2026 Mediterranean Poker Party

$5,400 Main Event
Day: 1a
1a1b
Event Info
2026 Mediterranean Poker Party
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,400
Prize Pool
$5,000,000
Total Entries
514
Players Left
98
Average Chip Stack
1,048,980
Total Chips
102,800,000
Level Info
Level
14
Blinds
10,000 / 25,000
Ante
25,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
247
Players Left
37
Players Left 98 / 514
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Sabau Loses One Then Doubles Up

Matthew Warburton
Matthew Warburton
Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Following an open-raise, Razvan Sabau made a big three-bet from the button and the small blind called all in for 320,000 with the shorter stack.

Razvan Sabau: K♦J♠
Small Blind: A♣J♦

Sabau was dominated and couldn't improve on the 2♦Q♦8♥3♦10♥ board. He lost a chunk of his stack and was left with around 300,000.

The very next hand, Andrey Litvinov three-bet to 135,000 from middle position versus an open-raise, then Sabau moved all in for 280,000 from late position. The original raiser folded and Litvinov flicked in a call. This time, Sabau was at risk.

Razvan Sabau: J♠J♦ All in
Andrey Litvinov: A♠8♠

Sabau wasn't tilting. He had a big hand with pocket jacks. Litinov flopped the world on the 8♣2♠7♠ runout, picking up a pair and a flush draw, but Sabau managed to hold on the 3♣ turn and 4♣ river to win the pot, doubling back up.

Tags: Andrey LitvinovRazvan Sabau

Level: 14

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

Mavromoustakis Eliminated by Wang

Matthew Warburton
Matthew Warburton
Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Andreas Mavromoustakis open-shoved from the button for 155,000 and Grant Wang got the count before making the call in the big blind. Mavromoustakis was at risk as players flipped their cards.

Andreas Mavromoustakis: K♦10♥ All in
Grant Wang: K♥Q♠

Mavromoustakis was dominated. The flop came 3♥Q♥A♣ and Wang picked up a pair of queens. Mavromoustakis had some outs, but the 5♥ turn and 10♣ river sealed it for him. Wang held and Mavromoustakis was eliminated with less than 20 players left to bust before the end of Day 1a.

Tags: Andreas MavromoustakisGrant Wang

Orman Makes Quads

Matthew Warburton
Matthew Warburton
Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

As recalled by the player, Leonid Orman raised and Aren Bezhanyan three-bet, which Orman called. The flop came 5♥6♣7♣ and Bezhanyan continued, which Orman called.

On the 7♥ turn, all the chips went in the middle and Orman called. Orman had 7♦7♠ for quad sevens, leaving his opponent drawing dead as the river fell.

Orman eliminated Bezhanyan and chipped up to around 2.5 million, putting him up there as one of the top stacks.

Tags: Aren BezhanyanLeonid Orman

Biggest Chip Stacks at Break

Matthew Warburton
Matthew Warburton
Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Level: 13

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

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Filho Doubles Through Mavromoustakis

Matthew Warburton
Matthew Warburton
Level 12 : Blinds 8,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Andreas Mavromoustakis open-raised from early position and picked up a call before Luiz Antonio Duarte Ferreira Filho shoved all in from the big blind for 181,000. Mavromoustakis called with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.

Luiz Antonio Duarte Ferreira Filho: A♣9♣ All in
Andreas Mavromoustakis: A♥Q♥

Filho was behind, but he soon found what he was looking for on the 9♦10♥10♦ flop, hitting two pair. He held on the 6♠ turn and 4♥ river, getting the double up and taking a chunk from Mavromoustakis' stack.

Tags: Andreas MavromoustakisLuiz Filho

Mukhamedaminov Claims Another Elimination

Matthew Warburton
Matthew Warburton
Level 12 : Blinds 8,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Timur Mukhamedaminov open-raised from middle position and his opponent in the cutoff shoved for 260,000. Mukhamedaminov quickly called and it was off to the races.

Cutoff: K♥K♦ All in
Timur Mukhamedaminov: A♠K♣

Mukhamedaminov was badly behind this time, but that didn't stop him. The cutoff stayed ahead on the 4♠9♥8♠ flop, but Mukhamedaminov paired his ace on the A♥ turn and held on the 5♥ river to further chip up, sending his opponent to the rail.

Tags: Timur Mukhamedaminov

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