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

05-08-2024 15:26 UTC+2

Big Pot for Kassam

Sava Krink

Level 5 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

A player raised from under the gun to 10,000 and was called by the player next to him and Konstantin Voronin. However, Rehman Kassam had bigger plans than just calling; he made a three-bet to 50,000 and was called by the first caller and Voronin.

The dealer revealed the flop 7♣A♥J♣, and the first player checked. Voronin bet 38,000 and was only called by Kassam.

On the river A♦, Voronin led with a bet of 130,000. Kassam went all in with 252,000, but Voronin decided to fold his hand after losing one of his time bank cards. Kassam claimed the 630,000 pot, leaving Voronin with around 40,000 chips remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rehman Kassam	630,000 630,000	630,000
Konstantin Voronin	40,000

Tags: Konstantin Voronin Rehman Kassam

05-08-2024 15:05 UTC+2

Johnson Barrel's Twice

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Tyler Foran

Level 5 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Mitchell Johnson opened to 10,000 in the hijack, and both Gabriel Akiki in the small blind, and the big blind made the call.

When the 10♥4♥3♣ flop hit the felt, Akiki check-called a bet of 12,000, while the big blind check-folded.

The A♠ hit the turn, and Akiki checked once more. Johnson tossed a bet of 30,000 across the line, and that was enough to earn the pot as Akiki's cards hit the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mitchell Johnson	330,000
Gabriel Akiki	235,500 62,500	62,500

Tags: Gabriel Akiki Mitchell Johnson

Level: 5

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

05-08-2024 14:40 UTC+2

Break Time

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Tyler Foran

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

The players are on their second 15-minute break of the day.

05-08-2024 14:39 UTC+2

Danilov's Kicker Sends Peluso Out

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Tyler Foran

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

Dmitrii Danilov tossed a bet of 45,000 into the middle on the A♥Q♥9♣2♠ turn, and Fabio Peluso made the call.

When the 9♠ completed the board on the river, Danilov thought about it for about 40 seconds, using a time bank. Eventually, he announced all-in. Peluso sighed as he called off his remaining 80,000 to see the bad news as Danilov rolled over A♣K♦.

Peluso stood up from the table as his A♦J♦ was face-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitrii Danilov	380,000 380,000	380,000
Fabio Peluso	Busted

Tags: Dmitrii Danilov Fabio Peluso

05-08-2024 14:22 UTC+2

Tens are Good for Orman

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Tyler Foran

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

The cutoff limped, and Leonid Orman raised to 20,000 from the big blind. The cutoff made the call.

The dealer spread a flop of K♠K♦Q♥, and Orman continued for 8,000, which was called.

When the 5♣ hit the turn, Orman check-called a bet of 15,000.

The 7♦ landed on the river, and both players tapped the table. Orman tabled 10♠10♥, which was good as his opponent's cards went into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonid Orman	282,000

Tags: Leonid Orman

05-08-2024 14:08 UTC+2

Chisu Continues on the Flop

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Tyler Foran

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

There was a raise to 8,000 from early position before Danut Chisu three-bet to 35,000 in the hijack. The action folded back around to the original raiser who went into the tank before making the call.

When the 8♦4♣3♥ flop hit the felt, the early position player checked to Chisu who fired 60,000. His opponent used his entire 30 seconds before eventually announcing a fold as his cards went into the center.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danut Chisu	377,000 77,000	77,000

Tags: Danut Chisu

Level: 4

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

05-08-2024 13:55 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts Around the Room

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Tyler Foran

Level 3 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:546]	804,000 492,000	492,000
Ankit Ahuja	723,500 723,500	723,500
Hassan Nashar	686,000 311,000	311,000
Mikhail Zavoloka	615,000 443,000	443,000

Mahmoud Mohamed	600,000
Nikita Voznesenskiy	480,000 120,000	120,000
Niall Farrell	387,000 19,500	19,500

Dmitry Gromov	300,000 300,000	300,000

Aleksey Savenkov	300,000 300,000	300,000
Aylar Lie	291,000 3,000	3,000
Jessica Teusl	280,000 52,000	52,000

Antoine Hasbani	276,000 104,000	104,000
Ara Melkisetian	275,000 275,000	275,000
Damir Gabdullin	268,000 37,000	37,000
Ufuk Kortan	200,000 200,000	200,000
Nikita Kuznetcov	94,000 127,000	127,000

05-08-2024 13:54 UTC+2

Salikaev Busts Danilov

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Sava Krink

Level 3 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

A player initiated the action with a raise to 7,000 from early position and was called by a player on the button. Yury Salikaev, seated in the small blind, then three-bet to 33,000, which was called by Dmitrii Danilov in the big blind and the initial raiser.

On the flop 8♠8♥4♣, Salikaev led out with a bet of 35,000, which only Danilov called.

Salikaev checked the turn 9♥, and Danilov bet 40,000. Salikaev responded with an all-in of 215,000, prompting Danilov to immediately use a time bank card, indicating he needed time to consider. Ultimately, he made the call.

Dmitrii Danilov: J♠J♦ All in
Yury Salikaev: K♦K♣

Danilov needed another jack on the river to survive, but the K♠ sealed his fate, sending him to the rail. The drama continued as Danilov initially miscounted Salikaev's all-in, believing he had more than him, but that was not the case.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yury Salikaev	609,000 609,000	609,000
Dmitrii Danilov	Busted

Tags: Dmitrii Danilov Yury Salikaev