$10,400 Onyx High Roller Day 1 | 2025 Mediterranean Poker Party

05-12-2025 17:00 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Abdullah Alajmi	1,430,000 1,090,000	1,090,000
Toni Kaukua	675,000 394,000	394,000
Samuel Ju	575,000 65,000	65,000
Paul Runcan	570,000 175,000	175,000
Andrey Pateychuk	500,000

Alessio Isaia	475,000 75,000	75,000

Alexandr Lakhov	475,000 10,000	10,000
Michel Molenaar	435,000 151,000	151,000
Damir Gabdullin	402,000
Adrian Strobel	357,000 108,000	108,000
Jordan Westmorland	345,000
Ankit Ahuja	320,000 20,000	20,000
Tom-Aksel Bedell	220,000 215,000	215,000
Gytis Lazauninkas	195,000 161,000	161,000
Yilu Yuan	180,000 240,000	240,000
Niall Farrell	160,000

Shcherbakov Gets Shoved On

Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Konstantin Voronin	695,000 275,000	275,000

Kirill Shcherbakov	85,000 230,000	230,000

Tags: Kirill Shcherbakov Konstantin Voronin

Level: 5

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

05-12-2025 16:31 UTC+2

Saptivacius Nears Million After Five-Bet Pot

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arunas Sapitavicius	926,000 307,000	307,000
David Vinayagamoorthy	380,000 380,000	380,000
Juan Corral	185,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: Arunas Sapitavicius David Vinayagamoorthy Juan Corral

05-12-2025 16:18 UTC+2

Bitar Building a Stack

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ghassan Bitar	865,000
David Azevedo	160,000

Tags: David Azevedo Ghassan Bitar

05-12-2025 16:06 UTC+2

Sapitavicius Causes River Tanking

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arunas Sapitavicius	619,000
Dmitry Sharapov	340,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Arunas Sapitavicius Dmitry Sharapov

05-12-2025 15:49 UTC+2

Assorted Break Counts

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Ju	640,000 640,000	640,000
Adrian Strobel	465,000 465,000	465,000
Alexandr Lakhov	465,000 465,000	465,000
Tom-Aksel Bedell	435,000 435,000	435,000
Paul Runcan	395,000 395,000	395,000
Abdullah Alajmi	340,000 60,000	60,000
Ankit Ahuja	340,000 60,000	60,000
Kirill Shcherbakov	315,000 85,000	85,000
Dmitry Sharapov	305,000 95,000	95,000
Michel Molenaar	284,000 284,000	284,000
Toni Kaukua	281,000 119,000	119,000

Level: 4

Blinds: 2,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

05-12-2025 15:31 UTC+2

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

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 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