$1,100 Mystery Bounty | 2025 Mediterranean Poker Party

05-06-2025 02:51 UTC+2

David Vinayagamoorthy Eliminated in 2nd Place ($58,000)

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Tim Baker

Level 38 : Blinds 3,000,000/6,000,000, 6,000,000 ante

Alexander Goulder shoved from the button, and David Vinayagamoorthy called for his last 65,000,000 from the big blind.

David Vinayagamoorthy: K♥4♥ All in
Alexander Goulder: 10♦8♦

Goulder could win the title if he could hit something on this runout.

The dealer spread out the flop of 7♦9♣6♠ to give Goulder the nuts, and leave Vinayagamoorthy drawing to a chop. The turn was the K♦, meaning Vinayagamoorthy was drawing dead.

The 7♣ hit the river and Goulder was the winner of the 2025 Mediterranean Poker Party Mystery Bounty tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Goulder	298,300,000 100,300,000	100,300,000
David Vinayagamoorthy	Busted

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05-06-2025 01:47 UTC+2

Yilu Yuan Eliminated in 3rd Place ($42,500)

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Tim Baker

Level 36 : Blinds 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante

Alexander Goulder raised to 8,000,0000 on the button and Yilu Yuan shoved his 38,100,000 into the middle from the small blind. Goulder thought it over for a while before making the call to try and get this tournament heads-up.

Yilu Yuan: A♦8♦ All in
Alexander Goulder: K♥7♥

Yuan was ahead, but Goulder had eliminated all but two of the players so far on this final table. The flop came down K♠9♣3♠ to put Goulder in the lead with a pair of kings. The 7♣ turn meant Yuan was drawing dead to the two pair of Goulder. An inconsequential A♣ hit the river and the tournament was now heads-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Goulder	210,000,000 58,000,000	58,000,000
Yilu Yuan	Busted

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05-06-2025 01:17 UTC+2

Emad Ghadamian Eliminated in 4th Place ($31,500)

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Tim Baker

Level 35 : Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante

Alexander Goulder min-raised from under the gun and only Emad Ghadamian defended out of the big blind.

The flop came down 10♣5♣8♦ and Ghadamian checked. Goulder fired out a bet of 9,000,000, and Ghadamian check-shoved for 31,650,000. Goulder quickly called.

Emad Ghadamian: J♥9♣ All in
Alexander Goulder: Q♦10♥

Goulder was ahead with top pair against the straight draw of Ghadamian. The 4♣ hit the turn, and the K♥ landed on the river. Ghadamian missed his draw and was out, and now just three players remained.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Goulder	159,000,000 43,000,000	43,000,000
Emad Ghadamian	Busted

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05-06-2025 01:03 UTC+2

Jakub Sterba Eliminated in 5th Place ($23,000)

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Tim Baker

Level 35 : Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante

Emad Ghadamian raised the button to 6,000,000 and Jakub Sterba shoved for 14,600,000 from the small blind. Ghadamian instantly called.

Jakub Sterba: A♠3♣ All in
Emad Ghadamian: A♥A♦

Sterba had ran into Ghadamian's bullets, and was unable to pull off a miracle on the 6♠J♦7♠10♦2♦ runout, meaning he was out in fifth.

Player	Chips	Progress
Emad Ghadamian	48,150,000 14,850,000	14,850,000
Jakub Sterba	Busted

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05-06-2025 00:50 UTC+2

Mekan Yusupov Eliminated in 6th Place ($17,000)

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Tim Baker

Level 34 : Blinds 1,250,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante

Alexander Goulder opened the action with a raise to 5,000,000 from under the gun. Mekan Yusupov called from the small blind, and Jakub Sterba defended his big blind.

When it checked to Goulder on the 8♥J♦3♥ flop, he put out a continuation-bet of 7,500,000. Yusupov check-shoved for 20,325,000, causing Sterba to go into the tank. After around two minutes, Sterba folded, and Goulder made the call to put Yusupov at risk.

