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

05-12-2025 21:42 UTC+2

Kanme Goes For Three Streets Against Trickett

Kai Cocklin

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

Sam Trickett made it 1,000,000 to go from early position with A♠J♦ and Raoul Kanme called in the big blind with 10♠10♣.

The flop came 7♦8♥8♣ and after Kanme checked, Trickett continued for 500,000. Kanme then check-raised to 1,300,000, and Trickett called.

A 7♠ double-paired the board on the turn and Kanme bet 2,100,000. Trickett again called to see the 4♥ fall on the turn. Kanme rechecked his cards and threw out a bet of 3,100,000.

Trickett had around 6,400,000 behind and after thinking it over for a while, he did eventually decide to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raoul Kanme	17,000,000 4,625,000	4,625,000
Sam Trickett	6,400,000 4,350,000	4,350,000

Tags: Raoul Kanme Sam Trickett

05-12-2025 21:37 UTC+2

Kaddouri's Slowplay Works Out

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Tim Baker

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

Daniel Heredi made it 1,000,000 from early position, and Mounim Kaddouri called from the cutoff.

Heredi bet 1,500,000 on the 4♥4♠9♦ flop, and Kaddouri slid in the call to see 10♦ drop on the turn. Heredi bet 2,800,000 this time and Kaddouri called again.

The 2♦ landed on the river, prompting Heredi to put Kaddouri all in for his last 6,700,000. Kaddouri wasted no time in calling the remainder of his stack off.

Heredi confidently showed top pair with K♠10♠, but lost the pot to Kaddouri's overpair with Q♠Q♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mounim Kaddouri	25,150,000 15,200,000	15,200,000
Daniel Heredi	14,600,000 12,950,000	12,950,000

Tags: Daniel Heredi Mounim Kaddouri

05-12-2025 21:31 UTC+2

Er Flops Quad Aces

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Kai Cocklin

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

Zorlu Er opened to 1,500,000 from the cutoff with A♠A♦ and Hassanin Hashim called in the small blind with J♦J♣.

Er flopped quads on the A♥5♦A♣ board and both checked to the 9♥ turn. Hashim fired out 600,000 and Er just called.

When the 2♣ hit the river, Hashim reached for chips and bet 1,200,000. Er stared at the board for a while then put in a raise to 3,700,000. Hashim sat motionless with his arms crossed, only moving them to put in a time bank. Eventually, Hashim did fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hassanin Hashim	16,800,000 4,300,000	4,300,000
Zorlu Er	12,425,000 6,300,000	6,300,000

Tags: Hassanin Hashim Zorlu Er

Level: 25

Blinds: 250,000/500,000

Ante: 500,000

05-12-2025 20:53 UTC+2

Final Three Table Redraw

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Tim Baker

Level 24 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Andrei Bidniuk	Russia	3,050,000	6
1	2	Lars Kamphues	Germany	15,500,000	31
1	3	Congya Zhang	China	7,875,000	16
1	4	Alexandros Kolonias	Greece	18,150,000	36
1	5	Milad Oghabian Langar	Iran	10,100,000	20
1	6	Daniel Thaller	United Kingdom	19,725,000	39
1	7	Andreas Mavromoustakis	Cyprus	7,400,000	15
1	8	Anthony Spinella	United States	8,500,000	17

2	1	Mounim Kaddouri	France	9,950,000	20
2	2	Dawid Smolka	Poland	18,025,000	36
2	3	Dmitry Kataev	Russia	5,025,000	10
2	4	Sergey Tikhonov	Russia	8,450,000	17
2	5	Bernard Larabi	Hungary	6,875,000	14
2	6	Daniel Heredi	Hungary	27,550,000	55
2	7	Nenad Dukic	Serbia	13,350,000	27
2	8	Razvan Sabau	Romania	15,625,000	31

3	1	Zorlu Er	Turkey	6,125,000	12
3	2	Garik Tamasian	Russia	10,775,000	22
3	3	Hassanin Hashim	New Zealand	21,100,000	42
3	4	Italo Modena	Italy	47,500,000	95
3	5	Andreas Christoforou	Cyprus	24,250,000	49
3	6	Raoul Kanme	Netherlands	12,375,000	25
3	7	Timothy Chung	Hong Kong	30,625,000	61
3	8	Sam Trickett	United Kingdom	10,750,000	22

