2022 Mediterranean Poker Party

$1,100 NLH MPP Open
Day: 1b
Event Info

2022 Mediterranean Poker Party

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k9
Prize
$150,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$1,000,000
Entries
900
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
256
Players Left
38

Skarparis River-Raise Pressures Opponent Out

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Georgios Skarparis
Georgios Skarparis

With a board of {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{a-Spades}{4-Diamonds} on the felt, Georgios Skarparis' opponent bet 10,000 chips into a pot of around 18,000 from the big blind.

Skarparis, in the hijack, responded by making a large raise to 28,600. His opponent smiled at him, as he decided on his option.

After a minute or so in the tank, his opponent announced ''Ace ten?'', telling Skarparis what he thought he had, before letting his hand go.

Player Chips Progress
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Georgios Skarparis
96,000
96,000
96,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Georgios Skarparis

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Kataria Doubles With Jacks

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

After an early position open from his opponent, Kush Kataria had moved all in next to act for 22,800 and action folded back to his opponent that called putting cards on their backs, with Kataria at risk.

Kush Kataria: {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}
Opponent: {6-Spades}{6-Diamonds}

The board of {9-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} was clean for Kataria as he celebrated his double, putting him close to starting stack once again.

Player Chips Progress
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Kush Kataria
47,100
-24,900
-24,900

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/500

Ante: 500

Controversial Hand Involving Zhugralin

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Damir Zhugralin
Damir Zhugralin

The floor was called to this hand involving Damir Zhugralin after some controversy at showdown. The hand started normally, after an open from the under-the-gun player, the player who was next to act flat-called before Zhugralin made it 4,000 from the hijack. With the action back on the opponents, they both called to set up a flop.

The {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{7-Spades} flop brought a continuation-bet from the Kazakhstani previous Merit event winner, and again, both players called the bet of 4,100.

To a turn of {q-Clubs} and a similar story occurred, both players calling once again to the 5,000 bet this time, from Zhugralin.

At the {4-Clubs} river, it checked around. This is where things got a bit heated, as the under-the-gun player turned over {10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} for a busted flush draw, the next player mucked but when action was on Zhugralin, he at first slid his cards across the table towards the dealer. He then realized he had the best hand and quickly retrieved his cards he had let go of and turned over his {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs} for top pair.

His opponent wasn't best pleased with this as he called multiple floor members over, who ruled in Zhugralin's favour as he didn't announce a fold and his cards were not touching any of the other face down cards. The hand left Zhugralin's opponent on just 1,000 chips and chipped Zhugralin up.

Player Chips Progress
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Damir Zhugralin
68,000
68,000
68,000

Tags: Damir Zhugralin

Ozgur Sends Miral To The Rail

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

With action on the turn with the board reading {8-Spades}{6-Hearts}{9-Spades}{2-Hearts}, Can Miral had moved all in for around 13,000 with approximately the same amount of chips in the pot already from the big blind versus the button of Onur Ozgur.

Ozgur called it off and cards were on their backs.

Can Miral: {q-Hearts}{7-Spades}
Onur Ozgur: {9-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}

Ozgur was ahead with top pair against the same straight draw and Miral, he just needed to fade the queen and he did so on the {4-Spades} river, moving him close to double starting stack and eliminating Miral.

Player Chips Progress
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Onur Ozgur
90,000
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Can Miral
Busted

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Players Are Now On Break

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day, when they return they will be at 200/400 with a 400 big blind ante.

Currently 116 entries have taken to the felt, with 6 reentries and 109 players remaining.

Late registration is available until the end of Level 12, around 9:45 p.m. local time.

Papapetrou Shove Gets Through

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

With 16,000 in the middle on a completed board of {k-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}, the cutoff bet 18,000. Yiannakis Papapetrou in the big blind shoved all in for 41,600.

The cutoff went deep into the tank retracing the action verbally. After a couple of minutes, Papapetrou asked for the clock. The cutoff made the fold before a tournament director could reach the table and the Cypriot takes in a big pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Yiannakis Papapetrou
75,600
75,600
75,600