Joshua Gebissa has won the Mini Main Event at the Mediterranean Poker Party in Cyprus for a prize of $115,000.
The Mediterranean Poker Party runs until 27 September. Fifteen events will be decided in total. The $1,650 Mini Main Event drew 465 entries. The $662,625 prize pool was shared among 70 players.
The victory, the trophy, and $115,000 went to Joshua Gebissa. The German beat Chengxu Hu ($78,000) from China in heads‑up play. Third place went to Selahaddin Bedir ($54,000).
“Yeah, thanks so much for the congrats. Even though the day and the final table didn’t start out great, things smoothed out pretty quickly after that. Of course, the key hand came at the top 7, when I got aces against queens – and literally right after that, I picked up pocket queens myself and busted the player in 6th. After that, it was pretty smooth sailing. Thanks to Merit for the tournaments, I love playing here!” said Gebissa in the winner’s interview.
Mediterranean Poker Party 2026
Date: September 17 to 27
Location: Merit Poker, Merit Royal Diamond Hotel & Casino, Kyrenia
Events: 15
Buy-Ins: $550 to $10,400
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Mini Main Event
Buy-In: $1,650
Entries: 65
Prize Money: $662,625
Paid Places: 170
Final Table Payouts
1st: Joshua Gebissa (Germany), $115,000
2nd: Chengxu Hu (China), $78,000
3rd: Selahaddin Bedir (Turkey), $54,000
4th: Maksim Arshinenkov (Russia), $38,000
5th: Elif Elif (Uzbekistan), $28,500
6th: John Doe K (Turkey), $21,700
7th: Jordan Fisch (Canada), $17,500
8th: Uladzimir Voranau (Belarus), $14,400
9th: Tahsin Cankurtaranli (Turkey), $12,425