Level: 10
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
2024 Mediterranean Poker Party
$5,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2024 Mediterranean Poker Party
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
349
Players Left
88
Level 9
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Michael Iakovlev raised 25,000 in the cutoff before the button three-bet to 65,000. Samy Barka was in the big blind and made the call before Iakovlev mucked his hand.
When the 8?3?2? flop hit the felt, Barka checked to the button who continued for 45,000. Barka raised to 160,000, putting the decision back on the button. After using a time bank, the button announced all-in. Barka asked for a count, and heard it was 1,045,000. After a few more seconds, he called off his stack of 868,000.
Samy Barka: J?J? 
Button: 4?3?
Barka had an overpair, but was looking to fade the pair and flush draw of his opponent. The 9? turn, and the A? river were safe as he secured the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,915,000
1,191,000
|
1,191,000 |
|
1,580,000
203,000
|
203,000 |
|
||
Level 9
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
In a five-way limped pot, everybody checked on the 8?K?5? flop to find the 6? turn.
The big blind and two more players checked again, but Michel Molenaar in the cutoff bet 30,000. The button and the big blind folded, and a player in early position made the call. He was the only one to do so.
Both players checked the 8? river, and the early-position player flipped over A?10?. Molenaar didn't look happy as he revealed the 9? before sending his second card into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,050,000
1,050,000
|
1,050,000 |
Level 9
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
The under-the-gun player raised to 25,000, and Aleksandr Razinkov called next to act before the big blind jammed all-in for 154,000. The original raiser got out of the way, and Razinkov instantly called.
Big Blind: 4?4?
Aleksandr Razinkov: K?K?
The 10?10?3?Q?9? run out meant Razinkov's kings were good as his opponent exited the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
705,000
705,000
|
705,000 |
Level 9
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Xiaoming Weng opened 25,000 on the button, and Fabian Schmidt defended the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of 9?9?5?, and Schmidt check-raised the 25,000 bet to 60,000. Weng stuck around with a call.
When the K? fell on the turn, Schmidt checked to Weng as he dropped a chip across the line for a bet of 100,000. Schmidt let his hand go as the dealer pushed the pot to Weng.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
733,000 | |
|
575,000 |
Level 9
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
The player under the gun opened to 25,000, and he was only called by Romain Retiere to his left.
On a board of 9?K?3?, the under-the-gun player bet 20,000, then fired a second barrel of 45,000. Retiere called both times.
The 10? came on the river and after his opponent checked, Retiere bet 179,000. His neighbor went into the tank, but eventually folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
950,000
513,000
|
513,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Level 8
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The players are currently on a 60-minute dinner break.
Play will resume at approximately 8:35 p.m.
Level 8
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Pavel Frolov in the big blind and the cutoff raised each other and ended up moving all-in, with Frolic at risk for approximately 230,000.
Pavel Frolov: A?J?
Cutoff: 8?8?
The 10?9?Q? flop wasn't the best at all for Frolov, as it gave many draws to his opponent. The 8? completed the straight draw, so Frolic was eliminated after the 2? river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level 8
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
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