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

05-12-2025 21:24 UTC+3

Kamphues Starts to Chip Up

Tim Baker

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

Bernard Larabi opened Q♥J♣ under the gun to 800,000 before Lars Kamphues three-bet to 1,800,000 from the cutoff with 5♣4♣. Larabi four-bet to 3,000,000 and Kamphues made the call.

Larabi made a continuation-bet of 650,000 on the 8♣2♣2♥ flop and Kamphues called. The turn came the 7♣ and Larabi slowed down and checked. Kamphues bet 1,800,000, which was enough to get Larabi to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lars Kamphues	15,100,000 5,100,000	5,100,000
Bernard Larabi	7,075,000 5,925,000	5,925,000

Tags: Bernard Larabi Lars Kamphues

05-12-2025 21:18 UTC+3

Ensan Heads to the Showers

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Tim Baker

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

Alexandros Kolonias shoved from the button with a stack that covered both the blinds. Hossein Ensan looked at his cards in the small blind and decided to make the call for his last 1,900,000. After the big blind folded the cards were turned over with Ensan at risk.

Hossein Ensan: K♣9♦ All in
Alexandros Kolonias: A♠J♦

Ensan needed some help from the dealer to have a chance of making the final table. The flop fell 3♠6♣9♥ to give Ensan top pair. But the J♥ on the turn meant he was one card away from elimination. The river was the 6♦, and Ensan headed to the cashier's desk to collect his payout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandros Kolonias	19,150,000 10,450,000	10,450,000

Hossein Ensan	Busted

Tags: Alexandros Kolonias Hossein Ensan

05-12-2025 21:15 UTC+3

Mavromoustakis Wins a Little Back from Modena

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Tim Baker

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

Andreas Mavromoustakis limped from the small blind and Italo Modena checked his option from the big blind.

When the flop came down6♠K♠5♣, Mavromoustakis quickly led out for a min-bet of 400,000. Modena made the call to see a turn.

The turn came the 8♣ and Mavromoustakis continued with a second bet, this time for 1,100,000. Modena looked back at his cards and then opted to fold and surrender the pot to Mavromoustakis.

Player	Chips	Progress
Italo Modena	50,000,000 23,000,000	23,000,000
Andreas Mavromoustakis	8,900,000 2,400,000	2,400,000

Tags: Andreas Mavromoustakis Italo Modena

05-12-2025 21:05 UTC+3

Recent Eliminations

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Tim Baker

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Vlado Banicevic	Busted
Tommy G	Busted
Azamat Tulepbergenov	Busted
Gregoire Auzoux	Busted
Ege Guven	Busted

05-12-2025 21:01 UTC+3

Smolka Doubles Through Ensan

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Tim Baker

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

Dawid Smolka made it 800,000 from early position before Hossein Ensan three-bet to 2,100,000 from the cutoff. When it got back to Smolka, he four-bet to 3,400,000. Ensan five-bet jammed to put Smolka all in, and Smolka happily called.

Dawid Smolka: K♥K♣ All in
Hossein Ensan: 10♠10♦

Smolka was ahead with his Cowboys and just needed to avoid a king to double. The flop came K♠A♠7♣ to put Smolka firmly in the lead with a set of kings. The A♥ improved Smolka to a full house and left Ensan drawing dead. The 4♥ landed on the river, and the pot was pushed to Smolka, while Ensan was left on fumes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dawid Smolka	18,050,000 7,725,000	7,725,000
Hossein Ensan	2,725,000 8,725,000	8,725,000

Tags: Dawid Smolka Hossein Ensan

05-12-2025 20:56 UTC+3

Sterba Doubles at the Right Time

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Tim Baker

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

Daniel Heredi opened the action to 800,000 from the cutoff and Dmitry Kataev three-bet to 2,200,000 from the button. Jakub Sterba four-bet jammed for 3,100,000 from the big blind, which forced Heredi to fold, but Kataev made the call.

