$10,400 Onyx High Roller
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2025 Mediterranean Poker Party
$10,400 Onyx High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 Mediterranean Poker Party
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$10,400
Prize Pool
$1,430,400
Entries
149
Level
25
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
35
Players Left
1
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| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Abdullah Alajmi | Kuwait | 2,930,000 | 73 |
| 1 | 2 | Cedric Schwaederle | France | 740,000 | 19 |
| 1 | 3 | Andrey Pateychuk | Russia | 1,060,000 | 27 |
| 1 | 4 | Marius Kudzmanas | Lithuania | 280,000 | 7 |
| 1 | 5 | Fabian Gumz | Germany | 815,000 | 20 |
| 1 | 6 | Alessio Isaia | Italy | 2,100,000 | 53 |
| 1 | 7 | Nikita Kalinin | Russia | 2,475,000 | 62 |
| 2 | 1 | Nichan Korchidian | Lebanon | 2,000,000 | 50 |
| 2 | 2 | Aren Bezhanyan | Armenia | 3,780,000 | 95 |
| 2 | 3 | Joshua Stewart | United Kingdom | 415,000 | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | Aleksandr Blokhin | Russia | 895,000 | 22 |
| 2 | 5 | Gytis Lazauninkas | Lithuania | 1,635,000 | 41 |
| 2 | 6 | Yiannis Liperis | Cyprus | 1,085,000 | 27 |
| 2 | 7 | Natan Chauskin | Belarus | 1,590,000 | 40 |
| 3 | 1 | Hakim Zoufri | Netherlands | 470,000 | 12 |
| 3 | 2 | Dzmitry Budai | Belarus | 2,385,000 | 60 |
| 3 | 3 | Alexey Savenkov | Russia | 1,890,000 | 47 |
| 3 | 4 | Mikalai Vaskaboinikau | Belarus | 1,920,000 | 48 |
| 3 | 5 | Yilu Yuan | China | 630,000 | 16 |
| 3 | 6 | Ravil Khamatgareev | Russia | 395,000 | 10 |
| 3 | 7 | Ramzi Karam | Lebanon | 2,030,000 | 51 |
| 4 | 1 | Oshri Lahmani | Israel | 755,000 | 19 |
| 4 | 2 | Roman Stoika | Russia | 2,270,000 | 57 |
| 4 | 3 | Arunas Sapitavicius | Lithuania | 1,725,000 | 43 |
| 4 | 4 | Ami Barer | Canada | 1,085,000 | 27 |
| 4 | 5 | Mohamed Mokrani | France | 2,000,000 | 50 |
| 4 | 6 | Vedat Yilmaz | Turkey | 3,830,000 | 96 |
| 4 | 7 | George Tomescu | Romania | 1,060,000 | 27 |
| 5 | 1 | David Vinayagamoorthy | Norway | 1,205,000 | 30 |
| 5 | 2 | Konstantin Voronin | Russia | 4,625,000 | 116 |
| 5 | 3 | Bernard Larabi | Hungary | 1,370,000 | 34 |
| 5 | 4 | Maksim Shornikau | Belarus | 4,230,000 | 106 |
| 5 | 5 | Yury Artamov | Russia | 745,000 | 19 |
| 5 | 6 | Jessica Teusl | Austria | 520,000 | 13 |
| 5 | 7 | Kirill Shcherbakov | Russia | 3,000,000 | 75 |
One year ago, Nikita Kalinin finished fifth in the High Roller at the Mediterranean Poker Party for his second-best ever score of $95,000. Today, at 1 p.m. local time, he has a chance to improve on that achievement as he is one of 35 players who will return to Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa for the final day of the $10,400 Onyx High Roller.
Kalinin has already reached the top quarter of the field as the High Roller attracted 149 entries, amassing a prize pool of approximately $1,400,000, although the exact figure has yet to be confirmed. The 2,475,000 chips in Kalinin's stack equal 62 big blinds when play resumes, and put him in seventh place on the overall leaderboard.
