$5,300 Main Event
Day 1cd Started
2024 Mediterranean Poker Party
$5,300 Main Event
Day: 1cd
Event Info
2024 Mediterranean Poker Party
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1cd
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
562
Players Left
172
Players Left 1 / 1,260
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Day 1c of the $5,300 Mediterranean Poker Party Main Event at the stunning Merit Royal Diamond Hotel in Northern Cyprus kicks off at noon local time today.
This marks the final of three standard starting flights, with an additional Turbo flight scheduled for 9 p.m. tonight. Players can look forward to plenty of time at the tables, kicking off with a hefty stack of 300,000 chips and going through 12 levels, each lasting an hour. Blinds commence at 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 big blind ante.
In total, 698 entries were recorded across the first two first starting flights, with 172 players advancing to Day 2. Mikhail Zavoloka is at the top of the leaderboard with 3,585,000 in chips followed by "Ali G" with a commanding stack of 3,300,000 chips, closely followed by Mitchell Johnson (3,290,000), and Canada's WSOP bracelet winner Ami Barer (3,060,000).
Overall Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikhail Zavoloka | Russian Federation | 3,585,000 | 120 |
| 2 | Ali G | - | 3,300,000 | 110 |
| 3 | Mitchell Johnson | United Kingdom | 3,290,000 | 110 |
| 4 | Ami Barer | Canada | 3,060,000 | 102 |
| 5 | Kalle Parkkinen | Finland | 2,870,000 | 96 |
| 6 | Georgios Tsouloftas | Cyprus | 2,740,000 | 91 |
| 7 | Krzysztof Spisak | Poland | 2,730,000 | 91 |
| 8 | George Panagides | Cyprus | 2,700,000 | 90 |
| 9 | Ermanno Di Nicola | Italy | 2,690,000 | 90 |
| 10 | Bernard Larabi | Hungary | 2,670,000 | 89 |
Now it's time for a fresh group of players to take the stage on Day 1c. Players are permitted one re-entry per flight, and late registration remains open until the conclusion of Level 10. Players who make it through Day 1 will play again on May 10th, aiming to win a part of the $5,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. The final winner will be decided on May 12th.
Keep an eye on PokerNews for live updates from our reporting team, covering all the day's action.
Level: 1
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Level 1
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Button is on Seat 5, and cards are in the air on Day 1c of the $5,300 Mediterranean Poker Party Main Event!
Level 1
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Heads up on a flop of 4♠J♠5♠, Paul Newey in the big blind and a player in middle position agreed on a bet of 4,000, then both of them checked the A♣ turn.
The 6♠ landed on the river, and Newey led out for 17,500. It didn't take long for his opponent to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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310,000
310,000
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310,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
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Level 1
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Jay O'Leary initiated the action from the hijack position with an open raise to 3,500. Two players opted to call, including Niall Farrell in the small blind.
On the flop 4♦7♠K♣, both players checked to Oleary, who placed a bet of 5,000 chips. Farrell then raised to 16,000, prompting Oleary to call after the other player folded.
On the turn 7♦, action paused momentarily as Oleary checked before Farrell, who mistakenly thought it was his turn. Once clarified, both players checked through the turn.
When the Q♦ fell on the river, Farrell checked, and Oleary made a substantial bet of 30,000. Farrell ultimately folded his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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324,000
324,000
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324,000 |
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277,000
277,000
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277,000 |
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Level 1
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Marcin Puczylowski opened to 3,500 from under the gun. He was called twice: by Sergey Bagirov in middle position and by the big blind.
The flop came 6♦K♦6♣ and all three of them checked leading to the 3♥ turn. Puczylowski bet 8,000, but only Bagirov called.
Puczylowski checked when he discovered the 10♥ river. Bagirov took this opportunity to bet 20,000, and he made Puczylowski fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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315,000 | |
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262,000
38,000
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38,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
"Let"s gamble," Hassan Nashar said when he sat down at his table. From the cutoff, he opened to 20,000 and was called by the player in the big blind. "We have a gambler, ladies and gentleman," Nashar said before discovering a flop of 5♣K♠5♠.
Both players checked, and they checked again on the 3♥ turn. "An ace, not for me but for him," Nashar asked before the 2♣ landed on the river.
This last card of the board brought no action, so the big blind flipped over Q♠7♣. "You called me with this s***?" Nashar said, before revealed A♣8♣ for the best hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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325,000
325,000
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325,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
