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Day 3 of the 2025 Mediterranean Poker Party Main Event kicks off at noon today with just 96 players returning to the felt, all looking to get one step closer to the final table, and the $1,000,000 first-place prize from the $5,740,800 prize pool.
Coming into the penultimate day's play at the front of the pack is Russia’s Dmitry Kataev with a huge stack of 15,635,000. The second spot on the leaderboard goes to Aren Bezhanyan of Armenia with 10,665,000. Rounding out the podium positions in third is Moshe Ory Refaelowitz with a more than healthy 9,200,000 chips.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dmitry Kataev | Russia | 15,635,000 | 130 |
| 2 | Aren Bezhanyan | Armenia | 10,665,000 | 89 |
| 3 | Moshe Ory Refaelowitz | Israel | 9,200,000 | 77 |
| 4 | Damir Gabdullin | Russia | 8,780,000 | 73 |
| 5 | Milad Oghabian Langar | Iran | 8,550,000 | 71 |
| 6 | Alexandros Kolonias | Greece | 7,880,000 | 66 |
| 7 | Daniel Heredi | Hungary | 7,060,000 | 59 |
| 8 | Timothy Chung | Hong Kong | 6,880,000 | 57 |
| 9 | Jakub Sterba | Czechia | 6,795,000 | 57 |
| 10 | Vedat Yilmaz | Turkey | 6,730,000 | 56 |
Damir Gabdullin starts today with 8,780,000 chips after a strong performance yesterday. Gabdullin was responsible for pushing everyone one place away from the money after his ace-four cracked Yuhang Chen's pocket aces. Jakub Sterba enters Day 3 in the top ten with a stack of 6,795,000. Sterba has already made one final table here at the 2025 MPP, having finished fifth in the Mystery Bounty Event.
Everyone has locked up at least $9,500, and the action will start with blinds at 60,000/120,000 with a 120,000 big blind ante. Cards get in the air at noon local time, and the plan for the day will be announced shortly after play commences. The live stream will follow the action on a two-hour delay, and the live report will follow suit so as not to spoil any action from the finale.
Main Event Remaining Payouts
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