Level: 21
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 2,000
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
Break Time
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Level 20 has come to an end and the players have been sent on a 10-minute break.
Robert Mizrachi Eliminated in 15th Place ($15,670)
Marvin Rettenmaier has just sent Robert Mizrachi to the rail and that means Mizrachi will not be following in Matt Waxman's footsteps and becoming an American winner of a European-based World Poker Tour event.
The chips went into the middle with Mizrachi holding 
to Rettenmaier's 
and when the five community cards were fanned onto the felt they read 
and Rettenmaier had made a flush.
Mizrachi is gone and we are down to 14 in the Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
900,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
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Busted | |
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Yossi Coolers Maksoud
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Gilboa Yossi opened to 21,000 from the button and [Removed:2] made it 48,000 in the big blind, Yossi called to see a very wet 
flop.
Maksoud bet 55,000 and Yossi made the call to see the 
on the turn, ostensibly a blank. Maksoud continued with a 100,000 bet and Yossi moved all in, getting instantly called.
Maksoud: 
Yossi: 
Maksoud had flopped a set but Yossi had flopped the 2nd nut flush with a royal flush redraw. The 
came on the river and Yossi doubled up to over a million
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,050,000
586,000
|
586,000 |
|
|
647,000
-653,000
|
-653,000 |
Andrey Shatilov Eliminated in 16th Place ($13,240)
Andrey Shatilov has been eliminated in the space of two hands; btoh against [Removed:2].
The first saw Shatilov open to 20,000 UTG+1 and after Robert Mizrachi folded [Removed:2] three-bet to 45,000. The action passed back to Shatilov and he four-bet to 83,000 and 90-seconds later Maksoud five-bet to 125,000. This was enough to get the job done because Shatilov folded and was shown 
for his troubled.
The very next hand Shatilov opened to 20,000 once again and Maksoud three-bet to 45,000. Shatilov made it 87,000 to play and Maksoud four-bet to 87,000. With the action back on Shatilov he made it 139,000 (we're not making this up, honest), Maksoud shoved and Shatilov snap-called.
Shatilov: 
Maksoud: 
By the river the board read 
and although the ace alone would have been enough to win the hand for Maksoud, it also completed a spade flush and with that Shatilov was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000
736,000
|
736,000 |
|
Busted |
Tolga Demirel Eliminated in 17th Place ($13,420)
Victor Paraschiv opened to 21,000 from UTG before Walid Bou Habib made it 46,000 in middle position. Tolga Demirel cold-called from the big blind and Paraschiv tanked before electing to let his hand go.
The flop was 
and Demirel check-called a bet of 38,000 from Habib to see the on the turn. Demirel thought for two minutes before leading out for 96,000 and Habib instantly moved all in. Demirel thought again for about 30 seconds before making the call.
Demirel:
Habib: 
Habib's cheeky three-bet had paid big divdends, especially when the 
came on the river and Demirel was eliminated. Habib is a big chip leader now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,631,000
451,000
|
451,000 |
|
Busted |
Marvin Rettenmaier Doubles Up Through Robert Mizrachi
Marvin Rettenmaier decided to give last night's beach party a miss so that he felt refreshed today and it has certainly worked for him and appeased the Poker Gods.
Robert Mizrachi opened to 21,000 under the gun and the action passed around to Sam El Sayed in the cutoff. He called, putting the action onto Rettenmaier. The young German checked his cards before making it 60,000 to play and it was now up to Mizrachi to act.
Mizrachi put in a further raise, making it 165,000 to play, folding out El Sayed but Rettenmaier moved all-in for 330,000 in total. Mizrachi called and the cards were turned onto their backs.
Mizrachi:
Rettenmaier:
What a time to wake up with aces! The 
flop kept Rettenmaier in front and when the turn and river were the and respectively, Rettenmaier doubled up to 660,000 and he is back in business here in the Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
660,000
448,000
|
448,000 |
|
|
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|
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240,000
-346,000
|
-346,000 |
|
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Our Final 18 Players
Huge Double For Aram Vartevaniyn
Aram Vartevaniyn may have turned up fashionably late but it has worked in his favor as he has just doubled up through Sam El Sayed.
Kiryl Radzivonau opened to 21,000 from the hijack only to see Vartevaniyn shove on the button for 176,000 in total. El Sayed was in the small blind and he reshoved and when Radzivonau folded the cards were shown down.
El Sayed:
Vartevaniyn: 
El Sayed paired his jack on the 
flop but the queens stayed ahead on the turn and 
river and Vartevaniyn doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
770,000
-180,000
|
-180,000 |
|
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|
|
320,000
161,000
|
161,000 |
[Removed:167] Eliminated in 18th Place ($13,420)
Frenchman [Removed:167] is our first casualty of the day, he made his stand with 
against Walid Bou Habib's 
and was looking good for a double up until a cruel river sent him spinning out on a 
board.
If you haven't seen this video already, Lynn Gilmartin challenged Julien to see how well he knew his girlfriend, Gaelle Baumann:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,180,000
194,000
|
194,000 |
|
|
Busted |