Jakub Sterba: A♣8♣ All in
Dmitry Kataev: K♥J♠

Sterba was slightly ahead with ace-high, and stayed in the lead on the 2♦7♣5♥8♥4♥ runout, meaning he earned the much-needed double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Heredi	30,200,000 10,400,000	10,400,000
Dmitry Kataev	9,225,000 14,275,000	14,275,000

Jakub Sterba	7,600,000 2,950,000	2,950,000

Tags: Daniel Heredi Dmitry Kataev Jakub Sterba

05-12-2025 20:51 UTC+3

Spinella Takes from Langar

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Tim Baker

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

Milad Oghabian Langar raised from early position with A♣Q♥ and Anthony Spinella defended his big blind with 8♥7♣.

Both players checked a flop of 4♦3♦2♣ to see the 8♦ drop on the turn. Spinella bet 550,000, and Langar called.

The river came the 8♠ and Spinella fired another bet, this time for 2,800,000. Langar thought it over for a while, but eventually opted to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Milad Oghabian Langar	12,100,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Anthony Spinella	10,325,000 1,550,000	1,550,000

Tags: Anthony Spinella Milad Oghabian Langar

05-12-2025 20:50 UTC+3

Modena Gets There to Leave Mavromoustakis With Fumes

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Tim Baker

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

Andreas Mavromoustakis made it 800,000 to go from middle position and Italo Modena three-bet to 2,300,000 from the hijack. When it got back to Mavromoustakis, he called to see a flop.

The dealer put out a board of Q♣5♥6♦, prompting Mavromoustakis to check. Modena slid out a bet of 2,200,000, which Mavromoustakis quickly called.

Mavromoustakis knuckled the table again on the 2♥ turn and Modena bet again, this time for 2,800,000. Mavromoustakis thought briefly and then made the call.

The river was the 3♣ and Mavromoustakis checked for the last time. Modena fired out a third barrel of 10,000,000, which caused Mavromoustakis to go into the tank. Mavromoustakis only had around 12,500,000 remaining in hist stack, and after doing some inventory and burning through a few time banks, Mavromoustakis made the call.

Medona turned over Q♥4♥ for top pair that made a straight by the river. Mavromoustakis began muttering to himself in his native tongue as the huge pot was sent over to Modena.

Player	Chips	Progress
Italo Modena	53,500,000 20,500,000	20,500,000
Andreas Mavromoustakis	2,500,000 16,000,000	16,000,000

Tags: Andreas Mavromoustakis Italo Modena

05-12-2025 20:42 UTC+3

Bezhanyan's Main Event Has Come to an End

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Tim Baker

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

Aren Bezhanyan moved all in for his last 1,700,000 from under the gun with Anthony Spinella calling from the hijack, and Hossein Ensan calling out of the big blind.

WIth Bezhanyan all-in, the A♦2♦J♦ flop was checked by both players to see the 7♥ hit the turn. Ensan shoved for 5,700,000, and Spinella folded.

Aren Bezhanyan: J♠10♣ All in
Hossein Ensan: A♣5♣

Bezhanyan needed to find a jack or ten on the river to stay alive. However, the river was the 2♣ and Bezhanyan was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hossein Ensan	11,450,000 6,150,000	6,150,000

Anthony Spinella	8,775,000 725,000	725,000

Aren Bezhanyan	Busted

Tags: Aren Bezhanyan Hossein Ensan Anthony Spinella

05-12-2025 20:37 UTC+3

Teusl Heads to the Rail

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Tim Baker

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

Jessica Teusl got the last of her chips into the middle preflop with Andreas Mavromoustakis making the call to try and bust her.

Jessica Teusl: 6♥6♠ All in
Andreas Mavromoustakis: K♠K♦

Teusl needed to find a six to crack the pocket kings of Mavromoustakis. However, the board ran out 10♦3♦A♣A♥A♦, which kept Mavromoustakis' Cowboys ahead the whole way. The pot was sent to Mavromoustakis, and Teusl was out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Mavromoustakis	18,500,000 6,600,000	6,600,000
Jessica Teusl	Busted

Tags: Andreas Mavromoustakis Jessica Teusl