2025 Mediterranean Poker Party
Konstantin Voronin in the big blind and Kirill Shcherbakov on the button had created a pot of 170,000 when the K♠K♥6♣ flop appeared, which they both checked.
Voronin then wagered 75,000 on the J♥ turn, which Shcherbakov called. The 2♣ river prompted Voronin to quickly pile in a stack of chips, covering the 85,000 Shcherbakov had in his stack.
Shcherbakov gave it some serious thought, but ended up relinquishing the pot after spending a time bank.
Level: 5
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
David Vinayagamoorthy opened to 11,000 on the button. Juan Corral then three-bet to an unseen amount from the small blind, after which big blind Arunas Sapitavicius four-bet to 90,000.
Vinayagamoorthy quickly folded, seeing Corral click it back to 150,000 in the seat next to him. Sapitavicius called and did so too when Corral fired 65,000 on the 5♥2♣3♦ flop.
The A♥ turn was checked by both, after which Corral made it 120,00 to go on the 7♣ river, only to be raised all-in by Sapitavicius, for 300,000 total. Corral took a frustrated look at his cards before he flung them into the muck and surrendered the big pot.
David Azevedo had made a raise when Ghassan Bitar three-bet to 36,000 in the cutoff. It folded back to Azevedo, who opted to call.
Bitar tossed out a bet of 30,000 on the A♥6♦7♦ flop, which Azevedo check-called. The 5♠ turn and 9♣ river were knuckled by both players, with Azevedo revealing Q♣7♣ at showdown.
Bitar had better with K♦K♣ and added the small pot to his large stack.
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.
Level: 4
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
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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