2024 Mediterranean Poker Party
Mikhail Zavoloka defended from the big blind after a player in middle position opened to 8,000.
The dealer fanned a flop of 2♠K♦4♥, and Zavoloka check-called for 12,000. He check-called again for 16,000 on the 2♦ turn, and had a decision when his opponent bet 32,000 on the A♥ river.
Zavoloka went into the tank but eventually called with A♠3♣ and won the hand with top pair, as the middle-position player only had J♥10♣ for a smaller pair.
Niall Farrell opened 10,000 in early position and the action folded around Aleksey Savenkov who made the call. Savenkov is fresh off his $1,100 Mystery Bounty victory here in Northern Cyprus, taking home $85,000 just a few short days ago.
The dealer spread a flop of 4♠3♠3♣, and Savenkov check-called a continuation bet of 8,000 from Farrell.
The 2♦ turn received checks from both players, and when the 4♣ completed the board on the river, Savenkov dropped a bet of 6,500 across the line.
Farrell thought about it for a few moments, and made the call. Savenkov rolled his A♥Q♠ over, and Farrell mucked his hand.
Level: 4
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
A player opened to 6,000 in early position, and the cutoff called before Seyed Safari three-bet to 12,000 on the button. Sofia Merkulova was in the big blind, and used her full thirty seconds before putting in a four-bet to 40,000. The early position raiser, and the cutoff folded, while Safari made the call.
The dealer fanned a flop of K♣8♦5♠, and Merulova checked to Safari who announced all-in, for 110,000. Merkulova snap-called, tossing her 104,000 across the line.
Sofia Merkulova: A♣K♥
Seyed Safari: J♦J♣
Merkulova out-flopped the pair of jacks of Safari and the 6♣ turn, and 4♦ river changed nothing as she collected her double.
Down to 106,000, Evgenii Olvinskii shoved from the button and was called by the player in the big blind.
Evgenii Olvinskii: A♠Q♠
Big blind: K♦Q♦
Olvinskii hit top pair on a board of A♣J♥7♠9♥8♥ to secure a double up.
Huseyin Akgul opened to 7,000 from under the gun, but Viktor Iarilov to his left thee-bet to 21,000. All the other players folded to Akgul, who four-bet to 52,000. Iarilov made the call.
Both players checked on a flop of Q♥4♥10♣. Then after Akgul checked again on the 9♥ turn, Iarilov bet 55,000. Akgul eventually called and it was the last action of the hand, as they checked on the 5♥ river.
Akgul flipped over A♦Q♣ for a pair, but it wasn't enough to beat Iarilov's flush with A♠K♥.
On a board of 3♣Q♣7♣7♥, cards went on their backs with Giorgos Chrysostomou in middle position at risk against Miroslav Rizov.
Giorgos Chrysostomou: A♥Q♥
Miroslav Rizov: 9♣6♣
Chrysostomou hit top pair on the flop, but Rizov had a flush, so Chrysostomou had no hopes to improve his hand with the 10♥ river and he was eliminated.
Three players brewed a pot of over 50,000 and the A♠7♥4♦10♣ turn was already on the felt. Iurii Okolovich checked from the small blind before the big blind did the same, and Maksim Arshinenkov flicked in a bet of 45,500. Only Okolovich called.
When the 7♦ hit the river, Okolovich checked once more, and Arshinenkov fired 125,000. After a few moments of thought, Okolovich surrendered the pot.