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Level 9
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Players in Day 1a of the MPP Main Event are heading for a 60-minute dinner break. Play will resume at around 8.45 p.m.
2026 Mediterranean Poker Party
$5,400 Main Event
Day: 1a
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Level 9
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
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Level 9
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Yiwen Yuan was already all in preflop as the action was picked up, and she had two callers who were checking down on the 6♦9♠8♠Q♣ board. The river came the 5♥ and both active players checked again to showdown.
Yuan had Q♥9♥ for two pair. One of her opponents showed 6♠5♠ for a lower two pair, while the other player had K♠2♣. Yuan tripled her stack.
Level 9
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Ivan Bryksin was all in preflop against Yen Han Chen, who had the bigger stack as players revealed their hands.
Ivan Bryksin: Q♦J♣ 
Yen Han Chen: A♥A♣
The Q♣2♣10♦ gave Bryksin a pair, but Chen was still ahead with aces. The 3♠ turn and 3♦ river changed nothing, and Chen held with two pair, aces and threes, while Bryksin was sent to the exit.
Level 9
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Osman Aksu raised from late position and Hao Tian pushed all in from the small blind for 71,000. Aksu made the call and players flipped their cards, with Tian at risk.
Hao Tian: A♦J♦
Osman Aksu: K♥9♥
The board ran out 3♠5♠3♣7♦A♣ and Tian made two pair, aces and threes. He won the pot and doubled his stack.
Level: 9
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Level 8
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Adrian State raised to 12,000 from the cutoff and his opponent three-bet to 32,000 from the button. State called to take the hand to the flop.
The flop ran out 4♥4♠7♣ and State checked. The button made it 25,000 to go and State called. State then checked again on the 2♣ turn, and the button bet 80,000. State used a time bank before making the call.
State checked a third time on the 3♣ river. The button checked behind to showdown. State showed A♣Q♥ for ace-high and the pair of fours on board. The button mucked and State scooped in the pot, adding to his growing stack.
Level 8
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Anton Melnikau open-raised from middle position and Tom Talboom moved all in from the big blind for 85,000. Melnikau made the call with the covering stack and players revealed their hands.
Tom Talboom: A♣Q♠
Anton Melnikau: K♥K♦
Talboom had run into pocket kings and found no help on the 5♦10♥5♣J♦5♥ board. Melnikau held, making a full house with the fives on board, while Talboom was eliminated.
Level 8
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Damir Gabdullin open-shoved from late position for 70,000 and was looked up by the player in the big blind, who had him covered as players flipped their cards.
Damir Gabdullin: A♦J♥
Big Blind: A♣9♠
The flop ran out 4♠6♦7♥ and Gabdullin stayed ahead. As the 6♣ turn dropped, the big blind shouted out for a chop.
"I'm struggling, don't be greedy," said Gabdullin. Thankfully for him, he stayed ahead on the 8♠ river to win the pot, doubling his stack.
Level: 8
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
