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

05-08-2025 12:44 UTC+2

Bachkou Sent to Pick Up Min-Cash

Frank Visser

Level 17 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Traian Stanciu opened to 100,000 before Leanid Bachkou tossed in his remaining 300,000. It folded back to Stanciu, who asked for a count and made the call.

Leanid Bachkou: A♠7♠ All in
Traian Stanciu: J♣10♠

Bachkou's ace-high remained ahead on the 9♣K♠5♣ flop and 9♥ turn, but the Q♠ river made Stanciu a straight to send Backhou to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Traian Stanciu	1,750,000 250,000	250,000
Leanid Bachkou	Busted

Tags: Leanid Bachkou Traian Stanciu

05-08-2025 12:53 UTC+2

Rakets Busts; Michalak Finds a Triple

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Kai Cocklin

Level 17 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Jakub Michalak moved his last 130,000 in from under the gun and David Vinayagamoorthy three-bet from the button to 210,000. Vitali Rakets was in the small blind and after some consideration, shoved for around 250,000, and when it got back to Vinayagamoorthy, he called.

Jakub Michalak: A♠4♠ All in
Vitali Rakets: A♣8♠ All in
David Vinayagamoorthy: A♥K♦

Vinayagamoorthy had a good chance to send two players to the rail and kept his lead on the J♣Q♣3♠ flop. Michalak added a flush draw when the 7♠ hit the turn, and paired his four on the 4♥ river to earn himself a triple-up. Vinayagamoorthy took the side pot, which meant Rakets was silenced and sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Vinayagamoorthy	1,700,000 1,025,000	1,025,000
Jakub Michalak	515,000 65,000	65,000
Vitali Rakets	Busted

Tags: David Vinayagamoorthy Jakub Michalak Vitali Rakets

05-08-2025 13:05 UTC+2

Petkov Binks the River to Leave Khalaf Short

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Kai Cocklin

Level 17 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Marsel Khalaf opened from the cutoff and Lachezar Petkov shoved from the small blind for 850,000. Once the action was back on Khalaf, he burned through a few time banks before he made the call with a slightly covering stack.

Lachezar Petkov: A♦7♦ All in
Marsel Khalaf: 10♥10♣

Khalaf was in the lead with his tens and added a gutshot on the 8♣Q♥J♣ flop. The J♠ on the turn did give Petkov a few more outs as any jack would counterfeit the tens of Khalaf, who still held a big lead.

It wasn't a jack that hit the river, instead the A♣ peeled off, giving Petkov a pair of aces and leaving Khalaf with less than two big blinds to play with.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lachezar Petkov	1,850,000 600,000	600,000

Marsel Khalaf	70,000 1,005,000	1,005,000

Tags: Lachezar Petkov Marsel Khalaf

05-08-2025 13:10 UTC+2

Bryksin Building Big Stack

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Frank Visser

Level 17 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Kirill Shcherbakov raised to 100,000 in the cutoff. Ivan Bryksin made it 325,000 to go on the button, which Orthodoxos Orthodoxou called in the small blind.

Shcherbakov got out of the way before Orthodoxou check-called Bryksin's bet of 250,000 on the 3♠9♠5♦ flop. The 10♠ turn then checked to the 4♣ river, where Orthodoxou bet 225,000.

Bryksin made a quick call and won the pot when his 8♠8♣ trumped the A♣K♥ of Orthodoxou

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Bryksin	4,700,000 3,705,000	3,705,000
Orthodoxos Orthodoxou	1,650,000 350,000	350,000
Kirill Shcherbakov	1,525,000 1,105,000	1,105,000

Tags: Ivan Bryksin Kirill Shcherbakov Orthodoxos Orthodoxou

Level: 18

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

05-08-2025 13:15 UTC+2

Habib Finishes Off Khalaf

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Kai Cocklin

Level 18 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

After just losing a the bulk of his stack, Marsel Khalaf had his short stack in the middle with a few other players in the hand. On the Q♦9♦A♦ flop, Walid Bou Habib bet got the others to fold, leaving him heads up with Khalaf.

Marsel Khalaf: K♠10♦ All in
Walid Bou Habib: 9♠9♣

Habib had flopped bottom set but had to dodge the flush and straight draw of Khalaf, who was looking for a way back into the tournament. However, running fives gave Habib a full house on the 5♣5♠ runout, which meant Khalaf was sent to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Walid Bou Habib	2,900,000 1,025,000	1,025,000
Marsel Khalaf	Busted

Tags: Marsel Khalaf Walid Bou Habib

05-08-2025 13:20 UTC+2

Radloff Runs Into Trips

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Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Nasser Al Mujaibel had placed a bet on the 7♣Q♥7♥2♦ turn from early position, after which Steven Radloff check-raised all in from the small blind for 895,000.

Al Mujaibel asked for a count before committing a call with the covering stack.

Steven Radloff: K♠Q♦ All in
Nasser Al Mujaibel: J♦7♦

Radloff needed a queen to double up, but the 2♥ came on the river instead, sending him to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nasser Al Mujaibel	3,730,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Steven Radloff	Busted

Tags: Nasser Al Mujaibel Steven Radloff

05-08-2025 13:25 UTC+2

Selected Chip Counts and Bustouts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 18 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Konstantin Voronin	3,400,000 15,000	15,000

Alessio Isaia	3,200,000 1,225,000	1,225,000

Kirill Shcherbakov	3,100,000 1,575,000	1,575,000

Lukas Pazma	3,100,000 215,000	215,000

Parahat Nurmuhammedov	2,500,000 775,000	775,000
Espen Jorstad	2,400,000 2,145,000	2,145,000

Hadi Khordbin	2,200,000 1,525,000	1,525,000
Nikolay Fal	800,000 785,000	785,000
Damir Gabdullin	720,000 355,000	355,000
Bjoirn MacDonald	Busted

05-08-2025 13:29 UTC+2

Van Huyssteen Goes Home After Bad Beat

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Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Abraham van Huyssteen open-shoved for 465,000 from early position. It folded to Italo Modena in the small blind, who asked for a count.

He took some time to think things through before putting in a call, heading to showdown.

Abraham van Huyssteen: 9♠9♣ All in
Italo Modena: 5♥5♣

The 7♠6♣K♠ flop was no threat to Van Huyssteen, but the 5♠ turn gave Modena a massive lead with a set. Van Huyssteen needed a nine, but none arrived on the 4♦ river, sending him to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Italo Modena	1,310,000 310,000	310,000
Abraham van Huyssteen	Busted

Tags: Abraham van Huyssteen Italo Modena

05-08-2025 13:38 UTC+2

Esau Wins a Flip Against Menhardt

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Kai Cocklin

Level 18 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Julian Menhardt from the hijack and Paul Esau on the button had their chips in the middle with the latter at risk for 930,000.

Paul Esau: 3♥3♣ All in
Julian Menhardt: A♥Q♣

Esau was ahead with his small pocket pair and they kept their lead through the K♣2♣6♠ flop. A J♥ on the turn added a Broadway draw for Menhardt, but he couldn't connect with the river as the 7♣ completed the board, earning Esau a double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Esau	1,950,000 765,000	765,000
Julian Menhardt	1,400,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Paul Esau Julian Menhardt