$2,200 Luxon Pay Grand Final | 2025 Mediterranean Poker Party

05-09-2025 16:36 UTC+2

Vitkauskas Takes From Banicevic's Ducks

Frank Visser

Level 28 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Vlado Banicevic found 2♠2♣ in early position and raised to 1,200,000. Martynas Vitkauskas then fired a three-bet to 3,000,000 from the cutoff with A♣10♣, which Banicevic called once the action returned to him.

The A♥6♠9♥ flop saw Vitkauskas continue for 1,800,000, which caused Banicevic to quickly let go of his underpair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vlado Banicevic	33,900,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Dmitry Kukhtarev	25,000,000 4,100,000	4,100,000

Alvaro Gonza	24,700,000 4,200,000	4,200,000
Martynas Vitkauskas	19,100,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Konstantin Voronin	18,500,000 5,400,000	5,400,000

Nasser Al Mujaibel	16,500,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Leonid Sidelkovskii	7,400,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Martynas Vitkauskas Vlado Banicevic

05-09-2025 16:40 UTC+2

Voronin Chips Up With Bottom Pair

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Frank Visser

Level 28 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Staring at A♠7♦ on the button, Dmitry Kukhtarev made it 1,200,000 to go. Konstantin Voronin defended his 7♠4♠ in the big blind before he check-called Kukhtarev's continuation-bet of 1,100,000 on the 4♦9♥10♥ flop.

The 6♠ turn was checked to the 6♥ river, where Voronin led out for 2,000,000. Kukhtarev thought for a while before letting go of his ace-high, surrendering the pot to Voronin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitry Kukhtarev	22,700,000 2,300,000	2,300,000

Konstantin Voronin	21,100,000 2,600,000	2,600,000

05-09-2025 16:45 UTC+2

Menhardt Holds With Cowboys

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Frank Visser

Level 28 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Ivan Bryksin sat under the gun and raised to 1,400,000. Adrian Strobel flat-called on the button before Julian Menhardt three-bet to 8,000,000 in the small blind, leaving only 1,000,000 behind.

Bryksin quickly mucked his A♠10♦, but Strobel put his opponent all-in, receiving a quick call.

Julian Menhardt: K♠K♣ All in
Adrian Strobel: A♥J♥

Neither player received any help from the 6♦9♦Q♠2♠6♣ board. Menhardt's kings comfortable held as he doubled up and vurtually traded stacks with Strobel.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tymofii Savkin	40,200,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Sebastian Ionita	37,900,000 900,000	900,000
Julian Menhardt	20,600,000 11,600,000	11,600,000
Alexandru Lupuleac	15,500,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Ivan Bryksin	11,300,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Alessio Isaia	9,900,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Adrian Strobel	9,500,000 10,500,000	10,500,000

Tags: Adrian Strobel Ivan Bryksin Julian Menhardt

05-09-2025 16:51 UTC+2

Al Mujaibel Ships Big One Without Showdown

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Frank Visser

Level 28 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

In what appeared to be a three-way three-bet pot, Nasser Al Mujaibel in the small blind, Martynas Vitkauskas in the big blind, and Dmitry Kukhtarev all checked the A♠9♣10♥ flop.

The 5♠ fell on the turn, and Al Mujaibel decided to add his 9,700,000 chips to the pot of 16,000,000 with A♥4♥. Vitkauskas got rid of his J♠J♣, and Kukhtrarev quickly tossed his K♥J♥ in the muck as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nasser Al Mujaibel	25,300,000 8,800,000	8,800,000
Dmitry Kukhtarev	16,500,000 6,200,000	6,200,000

Martynas Vitkauskas	13,500,000 5,600,000	5,600,000

Tags: Dmitry Kukhtarev Martynas Vitkauskas Nasser Al Mujaibel

Level: 29

Blinds: 400,000/800,000

Ante: 800,000

05-09-2025 16:58 UTC+2

Leonid Sidelkovskii Eliminated in 14th Place ($24,000)

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Frank Visser

Level 29 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Leonid Sidelkovskii moved his last 5,800,000 in on the button and was snap-called by Alvaro Gonza in the big blind.

Leonid Sidelkovskii: J♠9♥ All in
Alvaro Gonza: J♥J♣

The 2♠4♣K♥10♣ turn brought Sidelkovskii a glimmer of hope, but he could not reverse the domination of Gonza's jacks, sending him to the rail in 14th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alvaro Gonza	35,400,000 10,700,000	10,700,000
Leonid Sidelkovskii	Busted

Tags: Alvaro Gonza Leonid Sidelkovskii

05-09-2025 17:01 UTC+2

Adrian Strobel Eliminated in 13th Place ($24,000)

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Frank Visser

Level 29 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

It folded to Adrian Strobel in the small blind, who pushed in his stack of 9,400,000. Julian Menhardt quickly called in the big blind to put his neighbor at risk.

Adrian Strobel: J♠J♦ All in
Julian Menhardt: Q♥J♣

Strobel saw his back-to-back final table dreams crushed as the 9♦7♦4♥2♦6♦ runout gave upgraded Menhardt to a flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julian Menhardt	30,000,000 9,400,000	9,400,000
Adrian Strobel	Busted

Tags: Adrian Strobel Julian Menhardt

05-09-2025 17:07 UTC+2

Dmitry Kukhtarev Eliminated in 12th Place ($30,000)

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Frank Visser

Level 29 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

When the action switched over to the table, Dmitry Kukhtarev's remaining stack of 7,200,000 had been put at risk on a board of K♣8♦6♣4♣. He was up against Nasser Al Mujaibel, who had him covered.

Dmitry Kukhtarev: K♠J♦ All in
Nasser Al Mujaibel: K♥Q♥

Both players had top pair, but Al Mujaibel's kicker remained in play on the 5♠ river, sending the start-of-day chipleader to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nasser Al Mujaibel	36,800,000 11,500,000	11,500,000
Dmitry Kukhtarev	Busted

Tags: Dmitry Kukhtarev Nasser Al Mujaibel

05-09-2025 17:11 UTC+2

Bryksin Doubles With Hearts

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Frank Visser

Level 29 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Ivan Bryksin pushed in his stack of 9,300,000 from the cutoff. It folded to Alexandru Lupuleac in the big blind, who called off.

Ivan Bryksin: Q♥7♥ All in
Alexandru Lupuleac: A♠9♣

Lupuleac's ace-high remained ahead on the K♣10♦3♥ flop and 10♥ turn, but the K♥ river made Bryksin a flush to take the pot and double up, leaving Lupuleac on a short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Bryksin	19,800,000 8,500,000	8,500,000
Alexandru Lupuleac	5,300,000 10,200,000	10,200,000

Tags: Alexandru Lupuleac Ivan Bryksin

05-09-2025 17:14 UTC+2

Al Muhaibel Reaches Fifty Million

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Frank Visser

Level 29 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Alvaro Gonza found A♦Q♦ in the cutoff and raised to 1,600,000. Nasser Al Mujaibel looked down at 2♠2♣ in the big blind, raising the price of play to 7,000,000.

Gonza decided to call to the K♣10♣2♦ flop, where he was greeted with Al Mujaibel's bet of 6,000,000. Gonza called with his gutshot, but gave up when Al Mujaibel put him all-in on the 8♣ turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nasser Al Mujaibel	50,200,000 13,400,000	13,400,000
Alvaro Gonza	18,400,000 17,000,000	17,000,000

Tags: Alvaro Gonza Nasser Al Mujaibel