Mekan Yusupov: 9♣8♣ All in
Alexander Goulder: A♠8♦

Yusupov needed to find a nine on the turn or river to survive. The 6♦ came on the turn, followed by the 8♠ river, sending Yusupov to the rail in sixth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Goulder	137,550,000 41,550,000	41,550,000
Jakub Sterba	21,850,000 10,750,000	10,750,000
Mekan Yusupov	Busted

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05-06-2025 00:19 UTC+2

Andrey Pateychuk Eliminated in 7th Place ($13,000)

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Tim Baker

Level 33 : Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante

Andrey Pateychuk got his last 14,000,000 in preflop from the hijack, and it was David Vinayagamoorthy who called to go bounty hunting.

Andrey Pateychuk: A♥Q♣ All in
David Vinayagamoorthy: K♠J♣

Vinayagamoorthy would be left with less than a small blind if he lost this pot.

Vinayagamoorthy took the lead with top pair on the 5♣K♦4♣ flop. The 9♠ turn meant only an ace on the river could save Pateychuk. It didn't come through as the Q♦ rolled off, and Pateychuk headed to the rail in seventh.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Vinayagamoorthy	31,300,000 12,800,000	12,800,000
Andrey Pateychuk	Busted

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05-06-2025 00:13 UTC+2

Roman Stoika Eliminated in 8th Place ($10,500)

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Tim Baker

Level 33 : Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante

Roman Stoika raised to 10,000,000 from early position with just 4,000,000 behind. Alexander Goulder called from the small blind and they went heads-up to the flop.

Goulder checked the 2♠5♠6♦ flop and Stoika jammed his last 4,000,000 into the middle. Goulder made the call.

Roman Stoika: A♦7♥ All in
Alexander Goulder: Q♥J♣

Stoika was ahead with ace-high and if Goulder didn't improve, then Stoika would be right back in the middle of the pack at this final table. The 2♥ turn didn't change anything, but the Q♦ river propelled Goulder to a pair of queens, sending Stoika out in eighth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Goulder	95,500,000 10,500,000	10,500,000
Roman Stoika	Busted

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05-06-2025 00:00 UTC+2

Mazen Halabi Eliminated in 9th Place (8,560)

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Tim Baker

Level 33 : Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante

Alexander Goulder raised to 4,000,000 from the cutoff and Mazen Halabi jammed for 18,000,000 from the button. After it folded back to Goulder, he called to put Halabi at risk of busting.

Mazen Halabi: A♦3♦ All in
Alexander Goulder: 6♥6♦

Halabi looked likely to be headed to the rail, as he was behind against Goulder's pocket sixes. The runout of 3♥2♣10♥9♣Q♥ didn't help Halabi enough, and he was out in ninth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Goulder	85,000,000 22,100,000	22,100,000
Mazen Halabi	Busted

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05-05-2025 23:22 UTC+2

Salim Usmanov Eliminated in 10th Place ($7,000)

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Tim Baker

Level 32 : 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante

Salim Usmanov put his 1,700,000 chips into the middle from under the gun with Mazen Halabi making the call from the small blind. Alexander Goulder jammed from the big blind, forcing Halabi to fold.

Salim Usmanov: 8♦4♦ All in
Alexander Goulder: A♠9♠

If Usmanov could find some assistance from the dealer, he would be back up to five big blinds. The flop came down 6♣J♣3♦, and the turn was the 9♦ giving Usmanov a flush draw. However, the 6♠ landed on the river, and Usmanov was the final table bubble boy of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Goulder	62,900,000 5,700,000	5,700,000
Mazen Halabi	23,000,000 3,000,000	3,000,000
Salim Usmanov	Busted

Tags: Alexander Goulder Mazen Halabi Salim Usmanov

05-05-2025 23:00 UTC+2

Nariman Yaghmai Eliminated in 11th Place ($7,000)

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Tim Baker

Level 31 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Alexander Goulder shoved from the cutoff and Nariman Yaghmai called from the button for his last 10,575,000.

Nariman Yaghmai: K♣10♥ All in
Alexander Goulder: K♥Q♠

Goulder was in a perfect spot with king-queen against the king-ten of Yaghmai. The flop of A♣5♦3♦ didn't help either player and Goulder remained in the lead. The 2♠ turn offered some chop outs for Yaghmai, but the 7♥ river didn't help him.

Yaghmai was out in eleventh place, and now it was the final table bubble time.