$2,200 Luxon Pay Grand Final Day 1a | 2025 Mediterranean Poker Party

05-05-2025 17:34 UTC+2

Late Registration Closes with 345 Entries on Day 1a

Kai Cocklin

Level 11 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The numbers are in—345 total entries have been recorded in Day 1a of the $2,200 Luxon Pay Grand Final, making it a strong opener for one of the Mediterranean Poker Party’s flagship events. With 155 players still in the hunt as Level 11 begins, the pace is picking up as the field narrows toward the finish line.

Late registration is officially closed, and the remaining players will battle through five more 40-minute levels before bagging up for Day 2.

05-05-2025 17:44 UTC+2

Zebarjad's Flop Bet Gets the Job Done

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Kai Cocklin

Level 11 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Azamat Tulepbergenov opened from early position to 24,000 and Ali Zebarjad called from two seats over. A player on the button also called.

When the flop came 9♦6♣4♠, Tulepbergenov elected not to continue and checked, then Zebarjad fired 51,000. The button folded, and Tulepbergenov's cards also followed into the muck.

Zebarjad is a regular at Merit events and picked up his career-best score in January when he finished sixth in the Warm Up at the Merit Poker Western Series.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ali Zebarjad	325,000
Azamat Tulepbergenov	250,000

Tags: Ali Zebarjad Azamat Tulepbergenov

Level: 12

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

05-05-2025 17:56 UTC+2

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Kai Cocklin

Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

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05-05-2025 18:03 UTC+2

Tsouloftas With the Deck on His Side

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Kai Cocklin

Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Georgios Tsouloftas raised to 30,000 and the player to his left put in a three-bet to 100,000. When it got back to Tsouloftas, he four-bet shoved for 304,000, and was quickly called.

Georgios Tsouloftas: 10♦9♦ All in
Opponent: Q♠Q♣

Tsouloftas needed a lot of help from the dealer and managed to find it when the flop came down J♦9♣10♥, giving him two pair. His opponent had an overpair with an open-ender but couldn't connect as the runout of 5♥2♠ kept Tsouloftas' two pair in the lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Tsouloftas	640,000 215,000	215,000

Tags: Georgios Tsouloftas

05-05-2025 18:13 UTC+2

Easy Come, Easy Go For Tsouloftas

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Kai Cocklin

Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

On a board of 9♦J♣A♣Q♦, there were 135,000 chips in the pot when Cedric Schwaederle checked from under the gun and Georgios Tsouloftas bet 55,000 from the next seat. Schwaederle then check-shoved for 249,000, and after some thinking, Tsouloftas called.

Cedric Schwaederle: A♥9♣ All in
Georgios Tsouloftas: J♦8♦

Tsouloftas had outs to a flush draw and trips but Schwaederle had the best of it with two pair. Both players improved on the A♦ river as Tsouloftas hit a flush, but that same card gave Schwaederle a full house and the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cedric Schwaederle	650,000 490,000	490,000
Georgios Tsouloftas	300,000 340,000	340,000

Tags: Cedric Schwaederle Georgios Tsouloftas

05-05-2025 18:23 UTC+2

Final Stretch Begins with 110 Players Still Battling

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Kai Cocklin

Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

With Level 12 nearly in the books, just 110 players remain from the 345 who started Day 1a of the $2,200 Luxon Pay Grand Final. The field has thinned considerably over the last few hours, and the pressure is mounting as players eye a coveted Day 2 bag.

Once Level 13 wraps up, the field will head out on a 20-minute break, leaving just two more levels to play before chips are sealed for the night. The full Day 1a structure—15 total levels with a progressive clock—will conclude tonight, and only the largest stack for each player will move forward to Day 2.

Level: 13

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

05-05-2025 18:37 UTC+2

Selected Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Banksy	2,200,000 600,000	600,000
Carmen Zainescu	1,300,000 150,000	150,000
Patryk Antkiewicz	1,100,000 450,000	450,000
Ali Zebarjad	800,000 475,000	475,000
Konstantin Voronin	750,000 250,000	250,000

Iurii Saiapin	700,000 700,000	700,000
Michel Molenaar	400,000 200,000	200,000
Tobias Peters	275,000

Nenad Dukic	250,000 20,000	20,000

05-05-2025 18:48 UTC+2

Banksy With a Mountain of Chips

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Kai Cocklin

Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Banksy has held the chip lead for the majority of Day 1a and has just added yet more chips to his ever-growing stack, which is becoming hard to count.

The board read 7♣6♣6♥10♥ and with over 400,000 in the middle, the small blind checked. Banksy, in the big blind, counted out a bet of 365,000 and slid it across the line. After some consideration, the small blind folded, allowing Banksy to collect more chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Banksy	2,700,000 500,000	500,000