Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
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
Break
The players are on a 10-minute break.
Bellande Loses One
From the hijack, Jean-Robert Bellande raised to 1,100 and was called by the player on the button.
The flop came down 
and both players checked. The 
hit the turn and once again both players checked. The river fell the 
and Bellande bet 2,200, getting a quick call from his opponent.
Bellande showed 
, but his opponent tabled 
for a better two pair to win the pot.
Bellande dropped to just under 15,000.
Chino on the Rise
Chino Rheem raised to 1,150 under the gun and was popped to 3,125 by an opponent in late position. Action folded back to Chino and he asked his opponent for an approximate count. Upon hearing it was about 50,000, Chino re-raised all in with the bigger stack and forced a pretty quick fold.
"Did you have tens?" Chino asked. His opponent nodded and Chino said, "Ace-king suited."
Michael Mizrachi, now on Chino's left, chimed in, "No it wasn't, why you lying? It was seven-four suited, but I had tens."
The players at the table got a good laugh, while Chino took the pot and is now sitting with a stack of about 67,000.
Marcus Can't Make the Call
Chris Cellery raised from under the gun to 900. He was called by six, yes six, players. The lot of them took a flop of 
and no one opted to take a stab at it with action checking around. The turn brought the and completed some possible draws. Action checked to Cellery and he fired 2,500. Everyone folded but the last player in the hand, Van Marcus, who was acting from the big blind. He made the call to see the river come the 
.
Marcus checked and Cellery fired out 4,500. Marcus thought for a bit. He even separated the amount needed to make the call. Eventually, he decided to muck his hand with a quick snap of the wrist and let Cellery take this one. Marcus dropped to 125,000 while Cellery moved up to 38,000.
Feldman Lays Down the Best Hand
Andrew Feldman raised to 850 from middle position and was called by the player on the button. The flop came down 
and Feldman put out a continuation bet of 1,125. His opponent raised all in for a total of 19,500 and sent Feldman into the tank.
"Do you have an ace?" asked Feldman.
"You want my advice? responded his opponent. He then made a throw in your cards gesture.
"You have something like nine-ten of diamonds or maybe a bigger ace." said Feldman.
After about another minute Feldman folded, flashing the 
. His opponent showed 
and Feldman rolled his eyes, not thrilled with his fold. He took a small hit down to about 44,000.
Marcus and Cellery Play a Big One
Action folded to Van Marcus on the button and he raised to 1,025. Chris Cellery was in the small blind and reraised to 3,500. Marcus made the call and the two saw the flop come down 
.
On the flop, Cellery first fired 4,000. Marcus raised to 10,000 and Cellery moved all in, putting Marcus to the test for all of his chips. Marcus quickly made the call holding a set of nines. Cellery held the 
for top pair and a flush draw.
The turn and river were a five and a six, but neither of them a club. Cellery sent over the chips and Marcus' stack boomed to about 132,000 chips. Cellery was left with about 30,000.
Two Pair for Gunay Against Benyamine
Five players saw the flop of 
. The first two players checked to Musa Gunay and he fired 3,700. Eric Mizrachi was next and folded before David Benyamine made the call. The other two players folded.
The turn brought the 
and Gunay fired 6,000. Benyamine thought and then called again to see the fall on the river. Gunay checked and Benyamine checked behind.
Gunay tabled the 
for two pair on the flop and Benyamine mucked his hand. Gunay moved up to 92,000 and Benyamine slipped back to 48,000.
Nitsche Doubles Through Rybin
Rob Peltekci announced that there was action over at his table and when we arrived, we found Dominik Nitsche doubling up through Alexey Rybin. All in after the river, the final board read 
and Nitsche held 
, besting Rybin's holdings.
Rybin was peeved, dropping to about 47,000. Nitsche vaulted up to about 84,000.
Interesting Table Pairings
Scanning the room, we've found some interesting table pairings with some of the players. Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi and Chino Rheem are seated right next to one another. Both are good friends, but that won't stop them from going at it. If you remember back to our coverage of the WSOP, Mizrachi busted his brother, Robert, from the $50,000 Player's Championship final table. If he did that to his own blood, who knows what he'll do to Rheem at the tables.
Carter Phillips and Dominik Nitsche are at the same starting table. They're rooming together on this trip, but will have no problem taking each other's chips. They battled on the same table yesterday and that didn't stop them from playing pots together.
Hulya Pehlivanlar and Kfir Yamin are right next to one another. These two played heads up last night in a side event. Pehlivanlar took home the title and defeated Yamin, hut he'll have plenty of time today to get her back. He also has direct position on her.
Also seated at the same table are Sam Trickett and Andrew Feldman. These two are good friends and travelled here together. They both final tabled the $25,000 High Roller Freeze-Out and here there are again playing with one another.