2012 World Poker Tour Merit Cyprus Classic

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2012 World Poker Tour Merit Cyprus Classic

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j9
Prize
$287,784
Event Info
Buy-in
$4,000
Prize Pool
$1,212,694
Entries
329
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

That Sinc-ing Feeling

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

An unorthodox move just almost won Hüsnü Sincar a lot of chips but instead, he's gotten pretty unlucky to drop to about 260,000.

Sincar had called Ergenyi Taranuk's raise preflop before open-shoving the {Q-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} flop, despite there only being around 10,000 in the pot and Taranuk having about 70,000 behind.

Taranuk called with {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs} but found to his astonishment that Sincar held {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts} for a set of eights. No matter, the Russian hit running {7-Diamonds} and {6-Diamonds} to backdoor into a flush and double up to around 160,000.

Tags: Hüsnü Sincar

Updated Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Erik Cajelais ca
Erik Cajelais
319,000
99,000
99,000
Chino Rheem us
Chino Rheem
315,000
-5,000
-5,000
WPT 3X Winner
Hüsnü Sincar
Hüsnü Sincar
260,000
-180,000
-180,000
Aubin Cazals fr
Aubin Cazals
251,000
91,000
91,000
Robert Mizrachi us
Robert Mizrachi
230,000
-13,000
-13,000
WPT 1X Winner
Sam El Sayed
Sam El Sayed
148,000
-103,000
-103,000
WPT 1X Winner
Marko Neumann de
Marko Neumann
144,000
62,000
62,000
Marvin Rettenmaier de
Marvin Rettenmaier
135,000
29,000
29,000
WPT 2X Winner
Martin Finger de
Martin Finger
126,000
73,000
73,000
Oleksii Kovalchuk ua
Oleksii Kovalchuk
105,000
-37,000
-37,000
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
92,000
-20,000
-20,000
WPT 1X Winner
Atzlan Gil
Atzlan Gil
85,000
-79,000
-79,000
Stuart Fox
Stuart Fox
83,000
13,000
13,000
Per Ummer se
Per Ummer
64,000
-39,000
-39,000
Konstantin Tolokno
Konstantin Tolokno
57,500
-3,800
-3,800
Jeffrey Hakim lb
Jeffrey Hakim
41,000
-11,000
-11,000
Kelly Kim us
Kelly Kim
26,000
-14,000
-14,000

The C-Rheem Always Rises

Chino Rheem
Chino Rheem

Andrey Shatilov fired out a bet of 95,000 after Chino Rheem checked the {J-Hearts}{4-Spades}{2-Clubs} flop. The button folded but Rheem made the call to see the {8-Clubs} turn which both players checked.

Rheem led out for 23,000 on the river, it looked as though Shatilov was going to fold but suddenly he declared, "Call." Rheem flipped {J-Spades}{3-Spades} and the Russian silently mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Chino Rheem us
Chino Rheem
320,000
9,000
9,000
WPT 3X Winner
Andrey Shatilov ru
Andrey Shatilov
95,000

Tags: Andrey ShatilovChino Rheem

Fakih Eliminated

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Salim Fakih has just been sent to the rail by [Removed:2]. The latter had opened from the cutoff and then called when Fakih, on the button, moved all-in for around 20,000.

Maksoud showed {4-Spades}{4-Diamonds} and found himself up against the lowly {10-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} and when the board ran out {k-Spades}{5-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{q-Clubs} it was game over for Fakih.

We are down to 70 in the Main Event.

Tags: Salim Fakih

Royal Flush Girl Sonia Yasmin Ali feat. Mad Marvin

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Royal Flush Girl Sonia Yasmin Ali is certainly not just a pretty face; and Marvin Rettenmaier has many talents outside of poker. The two take some time out from the WPT Merit Cyprus Classic to perform an acoustic cover of Emeli Sande's 'Next to Me'.

Tags: Marvin RettenmaierSonia Yasmin Alienglish2012WPTworld poker tourWPT Merit Cyprus ClassicRoyal Flush GirlNext to MeEmeli Sande

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 400

Cajelais Russian to Victory

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Erik Cajelais
Erik Cajelais

Erik Cajelais check-raised Andrey Shatilov from 4,300 to 10,500 on a flop of {Q-Spades}{8-Spades}{2-Diamonds}, the Russian did not seem completely sure what to do but eventually opted to just flat-call.

Cajelais then led out for 18,000 - astute viewers might have noticed the very slightest bit of trembling fingers. Shatilov took a deep breath himself and elected this time to fold.

Tags: Erik CajelaisAndrey Shatilov