Level 4
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Players have been sent on their first 20-minute break of the day.
2025 Mediterranean Poker Party
$2,200 Luxon Pay Grand Final
Day: 1b
Event Info
2025 Mediterranean Poker Party
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
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
383
Players Left
65
Players Left 1 / 1,452
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Level: 5
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Level 5
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
925,000
725,000
|
725,000 |
|
400,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
350,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
300,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
||
|
275,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
||
|
275,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
250,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
250,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
200,000 | |
|
180,000 | |
|
170,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Level 5
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Anthony Spinella just sat down in the $2,200 Grand Final and wasted no time in getting involved as he opened to 7,000 from the hijack. Dan Borlan called in the cutoff, and a player in the big blind also tagged along.
The flop came down 7♠10♦2♥ and it checked around to Borlan, who fired 10,000. The big blind called and Spinella got out of the way.
When the J♣ hit the river, the big blind elected to lead for 16,000, which Borlan promptly called to the 4♦ river. Again the big blind bet, this time for 55,000, sending Borlan into the tank. Around 20 seconds passed and Borlan was a non-believer, so stuck in a chip.
The big blind sheepishly flipped K♠Q♥ for a busted straight draw, and Borlan's A♥10♠ was good for the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
260,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
||
Level 5
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The action was missed but Giorgiy Skhulukhiya just scored a full double-up courtesy of Alexandru Tudor.
On the K♦6♣9♠Q♥J♠ board, all the chips had found their way into the middle with Tudor showing two pair holding 9♣6♦. Unfortunately for the Romanian player, Skhulukhiya had a better two pair with Q♦J♦ to take down the pot and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
400,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Level 6
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
A big pot was brewing between Ivan Pavlov and Mekan Yusupov which had a brutal ending for one of them.
The board read K♥7♠5♠8♣ and with around 60,000 in the middle, Pavlov had fired 26,000. Yusopov raised to 56,000 and after burning through a few time banks, Pavlov shoved for 186,000. Yusopov snap-called.
Mekan Yusupov: 6♥4♥ 
Ivan Pavlov: 8♠8♦
It was a brutal setup and it was Yusopov on the right side of it as he turned a straight, with that same card giving Pavlov a set! Pavlov needed the board to pair on the river and his wish came true as a K♠ rolled off, improving him to a full house!
Yusopov couldn't believe it and once the stacks were counted down, it was realized that he was covered by just 2,000, meaning he was sent to the rail.
"Nice river," said Yusupov as he departed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
430,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level 6
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
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Level 6
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Espen Jorstad failed in his attempt to progress through Day 1a but has taken his seat in Day 1b in the hope of making it through the fifteen levels scheduled today.
The Norwegian player got off to a decent start as he got a river value bet paid off on a board of K♦8♣A♣2♦6♥ holding K♣9♥ for a pair of kings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
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Level 6
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The Day 1b field of the $2,200 Luxon Pay Grand Final has now reached 300 entries, bringing the overall total to 645 across the first two starting flights.
With 235 players still in action today and late registration open through the end of Level 10, the numbers continue to build rapidly at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa. At this pace, the event is well on track to shatter its $2,000,000 guarantee.
