All good things come to an end and this one involves Phil Ivey's tournament. Not all is lost though, as Ivey can now enjoy the gorgeous island outside the casino walls. In other news, Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi has a ton of chips now after sending the most feared player in the game to the rail.
On the flop of , Mizrachi fired 1,000. Ivey fired back with a "Hey buddy, I made the November Nine a year before you did!" raise to 4,000 and Mizrachi called.
The turn brought the and Mizrachi fired a nice, small bet of 1,000. Ivey pumped it up to 10,000 before Mizrachi tossed in a "You may have eight bracelets, but I won the $50,000 Player's Championship pal!" reraise to 30,000. Ivey took his headphones out of his ears, getting serious about the situation, and made the call. Then before the dealer dealt the river card, Mizrachi put Ivey all in dark.
The river completed the board with the and Ivey called off his last 60,000 chips. Mizrachi tabled the for a set of threes and Ivey mucked his hand. Mizrachi was pushed the pot and now has a field-leading 385,000 chips.
It must be nice to be Mizrachi. WPT titles, a $50,000 Player's Championship gold bracelet, a November Nine appearance; what's next, a Merit Cyprus Classic High Roller title?
From early position, Kfir Yamin raised to 2,500. Tafyun Rodoplu was in the cutoff seat and reraised all in for 43,100. Bassel Moussa made the call from the big blind and Yamin got out of the way, leaving Rodoplu's to battle with the of Moussa.
The board ran out and although Moussa made a set of tens, he lost to the flush that Rodoplu made to stay alive. Rodoplu doubled while Moussa dropped to 80,000 in chips.
It wouldn't be long before David Benyamine got his chips back in a pot versus Sorel Mizzi after doubling up Ori Miller. Here's how it went down.
On the flop of , Benyamine check-called a bet of 13,200 from Mizzi. The turn added the and Benyamine fired 29,000. Mizzi shoved all in for roughly 80,000 and Benyamine made the call holding a straight with the . Mizzi was on the semi-bluff with his .
He needed a spade that wasn't the or to make a flush or a queen to make a broadway straight. The river couldn't find any of his outs when the fell and Mizzi saw his tournament come to an end. Just let Filippo Candio, Mizzi is not relegated to the beautiful beaches of Cyprus. Benyamine is back on top now with over 300,000 chips.
Ori Miller just doubled through David Benyamine on a board of holding pocket kinds, . Benyamine held the and all of the money went in preflop. Benyamine sent over the 63,200 chips to pay off Miller and dropped back to 217,000.
On the flop of , Filippo Candio moved all of his chips into the middle. Rony Jazzar made the call and held the . Candio was drawing thin with the and it looked like he was going to be eliminated by Jazzar.
The turn brought the and the river completed the board with the . Jazzar improved to a full house and earned the elimination, taking out the man who sits sixth on the WSOP Main Event leaderboard awaiting the November Nine. Candio can go and relax on the beach now, or he can sign up for one of the many side events going on here in Cyprus before the main event kicks off in a day.
One of the first things the tournament staff did this morning after kicking off Day 2 was announce the prizepool and payout information. After registration closed, 36 players had bought in for this $25,000 High Roller Freeze-Out. They created a prizepool worth a hefty $873,000 and here's how the payouts break down.
Welcome back to PokerNews for coverage of the second annual Full Tilt Poker Merit Cyprus Classic. It's almost time for Day 2 of the $25,000 High Roller Freeze-Out and our starting field of 36 has been whittled down to 24. An impressive field of well-known players and willing locals took to the felt yesterday and after six levels of play, David Benyamine emerged as the top stack in the room with 285,500.
A talented field is hot on his heels as November Niner Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi, WSOP Bracetlet winner Carter Phillips, and Jon "Pearljammer" Turner are within striking distance. Perhaps the most dangerous player in the world, Phil Ivey, is also still in the hunt and is certainly a threat in any event he enters.
The action is scheduled to commence at 5:00 pm local time, about a half hour from now, so be sure to follow the action right here on PokerNews.
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, Mizrachi fired 1,000. Ivey fired back with a "Hey buddy, I made the November Nine a year before you did!" raise to 4,000 and Mizrachi called.
and Mizrachi fired a nice, small bet of 1,000. Ivey pumped it up to 10,000 before Mizrachi tossed in a "You may have eight bracelets, but I won the $50,000 Player's Championship pal!" reraise to 30,000. Ivey took his headphones out of his ears, getting serious about the situation, and made the call. Then before the dealer dealt the river card, Mizrachi put Ivey all in dark.
and Ivey called off his last 60,000 chips. Mizrachi tabled the 
for a set of threes and Ivey mucked his hand. Mizrachi was pushed the pot and now has a field-leading 385,000 chips.
to battle with the 
and although Moussa made a set of tens, he lost to the flush that Rodoplu made to stay alive. Rodoplu doubled while Moussa dropped to 80,000 in chips.
, Benyamine check-called a bet of 13,200 from Mizzi. The turn added the 
. Mizzi was on the semi-bluff with his 
.
fell and Mizzi saw his tournament come to an end. Just let Filippo Candio, Mizzi is not relegated to the beautiful beaches of Cyprus. Benyamine is back on top now with over 300,000 chips.
holding pocket kinds, 
. Benyamine held the 
and all of the money went in preflop. Benyamine sent over the 63,200 chips to pay off Miller and dropped back to 217,000.
, Filippo Candio moved all of his chips into the middle. Rony Jazzar made the call and held the 
and it looked like he was going to be eliminated by Jazzar.
and the river completed the board with the 
