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

05-06-2025 15:17 UTC+2

Top Stacks at the Break

Kai Cocklin

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Basem Abudavas	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Chris Dowling	750,000 750,000	750,000
Jose Rodriguez Zurita	600,000 600,000	600,000
Musa Genc	600,000 600,000	600,000
Christos Leantzis	600,000 600,000	600,000
Mounim Kaddouri	550,000 550,000	550,000
Parahat Nurmuhammedov	550,000 75,000	75,000
Anton Vinokurov	450,000 450,000	450,000

Level: 8

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

05-06-2025 14:58 UTC+2

Break Time

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Kai Cocklin

Level 7 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Players are on a 20-minute break.

05-06-2025 14:54 UTC+2

Amiri Forces Michalak Out

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Kai Cocklin

Level 7 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Ehsan Amiri and Jakub Michalak are still going in Day 1b and just played out a pot together.

The board read 4♥9♣5♦6♦ and with around 30,000 in the middle, Amiri decided to go with a pot-sized bet of 32,000 from the big blind. Michalak was on the button and needed some extra time before he could make a decision, but eventually did let it go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jakub Michalak	325,000
Ehsan Amiri	180,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Ehsan Amiri Jakub Michalak

05-06-2025 14:43 UTC+2

Ahuja Gets a Full Double-Up

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Kai Cocklin

Level 7 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

On a board of A♥10♥2♥A♣, there were around 40,000 chips in the middle when it checked to Parahat Nurmuhammedov in the cutoff, who fired 20,000. Amine Daher was next to act on the button and he shoved for just shy of 220,000, which got a player in the blinds to fold.

Ankit Ahuja was sitting in middle position and with around 240,000 in his stack, he had a decision. After using up a time bank, Ahuja called, and Nurmuhammedov quickly folded.

Amine Daher: K♥J♠ All in
Ankit Ahuja: A♠Q♠

Ahuja had the best of it with trips and just needed to fade the flush draw of Daher. The river was red, but the K♦ wasn't of any use to Daher, meaning he was eliminated.

Ahuja with over half a milly now!

Player	Chips	Progress
Ankit Ahuja	525,000 300,000	300,000
Parahat Nurmuhammedov	475,000 25,000	25,000
Amine Daher	Busted

Tags: Amine Daher Ankit Ahuja Parahat Nurmuhammedov

05-06-2025 14:36 UTC+2

Selected Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 7 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Parahat Nurmuhammedov	500,000 425,000	425,000
Traian Stanciu	450,000 200,000	200,000
Dan Borlan	285,000 25,000	25,000
Cedric Schwaederle	250,000 50,000	50,000
Ankit Ahuja	225,000
Aliaksandr Hirs	200,000 200,000	200,000
Danut Chisu	200,000 200,000	200,000
Maxime Chilaud	200,000 200,000	200,000
Anthony Spinella	180,000 20,000	20,000

John Duggan	100,000 100,000	100,000

Level: 7

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

05-06-2025 14:27 UTC+2

Day 1b Hits 300 Runners

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Kai Cocklin

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.

05-06-2025 14:20 UTC+2

Jorstad Returns to the Felt

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Kai Cocklin

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
Espen Jorstad	230,000 230,000	230,000

05-06-2025 14:13 UTC+2

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Kai Cocklin

Level 6 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

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