2026 Mediterranean Poker Party

$5,400 Main Event
$3,300 Paradise Mystery Bounty $5,400 Main Event Show All Events
Day: 2
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Event Info
2026 Mediterranean Poker Party
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
9♣3♣
Prize
$1,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,400
Prize Pool
$5,000,000
Total Entries
972
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
146
Players Left
15
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Zhu Hits the Rail as Bryksin Continues Dominance

Matthew Warburton
Matthew Warburton
Level 24 : 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Action folded around to Hao Zhu, who pushed all in for around 1,800,000 from middle position. Ivan Bryksin called in the cutoff and the rest of the table folded, leaving two players to flip their cards.

Hao Zhu: K♥Q♣ All in
Ivan Bryksin: 9♥9♠

Bryksin didn't have to wait long to pull ahead, as he hit a set of nines on the A♦9♣4♣ flop. Bryksin held on the 6♠ turn and J♠ river to win the pot, while Zhu was eliminated from the tournament.

Also hitting the rail recently were Dimitrios Gkatzas, Damir Gabdullin, and Emad Zarghami.

Tags: Hao ZhuIvan Bryksin

Level: 24

Blinds: 100,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000

Kilennikov Survives for Another Orbit

Chris Bean
Chris Bean
Level 23 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Aleksandr Kilennikov
Aleksandr Kilennikov

Mehmet Biskin raised to 400,000 from the button and was under-called by Aleksandr Kilennikov in the big blind for 225,000.

Aleksandr Kilennikov: K♠3♠
Mehmet Biskin: A♥10♦

Biskin was ahead, but the 8♠4♥3♥ flop gave the Russian bottom pair, but Biskin regained the lead on the 10♣ turn with top pair. But the drama didn't end there as Kilennikov hit the 3♦ to make trip treys to take down the meagre pot and survive in the MPP Main Event.

Tags: Aleksandr KilennikovMehmet Biskin

Bryksin Holds With Pocket Jacks

Matthew Warburton
Matthew Warburton
Level 23 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Ivan Bryksin
Ivan Bryksin

Following an open-raise, Rayan Aljawhari three-bet to 1,100,000 from the button. Ivan Bryksin then four-bet to 2,500,000 from the big blind. Aljawhari moved all in for around 5,500,000 and Bryksin called with the covering stack. Players revealed their hands.

Rayan Aljawhari: A♦Q♦ All in
Ivan Bryksin: J♦J♣

"This is the worst I can have," said Bryksin as he showed his jacks and started videoing the runout.

The flop came 5♣2♣3♣ and Bryskin started calling out for another club. The 2♦ turn and 7♠ river weren't clubs, but Bryksin didn't need them. He held with his pocket jacks to win a big pot, sending Aljawhari to the rail.

Tags: Ivan BryksinRayan Aljawhari

Loeser Gets Back in the Mix

Chris Bean
Chris Bean
Level 23 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Manig Loeser
Manig Loeser

Manig Loeser raised from under the gun and was three-bet by Raphael Schreiner in the cutoff. Loeser moved all in for 3,700,000 and was called by Schreiner.

Manig Loeser: Q♦Q♠
Raphael Schreiner: A♠Q♣

Loeser was ahead and pretty much cemented the pot after hitting the case queen to make a set on the board of Q♥J♠8♠3♦7♠ to secure the double up to bring him back to average stack.

The German is looking for his second ever seven-figure score, with his other being for $2.1 million dollars at Triton Montenegro in 2017.

Tags: Manig LoeserRaphael Schreiner

Shuffle Up and Deal!

Chris Bean
Chris Bean
Level 23 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Cards are sliding across the felt as we do in Europe at the MPP Main Event.

Only 30 players remain vying for the big $1,000,000 first-place prize. After 14 more eliminations, the remaining 16 players will be bagging and tagging and return on Sunday to play for the lion's share of the money.

Level: 23

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

All the Chips at Dinner Break (full)

Chris Bean
Chris Bean
Level 22 : Blinds 80,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

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Flashback: Daniel Thaller Clinches 2025 Mediterranean Poker Party Main Event Title

Matthew Warburton
Matthew Warburton
Level 22 : Blinds 80,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Daniel Thaller
Daniel Thaller

The $5,300 Main Event at the 2025 Mediterranean Poker Party saw Daniel Thaller of Austria emerge victorious over the 1,196 entry field. After a three-way deal with Timothy Chung and Andreas Mavromoustakis, Thaller was the one to take home the trophy and a career-best score of $786,670.

Inside the luxurious Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa, Thaller added the stunning MPP trophy to his mantlepiece after he seemingly cruised through the final table under the radar. Thaller sealed the deal in rapid style, dispatching Chung in roughly thirty minutes of heads-up play.

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Daniel ThallerAustria$786,670*
2Timothy ChungUnited Kingdom$637,250*
3Andreas MavromoustakisCyprus$651,080*
4Razvan SabauRomania$316,000
5Garik TamasianRussia$229,000
6Dawid SmolkaPoland$162,000
7Milad Oghabian LangarIran$113,000
8Hassanin HashimNew Zealand$80,100
9Italo ModenaItaly$63,000

*Denotes three-way deal

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