High Roller Freeze-Out
Day 2 Started
2010 Full Tilt Poker Merit Cyprus Classic
High Roller Freeze-Out
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 Full Tilt Poker Merit Cyprus Classic
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$873,000
Entries
36
Level
25
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
0
Welcome to Day 2 of the Full Tilt Poker Merit Cyprus Classic
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.
Table and Seat Draw
Table 15
Seat 1: Martin Kabrhel - 52,100
Seat 2: Sam Trickett - 122,600
Seat 3: Hakan Ercan - 81,600
Seat 4: Nicolas Chouity - 262,100
Seat 5: Filippo Candio - 55,600
Seat 6: Ziv Caspi - 46,200
Seat 7: Huseyin Yilmaz - 114,400
Seat 8: Rony Jazzar - 71,300
Seat 9: --empty--
Table 16
Seat 1: Tafyun Rodoplu - 41,200
Seat 2: Ori Miller - 68,000
Seat 3: Sorel Mizzi - 91,300
Seat 4: Bassel Moussa - 158,300
Seat 5: John Dolan - 222,500
Seat 6: Kfir Yamin - 213,000
Seat 7: David Benyamine - 285,500
Seat 8: Carter Phillips - 206,500
Seat 9: --empty--
Table 17
Seat 1: Michael Mizrachi - 219,300
Seat 2: Anzor Makhjser - 169,000
Seat 3: Jon Turner - 278,200
Seat 4: Ayat Yoram - 216,000
Seat 5: Bukara Perj - 163,400
Seat 6: Kolpavi Tzhi - 22,000
Seat 7: Phil Ivey - 130,600
Seat 8: Andrew Feldman - 78,100
Seat 9: --empty--
Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Shuffle Up and Deal!
The cards are in the air and Day 2 is underway.
Prizepool Announced
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.
1st - $392,850
2nd - $218,250
3rd - $130,950
4th - $87,300
5th - $43,650
November Niner Down
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.
Benyamine Doubles Miller
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.
Mizzi Semi-Bluffs His Way to the Beach
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.
Rodoplu Doubles
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.