$5,300 Main Event Day 3 | 2024 Mediterranean Poker Party

May 11, 2024

Sergei Galaktionov Eliminated in 23rd Place ($35,000)

Tyler Foran

Level 25 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Dmitrii Levin opened 1,00,000 in the cutoff, and Andrei Gladyshev called on the button before Sergei Galaktionov jammed for 5,200,000 in the big. Levin announced all-in as well, forcing Gladyshev to get out of the way, and both hands were tabled.

Sergei Galaktionov: K♠Q♣ All in
Dmitrii Levin: 9♣9♠

The king came in K♣9♥4♥ window as the flop hit the felt, but it was followed by the nine, giving Levin a set. The 10♠ turn gave Galaktionov a little hope as he picked up a gutshot straight draw, but the 5♣ river was no help.

Tags: Andrei Gladyshev Dmitrii Levin Sergei Galaktionov

May 11, 2024

Jacks Hold for Tannoury to Score a Double

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Tyler Foran

Level 25 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

All of the chips went in the middle before the flop and Naji Tannoury was at risk for his last 6,600,000 against Assyl Tleuzhanov.

Naji Tannoury: J♦J♥
Assyl Tleuzhanov: 9♥9♦

Tannoury was in great shape, and his jacks were able to hold as the delaer ran out the A♦6♦4♥2♥A♣ board.

Tags: Naji Tannoury Assyl Tleuzhanov

May 11, 2024

Final Three Table Redraw (full)

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Sava Krink

Level 25 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Cristian David	Romania	6,500,000	13
1	2	Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	Belarus	22,400,000	45
1	3	Birger Larsen	Norway	38,500,000	77
1	4	Azamat Lamkov	Russian Federation	29,200,000	58
1	5	Yuhang Chen	China	18,300,000	37
1	6	Alireza Akbarzadehbeshroyeh		6,500,000	13
1	7	Kirill Shcherbakov	Russian Federation	15,500,000	31
1	8	Marius Kudzmanas	Lithuania	16,000,000	32

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
2	1	Dmitrii Levin	Russian Federation	22,000,000	44
2	2	Andrei Gladyshev	Russian Federation	18,700,000	37
2	3	Leon Sturm	Germany	46,000,000	92
2	4	Sergei Galaktionov	Russian Federation	6,600,000	13
2	5	Tommy G		16,500,000	33
2	6	Paul Runcan	Romania	4,500,000	9
2	7	Stephen Song	United States	7,900,000	16
2	8	Iurii Suvorov	Russian Federation	10,575,000	21

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
3	1	Naji Tannoury	Lebanon	5,600,000	11
3	2	Damir Gabdullin	Russian Federation	23,200,000	46
3	3	Assyl Tleuzhanov	Kazakhstan	16,000,000	32
3	4	Atanas Pavlov	Bulgaria	5,000,000	10
3	5	Mihai Niste	Romania	8,000,000	16
3	6	Oliver Weis	Germany	16,000,000	32
3	7	Tom Talboom	Netherlands	16,500,000	33
3	8	-	-	-	-

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May 11, 2024

Levin Makes Impressive Call for it All

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Tyler Foran

Level 25 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Dmitrii Levin opened 1,000,000 in the early position, and Paul Runcan called in the cutoff.

The dealer fanned a flop of 5♦4♣2♥, and Levin fired out a bet of 800,000. Runcan raised to 2,200,000, and Levin stuck around, making the call.

When the 8♠ hit the turn, Levin check-called a bet of 1,800,000 from Runcan.

The 7♣ completed the board on the river, and Levin checked to Runcan who announced all-in. Levin went into the tank, counting his stack of 2,650,000. Eventually he slammed in across the line to make the call.

Runcan tabled J♥10♥ for jack-high, and Levin jumped in excitement as he rolled his A♠7♠.

Tags: Dmitrii Levin Paul Runcan

Level: 25

Blinds: 250,000/500,000

Ante: 500,000

May 11, 2024

Break Time

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Sava Krink

Level 24 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

The remaining 26 players are now on a 15-minute break.

May 11, 2024

Painful Bust-Out for Korkmaz

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Sava Krink

Level 24 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Birger Larsen kicked off the action with a raise from the cutoff to 900,000 chips. Koray Korkmaz, positioned in the small blind, responded with a hefty three-bet of 2,800,000 chips, which Larsen decided to call.

The flop came 4♣7♣Q♥. Korkmaz led out with a bet of 2,500,000 chips, which Larsen opted to call.

The tension heightened when Korkmaz went all in on the J♥ turn, putting around 5,400,000 chips at risk. Larsen wasted no time in making the call, revealing J♣J♦ for a set of jacks. Korkmaz showed A♠A♥, holding onto a glimmer of hope for the river card, which unfortunately didn't favor him, revealing the 3♦.

Larsen couldn't contain his joy, celebrating loudly, before stepping away from the table to share his excitement, understanding the disappointment his opponent must have felt.

Tags: Birger Larsen Koray Korkmaz

May 11, 2024

Gabdullin Takes a Bite Out of Runcan

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Tyler Foran

Level 24 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Four players saw the 7♥3♥3♠ flop, and the action checked to Damir Gabdullin in the cutoff who put out a bet of 550,000. Iurii Suvorov quickly folded on the button, while Paul Runcan made the call from the blinds before Alireza Akbarzadehbeshroyeh released his cards.

The Q♣ fell on the turn, and Runcan check-called a bet of 1,275,000 from Gabdullin.

When the 5♠ completed the board, Runcan checked once more. Gabdullin used a time bank before dropping a stack of chips across the line for a bet of 3,500,000.

Runcan used a time bank of his own, and eventually decided on a call. Gabdullin rolled Q♦10♠ for top pair, and Runcan tapped the table as he said, "Nice hand."

Tags: Damir Gabdullin Alireza Akbarzadehbeshroyeh Paul Runcan Iurii Suvorov

May 11, 2024

A Round of Counts

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Tyler Foran

Level 24 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

May 11, 2024

All-In Confusion

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Sava Krink

Level 24 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

A few hands later, Andrei Gladyshev and Jenya Gavrilovich faced off again. Gladyshev raised from early position to 900,000, and Gavrilovich put his chips in, although neither he nor the dealer announced an all-in. Everyone else folded to Gladyshev, and Gavrilovich revealed his cards Q♥10♦, as did Gladyshev A♦2♦.

The board revealed 2♥Q♣8♥J♠6♥, and the dealer counted Gavrilovich's chips, which amounted to 950,000 - 50,000 more than Gladyshev's raise. The dealer asked Gladyshev for the additional 50,000, leading to confusion. Since there was no official all-in announcement, and Gladyshev hadn't called, the floor needed to clarify the situation. Ultimately, the floor ruled that since Gladyshev had turned his cards, indicating he was willing to play, he accepted the all-in, even though there was no official announcement from the dealer.

Tags: Andrei Gladyshev Jenya Gavrilovich