Daniel Thaller triumphs in MPP Main Event for 786.670$

The early days of May turned Northern Cyprus into a poker hotspot, as the Merit Royal Diamond played host to the Mediterranean Poker Party — a high-profile series backed by Luxon Pay, PokerOK, and the EAPT. The 11-day festival featured a packed schedule of events, boasting a combined guarantee of over $10.000.000.

A standout Main Event
 

The crown jewel of the series was the MPP Main Event, offering a $5.000.000 guarantee for a $5.300 buy-in. The tournament drew a strong field of 1.196 entries, pushing the prize pool to an impressive $5.740.800. After three intense days of play, the field was narrowed down to the final nine, who returned under the spotlight of the feature table cameras for the grand finale.

Romanian Razvan Sabau and Italy’s Italo Modena came in as chip leaders, but neither managed to convert their stacks into a podium finish. The final table was full of drama and momentum shifts, with Cyprus' own Andreas Mavromoustakis steadily climbing the ranks. When the action reached three-handed play, Mavromoustakis struck a deal with the UK’s Timothy Chung and Austria’s Daniel Thaller. The agreed payouts were:

• Andreas Mavromoustakis – 651.080$
• Timothy Chung – 637.250$
• Daniel Thaller – 579.170$

However, there was still the matter of the title, the trophy, and an additional $207.500 reserved for the eventual winner. In the end, it was Daniel Thaller who emerged victorious. Prior to this event, Thaller had never booked a six- or seven-figure result. That changed in a big way, as he took down the final showdown to claim both the trophy and a career-defining $786.670 payday.

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Sources - PokerNews, IG, X, HendonMob