$5,300 Main Event Day 3 | 2025 Mediterranean Poker Party

05-12-2025 22:54 UTC+2

Lars Kamphues Eliminated in 17th Place ($35,500)

Tim Baker

Level 26 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

The action was picked on the river of a board showing J♦10♥Q♦6♦3♦ and with around 4,500,000 in the pot. Lars Kamphues was first to act with just 75,000 remaining in his stack. He checked and Milad Oghabian Langar bet 600,000 from the cutoff. Daniel Thaller folded the button, but Kamphues called.

Lars Kamphues: 5♣4♦ All in
Milad Oghabian Langar: 5♥5♦

Kamphues had a flush with the four of diamonds, but was pipped by one as Langar had a higher flush with his five. The pot was sent to Langar and Kamphues was out in 17th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Thaller	33,825,000 7,875,000	7,875,000
Milad Oghabian Langar	24,925,000 7,575,000	7,575,000
Lars Kamphues	Busted

Tags: Daniel Thaller Lars Kamphues Milad Oghabian Langar

05-12-2025 22:43 UTC+2

Alexandros Kolonias Eliminated in 18th Place ($35,500)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 26 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Alexandros Kolonias shoved for 7,800,000 from under the gun and Milad Oghabian Langar called from the hijack with a slightly covering stack.

Alexandros Kolonias: 10♦9♦ All in
Milad Oghabian Langar: A♥J♦

Kolonias had live cards and an action flop of 7♦A♠8♦ gave him an open-ended straight flush draw and Langer top pair!

A 4♥ on the turn was a brick, and the 8♠ river cemented Kolonias' place on the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Milad Oghabian Langar	17,350,000 7,250,000	7,250,000
Alexandros Kolonias	Busted

Tags: Alexandros Kolonias Milad Oghabian Langar

05-12-2025 22:33 UTC+2

Anthony Spinella Eliminated in 19th Place ($35,500)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 25 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Anthony Spinella shoved for just over 5,000,000 from under the gun and Alexandros Kolonias shoved for 15,000,000 from the cutoff. Andreas Mavromoustakis was in the big blind and with around 11,000,000, he put himself at risk.

Anthony Spinella: 10♥10♦ All in
Andreas Mavromoustakis: J♥J♣ All in
Alexandros Kolonias: A♦K♣

Mavromoustakis has the best of it preflop but Kolonias had a chance to send two players to the rail in one swoop if his Big Slick could win the hand.

On the 8♥9♥6♣ flop, Mavromoustakis kept his advantage and even improved to a flush draw on the Q♥ turn. No drama fell on the river as the 9♠ kept Mavromoustakis in the lead, almost tripling his stack. Spinella hit the rail, and Kolonias was left with just a few big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Mavromoustakis	29,000,000 21,600,000	21,600,000
Alexandros Kolonias	3,200,000 7,800,000	7,800,000

Anthony Spinella	Busted

Tags: Alexandros Kolonias Andreas Mavromoustakis Anthony Spinella

05-12-2025 22:27 UTC+2

Raoul Kanme Eliminated in 20th Place ($35,500)

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Tim Baker

Level 25 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Raoul Kanme opened to 1,000,000 under the gun and Italo Modena three-bet to 4,000,000 out of the small blind. Kanme four-bet ripped it for 17,000,000 and Modena snap-called.

Raoul Kanme: J♦10♦ All in
Italo Modena: Q♠Q♦

Kanme jammed it in at the wrong time, but he did have a hand that had a lot of potential. The flop came K♥9♠4♦ to give Kanme a gutshot. The 6♠ turn meant only a queen on the river could save Kanme. But the 2♥ came, and Kanme was out in 20th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Italo Modena	55,825,000 16,475,000	16,475,000
Raoul Kanme	Busted

Tags: Italo Modena Raoul Kanme

05-12-2025 22:23 UTC+2

Nenad Dukic Eliminated in 21st Place ($35,500)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 25 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Daniel Heredi shoved from the small blind and Nenad Dukic called off his stack of just over 9,000,000 from the big blind.

Nenad Dukic: A♦5♦ All in
Daniel Heredi: Q♦10♥

Dukic had his tournament life on the line and stayed in the lead after the Q♠J♦A♣ flop. A 5♣ on the turn gave Dukic two pair and removed some of Heredi's outs.

