Simone Andrian opened to 10,000 from under the gun and was called by a player in the cutoff.
Both players checked the flop and turn leading to a final board of A♣J♥3♠J♣4♣. Andrian bet 16,000 and the cutoff called.
Andrian turned over a pair with Q♦Q♠ which was enough to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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240,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
||
|
1,000,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
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||
|
1,000,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
||
|
750,000
467,500
|
467,500 |
|
650,000 | |
|
450,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
350,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
325,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
220,000 | |
|
200,000
885,000
|
885,000 |
|
170,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
170,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
160,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
125,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
100,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
75,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Elie Farah opened to 10,000 from under the gun and was called by a player in early position, Shai Zurr on the button and Tugce Hursoz in the big blind.
The flop came J♠K♦4♠ and action checked around to Mahmoud who bet 13,000. Zurr called, Hursoz folded and Farah called.
Mahmoud continued for 22,000 when checked to on the 3♣ turn. Once again both Zurr and Farah called.
All three players checked the 9♥ river. Mahmoud had top pair with K♥5♥, Farah had missed with A♠3♠ for the nut-flush draw and Zurr had K♠Q♠ for top pair and a missed second nut-flush draw which was good to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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650,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
552,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
400,000
211,500
|
211,500 |
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|
255,000
54,000
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54,000 |
Mustafa Biz opened from middle position and Yaniv Shushan three-bet to 25,000 from the cutoff. Alfred Nader cold-called from the big blind, then Biz shoved for around 150,000. Shushan took his time before he folded, and Nader called off his stack of almost 125,000, which left him at risk.
Alfred Nader: 3♠3♥ 
Mustafa Biz: A♥K♥
Nader was surely pleased to find that he was in a flip and his pocket threes held onto their lead on the 6♣Q♦2♦ flop. A 4♠ on the turn added a meaningless straight draw to Nader, and he improved to a set on the 3♣ river to double up.
"Yesssssss!" shouted Nader as the three came down on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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400,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
300,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
30,000
625,000
|
625,000 |
Players are on their last 10-minute break of the day.
When they return, one more level will be played before they bag up for the night.
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,675,000
375,000
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375,000 |
|
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|
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1,485,000
485,000
|
485,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,290,000
465,000
|
465,000 |
|
1,135,000
540,000
|
540,000 |
|
1,100,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
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|
1,061,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
|
975,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
971,000
695,500
|
695,500 |
|
970,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
940,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
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|
890,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
|
|
845,000
395,000
|
395,000 |
|
840,000 | |
|
720,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
Aleksandr Kirichenko opened from middle position to 12,000 and Andrej Tekel squeezed from the hijack to 36,000. When the action got back on Kirichenko, he called.
They saw a flop of 8♠7♠7♥ where Kirichenko check-called a bet of 60,000 from Tekel to the J♣ turn, which went check-check.
On the A♥ river, Kirichenko tapped the table and Tekel grabbed a handful of chips and bet 90,000. Kirichenko went into thought for around a minute before he ultimately decided on a fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
350,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
Henrik Brockmann opened to 12,000 and Vedat Yilmaz defended from the big blind.
Yilmaz check-called a 10,000 bet from Brockmann on the 6♥4♦7♥ flop and then check-called a 26,000 bet on the K♠ turn. Both players checked the J♦ river.
Yilmaz had 6♦5♠ for a pair of sixes and missed straight draw while Brockmann had rivered a bigger pair with A♦J♠ to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
790,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
755,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
On a flop of 3♦4♦A♦ both Maxime Chilaud and the big blind put in 42,000 on the flop to see the 6♠ turn, which checked through.
A J♣ dropped on the river and after thinking for a while, Chilaud shoved all but 6,000 of his chips across the line and into the pot. The big blind was quick to relent, and Chilaud took the pot.
Chilaud is no stranger to North Cyprus and even won the Merit Poker Main Event back in 2023 at the Carmen Series for a mega payday of $ 376,800.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
350,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
