$2,200 Luxon Pay Grand Final
Day 1a Started
2025 Mediterranean Poker Party
$2,200 Luxon Pay Grand Final
Day: 1a
Event Info
2025 Mediterranean Poker Party
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$2,787,840
Entries
1,452
Level
36
Blinds
2,000,000 / 4,000,000
Ante
4,000,000
Entries
345
Players Left
53
Players Left 1 / 1,452
Filter
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The 2025 Mediterranean Poker Party picks up steam today with the launch of Event #2: $2,200 Luxon Pay Grand Final at the stunning Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa. Day 1a marks the first of four opening flights in this prestigious event, which boasts a $2,000,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Players begin with a 200,000-chip starting stack, giving them plenty of room to maneuver as they navigate fifteen levels of play. Each Day 1 flight follows a progressive clock format, with the first 10 levels lasting 30 minutes each before increasing to 40 minutes for the final five levels.
A shot clock is in effect from the very first hand. Players have 20 seconds to act pre-flop and 30 seconds post-flop, with five 30-second time bank cards issued at registration, at the start of each new day, and again at the final table.
Only a player's largest stack will carry forward to Day 2; multiple stacks are not permitted. Day 2 will feature 10 more levels—five at 40 minutes and five at 50 minutes. Day 3 will play down to a winner, with the final table using a reduced clock based on the number of players remaining.
$2,200 Luxon Pay Grand Final Schedule
| Day | Date | Time | Blind Levels |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1a | May 5 | 12:00 p.m. | 30 minutes (10 levels) + 40 minutes (5 levels) |
| Day 1b | May 6 | 12:00 p.m. | 30 minutes (10 levels) + 40 minutes (5 levels) |
| Day 1c | May 7 | 12:00 p.m. | 30 minutes (10 levels) + 40 minutes (5 levels) |
| Day 1d | May 7 | 8:00 p.m. | 20 minutes |
| Day 2 | May 8 | 12:00 p.m. | 40 minutes (5 levels) + 50 minutes (5 levels) |
| Day 3 | May 9 | 12:00 p.m. | 50/45/40/35/30/30/25 minutes¹ |
¹Final table levels decrease as players are eliminated: 8 players = 50 min, 7 = 45 min, 6 = 40 min, 5 = 35 min, 4 = 30 min, 3 = 30 min, 2 = 25 min.
The Luxon Pay Grand Final is just one of many highlights on offer at the 2025 Mediterranean Poker Party, which brings together players from around the world for nearly three weeks of high-stakes action, luxury hospitality, and unforgettable moments. A feature table will be streamed every day of the Grand Final on the DTDPlayer YouTube channel, so fans can follow the action live from wherever they are.
Stay with PokerNews for all the key hands, bustouts, and chip counts as the Luxon Pay Grand Final gets underway.
Level: 1
Blinds: 1,000/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Level 1
: Blinds 1,000/1,000, 1,000 ante
Cards are in the air for Day 1a of the Luxon Pay Grand Final!
Level 1
: Blinds 1,000/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000 | |
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200,000 | |
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200,000 | |
|
200,000 | |
|
200,000 | |
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200,000 | |
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200,000 | |
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200,000 | |
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Level 1
: Blinds 1,000/1,000, 1,000 ante
It was a great start for Steven Radloff, who was raking in a pot to double up his stack early on.
The chips had already found themselves in the middle on a 8♠2♥4♥A♦6♠ board with Sajad Abud tabling A♥2♣ for two pair. Unfortunately for Abud, Radloff held the rockets with A♠A♣ for top set!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
400,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
4,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 1,000/1,000, 1,000 ante
There was a raise to 2,500 from middle position and Dan Borlan called in the hijack before Illia Filonenko squeezed to 9,000 from the cutoff. Both middle position and Borlan called.
The flop came 6♦K♠3♣ and when it checked to Filonenko, he continued for 10,000. Only Borlan called to see the 7♦ on the turn, where again the action got to Filonenko. Without much hesitation, another bet came in from Filonenko, this time for 30,000, and again Borlan called.
When the 8♣ filled out the board, Borlan checked for a third time and after a while, Filonenko checked back.
Borlan then showed a flopped set with 6♥6♠, and Filonenko mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000 | |
|
150,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Level 2
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
With around 30,000 in the middle on a board of 3♥8♠9♠A♦, Sofia Merkulova fired out 10,000 from middle position and Vladislav Dubanov min-raised to 20,000 from the next seat. Merkulova called.
A 7♦ completed the runout and after Merkulova checked, Dubanov used some extra time before he bet 75,000. Merkulova waited for a few moments before she moved all in, and Dubanov asked for a count.
It was 152,000 total and with a huge sigh, Dubanov folded his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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330,000
130,000
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130,000 |
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80,000
80,000
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80,000 |
Level 2
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
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