Day 3 of the $5,300 Mediterranean Poker Party Main Event Restarts at 12:00 p.m.
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
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azamat Lamkov | Russian Federation | 17,850,000 | 60 |
| 2 | Leon Sturm | Germany | 17,800,000 | 59 |
| 3 | Assyl Tleuzhanov | Kazakhstan | 17,000,000 | 57 |
| 4 | Damir Gabdullin | Russian Federation | 16,675,000 | 56 |
| 5 | Alex Keating | United States | 15,325,000 | 51 |
| 6 | Dmitrii Levin | Russian Federation | 14,600,000 | 49 |
| 7 | Birger Larsen | Norway | 14,475,000 | 48 |
| 8 | Kirill Shcherbakov | Russian Federation | 13,725,000 | 46 |
| 9 | Xiaoming Weng | China | 13,625,000 | 45 |
| 10 | Sergey Utenkov | Peru | 13,400,000 | 45 |
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.
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