$5,300 Main Event Day 1a | 2024 Mediterranean Poker Party

05-07-2024 16:40 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Temur Abbosov	760,000 208,000	208,000
Antoine Hasbani	707,000 212,000	212,000
Mircea Flutur	686,000 393,000	393,000
Hassan Nashar	670,000 845,000	845,000
Ebrahim Ehghaghi	660,000 290,000	290,000
Roman Stoika	440,000
Aliaksandri Smolski	383,000 64,000	64,000
Rehman Kassam	367,000 203,500	203,500
Iurii Okolovich	358,000 54,000	54,000
Brandon Shiels	352,000 30,000	30,000
Ankit Ahuja	146,000 244,000	244,000
Aleksey Savenkov	105,500 126,500	126,500

15-Minute Break

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Tyler Foran

Level 6 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The players have reached another 15-minute break. There is a total of 330 entries thus far, with 230 remaining.

Level: 7

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

05-07-2024 17:10 UTC+2

Barka Fires Twice

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Tyler Foran

Level 7 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Iurii Zuev opened 16,000 in early position, and Mircea Flutur called next to act before Samy Barka came along on the button.

The K♥J♥2♦ flop hit the felt, and both Zuev and Flutur checked to Barka who put in a bet of 35,000. Only Zuev made the call.

The 8♥ fell on the turn, and Zuev checked once again before Barka fired 65,000. This time Zuev surrendered as his cards went into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samy Barka	780,000
Mircea Flutur	567,000 119,000	119,000
Iurii Zuev	322,000

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05-07-2024 17:10 UTC+2

Trips for Meunier

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Maxime Taldir

Level 7 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

After an open to 18,000 by the player in the hijack, Clément Meunier in the small blind called, and so did the big blind.

The initial raiser continued for 30,000 on the 10♥2♥J♦ flop. He was called by both players in the blinds again.

The A♥ brought no action, then Meunier seemed interested by the J♥. But he decided to check with K♥J♣. His opponents checked too but mucked their cards when Meunier flipped over trips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Clément Meunier	340,000

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05-07-2024 17:18 UTC+2

Continuation Bet Earns the Pot for Matti

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Tyler Foran

Level 7 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Armand Matti opened 16,000 in early position, and only the big blind came along.

The dealer spread a flop of J♣9♣8♦, and the big blind quickly check-folded to a continuation bet of 10,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Armand Matti	1,485,000

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05-07-2024 17:23 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Jovan Kenjic	380,000 380,000	380,000

Two Streets for Di Nicola

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Tyler Foran

Level 7 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Ermanno Di Nicola raised 16,000 in the cutoff, and the big blind defended.

The dealer fanned a flop of A♦7♥4♥, and the big blind check-called a continuation bet of 18,000 from Di Nicola.

The 5♠ hit the turn, and the big blind check-called once again, this time Di Nicola fired 48,000.

When the 9♥ landed on the river, both players quickly checked. The big blind tabled 6♥5♦, for a missed straight draw that made a pair of fives, and Di Nicola took down the pot with A♠6♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ermanno Di Nicola	771,000

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05-07-2024 17:44 UTC+2

Olvinskii Hits a Flush to Double Up

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Maxime Taldir

Level 7 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

EAPT Malta champion Lorenzo Di Blasi opened from the cutoff and was called by Evgenii Olvinskii who defended from the big blind.

Di Blasi continued for 12,000 on the 2♣Q♥A♥ flop. Evgenii Olvinskii check-called, then checked the 3♥ turn. Di Blasi checked back.

On the K♠ river, Olvinskii led out for 20,000. After a few seconds, Di Blasi raised to 50,000, but Olvinskii three-bet to 125,000. Di Blasi immediately raised all-in and Olvinskii snap-called, being the player at risk for 267,000 chips.

Evgenii Olvinskii: K♥5♥ All in
Lorenzo Di Blasi: K♦Q♦