Nitsche Doubles
Dominik Nitsche was just all in and was able to double up to about 68,000 after he made a straight. It must be the after-dinner-double hour
2010 Full Tilt Poker Merit Cyprus Classic
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 Full Tilt Poker Merit Cyprus Classic
Buy-in
$5,000
Entries
181
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Mizrachi Doubles
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi just doubled up with pocket fives against the 
for his opponent. Mizrachi now has a little below 20,000 chips.
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
More Photos from Day 2
Dinner Break
The players are on dinner break until 8pm.
Big Stacks Could Mean Big Action
The largest two stacks in the room belong to Van Marcus (212,000) and Roy Yaacoub (165,000). They are both currently seated at Table 10 along with Day 1 chip leader Nicolas Chouity, currently with about 87,000. Big pots could be in the works and we'll certainly keep an eye on that table.
Sam Trickett Eliminated
We caught up with the action on a board of 
and four players checked to Sam Trickett on the button. He bet 3,000 and was check-raised by the player in the small blind to 12,000. Action folded back to Trickett and he called, which brought the 
on the river.
The player in the small blind went all in, having Trickett covered. After about a minute Trickett called all in for about 15,000, but was unable to beat his opponent's 
and headed to the rail.
Dinner Break After This Level
The players have just been informed that the dinner break will be after this level and will last about 75 minutes.
Hands Per Hour at a Minimum
At Van Marcus' table, Karina Jett has been recently moved their. Since being there, she's had to endure the slow playing that Marcus has had to endure all day long, specifically by Hakan Kuscu in the one hole. Kusco takes about 30 full seconds every time action falls on him and sometimes it's a lot longer. Every decision is a decision for Kusco and Jett can't seem to believe it. Marcus told her it's been like this all day. Even despite the lack of hands at his table Marcus still has the chip lead.
Azor Shoves on Khalil
On the board of 
, Antoine Abou Khalil fired 6,300 into Ran Azor. Azor made the call and the two would see the 
put trips on the board on the river. Khalil checked and Azor fired 26,400, an all-in bet. Khalil had 38,200 behind and thought about it for a minute before folding his hand. Azor moved up to 57,000 in chips with that pot.
If you're unfamiliar with Azor, maybe it's time you got in the know. Back in April of 2009 when Yevgeniy Timoshenko won the $25,000 WPT Championship, it was Azor who Timoshenko beat heads up. Azor took down $1,446,265 for his finish there. That is the largest (by far) score of his career, but he has had some other nice splashes in poker.
In July of 2008, Azor won a $2,000 side event at the Bellagio Cup IV for $192,945. He also took second in the £1,500 European Championships event in 2009 for £31,050. Azor also finished 10th in the $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha event at this year's WSOP, just missing out on the final table for $31,348. In total, Azor has a hefty $1,729,587 in prize money.