2010 Full Tilt Poker Merit Cyprus Classic

High Roller Freeze-Out
Day: 2
Event Info

2010 Full Tilt Poker Merit Cyprus Classic

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k5
Prize
$373,207
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$873,000
Entries
36
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
0

Benyamine Flops Well Against Phillips

We caught up with action on a flop of {6-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{7-Hearts}. David Benyamine checked and Carter Phillips checked behind, landing the {9-Spades} on the turn.

Benyamine bet 12,000 and Phillips called, leading to the {3-Diamonds} river card. Benyamine fired 38,000 into the pot and Phillips quickly called, but mucked Benyamine tabled {8-Clubs}{5-Clubs} for the flopped straight.

Benyamine: Up to about 475,000
Phillips: Down to about 145,000

Tags: Carter PhillipsDavid Benyamine

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Tags: Phil Ivey

Mizrachi Flashing His Hand

Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi raised to 3,000 from middle position and Anzor Makhjser called from the next seat. Ayat Yoram was on the button and three-bet to 11,000. Everyone folded back to Mizrachi and he called. Makhjser folded.

The flop and turn were checked quickly by both players as the board ran out {4-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{10-Spades} to the river. Mizrachi fired 10,000 on the river and Yoram folded. Mizrachi flashed two red eights and scooped the pot.

Tags: Michael MizrachiAnzor MakhjserAyat Yoram

Caspi Cruising

Ziv Caspi
Ziv Caspi

Under the gun, Ziv Caspi made it 4,000 to go and found calls from Huseyin Yilmaz in early position and Sam Trickett on the button.

The flop came down {J-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} and Caspi made a continuation bet of 7,400. Trickett was the lone caller. The {7-Spades} turn and {Q-Diamonds} river were checked by both players. Caspi tabled {K-Spades}{Q-Clubs} for top pair, good enough to take the pot.

Caspi is having an exceelnt day, currently on a stack of about 230,000 after starting with 46,200.

Tags: Ziv Caspi

Aggression Doesn't Work This Time for Phillips

Form under the gun, Carter Phillips opened with a raise to 3,300. Action folded around to Kfir Yamin in the small blind and he three-bet to 11,100. After David Benyamine folded his big blind, Phillips thought about it for a little bit before firing back a four-bet to 25,200. Almost instantly Yamin moved all in and just as fast, Phillips snapped his hand into the muck.

Tags: Carter PhillipsKfir Yamin

Yilmaz Doubles Through Ercan

Huseyin Yilmaz
Huseyin Yilmaz

With the board reading {A-Spades}{8-Hearts}{4-Spades}{A-Hearts}, Hakan Ercan's bet of 5,000 was popped to 18,000 by Huseyin Yilmaz. Ercan called, landing the {5-Clubs} river card.

Ercan shoved, having his opponent covered, and Yilmaz could not call all in any faster with his {A-Clubs}{8-Clubs}. Ercan was stunned, tabling {A-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}, seeing much of his stack shipped Yilmaz's way.

Yilmaz is up to about 225,000 while Ercan is left with just 20,500.

Tags: Hakan ErcanHuseyin Yilmaz

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

Break

The players are on their first 10-minute break of the day. We'll have counts for you coming shortly.