$5,300 Main Event
Day 1a Started
2024 Mediterranean Poker Party
$5,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2024 Mediterranean Poker Party
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$6,048,000
Entries
1,260
Level
35
Blinds
2,000,000 / 4,000,000
Ante
4,000,000
Entries
349
Players Left
88
Players Left 1 / 1,260
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The $5,300 Mediterranean Poker Party Main Event at the beautiful Merit Royal Diamond Hotel in Northern Cyprus kicks off at noon local time today.
This event was last held back in 2022, with Hannes Jeschka taking home the massive grand prize of $542,000 as he defeated the field of 1,032 entries.
2022 $5,300 MPP Main Event Final Table results
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hannes Jeschka | Germany | $542,000 |
| 2 | Arsenii Karmatckii | Russia | $471,000 |
| 3 | Steven Warburton | United Kingdom | $534,000 |
| 4 | Yiannis Liperis | United Kingdom | $230,000 |
| 5 | Nuri Hadioglu | Turkey | $160,000 |
| 6 | Koray Korkmaz | Turkey | $110,000 |
| 7 | Manuel Fritz | Austria | $80,000 |
| 8 | Gabriel Akiki | Lebanon | $65,000 |
| 9 | Riccardo Saraniero | Italy | $53,000 |
Today marks the first of three starting flights, with players receiving 300,000 chips to start as they battle for their share of the $5,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. Day 1 play will continue for 12 50-minute levels, beginning at 1,000-1,000 with a 1,000 big blind ante. There will be a 15-minute break after every two levels, and a 60-minute dinner break after level 8 (approximately 7:35 p.m.).
One re-entry per flight is allowed, with late registration open until the end of Level 10 (approximatey 10:20p.m.). Those surviving Day 1 will return to play on Friday, May 10th, with a champion being crowned on May 12th.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be providing updates throughout the day as this star-studded field attempts to make it through the day.
The tournament will get underway shortly as the players filter to their seats.
Level: 1
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Level 1
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Cards are in the air on Day 1a of the 2024 Mediterranean Poker Party $5,300 Main Event.
Level 1
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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300,000 | |
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300,000 | |
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300,000 | |
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300,000 | |
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300,000 | |
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300,000 | |
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300,000 | |
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300,000 | |
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300,000 | |
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300,000 | |
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300,000 | |
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300,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Kirill Shcherbakov was seen standing up and leaving the tournament area as he lost all his chips from the cutoff against Antoine Hasbani under the gun.
Kirill Shcherbakov: A♦Q♠ 
Antoine Hasbani: A♥K♦
Both players hit trips on a board of A♣9♦7♣6♠A♠, but Hasbani had a better kicker so he scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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600,000
600,000
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600,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 1
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
The under-the-gun player opened to 3,000, and only Giorgos Chrysostomou made the call from the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of 7♠6♠5♠, and Chrysostomou check-called a bet of 3,000.
Both players proceeded to check through on the 8♥ turn, and the 9♠ river.
Chrysostomou rolled his J♠7♣ face-up, making a flush on the river, and his opponent showed A♣8♣ before mucking his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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303,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Viktor Iarilov opened to 4,000 from middle position, and he was called by Romain Retiere to his left and Erdal Gulseven in the small blind.
Everybody checked to Retiere on a board of 7♥9♣4♥. The French player bet 5,500, but both of his opponents check-called.
All three of them then checked the 10♦ turn leading to the 4♦ river where Gulseven led out for 16,500. Iarilov folded, as well as Retiere.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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320,000
320,000
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320,000 |
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310,000
310,000
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310,000 |
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290,000
290,000
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290,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
With roughly 23,000 already in the middle, the turn read A♦Q♣3♦9♥, and Steven van Zadelhoff check-called a bet of 11,000 from his opponent.
When the 9♦ completed the board on the river, Van Zadelhoff fired 30,000 across the line and his opponent instantly called.
Van Zadelhoff tabled Q♦2♦, making a flush on the river, and his opponent tabled A♥K♥ as the dealer pushed the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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472,000
472,000
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472,000 |
