Celine Zimmerman opened to 1,800 from under the gun and was called by the hijack and Kemal Aslan in the cutoff.
The flop came and Zimmermann continued for 5,000. The hijack would fold but Aslan made the call.
The put a third three on the board and both players would tap the table.
On the river, Zimmermann put out a bet of 10,000 that was snapped off by Aslan. Zimmermann tabled but it was no good as Aslan turned over for a full house and the win.
Over on Table 8, Ivonne Montealegre was seen scooping the pot after scoring a double elimination, having flopped top-two pair with on an flop against and .
She would hold through the turn and river and take her stack to over 80,000.
Following a round of betting on the flop, there was 20,000 in the middle on a board. The big blind fired a second barrel for 8,000 and Ruslan Galiullin called from the button.
The river brought the and the big blind shoved and was snapped off by Galiullin, who tabled for the rivered full house. His opponent hysterically laughed out of the room as he could only table for a failed triple-barrel bluff and exited the tournament area.
Action was caught with 2,300 in the middle on a board and Ali Mehrabian, from the hijack, put out a bet of 1,000. The big blind called.
The turn brought the and Mehrabian fired a second time for 2,000. The big blind raised to 8,000 and Mehrabian called.
The river brought the and after about 20-to-30 seconds of deliberation, the big blind shoved for 21,200. Mehrabian snap-called and turned over for a full house.
The big blind turned over for a turned straight in addition to an open-ended straight flush draw and quickly exited the tournament area.
The weather is phenomenal and so is the poker action at the Luxon Pay Mediterranean Poker Party held at the luxurious Merit Royal Diamond Hotel and Casino in North Cyprus.
Day 1b of the $500 PokerNews Cup, which boasts a massive $250,000 guarantee, is about to kick off at noon local time after Monday's sizzling Day 1a play, where 16 players survived from a field of 108 entries. All 16 players, who hail from 11 different countries, are now in the money and will now wait and see who joins them from Tuesday's pair of flights for Wednesday's Day 2.
Leading the pack after play came to an end on Monday is Russian player Vladislav Fedoseev, who bagged a very impressive 365,000 chips.
Vladislav Fedoseev
Not far behind was Germany's Ismail Kalkan, who was very active both with his table talk and with his chips. Kalkan finished the day with 326,000 in the bag. Veselin Petrov (321,000), Viktor Utrobin (271,000), and Konstantinos Nanos (262,000) made up the rest of the top-five.
$500 PokerNews Cup Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
1
Vladislav Fedoseev
Russia
365,000
2
Ismail Kalkan
Germany
326,000
3
Veselin Petrov
Bulgaria
321,000
4
Viktor Utrobin
Russia
271,000
5
Konstantinos Nanos
Greece
262,000
6
Shakir Dadabaev
Uzbekistan
226,000
7
Gabriel Akiki
Lebanon
215,000
8
Gheorghe Butuc
Moldova
199,000
9
Elie Farah
Lebanon
194,000
10
Serge Noel
Canada
182,000
Once cards are in the air at noon, players will complete using the same exact structure as Day 1a. Players are able to reenter the tournament as much as they want until the end of the break following the conclusion of Level 12. Levels will be 40 minutes in length and players will begin the day with 30,000 chips and with the blinds at 100/100. A big blind ante comes into play at the start of Level 2. There will be a 15-minute break every three levels with a 60-minute dinner break at the end of Level 9.
Play will come to a halt once the field has been whittled down to the last 15% of all entries, where players will bag for Day 2 already in the money.
For those who prefer some higher-paced action, the third and final flight of the competition will commence at 8 p.m. local time, where players will play 20-minute turbo levels instead.
As always, PokerNews will be on site providing all of the latest updates and high-flying drama here at the Luxon Pay Mediterranean Poker Party at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel and Casino. Stay tuned for all the PokerNews Cup coverage until the final hand is dealt and a champion is crowned on Thursday.
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and Zimmermann continued for 5,000. The hijack would fold but Aslan made the call.
put a third three on the board and both players would tap the table.
river, Zimmermann put out a bet of 10,000 that was snapped off by Aslan. Zimmermann tabled 
but it was no good as Aslan turned over 
for a full house and the win.
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flop against 
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turn and 
river and take her stack to over 80,000.
board. The big blind fired a second barrel for 8,000 and Ruslan Galiullin called from the button.
and the big blind shoved and was snapped off by Galiullin, who tabled 
for the rivered full house. His opponent hysterically laughed out of the room as he could only table 
and after about 20-to-30 seconds of deliberation, the big blind shoved for 21,200. Mehrabian snap-called and turned over 
for a full house. 
