2025 Mediterranean Poker Party

$10,400 Onyx High Roller
Day: 2
12
Event Info
2025 Mediterranean Poker Party
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
95
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,400
Prize Pool
$1,430,400
Entries
149
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
35
Players Left
1
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Nikita Kalinin Eliminated in 9th Place ($32,900)

Level 20 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Nikita Kalinin
Nikita Kalinin

It folded to Alessio Isaia, who open-shoved in the small blind. Nikita Kalinin quickly called off his stack of 2,600,000 in the big blind, and the cards were tabled.

Nikita Kalinin: 1010 All in
Alessio Isaia: A9

Isaia sighed and stood up, but soon sat back down as the J5A flop paired his ace and gave him a big lead. The 3 turn left Kalinin with just a ten as an out, but the Q river did not bring one, eliminating him as the final table bubble.

Player Chips Progress
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Alessio Isaia
5,450,000
1,600,000
1,600,000
WPT 1X Winner
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Nikita Kalinin
Busted

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Final Table Draw and Chip Counts

Level 20 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Nichan KhorchidianLebanon11,200,00056
2Gytis LazauninkasLithuania4,750,00024
3Ramzi KaramLebanon2,550,00013
4Alessio IsaiaItaly5,700,00029
5Oshri LahmaniIsrael10,200,00051
6Konstantin VoroninRussia10,900,00055
7Vedat YilmazTurkey9,825,00049
8Yiannis LiperisCyprus4,900,00025
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Nichan Khorchidian lb
Nichan Khorchidian
11,200,000
550,000
550,000
Profile photo of Konstantin Voronin ru
Konstantin Voronin
10,900,000
400,000
400,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
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Oshri Lahmani
10,200,000
400,000
400,000
Profile photo of Vedat Yilmaz tr
Vedat Yilmaz
9,825,000
1,425,000
1,425,000
Profile photo of Alessio Isaia it
Alessio Isaia
5,700,000
250,000
250,000
WPT 1X Winner
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Yiannis Liperis
4,900,000
700,000
700,000
Profile photo of Gytis Lazauninkas lt
Gytis Lazauninkas
4,750,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
Profile photo of Ramzi Karam lb
Ramzi Karam
2,550,000
300,000
300,000

Poker Cheat DQ’ed, Dwan Update & Hawk Tuah Returns | PokerNews Podcast #890

Level 20 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

In the 890th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Kyna England talk about admitted poker cheat Ali Imsirovic being DQ'ed mid-tournament from an event in Florida. Was it the right thing to do?

It was a highly debated development, and the crew dove headfirst into the drama by discussing a poker black list, what bestbet Jacksonville could've done differently, and if poker pariahs could even be welcomed back to the game.

They then give an update on Tom Dwan, whose recent social media posts really concerned the poker community, and then Connor Richards headed to PokerGO Studio to chat with the controversial Haliey “Hawk Tuah Girl” Welch and others at the Celebrity Poker Tour (CPT) Game Night VI.

From there, it's highlights from the Hustler Casino Live (HCL) Million Dollar Game III, such as old-school player Erick Lindgren satelliting his way in, Texas Mike's wild ride, and an interview with Steve! Oh, and we'd be remiss if we didn't talk about that epic hand between Alan Keating and Peter.

Mike then talks about making a final table at the Venetian and playing with Batman at a recent Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) event, Brad Gafford and John Juanda both win tournaments, and poker media veteran Paul Oresteen talks about his new Substack, which you can subscribe to here.

Finally, PokerStars North America has introduced a dozen new "Throwables" and the PokerNews Podcast crew not only shares their favorites, but they also offer fans of the show an opportunity to win some just by either listening to or watching the podcast.

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Karam Shoves First Hand

Level 20 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Nichan Khorchidian raised his button to 450,000 and saw Ramzi Karam, the short stack of the table, call in the big blind.

Khorchidian fired a small bet of 250,000 on the 62A flop, but quickly folded when Karam check-raised all in to 1,900,000.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Nichan Khorchidian lb
Nichan Khorchidian
10,500,000
700,000
700,000
Profile photo of Ramzi Karam lb
Ramzi Karam
3,350,000
800,000
800,000

Tags: Nichan KhorchidianRamzi Karam

Karam Survives Crucial Flip

Level 20 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Ramzi Karam
Ramzi Karam

Ramzi Karam raised to 400,000 in early position. Konstantin Voronin then three-bet to 1,500,000 in the cutoff, after which Karam jammed all in for 3,250,000.

Voronin tossed in a quick call, revealing the holdings.

Ramzi Karam: AQ All in
Konstantin Voronin: JJ

Karam flopped best on 9A4 and improved to two pair on the Q turn. No jack arrived on the 5 river as Karam's double-up became official.

Player Chips Progress
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Konstantin Voronin
9,150,000
1,750,000
1,750,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Ramzi Karam lb
Ramzi Karam
7,000,000
3,650,000
3,650,000

Tags: Konstantin VoroninRamzi Karam

Level: 21

Blinds: 100,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000

Isaia Finds Check-Shove

Level 21 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Alessio Isaia opened to 500,000 in middle position. Vedat Yilmaz was the only interested party, calling on the button. Isaia checked the J97 flop over to Yilmaz, who decided to bet 950,000.

Isaia then raised all in for 4,750,000. Yilmaz needed three time banks before mucking his cards, shipping the pot to Isaia without showdown.

Player Chips Progress
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Vedat Yilmaz
7,800,000
2,025,000
2,025,000
Profile photo of Alessio Isaia it
Alessio Isaia
7,300,000
1,600,000
1,600,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Alessio IsaiaVedat Yilmaz

Khorchidian Hero Calls Karam

Level 21 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Nichan Khorchidian was on the button and open-raised to 400,000. Ramzi Karam defended in the big blind before check-calling Khorchidian's continuation-bet of 400,000 on the 104A flop.

The 4 turn was then checked by both. This prompted Karam to fire 900,000 on the 7 turn, which Khorchidian called after one time bank.

Karam could only show nine-high with his 96, leaving Khorchidian to take the pot with K5 for a daring call with king-high.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Nichan Khorchidian lb
Nichan Khorchidian
12,550,000
2,050,000
2,050,000
Profile photo of Ramzi Karam lb
Ramzi Karam
4,350,000
2,650,000
2,650,000

Tags: Nichan KhorchidianRamzi Karam