$5,300 Main Event Day 2 | 2025 Mediterranean Poker Party

05-11-2025 20:54 UTC+2

Hartman Ends Amani's Run

Kai Cocklin

Level 16 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Ezatulla Amani had his stack of around 1,500,000 in the middle and at risk against the bigger stack of Pascal Hartman.

Ezatulla Amani: J♥J♦ All in
Pascal Hartman: K♠K♦

Amani had the Hooks and needed to find a way to overcome the Cowboys of Hartman, but didn't get much help on the 5♣8♠10♦ flop. It was all over by the time the K♥ landed on the turn as Hartman made top set, leaving Amani with no hope. An inconsequential 4♦ hit the river, and Amani was sent home empty-handed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pascal Hartman	4,500,000 3,200,000	3,200,000
Ezatulla Amani	Busted

Tags: Ezatulla Amani Pascal Hartman

05-11-2025 20:49 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

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Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Aren Bezhanyan	7,500,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Jakub Sterba	6,900,000 3,200,000	3,200,000
Sarkis Akopyan	5,550,000 2,050,000	2,050,000
Ognyan Dimov	4,800,000 3,900,000	3,900,000

Dmitry Kataev	4,500,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Damir Gabdullin	4,000,000 200,000	200,000
Sam Trickett	2,400,000 2,400,000	2,400,000
Kirill Shcherbakov	1,100,000 400,000	400,000

05-11-2025 20:45 UTC+2

Bezhanyan Gets Richer as Zabiiakin Falls

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Kai Cocklin

Level 16 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Ivan Zabiiakin had his last big blind in the middle and was put at risk by the start-of-day chip leader Aren Bezhanyan.

Ivan Zabiiakin: 9♥4♣ All in
Aren Bezhanyan: K♦Q♣

Zabiiakin didn;t stand much chance after the Q♠6♠2♥ flop and was drawing dead by the time the 7♥ hit the turn. By this point, the 2♦ river was just a formality, which meant Zabiiakin was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aren Bezhanyan	6,300,000 2,055,000	2,055,000

Ivan Zabiiakin	Busted

Tags: Aren Bezhanyan Ivan Zabiiakin

05-11-2025 20:40 UTC+2

Chehadeh Gets a Double

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Kai Cocklin

Level 16 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

The full board was already out and showing 7♦2♠8♥7♣J♠ and there were around 1,000,000 chips in the pot between Samuel Dray and George Chehadeh.

On the river Chehadeh had his remaining 465,000 in the middle and at risk. Dray then flipped 9♦6♦ for a busted straight draw, and Chehadeh's 2♣2♥ was good for a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Dray	2,700,000 790,000	790,000
George Chehadeh	2,000,000 1,700,000	1,700,000

Tags: George Chehadeh Samuel Dray

05-11-2025 20:36 UTC+2

Chen Doubles Through Sharapov

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Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Yuhang Chen and Dmitry Sharapov just got all-in preflop with Chen being the player at risk.

Yuhang Chen: A♠Q♣ All in
Dmitry Sharapov: A♣10♣

Chen had Sharapov dominated with the better kicker. He managed to stay ahead on the J♦J♣5♥3♦4♣ runout as neither player improved. Chen doubled up, and Sharapov was left with just a few big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuhang Chen	1,300,000 600,000	600,000
Dmitry Sharapov	300,000 1,650,000	1,650,000

Tags: Dmitry Sharapov Yuhang Chen

05-11-2025 20:34 UTC+2

Hirs' Flop Bet Does the Trick

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Kai Cocklin

Level 16 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

There were around 450,000 chips in the middle on a flop of 7♣Q♠6♠ when the big blind checked and Mehmet Demirkol also tapped the table from under the gun. Aliaksandr Hirs was next to act and he fired out 155,000. which was enough to earn him the pot was everybody else folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mehmet Demirkol	2,200,000 410,000	410,000
Aliaksandr Hirs	1,900,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Aliaksandr Hirs Mehmet Demirkol

05-11-2025 20:27 UTC+2

Banicevic Sends Wei Out

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Kai Cocklin

Level 16 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Guoliang Wei shoved for 785,000 from early position and Vlado Banicevic shoved his big stack of around 4,000,000 in from the button.

Guoliang Wei: K♣Q♣ All in
Vlado Banicevic: Q♠Q♦

Wei was behind and fell deeper into the hole on the 6♦Q♥10♥ flop as Banicevic made top set. A 2♦ on the turn left Wei drawing dead, and he was already well on his way out of the room by the time the J♣ hit the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vlado Banicevic	5,000,000 900,000	900,000
Guoliang Wei	Busted

Tags: Guoliang Wei Vlado Banicevic

05-11-2025 20:20 UTC+2

A Few Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 16 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Vlado Banicevic	4,100,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Paul Runcan	3,700,000 1,890,000	1,890,000
Azamat Lamkov	2,800,000 1,750,000	1,750,000

Daniel Smiljkovic	2,600,000 470,000	470,000

Lachezar Petkov	2,100,000 100,000	100,000

Guoliang Wei	800,000 175,000	175,000

05-11-2025 20:18 UTC+2

Ehsan Amiri

3,740,000 240,000

05-11-2025 20:14 UTC+2

$1,000,000 Up Top Once Again in Cyprus

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Kai Cocklin

Level 16 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

While this year’s Main Event drew slightly fewer entries than last year, the payout at the top remains just as impressive. A total of 1,196 players entered the 2025 Mediterranean Poker Party Main Event, and once again, $1,000,000 is waiting for the eventual champion.

In 2024, Azamat Lamkov bested a 1,260-player field to earn the same amount, and now a new name will be etched into the winner’s list with an identical seven-figure score on the line.

The top 175 finishers will make the money, with a min-cash of $8,500 guaranteed. Despite a slight dip in attendance, the prize pool proves this Main Event remains one of the most lucrative in the region.

Tags: Azamat Lamkov