$5,300 MPP Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2022 Mediterranean Poker Party
$5,300 MPP Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2022 Mediterranean Poker Party
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$4,747,200
Entries
1,032
Level
38
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Entries
232
Players Left
123
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Another 232 players took their shot at the $5,300 Luxon Pay Mediterranean Poker Party Main Event on Day 1b, and after eight hour-long levels, it was Russia’s Dmitry Yurasov who bagged the overall tournament chip lead.
Yurasov picked up aces in a three-way all in during the last level of the night and finished with 543,500, narrowly eclipsing the total of Day 1a chip leader Denis Vitchenko. He is followed on the chip leaderboard by Yulian Bogdanov (511,500) and Phillip Nagy (457,000), who finished in third place in the One Drop earlier in the MPP.
A total of 123 players survived the day. Faraz Jaka arrived at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel and jumped into the action today, but wouldn’t last long on his first bullet. His second entry, though, would go much better. Jaka was involved in a three-way all in against Simon Trumper and Onur Ozgur, winning a coin flip with ace-queen against Ozgul’s pocket jacks to eliminate both players and climb up to around 360,000. He ended the night as one of the largest stacks with 393,500. Other big stacks include Steven Warburton (354,500), Melika Razavi (335,500), and Freddy Deeb (328,000).
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dmitry Yurasov | Russia | 543,500 | 272 |
| 2 | Yulian Bogdanov | Bulgaria | 511,500 | 256 |
| 3 | Phillip Nagy | United States | 457,000 | 229 |
| 4 | Dragos Trofimov | Moldova | 437,000 | 219 |
| 5 | Irina Zheleznyak | Russia | 412,500 | 206 |
| 6 | Faraz Jaka | United States | 393,500 | 197 |
| 7 | Antonio Maresca | Italy | 393,500 | 197 |
| 8 | Zolbayar Batbold | Mongolia | 365,500 | 183 |
| 9 | Steven Warburton | United Kingdom | 354,500 | 177 |
| 10 | Milen Stefanov | Bulgaria | 345,500 | 173 |
Among the players who failed to make it through the day are Niall Farrell, who used two bullets but will have to try again tomorrow on Day 1c, Steve O'Dwyer, Sofia Lovgren, and Timur Margolin.
A total of 364 players have entered the Main Event through the first two starting flights. Day 1c tomorrow at noon local time is expected to be the largest of the three as the field surges toward the $5,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. The surviving players from the three flights will return on September 1 for Day 2.
The PokerNews live reporting team will also return tomorrow for all the action from Day 1c as another crop of players attempts to catch up to Yurasov and his chip lead.
Big stacks in Day 1b.
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
543,500
68,500
|
68,500 |
|
||
|
511,500
111,500
|
111,500 |
|
457,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
437,000
262,000
|
262,000 |
|
412,500
412,500
|
412,500 |
|
393,500
33,500
|
33,500 |
|
||
|
393,500
233,500
|
233,500 |
|
365,500
365,500
|
365,500 |
|
354,500
-500
|
-500 |
|
345,500
345,500
|
345,500 |
|
||
|
335,500
-34,500
|
-34,500 |
|
332,500
332,500
|
332,500 |
|
328,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
||
|
317,000
112,000
|
112,000 |
|
313,500
313,500
|
313,500 |
|
313,500
148,500
|
148,500 |
|
300,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
299,500
299,500
|
299,500 |
|
291,000
79,000
|
79,000 |
|
287,000
183,000
|
183,000 |
|
279,500
279,500
|
279,500 |
|
278,500
278,500
|
278,500 |
|
275,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
274,500
171,500
|
171,500 |
|
|
273,500
88,500
|
88,500 |
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Day 1b has ended and players are bagging up for the night.
Stay tuned for a full recap of the day's action.
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
On the announced final hand of the night, a cry of celebration was heard throughout the room as Abdullah Alshanti was up and celebrating and it was quickly apparent why.
The board read 
. Alshanti had the 
showing for rivered quads which overcame the 
flopped top set of Gabi Livshitz in a dramatic set over set flop that became an ultimate one-outer on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
327,000
327,000
|
327,000 |
|
139,000
-121,000
|
-121,000 |
|
|
||
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Tournament officials have announced that players will play three more hands before bagging up their chips for the night.
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Blind versus blind on a board of 
, Gabriel Akiki bet 20,000 before Yulian Bogdanov shoved all in, putting Akiki at risk for his last 80,000.
Akiki went into the tank for nearly five minutes until the clock was called. He allowed the countdown to reach zero as his hand was declared dead, letting out a deep sigh as Bogdanov took the pot to add to his massive stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
400,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
80,000 |
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Nicolas Chouity was facing a bet of 7,000 from an opponent in the big blind on a flop of 
. Chouity, in the cutoff, raised to 22,000 and the big blind called.
The turn came the 
and the big blind led out again, this time for 9,000. Chouity just called as the river came the 
. Chouity's opponent bet another 25,000.
Chouity came back with a raise to 87,000, sending his opponent into the tank for about a minute before he tossed his cards away.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
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