6♦ turn and 9♣ river changed nothing as Caliskan collected the pot and his opponent left the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Baris Caliskan	320,000

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05-02-2024 18:08 UTC+2

Yared Wins Massive Pot in Multi-Way All-In

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Tyler Foran

Level 9 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Joseph Stoyles opened 16,000 under the gun, and Colin Gillon called next to act before Halil Tasyurek jammed all-in for 207,000 in the cutoff. Andrey Golubev was on the button, and used a time bank before moving all-in for about 450,000. Ghassan Yared was in the big blind and eventually called off his stack of 307,000 to be all-in as well.

Stoyles used a couple of time banks as he said aloud, "I can't believe I am folding this hand." Once he tossed his cards into the muck, Gillon did the same, and all three hands were tabled.

Halil Tasyurek: Q♣Q♦ All in
Ghassan Yared: A♣K♥ All in
Andrey Golubev: 9♦9♣

The K♠J♣6♦ flop hit the felt, giving Yared a pair of kings to take the lead as he stood up with a cheer. The A♠ hit the turn, improving him to two pair and he called for a deuce as the 5♦ landed on the river, eliminating Tasyurek while doubling through Golubev.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ghassan Yared	800,000 800,000	800,000
Colin Gillon	368,000 52,000	52,000
Joseph Stoyles	296,000 296,000	296,000
Andrey Golubev	145,000 145,000	145,000
Halil Tasyurek	Busted

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05-02-2024 16:23 UTC+2

Hutchison Eliminated by Unlu

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Tyler Foran

Level 6 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

All of the chips went in the middle before the flop, and Dean Hutchison was at risk for 93,500 against Sinan Unlu.

Dean Hutchison: A♥10♣ All in
Sinan Unlu: A♦J♥

Hutchison was dominated by the better ace-high and was unable to catch up as the board ran out 6♦4♥3♣Q♠K♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sinan Unlu	385,000 385,000	385,000
Dean Hutchison	Busted

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05-02-2024 15:16 UTC+2

Nasty Run Out Sends Stoika Packing

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Tyler Foran

Level 4 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

There was a raise in the hijack before Abdullah Alajmi three-bet from the small blind, and Roman Stoika four-bet to 55,000 in the big blind. The hijack quickly folded, and Alajmi made the call.

The dealer spread a flop of 8♥5♥2♠, and Alajmi check-raised the 17,000 bet of Stoika all-in. Stoika had about 118,000 remaining and wasted no time making the call.

Roman Stoika: J♣J♠ All in
Abdullah Alajmi: A♠9♥

Stoika was a favorite to win with his over pair, but the Q♥ turn, and 3♥ river gave Alajmi a flush to earn the pot and eliminate Stoika.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abdullah Alajmi	380,000
Roman Stoika	Busted

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05-02-2024 15:00 UTC+2

Voznesenskiy Spikes an Ace to Send Gromov Out

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Tyler Foran

Level 4 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

The under-the-gun player raised to 5,000, and Dmitry Gromov called next to act before Nikita Voznesenskiy three-bet to 16,000 on his left. The action folded back around to the under-the-gun player who made the call, and Gromov jammed for roughly 85,500. Voznesenskiy pushed his entire stack across the line as well, forcing the under-the-gun player out of the pot, and both hands were revealed.

Dmitry Gromov: K♥K♣ All in
Nikita Voznesenskiy: A♣K♦

The dealer fanned the flop of A♠6♥4♣, spiking the ace for Voznesenskiy as Gromov stood up from his seat in disgust. The 9♦ turn, and the Q♠ river were no help for Gromov as he exited the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikita Voznesenskiy	250,000
Dmitry Gromov	Busted

Tags: Dmitry Gromov Nikita Voznesenskiy

05-02-2024 14:38 UTC+2

Larabi Scores a Knockout

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Tyler Foran

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

A player in early position opened to 5,000, and the cutoff raised to 11,000 before the button made the call. Bernard Larabi was in the big blind and put in another raise to 42,000. The original raiser and the cutoff quickly folded before the button announced all-in for roughly 170,000. Larabi snap-called and both hands were tabled.

Button: 8♦8♣ All in
Bernard Larabi: K♠K♦

Larabi was in great shape with his pocket kings, and the board ran out 7♦7♣6♦10♣4♠, sending the button to the rail.