$5,300 Main Event Day 1c | 2025 Mediterranean Poker Party

05-10-2025 12:12 UTC+2

Lihacovs Sends Afsharorumieh Out

Kai Cocklin

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

Afshin Afsharorumieh made it 7,000 to go from under the gun and got a call from the cutoff & Alesia Sinevich on the button. Romans Lihacovs was in the small blind and put in a big squeeze, then Afsharorumieh committed his stack of around 40,000. The remainder of the table folded, which left Afsharorumieh at risk.

Afshin Afsharorumieh: J♣J♦ All in
Romans Lihacovs: A♦K♣

Afsharorumieh was ahead but not for long as the K♠10♠2♦ flop gave Lihacovs top pair. A Q♠ on the turn did bring around some more outs for Afsharorumieh as he picked up a straight draw, but the 7♣ river bricked out, sending him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Romans Lihacovs	340,000 340,000	340,000
Afshin Afsharorumieh	Busted

Tags: Afshin Afsharorumieh Alesia Sinevich Romans Lihacovs

05-10-2025 12:03 UTC+2

Logunov Leads Three-Way

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Frank Visser

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

Leonid Logunov in the big blind, Ekaterina Fedyaeva in early position, and the player on the button all tossed in 25,000 on the 9♥2♣6♥J♣ turn. The 10♣ river then completed the board and saw Logunov make a bet of 82,000.

Fedyaeva flicked in calling chips, which the button saw as a signal to get out of the way. Logunov turned over 4♣3♣ for the rivered flush, taking the pot when Fedyaeve slowly added her cards to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonid Logunov	490,000
Ekaterina Fedyaeva	181,000

Tags: Ekaterina Fedyaeva Leonid Logunov

05-10-2025 12:01 UTC+2

Yildiz's Straight Flush Sinks Karpova's Boat

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Kai Cocklin

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

There has already been one straight flush today and there was just another!

On a board of 10♣7♠4♠5♠ there were around 100,000 chips in the pot when both the blinds checked to Natalia Karpova in the cutoff, who fired 50,000. Mustafa Yildiz called on the button, and both the blinds folded.

The river brought a 4♣ and Karpova fired again, this time for 85,000. Yildiz pondered for some time before he moved all of his chips into the middle for a raise of 215,000. Karpova didn't like the situation she was in and leaned back in her chair while she thought it over, but eventually she made the call.

Yildiz then revealed a straight flush with 8♠6♠, and Karpova showed 7♣7♥ for a rivered full house.

Brutal!

Player	Chips	Progress
Mustafa Yildiz	650,000 650,000	650,000
Natalia Karpova	100,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Mustafa Yildiz Natalia Karpova

05-10-2025 11:54 UTC+2

Demirkol Gets Paid as Ju Joins Field

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Frank Visser

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

Josef Gulas in the hijack and Mehmet Demirkol were heads-up on a flop of 5♠6♦2♠. With a sizable pot of 54,000 in the middle, Gulas checked to Demirkol, who tossed in 9,000.

Gulas quickly called before both players checked the 2♥ turn. Gulas also checked the 4♦ river, after which Demirkol made a hefty bet of 61,000. Gulas confirmed the amount before calling off.

Demirkol tabled A♥3♥ for the straight, seeing Gulas muck his cards after double-checking with the dealer. Samuel Ju was also spotted at this table, having recently bought in.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mehmet Demirkol	388,000
Samuel Ju	300,000 300,000	300,000
Josef Gulas	248,000 52,000	52,000

Tags: Josef Gulas Mehmet Demirkol Samuel Ju

Level: 2

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

05-10-2025 11:41 UTC+2

El Khazen Flops a Straight Flush

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Frank Visser

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

When the action was caught, the board had been dealt up until the 4♥2♥6♥8♣ turn. Youssef El Khazen then added 30,000 to the pot of 40,000 with a bet from the hijack, which Cassandra Yong called on the button.

El Khazen sized up to 80,000 on the 7♦ river. Yong again tossed in a quick call, but mucker her cards as soon as El Khazen tabled 5♥3♥ for a straight flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Youssef El Khazen	430,000
Cassandra Yong	170,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: Cassandra Yong Youssef El Khazen

05-10-2025 11:32 UTC+2

Savin Takes It on River

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Frank Visser

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

Picking up the action on a flop of A♥Q♠5♣, Anatolii Savin checked from the small blind to Leonid Bozhkov in the big blind, who fired a bet of 7,500 into the pot of 31,000.

Savin called to the 8♥ turn, on which both players checked. Savin then led out with a bet of 26,000 on the J♠ river, seeing Bozhkov make a quick fold and taking down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anatolii Savin	322,500
Leonid Bozhkov	277,500 277,500	277,500

Tags: Anatolii Savin Leonid Bozhkov

05-10-2025 11:31 UTC+2

Sinevich Picks Off Afsharorumieh; Cotescu Wins a Small One

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Kai Cocklin

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

Afshin Afsharorumieh limped from under the gun and when it got to Alesia Sinevich on the button, she made it 8,000 to go. Afsharorumieh called to see a flop of 3♦4♦5♠, where both players checked.

A K♦ dropped on the turn and Afsharorumieh check-called a bet of 10,000 and then decided to lead for 16,000 when the Q♦ put a fourth diamond on board. Sinevich didn't need to think for too long before she called.

Afsharorumieh then mucked at showdown, meaning Sinevich claimed the pot without revealing her cards.

Elsewhere, Sandra Cotescu and Katherina Aristotelos just played out a small pot. There was an open from late position and Aristotelos three-bet from the small blind to 10,500. Cotescu cold-called from the big blind, and the initial raiser folded.

Both checked the 6♣7♣Q♣ flop to the 8♥ turn, where Aristotelos checked and Cotescu fired 13,000. That was enough to earn her the pot as Aristotelos folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sandra Cotescu	310,000
Katherina Aristotelos	300,000
Alesia Sinevich	300,000
Afshin Afsharorumieh	260,000

Tags: Afshin Afsharorumieh Alesia Sinevich Katherina Aristotelos Sandra Cotescu

05-10-2025 11:19 UTC+2

Chen Picks Up Big One Early

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Frank Visser

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

Jason Barton made a raise to 4,000 in the cutoff, being three-bet to 16,000 by Yuhang Chen on the button. The blinds got out of the way before Barton called to the 2♥Q♦6♦ flop.

Barton checked, Chen continued for 11,000, and Barton raised to 33,000. Chen put in the required chips for a call, and did so as well when Barton put in 55,000 on the 10♦ turn.

The 8♠ river slowed Barton down, as he checked over to Chen. Chen assembled a massive bet of 155,000, most of his stack. Barton did not need long before surrendering his cards and forfeiting the pot to his neighbor.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuhang Chen	408,000 108,000	108,000
Jason Barton	196,000 196,000	196,000

Tags: Jason Barton Yuhang Chen

05-10-2025 11:15 UTC+2

Kudzmanas Starts Well

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Kai Cocklin

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

An early pot between Marius Kudzmanas and Javier Moya saw the former boost his stack in the opening minutes.

There were already around 40,000 chips in the pot on a K♠4♠5♥ flop when Kudzmanas bet 14,000 from the small blind and Moya called.

An 8♦ on the turn saw Kudzmanas slow down with a check, then Moya fired out 48,000. Kudzmanas took some time before he called. A J♣ hit the river and both players decided to knuckle to showdown.

Kudzmanas revealed Q♥Q♣ for a pair of queens, and that was good for the pot as Moya mucked.