Player	Chips	Progress
Italo Modena	47,500,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
Timothy Chung	30,625,000
Daniel Heredi	27,550,000 2,650,000	2,650,000
Andreas Christoforou	24,250,000 4,250,000	4,250,000
Hassanin Hashim	21,100,000 100,000	100,000
Daniel Thaller	19,725,000 600,000	600,000
Alexandros Kolonias	18,150,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Dawid Smolka	18,025,000 25,000	25,000
Razvan Sabau	15,625,000 125,000	125,000
Lars Kamphues	15,500,000 400,000	400,000
Nenad Dukic	13,350,000 5,600,000	5,600,000
Raoul Kanme	12,375,000
Garik Tamasian	10,775,000
Sam Trickett	10,750,000 750,000	750,000
Milad Oghabian Langar	10,100,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Mounim Kaddouri	9,950,000 2,450,000	2,450,000
Anthony Spinella	8,500,000 1,825,000	1,825,000

Sergey Tikhonov	8,450,000 1,350,000	1,350,000
Congya Zhang	7,875,000 3,875,000	3,875,000
Andreas Mavromoustakis	7,400,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Bernard Larabi	6,875,000 200,000	200,000
Zorlu Er	6,125,000 3,175,000	3,175,000
Dmitry Kataev	5,025,000 4,200,000	4,200,000

Andrei Bidniuk	3,050,000 4,325,000	4,325,000

05-12-2025 20:47 UTC+2

Dinner Break

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Tim Baker

Level 24 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

The final 24 players are now on a 60-minute dinner break.

When they return, blinds will be 250,000/500,000 with a 500,000 big blind ante.

05-12-2025 20:46 UTC+2

Sterba Loses a Flip

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Kai Cocklin

Level 24 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Jakub Sterba shoved for around 4,000,000 from under the gun and Garik Tamasian shoved for 5,800,000 from the cutoff.

Jakub Sterba: K♥J♦ All in
Garik Tamasian: 10♠10♣

Sterba found himself in a flip right before the dinner break, but it ended up being his last hand of the tournament as the 7♣4♦5♠5♣Q♦ runout meant he was out in 25th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Garik Tamasian	10,775,000 4,000,000	4,000,000
Jakub Sterba	Busted

Tags: Garik Tamasian Jakub Sterba

05-12-2025 20:41 UTC+2

Kanme's Ladies Send Covrig Home

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Tim Baker

Level 24 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Sergiu Covrig jammed his last 2,800,000 into the middle from early position and only Raoul Kanme called him from the small blind.

Sergiu Covrig: K♦J♠ All in
Raoul Kanme: Q♥Q♣

Covrig was looking for a king to stay alive in the Main Event. The flop of 6♥4♣J♥ gave Covrig top pair and a few more outs. However, the 4♥ on the turn reduced those outs as Kanme picked up a flush draw. The river was the 2♣, and Covrig was out of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raoul Kanme	12,375,000 300,000	300,000
Sergiu Covrig	Busted

Tags: Raoul Kanme Sergiu Covrig

05-12-2025 20:35 UTC+2

Dray Hits the Rail as Chung Breaches 30 Million

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Kai Cocklin

Level 24 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Timothy Chung raised to 800,000 on the button and Samuel Dray defended his big blind.

The flop came 3♦K♥5♣ and after Dray checked, Chung bet 400,000. Dray check-shoved for 3,800,000, and Chung snap-called,

Samuel Dray: 10♥3♥ All in
Timothy Chung: K♦8♣

Dray was behind and was left drawing dead as the K♠ on the turn locked up the pot for Chung. An 8♦ on the turn gave Chung a full house, and Dray was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Chung	30,625,000
Samuel Dray	Busted

Tags: Samuel Dray Timothy Chung

05-12-2025 20:34 UTC+2

Thaller Holds on With Second Pair

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Tim Baker

Level 24 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Garik Tamasian made it 800,000 from early position, and only Daniel Thaller called from the button.

The dealer spread out a flop of J♣K♣6♥ and Tamasian continued with a bet of 1,300,000. Thaller called.

Tamasian didn't slow down on the 3♥ river, instead, he bet again, this time for 2,500,000. Thaller called again.

The two players checked the 7♣ river and Thaller took down the pot with J♦10♦ for second pair. Tamasian mucked A♠5♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Thaller	19,125,000 17,695,000	17,695,000
Garik Tamasian	6,775,000 4,450,000	4,450,000

Tags: Daniel Thallecalledng Garik Tamasian