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

05-03-2024 17:26 UTC+2

Two in a Row for Teusl

Tyler Foran

Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Mikhail Zavoloka opened 30,000 in early position before Jessica Teusl jammed for about 325,000 next to act. The action quickly folded back to Zavoloka and he let it go.

The following hand, Teusl opened to 30,000, and Evgenii Mitiushov jammed for 61,000 from the cutoff. Teusl made the call.

Evgenii Mitiushov: A♣3♠
Jessica Teusl: Q♦10♣

Mitiushov was ahead but not for long as the 10♦8♣6♣ flop hit the felt, giving Teusl a pair of tens. The 5♣ turn and 4♠ river were no help as he exited the table, sending another pot toward Teusl.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikhail Zavoloka	622,000
Jessica Teusl	525,000 230,000	230,000

Evgenii Mitiushov	Busted

Tags: Evgenii Mitiushov Jessica Teusl Mikhail Zavoloka

05-03-2024 17:29 UTC+2

Play Continues Until 55 Players Remain

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Tyler Foran

Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

The third flight of the $1,100 Luxon Pay Mystery Bounty had a total of 369 entries, which includes 88 reentries. Play will continue until just 55 players remain.

Once play concludes, all players will be in the money. However, you must bag chips to be in the money, so if two players are eliminated on the bubble, neither player will receive the minimum cash.

Day 2 begins at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.

05-03-2024 17:37 UTC+2

WATCH: PokerNews Podcast #827 - Neymar Did What at a Kid’s Birthday Party?!?

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Tyler Foran

Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

In the 876th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by Global Poker, Chad Holloway is back at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas alongside regular co-host Mike Holtz. However, Kyna England is up in Reno for the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS), so her Team Hotdog compatriot Lindsey Kludt fills in. The triumvirate discusses football/soccer superstar Neymar making headlines for playing online poker during a child's birthday party, for which he received a good amount of criticism. But was it warranted?

Chad then pays homage to Poker Hall of Famer Crandell Addington, who recently passed away. The Texan was there for the very first World Series of Poker (WSOP), and in this episode you'll get to hear the seven-time Main Event final tablist talk about the old days via an interview he did with PokerNews back in 2020.

Finally, you'll learn about the brand new emoji options in the PokerNews live reporting updates and a new documentary featuring Lukas "Robin Poker" Robinson from the WPT Voyage.

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05-03-2024 17:41 UTC+2

15-Minute Break

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Tyler Foran

Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

The remaining 127 players have reached a 15-minute break.

Level: 13

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

05-03-2024 18:02 UTC+2

Akmert Gets Value

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Tyler Foran

Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Erdem Akmert opened 45,000 in the cutoff, and only the big blind made the call.

The dealer spread a flop of K♣2♥2♠, and both players tapped the table to see the 10♦ turn.

The big blind check-called a bet of 50,000 from Akmert, and the 5♣ completed the board on the river.

Once checked to, Akmert fired a bet of 75,000, and his opponent tossed in the call to see the K♠7♠ before mucking his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erdem Akmert	720,000 325,000	325,000

Tags: Erdem Akmert

05-03-2024 18:12 UTC+2

Ivantei Wins at Showdown

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Tyler Foran

Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Valerii Ivantei and Gabriel Akiki had built a pot of about 160,000 and Akiki was in the tank as he was faced with a bet of 55,000 on the 10♣3♠2♦6♠ turn.

After using a time bank, he tossed in the call and the dealer rolled the Q♠ on the river. Ivantei slowed down with a check, and Akiki quickly checked back.

Ivantei tabled A♣6♦ for a pair of sixes, and Akiki mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Valerii Ivantei	670,000 470,000	470,000
Gabriel Akiki	480,000 280,000	280,000

Tags: Gabriel Akiki Valerii Ivantei

05-03-2024 18:29 UTC+2

Yared Forces Burtin Off Top Pair

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Tyler Foran

Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Kirill Burtin opened 40,000 in early position, and only Ghassan Yared made the call from the hijack.

The dealer spread a flop of 10♠5♦4♥, and Burtin continued for 55,000. Yared splashed in a raise to 145,000, putting the pressure on Burtin. After eying the stack of Yared, Burtin folded his Ax10x face-up.

Yared slid his cards into the muck as he pulled in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ghassan Yared	950,000 950,000	950,000
Kirill Burtin	670,000 190,000	190,000

Tags: Ghassan Yared Kirill Burtin

Level: 14

Blinds: 15,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

05-03-2024 18:35 UTC+2

Tony G Calls Out Phil Hellmuth | Life Outside Poker Podcast

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Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Life Outside Poker w/ Connor Richards is a new podcast for PokerNews that focuses on poker players with successful careers and lives outside of poker.

For the third episode, Connor spoke with high-stakes poker player, politician and entrepreneur Antanas "Tony G" Guoga. In the interview, Tony G spoke about growing up in Lithuania, founding PokerNews in the early 2000s, getting into European politics later in life and his favorite televised poker moments.

He also opened up about clashing with players like Phil Hellmuth in televised games and even issued a heads-up challenge to the Poker Brat. Will Hellmuth take him on, or is he, like Tony G said, "afraid to ever play me again?"

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Tony G by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

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