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

05-13-2025 00:36 UTC+2

Heredi Lays the Trap And Doubles

Kai Cocklin

Level 27 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Daniel Heredi limped in from the small blind and Andreas Mavromoustakis checked from the big blind to see a flop of 8♦4♦9♥. Heredi checked and Mavromoustakis bet 800,000. Heredi then check-raised to 1,800,000 and Mavromoustakis shoved. Heredi called off his stack of 6,800,000.

Daniel Heredi: Q♥Q♣ All in
Andreas Mavromoustakis: 9♠5♦

Heredi had laid the trap and got a good flop of Mavromoustakis to commit the chips with. The 7♠ on the turn added a gutshot for Mavromoustakis, but the 7♣ was a brick, allowing Heredi to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Mavromoustakis	40,700,000 2,800,000	2,800,000
Daniel Heredi	16,000,000 700,000	700,000

Tags: Andreas Mavromoustakis Daniel Heredi

05-13-2025 00:31 UTC+2

Mounim Kaddouri Eliminated in 12th Place ($51,500)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 27 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Razvan Sabau raised from the cutoff and Mounim Kaddouri shove for 9,800,000 from the button. When it got back to Sabau, he called.

Mounim Kaddouri: K♥Q♣ All in
Razvan Sabau: A♦J♠

Kaddouri was at risk and did pick up a gutshot on the 9♦J♥8♥ flop. More outs arrived for Kaddouri when the 6♥ landed on the turn as he improved to a flush draw, but the A♠ river was a brick, and he was eliminated in 12th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Razvan Sabau	50,200,000 16,300,000	16,300,000
Mounim Kaddouri	Busted

Tags: Mounim Kaddouri Razvan Sabau

05-13-2025 00:20 UTC+2

Congya Zhang Eliminated in 13th Place ($42,000)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 27 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Daniel Thaller opened from the hijack and Congya Zhang shoved for 3,200,000 from the small blind. Thaller called.

Congya Zhang: K♦10♣ All in
Daniel Thaller: K♥Q♥

Zhang was dominated and couldn't find anything to help her survive as the A♠5♦8♥7♣9♥ runout meant she was out in 13th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Thaller	48,400,000 10,150,000	10,150,000
Congya Zhang	Busted

Tags: Congya Zhang Daniel Thaller

05-13-2025 00:14 UTC+2

Kaddouri Flops a Flush to Survive

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Kai Cocklin

Level 27 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Mounim Kaddouri shoved from the button for 5,100,000 and Dawid Smolka called from the small blind.

Mounim Kaddouri: Q♠9♠ All in
Dawid Smolka: 9♦9♣

Kaddouri was way behind but catapulted himself into the lead when he flopped a flush on A♠8♠10♠. There was no runner-runner full house for Smolka as the 6♥A♣ filled out the board, meaning Kaddouri survived.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dawid Smolka	24,000,000 12,050,000	12,050,000
Mounim Kaddouri	11,800,000 2,675,000	2,675,000

Tags: Dawid Smolka Mounim Kaddouri

05-13-2025 00:08 UTC+2

Heredi Pays Off Mavromoustakis

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Kai Cocklin

Level 27 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Daniel Heredi limped in from the small blind and Andreas Mavromoustakis checked from the big blind.

The flop came Q♥4♦8♦ and Heredi stabbed for 800,000, which Mavromoustakis called to the K♦ turn. Heredi then fired again for 2,400,000, and Mavromoustakis called.

When the 6♣ hit the river, Heredi checked and Mavromoustakis bet 7,000,000. Heredi had around 22,000,000 in his stack and used some extra time before he elected to call.

Mavromoustakis then showed a flush with J♦10♦, beating the K♠9♠ of Heredi.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Mavromoustakis	43,500,000 13,000,000	13,000,000
Daniel Heredi	15,300,000 15,050,000	15,050,000

Tags: Andreas Mavromoustakis Daniel Heredi

05-13-2025 00:04 UTC+2

Langar Decides Not to Bluff

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Kai Cocklin

Level 27 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Milad Oghabian Langar raised to 1,600,000 from under the gun with 9♦8♦ and Italo Modena called from the big blind with A♠Q♣.

The flop came Q♥J♣K♣ and after Modena checked, Langar fired 1,200,000. Modena called,

A 7♣ on the turn improved Modena to a flush draw and he knuckled the table once again, then Langar checked back to the 6♦ river. Modena checked again and Langar gave up with a check back, allowing Modena's stack to grow more.

Player	Chips	Progress
Italo Modena	56,900,000 3,200,000	3,200,000
Milad Oghabian Langar	20,900,000 2,825,000	2,825,000

Tags: Italo Modena Milad Oghabian Langar

05-12-2025 23:57 UTC+2

Mavromoustakis Gets Value From Sabau

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Kai Cocklin

Level 27 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Andreas Mavromoustakis limped in from the small blind with J♣8♣ and Razvan Sabau checked with 7♣6♦.

The flop came 8♥6♠3♣ and Mavromoustakis bet 1,200,000 with his top pair. Sabau then put in a raise to 3,900,000, which Mavromoustakis quickly called.

A 10♠ landed on the turn and both checked to the 8♦ river. Mavromoustakis bet 1,600,000 with trips and Sabau took some time before he paid it off.

Player	Chips	Progress
Razvan Sabau	33,900,000 3,025,000	3,025,000
Andreas Mavromoustakis	30,500,000 12,600,000	12,600,000

Tags: Andreas Mavromoustakis Razvan Sabau

05-12-2025 23:51 UTC+2

Modena Pairs the River

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Kai Cocklin

Level 27 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Italo Modena opened from the hijack with A♣6♥ and Timothy Chung peeled from the big blind with 5♦5♣.

The flop came K♠8♣K♦ and Chung check-called a bet of 800,000 from Modena to the 3♦ turn, where both checked.

A 6♣ on the turn saw Chung fire out 1,400,000, and Modena quickly call with his six to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Italo Modena	53,700,000 1,175,000	1,175,000
Timothy Chung	36,000,000 1,025,000	1,025,000

Tags: Italo Modena Timothy Chung

05-12-2025 23:47 UTC+2

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Kai Cocklin

Level 27 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

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Level: 27

Blinds: 400,000/800,000

Ante: 800,000