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05-05-2025 19:44 UTC+2

Flashback: Azamat Lamkov Wins 2024 Mediterranean Poker Party $5,300 Main Event

Tim Baker

Level 28 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Last May, Azamat Lamkov became the newest $5,300 Mediterranean Poker Party Main Event champion as he defeated a massive field of 1,260 entries at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel.

Fifth in chips at the beginning of the final table, Lamkov made his way to first place, surpassing players like Mihai Niste (6th, $170,000) and Leon Sturm (3rd, $440,000). Ultimately, Lamkov claimed victory over Kirill Shcherbakov, who finished in second for $680,000. Thanks to this win, Lamkov is not only the proud owner of a trophy, but he's also a millionaire with the $1,000,000 first-place prize.

2024 Mediterranean Poker Party Main Event Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Azamat Lamkov	Russian Federation	$1,000,000
2	Kirill Shcherbakov	Russian Federation	$680,000
3	Leon Sturm	Germany	$440,000
4	Iurii Suvorov	Russian Federation	$320,000
5	Birger Larsen	Norway	$225,000
6	Mihai Niste	Romania	$170,000
7	Gamir Gabdullin	Russian Federation	$125,000
8	Assyl Tleuzhanov	Kazakhstan	$100,000

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05-05-2025 18:28 UTC+2

Three Table Redraw (full)

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Level 28 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Alexander Goulder	United Kingdom	13,250,000	22
1	2	Nariman Yaghmai	Iran	11,400,000	19
1	3	Aleksei Ovchinnikov	Russia	3,075,000	5
1	4	Mekan Yusupov	Turkmenistan	7,725,000	13
1	5	Maksim Bura	Russia	13,525,000	23
1	6	Aliaksandr Yarosh	Belarus	8,900,000	15
1	7	Yilu Yuan	China	17,625,000	29
1	8	Dzmitry Budai	Russia	7,200,000	12

2	1	Sergey Levin	Russia	6,600,000	11
2	2	Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	Georgia	9,800,000	16
2	3	Marcel Grubinger	Germany	17,275,000	29
2	4	Dori Yacoub	Lebanon	15,950,000	27
2	5	Andrey Pateychuk	Russia	37,825,000	63
2	6	Roman Stoika	Russia	21,025,000	35
2	7	David Vinayagamoorthy	Norway	24,100,000	40
2	8	Can Miral	Turkey	6,600,000	11

3	1	Ivan Ilichev	Russia	8,375,000	14
3	2	Nemanja Lukovic	Serbia	23,375,000	39
3	3	Jakub Sterba	Czech Republic	6,575,000	11
3	4	Emad Ghadamian	Iran	10,550,000	18
3	5	Sergey Bagirov	Russia	2,750,000	5
3	6	Salim Usmanov	Russia	5,950,000	10
3	7	Aleksandr Tipikin	Russia	11,050,000	18
3	8	Mazen Halabi	Lebanon	9,075,000	15

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrey Pateychuk	37,825,000 11,825,000	11,825,000

David Vinayagamoorthy	24,100,000 9,100,000	9,100,000
Nemanja Lukovic	23,375,000 23,375,000	23,375,000
Roman Stoika	21,025,000 2,025,000	2,025,000
Yilu Yuan	17,625,000 16,840,000	16,840,000
Marcel Grubinger	17,275,000 17,275,000	17,275,000
Dori Yacoub	15,950,000 5,450,000	5,450,000
Maksim Bura	13,525,000 7,025,000	7,025,000
Alexander Goulder	13,250,000 13,250,000	13,250,000
Nariman Yaghmai	11,400,000 11,400,000	11,400,000
Aleksandr Tipikin	11,050,000 11,050,000	11,050,000
Emad Ghadamian	10,550,000 10,550,000	10,550,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	9,800,000 3,200,000	3,200,000
Mazen Halabi	9,075,000 9,075,000	9,075,000
Aliaksandr Yarosh	8,900,000 2,100,000	2,100,000
Ivan Ilichev	8,375,000 4,425,000	4,425,000
Mekan Yusupov	7,725,000 3,925,000	3,925,000
Dzmitry Budai	7,200,000 5,315,000	5,315,000
Sergey Levin	6,600,000 5,135,000	5,135,000
Can Miral	6,600,000 3,100,000	3,100,000
Jakub Sterba	6,575,000 5,425,000	5,425,000
Salim Usmanov	5,950,000 5,950,000	5,950,000
Aleksei Ovchinnikov	3,075,000 2,750,000	2,750,000
Sergey Bagirov	2,750,000 2,750,000	2,750,000

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05-05-2025 17:58 UTC+2

Short Break

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Tim Baker

Level 28 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

With 24 players remaining, the tournament is now on a short break as chip stacks are moved to the feature tables for the live stream. A full three-table redraw and updated chip counts will be posted shortly.

