2009 WPT Merit Cyprus Classic
WPT Merit Cyprus Classic Championship
Day: 4
Play Resumes
Level: 18
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Janar Kiivramees Doubles Up
The flop came . Jazzar and Kiivramees both checked to Kim, who bet 40,000. That was enough to fold Jazzar. Kiivramees, on the other hand, his chest ising and falling visibly, took a deep breath and then shoved in for 90,000. Kim called the extra 50,000 knowing he was behind.
Kim:
Kiivramees:
The on the turn made things interesting, giving Kim a bunch of outs heading into the river. But the was not one of those outs. As a result Kiivramees hangs around the tournament with 282,000 chips.
Homan Houshiar Eliminated in 12th Place ($20,760)
Heads up then, the two men watched the turn fall the . Keidar loaded another small bet of 35,000 and slid it forward. Houshir had 110,000 left, and he moved all in. Keidar quickly called, tabling .
"Oh jeez," said Houshiar with a sigh. He turned over needing to improve to keep him in the game. The river was a useless though, and that's the end of the day for the gregarious Canadian.
That elimination leaves us with 11 players, one knockout away from the end of Day 4.
Kelly Kim Eliminated in 11th Place ($20,760)
That's It?
So what can we tell you about such a short day? Well, for the most part, the big stacks continued to make their case for the title of champion. The biggest mover of the day was Rep Porter, who managed to double his chip count and took over the chip lead from Layne Flack. Flack suffered several brutally bad beats, but finished the day with about as many chips as he started with.
The player who stands to be the most disappointed with the day was Antony Lellouche. Lellouche came in among the chip leaders but lost just about every pot he played. Nenad Medic ran almost as bad, but he managed to hang on long enough to bag some chips and come back tomorrow.
Tomorrow will be another short day, as these last ten players will play down to a final table of six:
Rep Porter - 1,786,000
Jonathan Little - 972,000
Layne Flack - 952,000
Steven Fung - 681,000
Huck Seed - 669,000
Uri Keidar - 583,000
Janar Kiivramees - 509,000
Rony Jazzar - 437,000
Thomas Bichon - 396,000
Nenad Medic - 256,000
Play resumes at noon tomorrow. Until then, you can find us at the bar.
WPT Merit Cyprus Classic Championship
Day 4 Completed