$5,400 Main Event Day 2 | 2026 Mediterranean Poker Party

1 day 2 hours ago

Aleksandr Kilennikov Eliminated in 20th Place ($22,000)

Matthew Warburton

Level 25 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Aleksandr Kilennikov open-shoved from under the gun for 2,150,000 and Jordan Woodall called in the small blind. The big blind folded and players flipped their cards, with Kilennikov at risk.

Aleksandr Kilennikov: A♦Q♠ All in
Jordan Woodall: K♠K♦

After surviving several all ins and making his way deep into the tournament with a short stack, Kilennikov ran into pocket kings. The flop came J♣9♦7♦ and Kilennikov shouted for another diamond, which came on the 6♦ turn.

The 4♣ river was a blank, though, and Woodall held to win the pot. Kilennikov was eliminated in 20th place for $22,000.

Tags: Aleksandr Kilennikov Jordan Woodall

Level: 25

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

1 day 3 hours ago

Chip Counts at Break

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Chris Bean

Level 24 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

1 day 3 hours ago

Asaf Groofi Eliminated in 21st Place ($19,000)

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Matthew Warburton

Level 24 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Action folded around to Asaf Groofi, who pushed all in from the button for 2,850,000. Manig Loeser shoved over the top from the small blind to put Groofi at risk as the cards were turned.

Asaf Groofi: K♥Q♥ All in
Manig Loeser: A♣6♣

Loeser was only slightly ahead, but Groofi's hopes were crushed on the 10♣8♣5♣ flop as Loeser flopped the nut flush. The 5♦ turn and A♦ river were a formality, and Loeser pulled in the pot.

Groofi was eliminated from the tournament in 21st place for $19,000.

Tags: Asaf Groofi Manig Loeser

1 day 3 hours ago

Break Time

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Matthew Warburton

Level 24 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

The remaining 21 players are heading on a 15-minute break. The next payout is worth $22,000.

1 day 3 hours ago

Defending Champion Thaller Doubles Up

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Chris Bean

Level 24 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Nikolay Baryshnikov bet 500,000 from the cutoff. Daniel Thaller on the button bet 2,050,000, leaving only 25,000 behind. Baryshnikov just called not realizing there was a pesky white chip behind the line.

The flop came A♥10♠4♦ and Baryshnikov tossed in the 25,000. Thaller surveyed the room to see if there was a laddering opportunity. There wasn't, so he made a quick call.

Daniel Thaller: A♦K♦
Nikolay Baryshnikov: J♣J♠

The defending champion hit an ace on the flop and there was no help for the Russian as the 2♦7♣ completed the board and secured the double up from Thaller. Another double up will be required to get to average stack.

Tags: Daniel Thaller Nikolay Baryshnikov

1 day 3 hours ago

Shuang Luo Eliminated in 22nd Place ($19,000)

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Matthew Warburton

Level 24 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Shuang Luo got her 2,400,000 chips in the middle preflop against Nikolay Baryshnikov in the next seat. Nikolay Baryshnikov had Luo covered as the cards were flipped.

Shuang Luo: J♣J♥ All in
Nikolay Baryshnikov: K♦K♣

Luo had run into kings and her situation got worse on the K♥4♣3♥ flop as Baryshnikov made a set of kings. The A♦ turn and 10♥ river completed the board and Baryshnikov won the pot. Luo was eliminated from the tournament in 22nd place for $19,000.

Tags: Nikolay Baryshnikov Shuang Luo

1 day 3 hours ago

Sergej Babincev Eliminated in 23rd Place ($19,000)

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Matthew Warburton

Level 24 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

With an all in and call going on at another table, Sergej Babincev was seen leaving the table after busting with J♠9♠ against his opponent's K♠4♠, with his opponent making a higher flush. He was out in 23rd place for $19,000.

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1 day 4 hours ago

Rafael Aslanli Eliminated in 24th Place ($16,500)

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Matthew Warburton

Level 24 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Kirill Solovev open-raised to 600,000 from early position and Rafael Aslanli moved all in from the small blind for 3,350,000. Solovev made the call and players flipped their cards, with Aslani at risk.

Rafael Aslanli: A♣J♥ All in
Kirill Solovev: 7♥7♠

The flop came 5♦J♠7♦ and Aslanli made top pair, but Solovev made a set of sevens to leave his opponent drawing very thin. The 4♠ turn and 3♥ river were blanks and Solovev won the pot. Aslanli was eliminated from the tournament in 24th place for $16,500.

Tags: Kirill Solovev Rafael Aslanli

1 day 4 hours ago

Chip Counts and FInal Three Table Re-Draw (full)

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Chris Bean

Level 24 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Table	Seat	Name	Chips	Big Blinds
1	1	Hao Tian	11,000,000	44
1	2	Pedram Dadkhah	7,100,000	28
1	3	Farbod Nazari	7,700,000	31
1	4	Tom Talboom	9,400,000	38
1	5	John Doe K	5,500,000	22
1	6	Danesh Zargaran	14,000,000	56
1	7	Naji Tannoury	12,600,000	50
1	8	Timo Vogt	3,600,000	14

2	1	Raphael Schreiner	9,200,000	37
2	2	Jordan Woodall	5,800,000	23
2	3	Sergej Babincev	5,100,000	20
2	4	Aleksandr Kilennikov	700,000	3
2	5	Rafael Aslanli	3,150,000	13
2	6	Mehmet Biskin	21,000,000	84
2	7	Vadzim Godzdanker	3,300,000	13
2	8	Kirill Solovev	9,500,000	38

3	1	Aren Bezhanyan	12,700,000	51
3	2	Asaf Groofi	2,200,000	9
3	3	Manig Loeser	6,500,000	26
3	4	Daniil Kiselev	12,600,000	50
3	5	Ivan Bryksin	16,700,000	67
3	6	Shuang Luo	3,800,000	15
3	7	Nikolay Baryshnikov	7,300,000	29
3	8	Daniel Thaller	4,800,000	19