2026 Mediterranean Poker Party

$2,200 Global Poker Championship
Day: 3
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Event Info
2026 Mediterranean Poker Party
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j♥j♠
Prize
$300,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$2,000,000
Total Entries
830
Places Paid
124
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
16
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 830
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Paul Esau Eliminated in 6th Place ($65,000)

Matthew Warburton
Matthew Warburton
Level 28 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Paul Esau
Paul Esau

Paul Esau moved most of his chips into the middle from middle position and Congya Zhang put him all in for the rest from the big blind. Esau called for 5,500,000 total and was at risk as players flipped their cards.

Paul Esau: A♥10♥ All in
Congya Zhang: A♣Q♣

"Cooler," said Zhang as the board ran out 7♠4♣7♦9♠8♣ for her to hold with ace-queen high and the pair of sevens on board. Esau was eliminated from the tournament in sixth place for $65,000.

Tags: Congya ZhangPaul Esau

Petrushevskii Doubles Through State to Take Lead

Matthew Warburton
Matthew Warburton
Level 28 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Sergei Petrushevskii raised it to 800,000 from the button and Adrian State three-bet from the big blind. Petrushevskii then moved all in for 13,500,000 and State made the call with the covering stack to set up the biggest and most important pots of the final table so far.

Sergei Petrushevskii: A♠Q♦ All in
Adrian State: A♦K♠

Petrushevskii was dominated, but the A♥3♦Q♥ flop gave him two pair. The A♣ turn improved Petrushevskii to a full house, leaving State drawing to a king. Petrushevskii held on the 5♣ river to drag in a monster pot, doubling his stack and taking the chip lead from State.

Tags: Adrian StateSergei Petrushevskii

Peng Calls Esau's Bluff

Matthew Warburton
Matthew Warburton
Level 28 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Picking up the action on the turn on a board of 9♠10♠7♥7♣, Paul Esau fired out a bet of 1,400,000 and Mengdian Peng called.

The 9♦ river double paired the board, and Esau pushed all in. Peng made the call with the shorter stack. Esau had K♦J♦ for a bluff, while Peng had 8♥8♦ for two pair, nines and eights. He won the pot and doubled his stack.

Esau looked devastated as his stack was reduced to around 10 big blinds.

Tags: Mengdian PengPaul Esau

Zhang Doubles Through Esau

Matthew Warburton
Matthew Warburton
Level 28 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Paul Esau raised again and Congya Zhang moved all in from the big blind for 3,100,000. Esau called and Zhang was at risk as players showed their cards.

Congya Zhang: 10♣10♦ All in
Paul Esau: A♠J♦

Zhang was still good on the Q♣5♠7♥ flop, and she held on the 5♥ turn and 6♠ river to win the pot, doubling her stack.

Tags: Congya ZhangPaul Esau

Oguzhan Kasar Eliminated in 7th Place ($52,000)

Matthew Warburton
Matthew Warburton
Level 28 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Oguzhan Kasar
Oguzhan Kasar

Paul Esau open-raised from late position and Oguzhan Kasar moved all-in from the small blind for 6,500,000. Esau didn't have much of a decision to make. He quickly called with the bigger stack.

Oguzhan Kasar: A♥Q♦ All in
Paul Esau: A♣A♦

Kasar had run into pocket aces. The board ran out Q♣5♠7♥5♥6♠ and Esau held, sending Kasar to the rail in seventh place for $52,000.

Tags: Oguzhan KasarPaul Esau

Level: 28

Blinds: 200,000/400,000

Ante: 400,000

Final Table Chip Counts at Break (full)

Matthew Warburton
Matthew Warburton
Level 27 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

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Fahredin Mustafov Eliminated in 8th Place ($40,000)

Matthew Warburton
Matthew Warburton
Level 27 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Fahredin Mustafov
Fahredin Mustafov

Fahredin Mustafov pushed all-in from middle position for 3,300,000 and was called by Paul Esau in the small blind, who had the shorter stack of 2,100,000. Players revealed their hands.

Paul Esau: 10♦10♥ All in
Fahredin Mustafov: A♠Q♣

The 5♥A♥10♣ flop gave Mustafov top pair, but Esau made a set of tens. He held on the 2♠ turn and 3♥ river to win the pot and double his stack, leaving Mustafov with less than two million chips.

A couple of hands later, Mustafov pushed from the small blind for 1,300,000 and, after a count, was called by Oguzhan Kasar in the big blind. Mustafov was at risk this time as the cards were flipped.

Fahredin Mustafov: Q♥10♣ All in
Paul Esau: J♠6♠

The board ran out 3♦A♠7♦2♠6♦ and Esau caught a pair of sixes on the river.

"This is the biggest win of my life right now," said Esau, "I don't have anything to lose."

It wasn't Mustafov's day. He was eliminated in eighth place for $40,000.

Tags: Fahredin MustafovOguzhan KasarPaul Esau

Selahaddin Bedir Eliminated in 9th Place ($29,000)

Matthew Warburton
Matthew Warburton
Level 27 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Selahaddin Bedir
Selahaddin Bedir

Adrian State open-raised to 600,000 from under the gun after raising several hands preflop on the final table. Selahaddin Bedir three-bet to 1,700,000 from the small blind, a bet that represented a large percentage of his stack. State moved all-in and Bedir popped in his remaining 2,500,000. He was at risk as the cards were turned.

Selahaddin Bedir: A♦Q♦ All in
Adrian State: A♣K♠

Bedir was dominated and couldn't find any part of the board as it ran out 6♥3♣8♦9♠5♦. State held with his ace-king high and Bedir was eliminated in ninth place for $29,000.

Tags: Adrian StateSelahaddin Bedir