$5,300 Main Event
Day 4 Started
2024 Mediterranean Poker Party
$5,300 Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
2024 Mediterranean Poker Party
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 4
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
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 1,260
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The 5,300 Mediterranean Poker Party Main Event continues, here at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel in Northern Cyprus. After three days of competition where only 9 players out of a field of 1,260 entrants survived, and one of them will be crowned as the champion today and take home $1,000,000.
Russia's Kirill Shcherbakov and Germany's Leon Sturm find themselves at the top of the counts with 100,800,000, and 90,100,000, holding half of the chips in play between them.
Sturm is looking to add another championship to his already impressive resume with over $5,500,000 in live earnings. He is no stranger to the pressure of playing large sums of cash as he as claimed a WSOP bracelet in the 2023 $50,000 High-Roller, and finished 3rd in the 2023 WSOP Paradise $100,000 Ultra High Roller.
| Rank | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirill Shcherbakov | Russian Federation | 100,800,000 | 84 |
| 2 | Leon Sturm | Germany | 90,100,000 | 75 |
| 3 | Mihai Niste | Romania | 41,800,000 | 35 |
| 4 | Iurii Suvorov | Russian Federation | 36,500,000 | 30 |
| 5 | Azamat Lamkov | Russian Federation | 34,400,000 | 29 |
| 6 | Assyl Tleuzhanov | Kazakhstan | 30,000,000 | 25 |
| 7 | Birger Larsen | Norway | 20,600,000 | 17 |
| 8 | Yuhang Chen | China | 13,800,000 | 12 |
| 9 | Damir Gabdullin | Russian Federation | 10,000,000 | 8 |
All nine players have locked up a payout of $78,000, but of course the eyes are on the Mediterranean Poker Party trophy, and $1,000,000 first-place prize.
Final Table Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 |
| 2 | $680,000 |
| 3 | $440,000 |
| 4 | $320,000 |
| 5 | $225,000 |
| 6 | $170,000 |
| 7 | $125,000 |
| 8 | $100,000 |
| 9 | $78,300 |
When play kicks off at 12:00 p.m. local time, the players will start on Level 29: 600,000/1,200,000 with a 1,200,000 big blind ante. All remaining levels will last 60 minutes until a champion has been crown.
The PokerNews coverage will commence at 1 p.m. local time, on a 60-minute delay so as to not spoil the cards-up stream on Merit Poker's Youtube channel.
So stay tuned to find out who will be victorious in Northern Cyprus and will be crowned the Mediterranean Poker Party champion during the thrilling conclusion of the Main Event.
The tournament has been delayed. The stream will begin around 1:35 p.m. local time.
Level: 29
Blinds: 600,000/1,200,000
Ante: 1,200,000
Level 29
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
The final nine have taken their seats, and the cards are officially in the air as they compete for the massive $1,000,000 first-place prize.
Level 29
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Leon Sturm opened A♠2♠ to 2,400,000 from early position, and Birger Larsen defended the big blind with 6♥6♣.
No further bets went into the middle on the 8♦7♥4♦8♣K♠ run out, and Larsen dragged the pot at showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
88,000,000
2,100,000
|
2,100,000 |
|
||
|
24,000,000
3,400,000
|
3,400,000 |
Level 29
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Assyl Tleuzhanov raised 10♠10♣ from early position, and Azamat Lamkov three-bet 5,400,000 from the big blind. Tleuzhanov made the call.
The dealer fanned a flop of K♦Q♥3♦, and Lamkov cut out a bet of 3,400,000 and slid it across the line.
That was enough to earn the pot as Lamkov forced Tleuzhanov off the best hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000,000
8,600,000
|
8,600,000 |
|
||
|
25,000,000
5,000,000
|
5,000,000 |
Level 29
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Kirill Shcherbakov opened 2,500,000 from early position, and Yuhang Chen jammed his last 10,800,000 across the line. Shcherbakov asked for a count before making the call.
Yuhang Chen: A♣Q♥ 
Kirill Shcherbakov: 5♣5♥
It was a coin flip, and the J♥7♣6♥ flop had no improvement for Chen. The 3♦ turn meant Chen was going to need an ace or a queen on the river, but the 9♣ wasn't it as he exited the table in 9th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000,000
14,200,000
|
14,200,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 29
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Kirill Shcherbakov opened 2,500,000 with Q♥10♠ under the gun , and Iurii Suvorov called on the button before Damir Gabdullin jammed his 10,000,000 from the big blind. Shcherbakov folded, but Suvorov made the call after a short tank.
Damir Gabdullin: A♠A♥
Iurii Suvorov: A♣J♣
Gabdullin was a massive favorite heading to the K♥8♦6♦K♦Q♦ run out as he secured the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
118,000,000
3,000,000
|
3,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
27,000,000
17,000,000
|
17,000,000 |
|
22,000,000
14,500,000
|
14,500,000 |
Level 29
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Azamat Lamkov opened A♣Q♦ 2,400,000 from under the gun, and Mihai Niste defended the big blind with K♣J♦.
The A♥J♠7♦ flop gave both players a pair, and Niste check-fodled to a continuation bet of 3,600,00 from Lamkov.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
47,000,000
4,000,000
|
4,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
33,000,000
8,800,000
|
8,800,000 |
