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

05-10-2025 18:24 UTC+2

Jorstad Gets Smoked

Frank Visser

Level 10 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Espen Jorstad had gone all in for his final few blinds preflop from the small blind, being looked up by the big blind and Mihai Tabac in the hijack.

The big blind and Tabac had then built a side pot of around 175,000 when the Q♥5♥4♣9♠ turn was dealt. The big blind checked to Tabac, who made a bet of 160,000. This folded out the player in the big blind, leading to a showdown.

Espen Jorstad: K♣6♦ All in
Mihai Tabac: A♠Q♦

Jorstad needed a king to survive on this bullet, but the river came the 2♦ instead as he had to try his luck on the next one.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mihai Tabac	785,000
Espen Jorstad	Busted

Tags: Espen Jorstad Mihai Tabac

05-10-2025 18:21 UTC+2

Shakiba Gets Value With a Boat

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Kai Cocklin

Level 10 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

With around 250,000 in the pot on a 5♠9♥K♣ flop, the action checked to the cutoff, who fired 65,000. Paul Runcan folded, but Miad Shakiba came along.

The turn brought a 5♣ and both checked to the 3♦ river, where Shakiba threw out a red chip, worth 100,000, and announced a bet of 80,000. Within a second, the cutoff had called.

Shakiba then showed 9♣9♦ for a full house, and his opponent mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Runcan	1,350,000 50,000	50,000
Miad Shakiba	750,000 410,000	410,000

Tags: Miad Shakiba Paul Runcan

05-10-2025 18:14 UTC+2

Molenaar Brings Himself to Valuetown

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Frank Visser

Level 10 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Michel Molenaar and Yevhen Sukhov had collected 230,000 chips in the pot when they saw the Q♠3♠10♦10♠7♥ river. Molenaar placed a small bet of 55,000 from the big blind, which was quickly looked up by Sukhov.

Molenaar tabled Q♥8♥ for queens and tens, but Sukhov played K♥Q♣, winning the pot with a higher kicker.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yevhen Sukhov	960,000 560,000	560,000
Michel Molenaar	350,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Michel Molenaar Yevhen Sukhov

05-10-2025 18:09 UTC+2

Selected Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 10 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Halil Tasyurek	1,600,000 435,000	435,000
Paul Runcan	1,400,000 80,000	80,000
Abdullah Alajmi	1,200,000 335,000	335,000
Boris Smuskevicius	1,200,000 118,000	118,000
Nichan Khorchidian	1,100,000 500,000	500,000
Adrian State	1,100,000 650,000	650,000
Niall Farrell	800,000 515,000	515,000

John Duthie	720,000 220,000	220,000
Paul Grummitt	700,000 100,000	100,000
Kirill Burtin	500,000 200,000	200,000
Michel Molenaar	450,000 165,000	165,000
Traian Stanciu	300,000 30,000	30,000
Cassandra Yong	220,000 30,000	30,000

Level: 10

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

05-10-2025 18:04 UTC+2

Yuan Spikes the River

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Kai Cocklin

Level 9 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Yilu Yuan just connected with the river to double up through Yigit Yildiz. The two got the stacks in preflop with Yuan having around 200,000 in his stack.

Yilu Yuan: K♣Q♠ All in
Yigit Yildiz: Q♥Q♦

Yildiz was a huge favorite but had to dodge a few more outs after Yuan picked up a Broadway draw on the 10♥A♣7♣ flop. A 4♣ turn was safe for Yildiz, but the K♠ river gave Yuan a pair of kings and the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yilu Yuan	400,000 95,000	95,000
Yigit Yildiz	160,000

Tags: Yigit Yildiz Yilu Yuan

05-10-2025 18:00 UTC+2

Modena Back-Raise Three-Bet Jams a Bluff

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Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Three-way on a flop of 3♦K♥4♦, the action checked to Samuel Dray under the gun, who fired a bet of 40,000. Italo Modena then called in the small blind before the big blind made it 110,000 to go.

Dray called, but Modena had other ideas and piled in his stack of 460,000. Both the big blind and Dray tanked for a while, but they both ended up folding their cards.

Dray showed A♥K♣ while doing so, which prompted Modena to table a Q♦ from his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Italo Modena	780,000 780,000	780,000
Samuel Dray	475,000 125,000	125,000

Tags: Italo Modena Samuel Dray

05-10-2025 17:52 UTC+2

Skripkin's Distributes Final Crumbs

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Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Maksim Skripkin open-jammed for 41,000 in the hijack and was called once the action had folded to Iraklis Manikaros in the big blind.

Maksim Skripkin: Q♥4♥ All in
Iraklis Manikaros: 6♠6♥

The 9♣7♦10♦3♥J♥ runout brought Skripkin no help, sending him to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Iraklis Manikaros	485,000 485,000	485,000
Maksim Skripkin	Busted

Tags: Maksim Skripkin Iraklis Manikaros

05-10-2025 17:49 UTC+2

Chernikov Shows the Bluff

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Kai Cocklin

Level 9 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

There were around 100,000 chips in the pot on a flop of 2♥5♣2♠ when the big blind checked and Aleksandr Chernikov fired 55,000 from middle position. Paul Grummitt called on the button, and the big blind folded.

A K♥ hit the turn and Chernikov wasted no time in putting out a bet of 125,000. Grummitt took some time to think about it but eventually settled on a fold.

Chernikov then tabled Q♥7♥ for a bluff as he raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Grummitt	800,000 200,000	200,000
Aleksandr Chernikov	775,000 775,000	775,000

Tags: Aleksandr Chernikov Paul Grummitt

05-10-2025 17:43 UTC+2

Mouawad Nears a Milly

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Kai Cocklin

Level 9 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Anthony Spinella's stack has tumbled down to just 40,000 after playing a hand with Joseph Mouawad.

The full action was unknown but all the chips were in the middle on the 4♥4♦7♥K♥4♣ board. Spinella had 3♠3♣ for a small boat, but Mouawad had a bigger boat with A♥K♦ to scoop the big pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Mouawad	900,000 900,000	900,000

Anthony Spinella	40,000 680,000	680,000

Tags: Anthony Spinella Joseph Mouawad