The Luxon Pay 2022 Mediterranean Sea Poker Party (MPP) serial is underway in Frederick North Cyprus. The $5,300 Main Event just wrapped upwards this weekend, ending a title drought for the eventual winner, Hannes Jeschka.
The MPP at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel began on August 19 and runs through Sep 19, with several events already in the bag. The Main Event attracted 1,032, including bounteous names similar Phil Ivey and Nadar Kakhmazov.
Neither Ivey nor Kakhmazov, both WSOP bangle winners, made it to the last table. As they watched from the rail, the cards began to devolve for Jeschka, who prevented Russian pro Arsenii Karmatckii from pick up his secondment event in the series.
An International Affair
The Main Event brought players from all over – Gabriel Akiki from Lebanon, Juan Jose Membreno Orellana from Panama, Jamie Harvey from the US. The trigger off was worth it for all three, and others, who took nursing home a piece of the o'er $5 trillion guarantee.
When the final tabulate was set, it was anyone’s game. Jeschka had position himself inwards a well(p) spot, having taken contain of the tabularize when the in conclusion daytime began. However, when the finally 9 players grabbed a seat, he was no more longer the odds-on favourite to win.
That changed as romp progressed. Akiki left inwards eighth and things began to appear up. Although he continued to sit the fence, Jeschka started to reckon the destination line.
After a few more eliminations, the table was cut down to three. Fighting for the pinch prize were Jeschka, Karmatikcii and Britain’s Steven Warburton. When Warburton stared mastered at bag Aces, he in all likelihood mat up the biz was inwards the bag.
Lady Luck, ever a volatile female person inward poker, had a different idea inwards mind, though. Jeschka rivered two pair, blocking his opponent’s Aces. With that, the eventual winner doubled upward and lot the present for his eventual win.
At this point, the leash finalists decided to split the pot. Warburton would lay claim tertiary and $534,000 and Karmatckii, who had taken knock down the $2,200 MPP Warm Up for $310,000, pocketed $471,000. Jeschka took the statute title and the whirligig prize of $542,000.
A Long Time Coming
Despite a identification number of late runs in his fire hook career, Jeschka waited to a greater extent than II years for a first-place finish, according to Hendon Mob. The endure ane came in January 2020 when he won the 2020 Winter Northman Open Poker Championship inwards Rozvadov for $12,414.
This is just now amazing. This is my biggest net table. It’s my biggest win ever. And it’s a prestigious tournament. Just amazing. It’s simply incredible. i don’t really live how to feel. I’m really looking for frontwards to taking the winner’s image with my friends,” said Hannes Jeschka.
Jeschka’s biggest cash to particular date was from a fifth-place finish at the $600 NLHE case at the Wynn Summer Classic inward Las Vegas a twelvemonth ago. For that, he picked upward $44,340. His best finish this yr was 8th property at the Merit Poker Western 2022 inwards Kyrenia, Cyprus, inward January.
$10,400 High Roller Close to Completion
The $10,400 MPP High Roller is counting downwardly to a winner. The big-ticket event drew 149 entries, including Stephen Chidwick, Tony G, Steve O’Dwyer and more.
O’Dwyer already impinge on the rail, finishing in 14th for $25,000. However, the others, along with Kahle Burns, Andrea Ricci, Danny Tang and Alex Peffly, continue.
Now land to simply those vi players, they will bring back to fight down for the championship. Tang has a 2:1 poker chip conduct over Ricci to currently bear the teetotum spot. He and the other finalists get their eyes foursquare on the $305,000 they tin can use up place with a win.