Please note that live updates will resume on a two-hour delay to remain in sync with the stream and avoid any spoilers for viewers following the action.

Level: 28

Blinds: 300,000/600,000

Ante: 600,000

05-05-2025 17:43 UTC+2

Zhaparov Gets Counterfeited

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Tim Baker

Level 27 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Dauren Zhaparov limped from the small blind and Andrey Pateychuk raised to 1,500,000 out of the big blind. Zhaparov responded by moving all in for roughly 8,000,000 and Pateychuk snap-called.

Dauren Zhaparov: 3♠3♣ All in
Andrey Pateychuk: K♠J♠

Zhaparov was flipping for his tournament life and the flop landed 8♣10♦9♥ to give Pateychuk a straight draw. The 9♦ turn brought some counterfeit outs, and the 8♥ river completed the board.

Pateychuk's king-jack played with the two pair on board to win the pot, and Zhaparov was heading to the rail. Pateychuk added even more chips to his already massive stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrey Pateychuk	26,000,000 6,000,000	6,000,000

Dauren Zhaparov	Busted

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05-05-2025 17:28 UTC+2

Pateychuk Claims Yazbeck's Bounty

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Tim Baker

Level 27 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Andrey Pateychuk min-raised from the button and Edmond Yazbeck jammed his 3,300,000 into the middle from the big blind. Pateychuk immediately called.

Edmond Yazbeck: J♥10♥ All in
Andrey Pateychuk: Q♣8♣

Pateychuk looked poised to claim another bounty and send the remaining players closer to the three-table redraw. The dealer put out a board of 7♦3♣2♥3♦Q♠ to give Pateychuk the winner with a pair of queens, sending Yazbeck to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrey Pateychuk	20,000,000 5,000,000	5,000,000

Edmond Yazbeck	Busted

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Level: 27

Blinds: 250,000/500,000

Ante: 500,000

05-05-2025 17:14 UTC+2

Pateychuk Takes Some from Stoika

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Tim Baker

Level 26 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Roman Stoika made it 800,000 to go from middle position and Andrey Pateychuk three-bet to 2,800,000 from the button. After the blinds folded, Stoika called to see a flop.

Stoika knuckled the table on the K♦5♠2♦ flop and Pateychuk continued with a bet of 1,400,000. Stoika carved out the call.

The 3♣ came on the turn, and Stoika checked. Pateychuk put out a second barrel of 4,800,000, and Stoika called again.

Stoika checked for the last time when the 4♥ landed on the river, and after burning through one of his time bank cards, Pateychuk checked back.

Stoika flipped up K♠10♠ for a pair of kings, but was second best to the A♥K♣ of Pateychuk for top pair that turned into a straight on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrey Pateychuk	25,000,000 9,000,000	9,000,000

Roman Stoika	19,000,000 3,000,000	3,000,000

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05-05-2025 16:54 UTC+2

Yang Bricks Out and Busts

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Tim Baker

Level 26 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

When it folded to Nariman Yaghmai in the small blind, he shoved to put Jun Yang all in from the big blind. Yang called with slightly fewer chips than Yaghmaie so he was the one at risk.

Jun Yang: K♣J♠ All in
Nariman Yaghmai: 6♦6♥

Yaghmai would be left only a few big blinds if his sixes didn't hold up. The flop came down 5♠3♠2♠ to give Yang even more outs with a flush draw. But, the 10♥ turn and A♣ river didn't help Yang, and he had to send all of his chips and bounty over to Yaghmai.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nariman Yaghmai	6,500,000 6,500,000	6,500,000
Jun Yang	Busted

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Level: 26

Blinds: 200,000/400,000

Ante: 400,000