Dmitry Sharapov had min-raised to 10,000 when Arunas Sapitavicius made it 47,000 to go in the small blind.
Sharapov called to the 8♥J♦8♦ flop, where he called Sapitavicius' continuation-bet of 45,000 as well. The Q♥ turn then checked through to the 7♦ river, where Sapitavicius used one time bank before betting 100,000.
Sharapov tossed in a time extension of his own, but ultimately concluded that he was beat and mucked his cards.
After heavy preflop action, Yury Artamonov appeared to have five-bet to 160,000 from the small blind. Juan Corral then moved all in for 380,000 from the big blind, and was snap-called.
Juan Corral: A♥Q♦
Yury Artamonov: Q♠Q♣
Artamonov was in a good spot to knock Corral out after the 6♣2♣8♥ flop, but the A♠ turn left him with one out. The 7♦ river did not bring it, doubling up Corral and leaving Artamonov with a stack of 20 big blinds.
Catching the action on a flop of Q♥2♣5♠, there were 141,000 chips in the pot when the big blind fired a bet of 33,000 in the middle. Gytis Lazauninkas called in the cutoff, after which the 7♠ turn was dealt.
The big blind decided to check over to Lazauninkas, who took the opportunity to slide 27,000 in the middle. This was enough to take the pot as the big blind quickly mucked his cards.
Dzmitry Budai opened to 5,000 in the hijack, being met with a three-bet to 18,000 by Vladislav Dubanov on the button. Budai then made it 51,000 to go, which Dubanov called.
Budai fired a bet of 26,000 on the 9♣3♦2♥ flop, which Dubanov quickly called. The 3♣ turn was a tougher decision for Dubanov, who spent one time bank before folding to Budai's bet of 85,000.
The highest buy-in of the 2025 Mediterranean Poker Party is set to commence at 2 p.m. local time today at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa. The $10,400 Onyx High Roller boasts a guaranteed prize pool of $1,000,000, providing players with deep pockets a final opportunity for a big six-figure score.
Last year, Serbia's Jovan Kenjic took down the top prize of $365,000 in a field of 159 entries, which is still his largest cash to date. While Kenjic has not been spotted in Cyprus yet this time, 2024's runner-up Aleksandr Kirichenko has. Time will tell if he will hop in this year, looking to improve on his $250,000 score. Other players who might be eyeing back-to-back final tables include Michel Molenaar, Nikita Kalinin, and Dmitry Zakharov.
2024 $10,400 Mediterranean Poker Party High Roller Final Table Results
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
Jovan Kenjic
Serbia
$365,000
2
Aleksandr Kirichenko
Russian Federation
$250,000
3
Marcin Dziubdziela
Poland
$165,000
4
Michel Molenaar
Netherlands
$122,000
5
Nikita Kalinin
Russian Federation
$95,000
6
Anvar Muratov
Russian Federation
$75,000
7
Dmitry Zakharov
Russian Federation
$58,000
8
Stoyan Madanzhiev
Bulgaria
$45,000
9
Ehsan Amiri
Australia
$34,400
Aleksandr Kirichenko
The $10,400 High Roller has a starting stack of 400,000 chips, equaling 200 big blinds when play begins. All levels in this two-day event will be 40 minutes long, with 12 being played on Day 1. Registering late is possible until the end of Level 10, around 10:10 p.m. local time. During this period, unlimited reentries can be fired by those who fall early.
Breaks are scheduled after every three levels, with a 60-minute dinner break set to happen after Level 9, around 8:30 p.m. The full Day 1 structure is listed below.
$10,400 Onyx High Roller Day 1 Structure
Level
Length (Minutes)
Small Blind
Big Blind
Big Blind Ante
1
40
1,000
2,000
2,000
2
40
2,000
3,000
3,000
3
40
2,000
4,000
4,000
Break
15
4
40
2,000
5,000
5,000
5
40
3,000
6,000
6,000
6
40
4,000
8,000
8,000
Break
15
7
40
5,000
10,000
10,000
8
40
6,000
12,000
12,000
9
40
10,000
15,000
15,000
Dinner Break
60
10
40
10,000
20,000
20,000
11
40
10,000
25,000
25,000
12
40
15,000
30,000
30,000
PokerNews will be on the floor from the very first hand until the survivors bag up, so stay tuned to not miss any of the High Roller action here in Cyprus.
