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

05-06-2025 14:06 UTC+2

Pavlov Spikes the River to Bust Yusopov

Kai Cocklin

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♥ All in
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
Ivan Pavlov	430,000
Mekan Yusupov	Busted

Tags: Ivan Pavlov Mekan Yusupov

Level: 6

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

05-06-2025 13:51 UTC+2

Skhulukhiya Doubles Through Tudor

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Kai Cocklin

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
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	400,000 200,000	200,000
Alexandru Tudor	250,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Alexandru Tudor Giorgiy Skhulukhiya

05-06-2025 13:43 UTC+2

Borlan Makes the Right Call

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Kai Cocklin

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
Dan Borlan	260,000 60,000	60,000
Anthony Spinella	200,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Anthony Spinella Dan Borlan

05-06-2025 13:36 UTC+2

Selected Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 5 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Parahat Nurmuhammedov	925,000 725,000	725,000
Danut Chisu	400,000 200,000	200,000
Mikhail Zavoloka	350,000 150,000	150,000
Dmitry Gromov	300,000 300,000	300,000

Niall Farrell	275,000 75,000	75,000

Halil Tasyurek	275,000 5,000	5,000
Alessio Isaia	250,000 50,000	50,000

Traian Stanciu	250,000 50,000	50,000
Dan Borlan	200,000
Boris Smuskevicius	180,000
Alisa Sibgatova	170,000 30,000	30,000

Level: 5

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

05-06-2025 13:06 UTC+2

Break Time

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Kai Cocklin

Level 4 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Players have been sent on their first 20-minute break of the day.

05-06-2025 12:57 UTC+2

Bezhanyan Picks Off El Asmar's Bluff Attempt

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Kai Cocklin

Level 4 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Three players had put in 15,000 preflop to see the flop of J♠4♣3♠, where Darius Neagoe & Hady El Asmar checked. Aren Bezhanyan then fired out 15,000, which got Neagoe to fold, but El Asmar came along.

The 10♥ turn went check-check and El Asmar led out for 25,000 on the board-pairing 10♦ river. After just a few seconds, Bezhanyan called.

El Asmar then tabled A♠Q♥ for just ace-high, and Bezhanyan took down the pot with a pair of fives holding 5♠5♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aren Bezhanyan	300,000
Hady El Asmar	80,000

Tags: Aren Bezhanyan Hady El Asmar Darius Neagoe

05-06-2025 12:46 UTC+2

Yang Gets Max Value From Martinez

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Kai Cocklin

Level 4 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

There were already around 70,000 in the middle on a 2♥8♦2♦5♥ board when Jun Yang had raised to 75,000 over a bet from Raul Martinez, who called.

A J♦ filled out the board and Yang wasted no time in shoving his stack of 91,000. Martinez took some time and after mulling it over for a while, he flicked in a chip.

Yang immediately turned over his cards to reveal he had flopped a full house with 8♣8♥, and Martinez sent his cards into the muck.