Break Post
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
As the title suggest, the players are on a 10-minute break.
2012 World Poker Tour Merit Cyprus Classic
Main Event
Day: 4
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
Kiryl Continues To Crush
Kiryl Radzivonau is playing well and running well, a deadly combination.
It was he who opened the betting, with a raise to 54,000 from under the gun. To his direct left was Marvin Rettenmaier and he made the call. The action then folded around to Victor Paraschiv in the small blind and he called; Eric Cajelais tossed in the extra chips from the big blind and it was four-way to the 
flop.
All four players checked the flop and the dealer put the 
on the turn. Paraschiv checked, Cajelais bet 85,000 and both Radzivonau and Rettenmaier made the call.
The river was the 
and now Cajelais checked. Radzivonau bet 135,000 and after around a minute's thinking time Rettenameir called. Cajelais folded and the hands were shown down; at least Radzivonau's were.
Radzivonau turned over 
for a flopped full house and Rettenmaier sent his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,400,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
Cajelais Pushes Twice
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Back to back pots now for Erik Cajelais, the former bracelet winner moved all in after Ran Azor had limped forcing everyone to fold.
The next hand saw him open shove on Azor's big blind to again win the blinds and antes. He's back over the 20BB mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
550,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
Gilboa Yossi Eliminated in 9th Place ($26,240)
Gilboa Yossi's tournament has just come to an abrupt end when he moved all-in straight into an overpair held by Romania's Victor Paraschiv.
Yossi was all-in and at risk of elimination with 
and Paraschiv held 
. By the river the board read 
. Paraschiv was delighted to win the pot and with Yossi's elimination were are just two bust outs from our official final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,720,000
582,000
|
582,000 |
|
Busted |
Bou Habib Doubles Through Radzivonau
Walid Bou Habib refuses to give up here in Cyprus and he has been rewarded with a double up via Kiryl Radzivonau. The latter opened to 52,000 from late position and when Bou Habib jammed from the button Radzivonau made the call.
Bou Habib:
Radzivonau: 
Bou Habib was catapulted into the lead on the 
flop and he stayed there as the 
landed on the turn and the 
peeled off on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,050,000
-350,000
|
-350,000 |
|
920,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
Kemal Sevevi Eliminated in 10th Place ($19,110)
Victor Paraschiv raised to 48,000 preflop before Kemal Sevevi made it 148,000 two seats round. Next to him Kiryl Radzivonau then moved all in, everyone else folded except Sevevi who calld off his stack.
Sevevi: 
Radzivonau: 
The board came 
and Sevevi went out in 10th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,400,000
454,000
|
454,000 |
|
Busted |
Possibly the Best Poker Party. Ever.
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
If you're wondering what everyone here in Cyprus gets up to once chips are bagged and tagged, perhaps this will give you some good insight.
Rettenmaier Hits The Clubs
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Marvin Rettenmaier forced himself to stay away from last night's beach party so that he felt fresh for today's poker but we just caught him hitting the clubs.
He raised to 52,000 from early position, Victor Paraschiv called in the small blind and Erik Cajelais tagged along in the big blind. The first three community cards contained more clubs that Tiger Woods' golf bag as they came down 
and when both blinds tapped the table and checked Rettenmaier bet 68,000 and both opponents folded.
See what we did there? Hitting the clubs? OK. I'll get my coat.
Voskanyan Wins Multiway Pot
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Ran Azor opened to 54,000 under the gun and received two callers. The first was Artur Voskanyan in the small blind and the other was Gilboa Yossi in the big blind.
The flop came down 
and all three players checked in turn. The turn brought the into play and both blinds checked, Azor bet 84,000 and only Voskanyan made the call.
Fifth street was another ace, the 
, and now Voskanyan lead out with a bet of 84,000. This seemed to puzzle Azor who spent a few moments considering all of his options before deciding a fold was the best available to him.
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