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2010 Full Tilt Poker Merit Cyprus Classic
High Roller Freeze-Out
Day: 1
Event Info
2010 Full Tilt Poker Merit Cyprus Classic
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$873,000
Total Entries
36
Level
25
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 36
Filter
Level: 6
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
The players are on another 15-minute break. See you in a bit.
Rami Shouman got the last of his chips into the middle of a 
board with 
and was facing his opponent's 
.
Unfortunately for Shouman, the turn was the 
and left him drawing thin. The 
river card was no help and Shouman headed to the rail just as Level 5 ends.
On the flop of 
, Michel Habib fired 6,600. The next player raised to 25,000 before Sorel MIzzi reraised to put his opponents all in. Habib folded, but the other player called all in for 96,350 total.
Mizzi held the 
for a pair and a flush draw while his opponent held the 
for a better flush draw.
The turn was the 
and the river the 
. Both players made a flush, but the all-in player made the better one to knock Mizzi down to 55,000 in chips.
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi checked the flop of 
. His opponent fired out 5,000 and Mizrachi called. The turn added the 
to the board and Mizrachi checked. His opponent checked behind.
The river was the 
and Mizrachi fired 12,000. His opponent called and Mizrachi tabled the 
for fives and threes. His opponent mucked and Mizrachi moved his stack up to 142,000. Things are turning around for Mizrachi now.
Carter Phillips and Michael Peltekci got involved in a hand where we picked up the action on the board reading . Peltekci checked to Phillips, who fired a big bet of 90,000 to put Peltekci all in. The pot stood at over 110,000 chips on the turn. Peltekci folded his hand and Phillips showed the 
for ten high.
After the hand, Phillips told us that he four-bet the action preflop and then called a check-raise on the flop before shoving the turn.
Phillips is up to 210,000 in chips now.
With the board reading , David Benyamine's bet of 18,500 was called by Filippo Candio. Benyamine tabled for queens full and Candio flashed the 
as he sent his hand to the muck.
Benyamine: Up to about 310,000
Candio: Down to about 120,000
Michael Peltekci has just joined the action, coming into play after this past break. Peltekci is the VP of International Marketing for Merit-Grand Casino Clubs and also the President of Merit Poker.
On the board of 
, Peltekci called a 20,000-chip bet from Rami Shouman. The river completed the board with the and Shouman checked. This prompted Peltekci to take the reigns, firing all in. Shouman tanked for a bit and then tossed his hand into the muck. Peltekci moved up to 140,000 in chips while Shouman dropped to 42,000.
After a flurry of raises on a flop of 
, Jon Turner found himself all in for 104,375 with against an opponent's .
Turner found no help with the turn card, but the 
river card made a winning flush for Turner and vaulted his stack to about 225,000.
