A heavyweight tussle between two former WPT champions now as Tommy Vedes check-called a bet of 1,625 on the turn of a board before opting to check-call a further 4,225 on the river against Marvin Rettenmaier.
The German's reputation as an "at it" merchant is not without some merit, but this time it was not true, Rettenmaier turning over :Ad:Qd for the nut straight.
Tommy Vedes may have only just sat down at the felt here in a scorching hot Cyprus but he has wasted little time in accumulating chips.
Joining the action on a board that read , the player in Seat 7 who politely declined to show his identification number or tell us his name, check-called a 725 bet from the two-time WPT champion.
The river was the and Seat 7 check-called again, this time an increased bet of 3,225. Vedes flipped over what we initially thoughts was but alas it was not, it was something even better, the for trip deuces. Seat 7 mucked and Vedes is off to a flying start.
EPT Loutraki champion Zimnan Ziyard must have a terrible image over on Table 7 as he just opened to 325 from under the gun and picked up five callers! in order of calling they were Alexey Popov, Ivan Tihov, Manig Loeser, Chadi Ojeil and finally Mustafa Agzikara!
The dealer put out the flop, a flop that everyone checked. The turn received the same treatment and everyone checked but upon the arrival of the on the river Agzikara bet a cheeky 700, and amazingly everyone folded!
Zimnan Ziyard has just been left slightly frustrated after his opponent check-called bets of 725 and 1,975 on the flop and turn of a board before both players checked the river.
His foe flipped for the nut flush, something the former EPT champion couldn't beat.
Nicolas Chouity seems more interested in playing a First-Person-Shooter on his iPad than the $4,400 buy-in tournament he has bought into. I guess when you are as good as he is you do not need to focus 100 all of the time!
Zimnan Ziyard is back to his starting stack and we think he may have got lucky on the river to do this.
Ziyard opened to 325 from UTG+1 and Ivan Tihov, three seats to Ziyard's left, called. As did Chadi Ojeil from the big blind.
Flop: - Ojeil looked resigned to mucking his hand and nonchalantly tapped the table and checked. Ziyard fired out a continuation bet of 625 and only Tihov called.
Turn: - Ziyard fired another bet. This time he increased the amount to 1,450 and again Tihov stuck around and made the call.
River: - Ziyard wasted no time in reaching for even more chips and this pot was starting to get large. Ziyard finally settled on a bet of 3,175 and Popov instantly called.
Ziyard immediately looked over at Tihov, sensing he was beaten but Popov could not beat the Ziyard turned over. Did Tihov have an overpair? I guess we will never know.
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board before opting to check-call a further 4,225 on the 
river against Marvin Rettenmaier.
, the player in Seat 7 who politely declined to show his identification number or tell us his name, check-called a 725 bet from the two-time WPT champion.
and Seat 7 check-called again, this time an increased bet of 3,225. Vedes flipped over what we initially thoughts was 
for trip deuces. Seat 7 mucked and Vedes is off to a flying start.
on the river Agzikara bet a cheeky 700, and amazingly everyone folded!
board before both players checked the 
- Ojeil looked resigned to mucking his hand and nonchalantly tapped the table and checked. Ziyard fired out a continuation bet of 625 and only Tihov called.
Ziyard turned over. Did Tihov have an overpair? I guess we will never know.
for the rivered nuts.