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

05-06-2025 16:42 UTC+2

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Level 10 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

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05-06-2025 16:38 UTC+2

Ten Good for Martinez

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Kai Cocklin

Level 10 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Raul Martinez opened to 20,000 from the cutoff and the button three-bet to 45,000. After the blinds folded, Martinez called.

The flop came 3♦10♥A♠ and Martinez check-called a bet of 20,000 from the button to see the 2♥ on the turn, where both checked.

A 9♠ filled out the board and again the action was checked through, which prompted Martinez to show K♠10♦ for a pair of tens. The button's cards went into the muck, and Martinez dragged the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Borlan	500,000 215,000	215,000
Raul Martinez Gallego	400,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Raul Martinez

05-06-2025 16:23 UTC+2

Zamyatin Wins Battle of the Mikhails

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Kai Cocklin

Level 10 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Mikhail Zamyatin made it 20,000 to go in the hijack and Mikhail Zavoloka three-bet to 60,000 from the cutoff. When it got back to Zamyatin, he announced a four-bet to 135,000 before he dropped the chips in. Zavoloka took some time and then shoved around 350,000, and Zamyatin quickly called.

Mikhail Zavoloka: A♣K♠ All in
Mikhail Zamyatin: J♣J♠

It was a classic coinflip then saw Zamyatin retain his lead after the Q♥5♦8♥ flop. A 3♦ on the turn put Zavoloka one card closer to the rail, and the 9♦ confirmed his elimination as Zamyatin's pocket jacks held up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikhail Zamyatin	1,200,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Mikhail Zavoloka	Busted

Tags: Mikhail Zamyatin Mikhail Zavoloka

Level: 10

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

05-06-2025 16:12 UTC+2

Selected Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 9 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Cedric Schwaederle	550,000 300,000	300,000
Musa Genc	500,000 100,000	100,000
Danut Chisu	400,000 200,000	200,000
Michel Molenaar	400,000 400,000	400,000
Traian Stanciu	350,000 100,000	100,000
Ivan Pavlov	300,000 130,000	130,000
Raul Martinez Gallego	250,000 150,000	150,000
Pouya Ranjehdel	220,000 20,000	20,000
Tobias Peters	210,000 65,000	65,000

John Duggan	200,000 100,000	100,000
Aliaksandr Hirs	180,000 20,000	20,000
Jun Yang	150,000 250,000	250,000
Mehmet Demirkol	60,000 60,000	60,000

05-06-2025 16:03 UTC+2

Ju Gains Traction

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Kai Cocklin

Level 9 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Samuel Ju is starting to build some momentum midway through Day 1b after scoring a recent elimination to climb to around 250,000 in chips. The German player just sent Jakub Sterba to the rail, though the exact details of the hand weren’t caught. What’s clear is that Ju is now armed with a healthier stack and gaining traction in the $2,200 Grand Final.

Sterba, who came into the day hoping to build on his solid form from earlier in the series, won’t be advancing from this flight—but Ju is trending in the right direction as the action pushes through the middle levels.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Ju	250,000 50,000	50,000
Jakub Sterba	Busted

Tags: Jakub Sterba Samuel Ju

05-06-2025 15:49 UTC+2

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Level 9 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

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Level: 9

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

05-06-2025 15:39 UTC+2

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

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Kai Cocklin

Level 8 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 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

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05-06-2025 15:26 UTC+2

Panasiuk Wins a Three-Way All-In

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Kai Cocklin

Level 8 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Artsiom Panasiuk raised from under the gun and Ramin Gasanov shoved from the next seat for 54,000. The player in middle position then made it 120,000, and when it got back to Panasiuk, he called off the rest of his stack of a little less than the four-bet.

Ramin Gasanov: A♠Q♠ All in
Artsiom Panasiuk: A♣K♥ All in
Middle Position: A♥Q♥

Panasiuk had the upper hand with Big Slick and was helped by the fact that his two opponents shared the same hand. A flop of 6♠5♦4♦ was safe for Panasiuk but Gasanov found some hope on the 9♠ turn as he picked up a flush draw.

However, the 5♣ river was anti-climatic as Panasiuk's hand held on, more than doubling him up and ending Gasanov's run.