2009 WPT Merit Cyprus Classic

WPT Merit Cyprus Classic Championship
Day: 1a
Event Info

2009 WPT Merit Cyprus Classic

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
77
Prize
$579,165
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
181
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Houshiar Daddy?

Homan Houshiar
Homan Houshiar
Tolga Demirel opened the pot with a cutoff raise to 1,500, and the action folded around to the big blind, There, Homan Houshiar slid in a quick re-raise, trading his yellow chip out for a blue to make it 5,400 to play. Demirel didn't waste much time four-betting it right back to 20,000 straight.

"I guess you got my number all day today, huh?" Houshiar asked rhetorically, simultaneously moving all in for a total of 25,625. Demirel matched the extra few thousand to put his opponent at risk.

Showdown
Demirel: {A-Hearts} {K-Diamonds}
Houshiar: {Q-Spades} {Q-Clubs}

The board would blank off to the delight of Houshiar: {5-Spades} {10-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} {5-Clubs} {8-Diamonds}. With his queens holding up, the shorter stack gets the best of that race, doubling his way up to about 52,000.

Tags: Homan HoushiarTolga Demirel