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

05-12-2025 17:36 UTC+2

Tamasian Ends Khamatgareev's Run

Kai Cocklin

Level 22 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Garik Tamasian made it 500,000 from early position and Rustam Khamatgareev shoved from the button for around 3,000,000. Once the blinds folded, Tamasian quickly called with a covering stack.

Rustam Khamatgareev: K♦10♦ All in
Garik Tamasian: Q♠Q♣

Khamatgareev was behind to the queens and stayed there as the J♠3♠2♥ flop wasn't what he was looking for. An 8♦ on the turn left him with just three outs, and the A♠ river confirmed his elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Garik Tamasian	11,225,000 9,675,000	9,675,000
Rustam Khamatgareev	Busted

Tags: Garik Tamasian Rustam Khamatgareev

05-12-2025 17:38 UTC+2

Christoforou Wins a Small Multi-Way Pot

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Tim Baker

Level 22 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Natalia Nikitina made it 500,000 from the cutoff with Andreas Christoforou calling on the button, and Milad Oghabian Langar defending his big blind.

The flop came down J♠6♣4♦ and the action checked to Christoforou, who put out a bet of 600,000. Langar called, but Nikitina folded.

The K♣ turn checked through, as did the Q♠ river. Christoforou turned over 9♣9♠ and Langar mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Christoforou	13,000,000 9,200,000	9,200,000
Milad Oghabian Langar	7,500,000 500,000	500,000
Natalia Nikitina	5,500,000 335,000	335,000

Tags: Andreas Christoforou Milad Oghabian Langar Natalia Nikitina

05-12-2025 17:38 UTC+2

Selected Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 22 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dawid Smolka	11,200,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Hossein Ensan	9,475,000 725,000	725,000

Alexandros Kolonias	7,575,000 305,000	305,000

Andrei Bidniuk	7,375,000 1,675,000	1,675,000
Anthony Spinella	6,200,000 750,000	750,000

Aren Bezhanyan	4,350,000 300,000	300,000

Azamat Tulepbergenov	3,100,000 2,150,000	2,150,000
Pavel Nikiforov	1,000,000 5,435,000	5,435,000

05-12-2025 17:42 UTC+2

Tulepbergenov Stacks Nikiforov

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Kai Cocklin

Level 22 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Pavel Nikiforov shoved for around 1,000,000 from the cutoff and Azamat Tulepbergenov put him at risk from the button.

Pavel Nikiforov: 7♣7♠ All in
Azamat Tulepbergenov: Q♠Q♣

Nikiforov was looking for some help and found some as the dealer put out a flop of 6♥5♣8♥, giving him an open-ended straight draw. A 3♥ on the turn wasn't of any use, and neither was the 8♦ river, meaning Nikiforov was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Azamat Tulepbergenov	4,600,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Pavel Nikiforov	Busted

Tags: Azamat Tulepbergenov Pavel Nikiforov

05-12-2025 17:44 UTC+2

Teusl Pays to See Sabau's Flush

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Tim Baker

Level 22 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Razvan Sabau made it 500,000 to go from middle position and Jessica Teusl defended her big blind.

Teusl check-called a bet of 575,000 from Sabau on the 2♦4♦A♠ flop.

The two players checked the 5♥ turn to see the 10♦ land on the river. Teusl led out for 1,000,000 and was met by a raise to 2,800,000 from Sabau. Teusl thought for a few moments before making the call.

Sabau turned over a flush with J♦8♦ to win the pot, as Teusl mucked her hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Razvan Sabau	14,000,000 6,900,000	6,900,000
Jessica Teusl	5,000,000 1,580,000	1,580,000

Tags: Jessica Teusl Razvan Sabau See Sabau's Flush

05-12-2025 17:49 UTC+2

Lake's Run Ended by Covrig's Cowboys

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Kai Cocklin

Level 22 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Sergiu Covrig opened from middle position and Samantha Lake three-bet the hijack to 1,800,000. Covrig then four-bet shoved around 8,000,000. Lake had just under 6,000,000 back after her three-bet and committed her full stack to the pot.

Samantha Lake: A♣K♠ All in
Sergiu Covrig: K♥K♦

It was a huge pot which would mean a stack of 16,000,000 for the winner, and it was Covrig that held a big lead with his Cowboys. After the dealer counted out the stacks, the flop of Q♦8♥4♥ was put out on board. A 3♥ turn was terrible for Lake as Covrig improved to a flush draw, leaving her with just two outs to hit.

Neither of those arrived on the 2♦ river, and Lake was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergiu Covrig	16,325,000 12,425,000	12,425,000

Samantha Lake	Busted

Tags: Samantha Lake Sergiu Covrig

05-12-2025 17:58 UTC+2

Selected Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 22 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Chung	16,200,000 12,500,000	12,500,000
Sergiu Covrig	15,700,000 625,000	625,000

Raoul Kanme	8,725,000 625,000	625,000
Bernard Larabi	6,450,000 875,000	875,000
Azamat Lamkov	5,675,000 2,975,000	2,975,000

Jakub Sterba	4,650,000 2,145,000	2,145,000
Moshe Ory Refaelowitz	4,250,000 4,150,000	4,150,000
Zorlu Er	2,950,000 125,000	125,000

05-12-2025 18:06 UTC+2

Larabi Flops the Jackpot

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Kai Cocklin

Level 22 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Bernard Larabi opened from early position and Sergiu Covrig three-bet to 1,400,000 from the next seat. When it got back to Larabi, he called.

The flop came down 5♠4♥7♠ and Larabi decided to lead for 650,000. Covrig called to see the 3♣ fall on the turn and Larabi continued to fire, this time for 1,100,000. Again, Covrig called.

An A♦ dropped on the river and Larabi shoved for 3,400,000. Covrig had close to 13,000,000 in his stack and burned through some time banks before he eventually made the call.

Larabi then showed 7♥7♦ for a set, and Covrig's A♠5♥ went into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bernard Larabi	13,525,000 7,075,000	7,075,000
Sergiu Covrig	9,250,000 6,450,000	6,450,000

Tags: Bernard Larabi Sergiu Covrig

05-12-2025 18:06 UTC+2

Break Time

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Tim Baker

Level 22 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Players are now on a 20-minute break.

05-12-2025 18:13 UTC+2

Recent Eliminations

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Kai Cocklin

Level 22 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Paul	Busted
Roman Timergazin	Busted
Dmitry Kukhtarev	Busted
Samantha Lake	Busted
Pavel Nikiforov	Busted
Rustam Khamatgareev	Busted
Sarkis Akopyan	Busted
Tibor Nyuli	Busted
Ruslan Khadartsev	Busted
Vadzim Godzdanker	Busted
Lachezar Petkov	Busted

Ioannis Droushiotis	Busted
Erdem Akmert	Busted
Aliaksandr Hirs	Busted