Leading the field, meanwhile, is Konstantin Voronin, whose stack of 4,625,000 was the biggest of all at the end of Day 1. Maksim Shornikau was the only other player to cross the four-million mark, returning with 4,230,000, while Vedat Yilmaz, Aren Bezhanyan, and Kirill Shcherbakov all bagged more than 75 big blinds.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Konstantin Voronin | Russian Federation | 4,625,000 | 116 |
| 2 | Maksim Shornikau | Belarus | 4,230,000 | 106 |
| 3 | Vedat Yilmaz | Turkey | 3,830,000 | 96 |
| 4 | Aren Bezhanyan | Armenia | 3,780,000 | 95 |
| 5 | Kirill Shcherbakov | Russian Federation | 3,000,000 | 75 |
| 6 | Abdullah Alajmi | Kuwait | 2,930,000 | 73 |
| 7 | Nikita Kalinin | Russian Federation | 2,475,000 | 62 |
| 8 | Dzmitry Budai | Belarus | 2,385,000 | 60 |
| 9 | Roman Stoika | Russian Federation | 2,270,000 | 57 |
| 10 | Alessio Isaia | Italy | 2,100,000 | 53 |
Chipleader Voronin is hunting his second major final table of the series, having finished fourth in the $2,200 Grand Final, but he is not the only one in this pursuit. Roman Stoika, David Vinayagamoorthy (1,205,000), Andrey Pateychuk (1,060,000), and Yilu Yuan (630,000) all made the final table of the $1,100 Mystery Bounty and have all booked a seat in Day 2 of the High Roller as they chase their first title of the festival.
Day 2 will get underway at 1 p.m. local time, with blinds at 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 big blind ante. The High Roller has been confirmed to pay 23 spots, although the exact payouts have yet to be announced. The tournament will play 40-minute levels only, with a break after every three levels, and the day will conclude once a new champion has been announced. A dinner break is scheduled around 6:30 p.m. local time and will take an hour.
PokerNews will be on the tournament floor to report all the High Roller action live, so stay tuned for some of the last action from the 2025 MPP.
Level: 13
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Level 13
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
The players have taken their seats and the cards are in the air for the final day of the $10,400 Onyx High Roller.
Level 13
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
As communicated on Day 1, 23 players will receive a cash. The minimum amount anyone will take home is $17,500, while $355,000 is reserved for the eventual winner.
The full payout structure is listed below.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $355,000 | 8 | $40,000 | |
| 2 | $231,000 | 9 | $32,900 | |
| 3 | $160,000 | 10-12 | $27,000 | |
| 4 | $114,000 | 13-15 | $23,000 | |
| 5 | $85,000 | 16-18 | $20,000 | |
| 6 | $65,000 | 19-23 | $17,500 | |
| 7 | $50,000 |
Level 13
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Hakim Zoufri pushed in his stack of 470,000 preflop and was called by Mikalai Vaskaboinikau.
Hakim Zoufri: A♣K♦ 
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau: J♠J♣
Zoufri stood up as soon as Vaskaboinikau hit a set on the 8♥Q♦J♥ flop, and he was right to do so as the 7♠9♥ runout did not bring in his gutshot.
One table over, George Tomescu got his 800,000 or so chips in the middle from the big blind against Oshri Lahmani under the gun, and was at risk.
George Tomescu: K♥J♠
Oshri Lahmani: 10♥10♦
The 3♠7♥5♥9♥ turn gave Tomescu some extra outs, but the 3♦ river was a big blank, sending him to the rail. He joined several other players who busted in the first minutes of Day 2, all of whom are listed below.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,500,000
580,000
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580,000 |
|
2,000,000
1,245,000
|
1,245,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Level 13
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Alexey Savenkov opened to 80,000 under the gun. Ramzi Karam then made it 300,000 to go, after which Savenkov jammed all in for about 1,300,000. Karam snapped, and the cards were revealed.
Alexey Savenkov: A♦K♣
Ramzi Karam: A♥A♣
Savenkov's Big Slick was drawing very slim and was drawing dead after the 5♠5♥9♦3♠ turn. The 2♣ river was dealt for show as Savenkov had already found the exit of the tournament room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,950,000
920,000
|
920,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 13
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Alessio Isaia raised to 85,000 from middle position. Nikita Kalinin then three-bet to 255,000 in the hijack, which Abdullah Alajmi cold-called in the cutoff. Isaia opted to get out of the way, and a A♥2♠9♠ flop was spread.
They both checked to the 5♠ turn, where Kalinin checked again. Alajmi decided to wager his last 400,000 chips and was instantly called by Kalinin.
Abdullah Alajmi: 10♥5♥
Nikita Kalinin: A♦8♦
The 3♦ river did not upgrade Alajmi's pair of fives, sending him to the rail against the aces of Kalinin. At another table, Arunas Sapitavicius was also eliminated from the High Roller.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,325,000
1,850,000
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1,850,000 |
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3,000,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Level: 14
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