However, the K♣ on the river completed Heredi's straight, meaning Dukic was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Heredi	27,700,000 13,100,000	13,100,000
Nenad Dukic	Busted

Tags: Daniel Heredi Nenad Dukic

05-12-2025 22:12 UTC+2

Thaller Soars Up the Counts as Kolonias Combusts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 25 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Alexandros Kolonias opened to 1,000,000 on the button and Daniel Thaller called from the big blind.

On the 3♥9♣J♦ flop, Thaller checked and Kolonias fired 800,000. Thaller then check-raised, Kolonias snap-shoved for 19,000,000, and Thaller snap-called!

Daniel Thaller: A♣J♥ All in
Alexandros Kolonias: A♠K♣

Out of nowhere, there was a 40,000,000 + chip pot up for grabs and Thaller was in the driving seat to take it all!

The runout of 2♦2♥ changed nothing and just like that, Thaller soared up the counts while Kolonias was left with around 10,000,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Thaller	41,700,000 26,625,000	26,625,000
Alexandros Kolonias	11,000,000 13,650,000	13,650,000

Tags: Alexandros Kolonias Daniel Thaller

05-12-2025 22:05 UTC+2

Kataev Survives With an Ace on the River

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Tim Baker

Level 25 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Nenad Dukic min-raised to 1,000,000 from early position before Dmitry Kataev shoved for 6,300,000 from the small blind. Bernard Larabi called from the big blind, and Dukic folded.

Dmitry Kataev: A♦K♣ All in
Bernard Larabi: Q♠Q♥

It was a flip that the start of Day 3 chip leader needed to win to stay in the hunt for the final day of the Main Event. The board ran out 8♦8♥10♠6♠A♥, to give Kataev the winner with an ace on the river, keeping him in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitry Kataev	14,050,000 9,025,000	9,025,000

Nenad Dukic	10,850,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
Bernard Larabi	6,475,000 6,775,000	6,775,000

Tags: Bernard Larabi Dmitry Kataev Nenad Dukic

05-12-2025 22:00 UTC+2

Sam Trickett Eliminated in 22nd Place ($35,500)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 25 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Sam Trickett shoved for 5,200,000 from the cutoff and Garik Tamasian called from the small blind.

Sam Trickett: K♠9♦ All in
Garik Tamasian: A♠J♣

Trickett was an underdog and despite making a pair of nines on the 8♣J♠9♠ flop, Tamasian paired his jack to retain the lead. Though Trickett regained the lead when the K♥ hit turn, giving him two pair.

Just as it seemed like the drama was over, Tamasian improved to two pair on the A♦ river, which meant Trickett was out in 22nd.

Player	Chips	Progress
Garik Tamasian	16,925,000 6,150,000	6,150,000
Sam Trickett	Busted

Tags: Sam Trickett Garik Tamasian

05-12-2025 21:55 UTC+2

Sergey Tikhonov Eliminated in 23rd Place ($35,500)

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Tim Baker

Level 25 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Sergey Tikhonov shoved for his last 1,100,000 from early position with Razvan Sabau calling from the small blind, and Mounim Kaddouri calling from the big blind.

Sabau bet 1,400,000 on the A♦5♦5♠ flop, which forced Kaddouri to fold. The cards were tabled with Tikhonov at risk.

Sergey Tikhonov: 10♣9♠ All in
Razvan Sabau: A♣7♥

Tikhonov needed running cards to beat the top pair of Sabau. The rest of the board came Q♥10♦, and Tikhonov was sent to the rail in 23rd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mounim Kaddouri	22,575,000 2,575,000	2,575,000
Razvan Sabau	12,775,000 2,850,000	2,850,000
Sergey Tikhonov	Busted

Tags: Mounim Kaddouri Razvan Sabau Sergey Tikhonov

05-12-2025 21:51 UTC+2

Andrei Bidniuk Eliminated in 24th Place ($31,000)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 25 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Alexandros Kolonias opened to 1,000,000 from middle position and Andrei Bidniuk shoved from the big blind for 3,600,000. Kolonias called.

Andrei Bidniuk: A♣8♣ All in
Alexandros Kolonias: K♥9♠

Bidniuk was in the lead but Kolonias hit a nine on the 2♠J♣9♥ flop. A 3♥ on the turn put Bidniuk one step closer to the rail, and the 7♥ river meant he was out in 24th

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandros Kolonias	24,650,000 6,500,000	6,500,000

Andrei Bidniuk	Busted

Tags: Alexandros Kolonias Andrei Bidniuk