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

05-10-2025 20:22 UTC+2

Gabdullin on Late-Night Surge, Eliminates Menicanin

Frank Visser

Level 12 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

The player under the gun opened to 50,000, after which Mario Menicanin shoved all in from the cutoff for 570,000. Damir Gabdullin asked for a count on the button before making the call, folding out the initial raiser.

Mario Menicanin: A♠Q♦ All in
Damir Gabdullin: 9♠9♣

Gabdullin did not find a pair on the 4♠7♠2♣4♦K♠ runout, sending him to the rail in the final level of Day 1c.

Player	Chips	Progress
Damir Gabdullin	2,700,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Mario Menicanin	Busted

Tags: Damir Gabdullin Mario Menicanin

05-10-2025 20:13 UTC+2

Tulepbergenov Shoves the River

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Kai Cocklin

Level 12 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

There was a full board of 2♠K♥Q♠10♠Q♦ and with around 400,000 chips already in the pot, Azamat Tulepbergenov shoved for around 225,000 from the big blind.

His opponent was under the gun and was burning through his time banks while he mulled it over. It took five time banks, each giving a 30-second extension, for him to fold, allowing Tulepbergenov to win the pot.

"Queen-jack" he asked Tulepbergenov. There was no response from Tulepbergenov as he raked in the pot, which brought his stack to around 625,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Azamat Tulepbergenov	625,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Azamat Tulepbergenov

05-10-2025 20:12 UTC+2

Vasylyk Sent Straight to Exit

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Frank Visser

Level 12 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Small blind Andrii Vasylyk got his last 100,000 or so in on the 9♥6♦7♣ flop, and was up against Yassin Mahmoud.

Andrii Vasylyk: A♠6♥ All in
Yassin Mahmoud: A♦8♥

Vasylyk had flopped better, but was turned dead with the 10♦. The Q♦ river did not matter anymore as Vasylyk handed over his final chips to Mahmoud.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yassin Mahmoud	625,000 125,000	125,000
Andrii Vasylyk	Busted

Tags: Yassin Mahmoud

05-10-2025 20:03 UTC+2

Kolonias Picks Up Aces

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Kai Cocklin

Level 12 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Ryhor Karapanau opened the hijack to 50,000 and Sergei Kim called in the cutoff before Alexandros Kolonias shoved the button for around 350,000. Karapanau quickly folded, but Kim snap-called.

Alexandros Kolonias: A♥A♦ All in
Sergei Kim: A♠K♥

Kim wasn't impressed seeing the hand of Kolonias and couldn't find any help from the 5♦8♠7♥6♠6♦ runout, which meant Kolonias got a double-up in the last level of the night.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryhor Karapanau	3,300,000 100,000	100,000

Sergei Kim	1,200,000 550,000	550,000
Alexandros Kolonias	800,000 800,000	800,000

Tags: Alexandros Kolonias Ryhor Karapanau Sergei Kim

05-10-2025 19:57 UTC+2

Late-Night Counts

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Frank Visser

Level 12 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryhor Karapanau	3,400,000 2,150,000	2,150,000

Toni Kaukua	2,350,000 1,890,000	1,890,000
Sergiu Covrig	2,300,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Sergei Kim	1,750,000 1,370,000	1,370,000
Paul Grummitt	1,675,000 275,000	275,000
Adrian State	1,600,000 300,000	300,000
Abdullah Alajmi	1,300,000 100,000	100,000
Samuel Dray	1,250,000 50,000	50,000
Florian Duta	975,000 295,000	295,000
Tristan George	600,000 600,000	600,000
Mihai Tabac	400,000 385,000	385,000
Italo Modena	265,000 515,000	515,000
Alisa Sibgatova	Busted
Tobias Peters	Busted

Level: 12

Blinds: 15,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

05-10-2025 19:53 UTC+2

Double Muck After Accidental Card Grab

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Kai Cocklin

Level 11 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

An unusual moment unfolded at the table involving Kassem Hammoud and Erdem Akmert that left both players without a hand.

Hammoud was under the gun and had just been dealt his cards when Erdan Akmert, seated nearby, mistakenly reached over and took one of Hammoud’s hole cards, believing it to be his own. Hammoud promptly retrieved the card, but the brief mix-up caused confusion at the table.

The floor was called, and the ruling was clear: unless the entire table could confidently verify that the original hands were intact and correctly returned, both hands would need to be mucked. Since no one could confirm with certainty, both Hammoud and Akmert were forced to fold preflop—without ever seeing a flop.

Sometimes, it's not just chips that go missing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kassem Hammoud	1,300,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Erdem Akmert	700,000

Tags: Kassem Hammoud Erdem Akmert

05-10-2025 19:47 UTC+2

Troyanovskiy Dives Under Seven Figures

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Frank Visser

Level 11 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Vladimir Troyanovskiy opened to 40,000 from middle position. It folded to Mustafa Ercan on the button, who put his stack of 270,000 at risk.

Troyanovskiy asked for a count, after which he made a quick call.

Mustafa Ercan: K♣10♥ All in
Vladimir Troyanovskiy: 6♠6♥

Troyanovskiy's pair remained ahead on the Q♠3♣8♥ flop, but the K♠ turn paired Ercan for a big lead. Troyanovskiy did not hit a six on the 2♥ river, doubling up his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	950,000 550,000	550,000
Mustafa Ercan	590,000 320,000	320,000

Tags: Mustafa Ercan Vladimir Troyanovskiy

05-10-2025 19:36 UTC+2

Kakhmazov Gets to Average Stack

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Frank Visser

Level 11 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

After an earlier open, Nadar Kakhmazov jammed all in for 380,000 on the button. Ashkan Fattahi made the call in the small blind, after which the initial raiser got out of the way.

Nadar Kakhmazov: K♠K♥ All in
Ashkan Fattahi: A♣Q♥

Kakhmazov left Fattahi with just running outs after the K♦3♦6♣ flop, leaving him without outs after the A♦ turn. The 8♠ river made no difference as Kakhmazov doubled up with ease.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nadar Kakhmazov	840,000 840,000	840,000

Ashkan Fattahi	570,000

Tags: Ashkan Fattahi Nadar Kakhmazov

05-10-2025 19:36 UTC+2

Fuchs' King Good at Showdown

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Kai Cocklin

Level 11 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Julien Fuchs made it 40,000 to go from the hijack and got one caller in Adrian State from the cutoff.

They saw a flop of 8♠J♣8♥ where Fuchs check-called a bet of 35,000 from State to the K♠ turn, where again Fuchs went into check-call mode when State bet 125,000.

When the 9♦ hit the river, Fuchs checked for a third time and State elected to check back.

Fuchs then showed K♥Q♣ for a pair of kings, and State mucked.