Level: 20
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
2012 World Poker Tour Merit Cyprus Classic
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Poker Tour Merit Cyprus Classic
Buy-in
$4,000
Prize Pool
$1,212,694
Entries
329
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
Azor Spot For Makarov
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There will be no "Return of the Mak" as Alexey Makarov has just been elimianted by Ran Azor.
The Russian raised from the button and called all-in with 
against Azor's 
but the board came 
and Makarov was outdrawn and undone.
Just one more player needs to be eliminated then we will be finished for the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Mizrachi And Azor Make A Prop Bet
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Robert Mizrachi and Ran Azor have just made a prop bet on how long Day 4 will last, despite the fact Day 3 is not yet over!
Tomorrow we will go from 18 players down to the final table of six. Azor believes Day 4 will be completed in less than three levels, Mizrachi says more than that. Whoever loses has to buy dinner at a top restaurant in Israel.
Mizrachi joked that if he has to buy dinner then he will take Azor to McDonald's!
Flawless Victor-y
And with that it's all over, Victor Paraschiv has just won a flip with 
against Senol Sener's 
to send the Turkish player out in 19th place and end proceedings for the night.
We'll have full chip counts shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Chip Counts (full)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,190,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
|
1,035,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
986,000
446,000
|
446,000 |
|
950,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
||
|
893,000
198,000
|
198,000 |
|
686,000
-320,000
|
-320,000 |
|
586,000
-284,000
|
-284,000 |
|
||
|
|
564,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
|
483,000
303,000
|
303,000 |
|
464,000
264,000
|
264,000 |
|
358,000
358,000
|
358,000 |
|
352,000
162,000
|
162,000 |
|
311,000
119,000
|
119,000 |
|
265,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
212,000
-92,000
|
-92,000 |
|
||
|
|
194,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
|
180,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
|
159,000
-51,000
|
-51,000 |
Day 3 Ends With Cajelais On Top
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Fifty-three players started Day 3 but only 18 of them remain in the World Poker Tour Merit Cyprus Class Main Event and these are being lead by Canadian pro Erik Cajelais.
Cajelais is one of only two player to end Day 3 with over 1,000,000 chips; the other being Artur Voskanyan. Throughout the day Cajelais played well but he will also be the first to admit that a number of big hands went his way when he needed them to. An example of him running good was when he sent the dangerous Oleksii Kovalchuk to the rail when his 
hit a flush on the river to crack his Ukrainian opponent's pocket queens.
Another example was catching another flush, this time after calling a huge over-bet on an 
flop with 
and beating the 
of Mansour Khorramshani. And let us not forget him being on the right side of an aces versus kings scenario too. Poker seems like such an easy game when the cards are on your side.
Although Cajelais and the aforementioned Voskanyan both have over one million chips each, this tournament is far from a conclusion because amongst the final 18 players are some talented individuals indeed. Former WPT Amneville champion Sam El Sayed has 950,000 chips at his disposal, GSOP Grand Final winner Andrey Shatilov (686,000) has shown he knows his way around the poker table whilst Robert Mizrachi (586,000) is a proven winning player. When all is said and done Day 4 should be quite a spectacle.
Day 4 kicks off at precisely 1:00PM EEST and will continue until just the final table of six remain. Ran Azor, who is currently fifth in chips, thinks Day 4 will be completed in less than three levels whilst Robert Mizrachi has set the bar at over 4.5 hours. Whoever is correct will be treated by the other to dinner in a fine Israeli restaurant! Who will be buying the other lunch? Tune into the PokerNews Live Reporting pages tomorrow to find out!
Main Event
Day 3 Completed