2026 Mediterranean Poker Party
Espen Sandvik raised to 300,000 from under the gun and Ivan Bryksin three-bet to 750,000 from the big blind. Sandvik went deep into the tank and then four-bet all in. Bryksin instantly called and players flipped their cards.
Espen Sandvik: J♣J♠
Ivan Bryksin: A♦A♣
The board ran out 7♠7♣9♥5♥9♣ and Bryksin held, making the higher full house with aces and sevens to win a huge pot. Sandvik was sent to the rail.
Maximilian Wieser moved all in from the cutoff for 1,260,000 and was called by Rahat Babayev on the button. Mehmet Biskin in the small blind verbally announced "Raise the minimum" and bet 2,100,000, which was enough to put Rahat Babayev all in himself. The Turkmen made the call.
Maximilian Wieser: A♣7♣
Rahat Babayev: A♠3♠
Mehmet Biskin: Q♥Q♠
It has been a heater of a day for Biskin, and there wasn't even a sweat on the board of K♠J♦4♥6♣4♠, as the Turks queens' held and eliminated Babayev and Wieser. Biskin now holds around 10% of chips in play with 34 players remaining.
All the chips were in the middle on a flop of A♠8♠6♥ between Shuang Luo and Moussa Ahmad, with Ahmad all in for 2,465,000.
Moussa Ahmad: A♥K♥
Shuang Luo: A♦6♠
Ahmad had a pair of aces, but Luo had flopped two pair after calling a raise in the big blind. The turn came the 4♣ and the 5♠ river completed the runout. Luo held and chipped up to nearly 2,000,000, while Ahmad was sent to the exit.
With 1,000,000 in the middle, four players saw a flop of 10♠7♦6♣. Action checked round to Espen Sandvik, who went deep into thought and used four time bank cards. With ten seconds left on the clock the Norwegian bet 400,000.
Shuang Luo in the small blind folded, Moussa Ahmad in the big blind called, and Rayan Aljawhari folded in the hijack.
The K♣ was dealt on the turn and Sandvik did not take so long with the second barrel with a bet of 500,000. This was enough to make Ahmad fold and the WSOP Bracelet winner Sandvik took down the pot.
Raphael Schreiner open-raised from late position and his opponent in the small blind pushed all in with a short stack. Schreiner made the call with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.
Small Blind: Q♥J♠
Raphael Schreiner: A♦K♦
Schreiner found a pair of aces on the A♠3♥J♣ flop. He held on the 7♣ turn and 4♦ river, sending his opponent to the rail.
Level: 22
Blinds: 80,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
Fahredin Mustafov bet 800,000 from early position, leaving 100,000 behind. Hao Tian called from the cutoff. When the rest of the field folded their hands, Tian turned over his cards - A♠5♠. The dealer called the floor and confirmed he could make aggressive actions.
The flop came K♦J♥8♦, and Mustafov checked, and Tian bet 100,000. Mustafov smiled and said "Great flop for you!" and made the call.
Fahredin Mustafov: A♥Q♥
Hao Tian: A♠5♠
Mustafov was ahead with his queen-kicker, but the 8♠ on the turn gave more possibilities of a chop. However, the 5♦ on the river gave Tian an unlikely two pair, and sent a gobsmacked Mustafov to the pay out desk.
Aren Bezhanyan raised from the button and Sondre Stormyr three-bet from the big blind. Bezhanyan moved all in for around 2,700,000 and Stormyr made the call as the at risk player.
Sondre Stormyr: A♦Q♥
Aren Bezhanyan: 8♦8♣
It was a coinflip situation. The board ran out K♥9♥10♠5♣6♦ and Bezhanyan held with his pocket eights, sending Stormyr to the exit.