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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Kukhtarev Makes Nut Flush

Matthew Warburton
Matthew Warburton
Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Dmitry Kukhtarev open-raised from early position and picked up a call before Sergej Babincev three-bet to 20,000 from the button. Only Kukhtarev called.

The flop ran out Q♥2♥10♣ and Kukhtarev checked. Babincev bet 17,000 and Kukhtarev called. Both players then checked it through on the 6♣ turn.

On the 5♣ river, Kukhtarev led out for 60,000 and Babincev moved 165,000 into the middle. Kukhtarev called for 133,000 and was all-in as the cards were revealed.

Babincev had Q♣9♣ for a flush, but Kukhtarev had A♣J♣ for the nut flush to win the pot, doubling his stack.

Tags: Dmitry KukhtarevSergej Babincev

Amirbekov Wins Big Pot on River

Matthew Warburton
Matthew Warburton
Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Rustam Amirbekov
Rustam Amirbekov

Picking up the action on the 10♣K♠Q♦ flop in a reraised pot with around 100,000 already in the middle, Shaoshuai Li checked and Rustam Amirbekov bet 30,000, which Li called.

On the 7♥ turn, Li checked and Amirbekov used a time bank before pushing out a bet of 49,000. Li called again to see the 10♠ river and then checked.

Amirbekov considered his options and then pushed out 50,000. Li sighed and went into the tank himself before making the fold, giving Amirbekov a big pot.

Tags: Rustam AmirbekovShaoshuai Li

Level: 3

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Gill Calls With Set

Matthew Warburton
Matthew Warburton
Level 2 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Action was on the river on a board of 8♦3♥6♣10♦K♣ and Harpreet Gill checked. Sergey Tsoy bet 27,500, sending Gill into the tank. Gill eventually made the call. Tsoy had A♦9♦ for a bluff, while Gill showed 3♦3♣ for a set of threes to win the pot.

Tags: Harpreet GillSergey Tsoy

Aubakirova Four-Bets

Matthew Warburton
Matthew Warburton
Level 2 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Svetlana Aubakirova open-raised to 3,500 from the cutoff and Asaf Groofi three-bet to 11,000 from the button. Aubakirova then put in a four-bet to 25,000 and Groofi folded to give her the pot.

Tags: Asaf GroofiSvetlana Aubakirova

Zharichev Wins at Showdown

Matthew Warburton
Matthew Warburton
Level 2 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Nikolai Zharichev raised to 3,000 from middle position and Robert Kai called on the button. The flop came 2♣10♦4♥ and Zharichev continued for 3,000, which Kai called.

On the 3♦ turn, Zharichev bet 6,000 and Kai called. The river came the J♠ and Zharichev bet 10,000. Kai called and Zharichev took the pot, with a jack visible as the dealer scooped the cards, giving him at least top pair.

Tags: Nikolai ZharichevRobert Kai

Level: 2

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

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Matthew Warburton
Matthew Warburton
Level 1 : 1,000/1,000, 1,000 ante

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Koleznev Makes Two Pair

Matthew Warburton
Matthew Warburton
Level 1 : Blinds 1,000/1,000, 1,000 ante

Picking up the action on the turn on a board of A♠K♥9♠7♥, Boris Koleznev checked and Alisa Sibgatova fired out a bet of 8,000, which Koleznev called.

The river came the J♦ and Koleznev led for 18,000. Sibgatova made the call, only to be shown A♦J♣ by Koleznev. Sibgatova mucked and Koleznev dragged in the pot.

Tags: Alisa SibgatovaBoris Koleznev

Efe Wins Early Pot on River

Matthew Warburton
Matthew Warburton
Level 1 : Blinds 1,000/1,000, 1,000 ante

The under the gun player raised to 3,000, Leonid Sidelkovskii called in the next seat, then Aziz Efe three-bet to 13,000 from the hijack. Both of his opponents called the raise.

The flop came 10♦5♦8♦ and action checked to Efe, who made it 14,000 to go. The under the gun player folded and Sidelkovskii called. Both players then checked it through on the 6♦ turn.

On the 3♣ river, Sidelkovskii checked and Efe pushed out a large bet of 86,000. Sidelkovskii folded and Efe won the pot.

After the hand, Efe said that he had aces.

Tags: Aziz EfeLeonid Sidelkovskii

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