2024 Mediterranean Poker Party

$5,300 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2024 Mediterranean Poker Party

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q2
Prize
$1,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$6,048,000
Entries
1,260
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
2,000,000 / 4,000,000
Ante
4,000,000
Players Info - Day 3
Players Left
9

Day 3 of the $5,300 Mediterranean Poker Party Main Event Restarts at 12:00 p.m.

Mediterranean Poker Party
Mediterranean Poker Party

The race to the final table intensifies as Day 3 of the $5,300 Mediterranean Poker Party Main Event kicks off at noon local time. Out of a starting field of 1,260 players, only 42 will return to the tables inside the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel, with just 8 advancing to tomorrow's final showdown.

All eyes will be on Azamat Lamkov and the German contender, Leon Sturm, who significantly boosted his stack on Day 2 to 17,850,000, especially during the last two hours, including a pivotal hand against Tom Talboom.

In 2022, Hannes Jeschka emerged victorious in the $5,300 MPP Main Event, claiming a prize of $542,000 along with the coveted trophy. This year, an astounding $1,000,000 awaits the first-place finisher from the total prize pool of $6,048,000, a prize that all players surely have their sights set on.

Top 10 Chip Counts for Day 3

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Azamat LamkovRussian Federation17,850,00060
2Leon SturmGermany17,800,00059
3Assyl TleuzhanovKazakhstan17,000,00057
4Damir GabdullinRussian Federation16,675,00056
5Alex KeatingUnited States15,325,00051
6Dmitrii LevinRussian Federation14,600,00049
7Birger LarsenNorway14,475,00048
8Kirill ShcherbakovRussian Federation13,725,00046
9Xiaoming WengChina13,625,00045
10Sergey UtenkovPeru13,400,00045

Also vying for top spots on the leaderboard are Alex Keating (15,325,000), Dmitrii Levin (14,600,000), and Matas Cimbolas (11,325,000). Further down the ranks are Mikhail Zavoloka (5,500,000), Stephen Song (5,175,000), Mihai Niste (4,975,000), and Kalidou Sow (1,875,000).

Action will resume at Level 23, with blinds set at 150,000/300,000 and a 300,000 big blind ante. A 15-minute break is scheduled after every two levels. The plan for today is to play until the final table is determined.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to provide comprehensive updates of all the day's thrilling action.

Tags: Alex KeatingAssyl TleuzhanovAzamat LamkovBirger LarsenDamir GabdullinDmitrii LevinHannes JeschkaKalidou SowKirill ShcherbakovLeon SturmMatas CimbolasMihai NisteMikhail ZavolokaSergey UtenkovStephen SongTom TalboomXiaoming Weng