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

05-12-2025 14:29 UTC+2

Manikaros Stays Alive

Kai Cocklin

Level 20 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Iraklis Manikaros committed all but one chip from under the gun and Anthony Spinella three-bet from middle position. After a few time banks, Manikaros called.

Iraklis Manikaros: K♠9♠ All in
Anthony Spinella: A♠10♥

Manikaros took the lead on the J♦6♥9♣ flop but the Q♥ turn made things a lot sweatier. A 6♣ on the river was a brick, allowing Manikaros to stay alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Spinella	6,340,000 615,000	615,000

Iraklis Manikaros	600,000 2,315,000	2,315,000

Tags: Anthony Spinella Iraklis Manikaros

05-12-2025 14:32 UTC+2

The Defending Champ Stays Alive

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Tim Baker

Level 20 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Moshe Ory Refaelowitz raised to 300,000 under the gun before Azamat Lamkov shoved for 1,170,000 from the cutoff. Tahsin Cankurtaranli jammed over the top for around 2,400,000, forcing the rest of the table to fold.

Azamat Lamkov: 7♠7♣ All in
Tahsin Cankurtaranli: A♣K♣

Lamkov needed to win this flip if he was to continue his title defence in the Main Event. The flop came 7♥8♣2♦, putting Lamkov firmly in the lead with a set. The rest of the board came 9♣8♦ to give Lamkov a boat, and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Moshe Ory Refaelowitz	8,400,000 800,000	800,000
Azamat Lamkov	2,700,000 1,340,000	1,340,000

Tahsin Cankurtaranli	1,100,000 2,285,000	2,285,000

Tags: Azamat Lamkov Moshe Ory Refaelowitz Tahsin Cankurtaranli

05-12-2025 14:40 UTC+2

Manikaros Can't Keep His Run Going

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Kai Cocklin

Level 20 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Iraklis Manikaros had his last half a million invested from the big blind and was fighting for his tournament life against Andrei Bidniuk.

Iraklis Manikaros: J♠7♠ All in
Andrei Bidniuk: A♥10♦

After just surviving an all-in, Manikaros couldn't make lightning strike twice as the 2♣6♦K♥K♠K♦ runout meant he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrei Bidniuk	4,230,000 1,630,000	1,630,000
Iraklis Manikaros	Busted

Tags: Andrei Bidniuk Iraklis Manikaros

05-12-2025 14:46 UTC+2

Yilmaz Flops a Deuce to End Bobrik's Main Event

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Tim Baker

Level 20 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Sergey Bobrik shoved his last 400,000 in from the button and Vedat Yilmaz called out of the big blind.

Sergey Bobrik: A♣8♥ All in
Vedat Yilmaz: A♥2♠

Bobrik was in great shape to double until the dealer fanned out a flop of 9♣K♠2♦ to give Yilmaz a pair of deuces. The Q♦ turn and 4♠ river didn't help Bobrik, and all of his chips were sent over to Yilmaz.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vedat Yilmaz	5,500,000 1,230,000	1,230,000
Sergey Bobrik	Busted

Tags: Sergey Bobrik Vedat Yilmaz

05-12-2025 14:51 UTC+2

Zhang Puts a Dent in Kataev's Mountain

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Kai Cocklin

Level 20 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Dmitry Kataev raised from the button and then called the shove of Congya Zhang, who ripped in around 2,100,000 from the small blind.

Congya Zhang: Q♣J♠ All in
Dmitry Kataev 10♥10♦

Zhang was flipping for her tournament life and took a huge leap to survival on the 9♠4♥Q♥ flop as she paired her queen. A 9♥ on the turn did give Kataev a flush draw, but the 2♠ river was as bricky as they come, earning Zhang the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitry Kataev	19,215,000 1,210,000	1,210,000

Congya Zhang	4,400,000 1,810,000	1,810,000

Tags: Congya Zhang Dmitry Kataev

05-12-2025 14:53 UTC+2

Trickett Wins a Big Flip Against Heredi

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Kai Cocklin

Level 20 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Nenad Dukic opened from middle position with 9♦9♠ then Sam Trickett three-bet the cutoff to 900,000. Daniel Heredi was in the small blind and four-bet to 1,700,000, which got Dukic to quickly fold. Trickett then shoved 6,100,000, and Heredi swiftly called.

Sam Trickett: Q♠Q♥ All in
Daniel Heredi: A♣K♣

There was a pot worth 13,000,000 to whoever could win this flip and it was advantage Trickett after the 4♦9♥8♣ flop. An 8♦ on the turn left Heredi with one chance to hit, but the 5♥ river was no good, meaning Trickett doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Trickett	12,800,000 7,500,000	7,500,000
Daniel Heredi	6,500,000 4,715,000	4,715,000

Tags: Daniel Heredi Nenad Dukic Sam Trickett

05-12-2025 14:57 UTC+2

Langar Chips Up With a Flush

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Tim Baker

Level 20 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Chris Paul made it 325,000 to go from middle position with only Milad Oghabian Langar calling out of the small blind.

Langar knuckled the table on the Q♣3♥2♥ flop and Paul made a continuation-bet of 350,000. Langar called.

The turn came the 9♥ and Langar checked again. Paul bet 905,000, which Langar called.

Both players checked the 5♠ river and Langar took down the pot with 10♥8♥ for a turned flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Milad Oghabian Langar	8,000,000 550,000	550,000
Chris Paul	6,000,000 3,650,000	3,650,000

Tags: Chris Paul Milad Oghabian Langar

05-12-2025 15:06 UTC+2

Ensan Ends Savkin's Run

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Kai Cocklin

Level 20 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Tymofii Savkin had his remaining few big blinds in the pot and was at risk against Hossein Ensan.

Tymofii Savkin: Q♥J♠ All in
Hossein Ensan: A♠9♦

Savkin couldn't find any piece of the 7♠2♦2♣7♥10♥ board, meaning he was out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hossein Ensan	4,850,000 450,000	450,000

Tymofii Savkin	Busted

Tags: Hossein Ensan Tymofii Savkin

05-12-2025 15:15 UTC+2

Recent Eliminations

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Kai Cocklin

Level 20 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tahsin Cankurtaranli	Busted
Tymofii Savkin	Busted
Sergey Bobrik	Busted
Kim Pavel	Busted
Damir Gabdullin	Busted
Kirill Shcherbakov	Busted
Mohamed Mokrani	Busted
Ali Zebarjad	Busted
Amadeus Janotta	Busted
Gytis Lazauninkas	Busted
Iraklis Manikaros	Busted

05-12-2025 15:20 UTC+2

Ensan Figures Out Khadartsev

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Kai Cocklin

Level 20 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

The action was picked up on a 7♥8♣Q♠6♠ board with around 1,500,000 in the middle. Hossein Ensan checked from the big blind and Ruslan Khadartsev fired 1,000,000 from the cutoff. Ensan called.

A 6♥ paired the board on the river and again Ensan checked, then Khadartsev bet 2,200,000. Ensan had just over 3,000,000 behind and after doing some inventory, he called.

Khadartsev showed K♣10♥ for a bluff, and Ensan showed 8♠7♠ for two pair to take the pot.