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

05-12-2025 15:06 UTC+3

The Recently Departed

Tim Baker

Level 19 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitry Zakharov	Busted
George Tomescu	Busted
Maxime Chilaud	Busted
Yiannis Liperis	Busted
Mehmet Demirkol	Busted
Adrian State	Busted
Jose Rodriguez Zurita	Busted
Mario Menicanin	Busted
Ehsan Amiri	Busted
Pavel Masiuk	Busted
Nikola Isaev	Busted
Aziz Efe	Busted
Alex Goulder	Busted
Lukas Pazma	Busted

05-12-2025 15:04 UTC+3

Kataev Extends Lead With Bullets

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Kai Cocklin

Level 19 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Dmitry Kataev opened the cutoff with A♦A♣ to 240,000 and Ivan Pavlov called from the small blind with K♣Q♣. Henrik Brockmann was in the big blind and also came along with Q♠10♥.

The flop came K♠2♣9♠ and when it checked to Kataev, he bet 200,000. Pavlov counted out raising chips and made it 650,000 to go, which got Brockmann to fold. Kataev took a few moments before he called.

When the 6♣ landed on the turn, Pavlov improved to a flush draw and fired out a seven-figure bet of 1,000,000. Kataev quickly called with his aces.

A 4♠ fell on the river and after using some extra time, Pavlov checked it over to Kataev, who fired out 1,800,000. Pavlov quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitry Kataev	20,425,000 3,150,000	3,150,000

Ivan Pavlov	2,325,000 1,590,000	1,590,000
Henrik Brockmann	1,350,000 660,000	660,000

Tags: Dmitry Kataev Henrik Brockmann Ivan Pavlov

05-12-2025 15:04 UTC+3

Ensan Three-Bets the Flop

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Kai Cocklin

Level 19 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Hossein Ensan opened 9♦9♠ from the cutoff and Andrei Bidniuk called in the small blind with A♦J♣.

They went to a flop of 8♠2♦9♥ where Bidniuk checked and Ensan fired 160,000 with his set. Bidniuk then check-raised to 575,000, and Ensan three-bet the flop to 1,000,000 with his set.

Bidniuk accepted defeat and laid it down, allowing Ensan to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hossein Ensan	5,300,000 800,000	800,000

Andrei Bidniuk	2,600,000 950,000	950,000

Tags: Andrei Bidniuk Hossein Ensan

05-12-2025 14:57 UTC+3

Cankurtaranli Makes the Perfect Value Bet

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Tim Baker

Level 19 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Sergiu Covrig opened the action with a raise to 250,000 from early position, and Tahsin Cankurtaranli defended out of the big blind.

The two players checked all the way to the river on the runout of 4♣6♠6♣Q♠6♦ before Cankurtaranli put out a bet of 200,000. Covrig called and Cankurtaranli flipped over A♣J♥ for ace-high, which was good as Covrig mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergiu Covrig	4,100,000 1,650,000	1,650,000

Tahsin Cankurtaranli	3,300,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Sergiu Covrig Tahsin Cankurtaranli

05-12-2025 14:55 UTC+3

Hartman Doesn't Pull the Trigger

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Kai Cocklin

Level 19 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Pascal Hartman had opened from under the gun with K♥8♥ and Nenad Dukic defended from the big blind with A♦9♦.

The two saw a flop of 2♦7♠6♠ where Dukic check-called a bet of 180,000 from Hartman to see an A♣ fall on the turn. Again Dukic checked, and again Hartman fired, this time for 680,000. Dukic called.

A 5♥ completed the runout and with his pair of aces, Dukic checked it over. Hartman pondered for some time, perhaps debating whether to bluff, but decided against it and knuckled back, allowing Dukic to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nenad Dukic	5,360,000 1,160,000	1,160,000
Pascal Hartman	2,480,000 1,120,000	1,120,000

Tags: Nenad Dukic Pascal Hartman

05-12-2025 14:43 UTC+3

Tomescu Heads For an Early Shower

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Kai Cocklin

Level 19 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

George Tomescu shoved for 1,600,000 from the cutoff and Dmitry Kataev called from the big blind.

George Tomescu: K♦9♦ All in
Dmitry Kataev: A♣10♣

Tomescu needed to improve and although he hit a pair on the K♥A♥2♥ flop, Kataev hit an ace to retain the lead. A Q♦ on the turn changed nothing, and neither did the 10♦ river, sending Tomescu to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitry Kataev	17,275,000 1,640,000	1,640,000

George Tomescu	Busted

Tags: Dmitry Kataev George Tomescu

05-12-2025 14:40 UTC+3

Dukic's River Bet Wins It

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Kai Cocklin

Level 19 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Nenad Dukic opened to 250,000 from the cutoff and Pascal Hartman three-bet to 700,000 from the button. Once the blinds folded, Dukic callled.

The flop came 9♦8♣10♥ and both decided to tap the table to the J♣ turn, where again both decided to check.

On the 6♦ river, Dukic reached for chips and threw out a bet of 275,000. Hartman riffled his chips for a while and eventually laid it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nenad Dukic	4,200,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Pascal Hartman	3,600,000 740,000	740,000

Tags: Nenad Dukic Pascal Hartman

05-12-2025 14:37 UTC+3

Lupuleac Hits the Rail

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Tim Baker

Level 19 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Alexandru Lupuleac got his last 1,450,000 into the middle preflop from the cutoff, after Natan Chauskin min-raised from middle position. After the rest of the table folded, Chauskin called and the cards were revealed.

Alexandru Lupuleac: A♦10♦ All in
Natan Chauskin: K♣K♠

Lupuleac needed to find an ace or some diamonds if he was to make his second major final table at the 2025 MPP. The board ran out K♥J♥4♣7♠5♣ to give Chauskin the best hand with a set of kings, sending Lupuleac to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Natan Chauskin	4,200,000 50,000	50,000
Alexandru Lupuleac	Busted

Tags: Alexandru Lupuleac Natan Chauskin

05-12-2025 14:26 UTC+3

Lake Takes from Langar

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Tim Baker

Level 19 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Samantha Lake opened to 240,000 from the cutoff before Milad Oghabian Langar three-bet to 630,000 out of the big blind. Lake made the call.

Langar continued with a bet of 230,000 on the K♠9♣7♣ flop and Lake instantly called.

The Q♣ turn caused Langar to slow down and check. Lake fired 500,000, and after a few moments, Langar called.

Langar checked for the last time on the 4♥ river, and then folded after Lake put out a bet of roughly 1,000,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Milad Oghabian Langar	7,000,000 1,550,000	1,550,000
Samantha Lake	6,100,000 1,280,000	1,280,000

Tags: Milad Oghabian Langar Samantha Lake

05-12-2025 14:18 UTC+3

State Doubles Early

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Tim Baker

Level 19 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

When it folded to Zorlu Er in the small blind, he raised to roughly 360,000 with just Adrian State to get through in the big blind. State made the call with only around 240,000 remaining in his stack.

Both players checked the 9♦2♦6♦ flop to see the A♥ roll off on the turn. Er bet enough to put State all in, and State went into the tank. After burning through around five of his time bank cards, State made the call.

Adrian State: K♠8♦ All in
Zorlu Er: J♥5♠

State was ahead with king-high and just had to fade a jack or five that wasn't a diamond to double. The river was the 5♦ to give State a flush, and he earned the much-needed double-up on one of the first hands on Day 3.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zorlu Er	2,100,000 800,000	800,000
Adrian State	1,500,000 760,000	760,000

Tags: Zorlu Er