2025 Mediterranean Poker Party
Sebastian Ionita raised his button to 1,200,000 before Sergey Aleksandrov moved all in for 7,800,000 from the big blind. A swift call followed from Ionita, who had his opponent covered.
Sergey Aleksandrov: A♥6♠
Sebastian Ionita: A♠J♥
The 4♠8♠4♥ flop brought some chop outs for Alexandrov, with the 2♠ turn providing some more. The 10♣ river was a brick, however, sending Aleksandrov to the rail in 16th place.
Aleksandr Kirichenko pushed in his last 2,200,000 from the cutoff and was called by his nemesis Vlado Banicevic, in the small blind.
Aleksandr Kirichenko: A♦10♣
Vlado Banicevic: K♣J♠
Kirichenko was drawing dead after the 5♦J♥J♦10♥ turn, with Banicevic's flopped trips making a full house on the K♦ river to make Kirichenko's departure official.
Alexey Losev went all in for 5,100,000 on the button and was looked up by Sebastian Ionita in the small blind.
Alexey Losev: 9♠9♥
Sebastian Ionita: K♦Q♣
Ionita paired up on the A♥K♥7♦ flop, and Losev could not catch a nine on the 5♠8♥ runout, sending him home in 18th place.
Aleksandr Kirichenko was on the button and raised to 1,200,000. Vlado Banicevic defended his big blind, leading to a flop of 9♥10♦2♦ on the table.
Banicevic checked, and Kirichenko bet 1,700,000. Banicevic then jammed all in for 7,200,000, being snapped off by his opponent.
Vlado Banicevic: Q♦J♠
Aleksandr Kirichenko: K♣10♣
Banicevic's straight came in on the K♠ turn, and the 6♥ river did not give Kirichenko a full house. Banicevic doubled to a stack of nearly 30 big blinds, while Kirichenko was left with crumbs.
Level: 28
Blinds: 300,000/600,000
Ante: 600,000
The players have been sent on a break. The coverage will resume in roughly 25 minutes.
Arriving on a flop of 10♥3♦6♦, Alexandru Lupuleac checked from the big blind to Sebastian Ionita in the hijack, who checked back.
Lupuleac then put in a big bet of 2,100,000 on the 2♠ turn, which Ionita called. The J♦ river saw Sebastian make an all-in over-bet, putting his opponent at risk for 9,150,000.
Ionita spent some minutes in the tank before committing a call. Lupuleac could only show ace-high with his A♦4♥, which Ionita beat with Q♣10♣ for second pair, doubling him up.