Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2010 Full Tilt Poker Merit Cyprus Classic
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 Full Tilt Poker Merit Cyprus Classic
Buy-in
$5,000
Entries
181
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Official End-of-Day Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
119,600 | |
|
104,325 | |
|
95,000 | |
|
|
94,650 | |
|
|
82,000 | |
|
80,750 | |
|
|
78,250 | |
|
|
78,025 | |
|
|
76,175 | |
|
74,650 | 22,650 |
|
|
73,800 | |
|
67,500 | |
|
|
66,700 | -1,300 |
|
|
65,900 | |
|
|
59,075 | |
|
|
58,600 | |
|
|
58,325 | -675 |
|
55,600 | 45,600 |
|
|
55,300 | |
|
|
52,950 | |
|
|
52,950 | |
|
|
52,075 | |
|
|
51,500 | |
|
51,400 | |
|
51,000 | 21,000 |
Day 1a Concludes
The first flight for the Main Event at the 2010 Full Tilt Poker Merit Cyprus Classic has seen it's starting day come and go here in Cyprus. A little over 100 players showed up on Day 1a and that tops the amount of players who showed up last year for this event. The later starting days tend to increase in entrants, meaning this field is only going to get bigger and bigger. Only a handful of the players that played today hit the rail before it was over.
It looks to be Nicolas Chouity who sits at the top of the chart. He won a big hand with aces to double up and storm to about 120,000 in chips. He finished out the day with 119,600 and that should make him hard to catch for all the players starting tomorrow.
Some of the other notables who took to action today were Tommy Vedes, Julian Gardner and Huseyin Yilmaz. All three of them were eliminated on the day, but there are still plenty of recognizable faces that made it through to Day 2.
Chip Jett bagged up 80,750, having himself a great starting day. Chino Rheem (40,300), Kelly Kim (48,025), Van Marcus (67,500) and Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi (36,025) are also moving on.
Tomorrow will see a brand new set of players take to the felt for Day 1b of the Main Event here in stunning Cyprus. It's going to be another great five levels of action followed promptly by a party on the beach. We're looking forward to everything and we hope you are as well. Even though you may not be able to come party with us, there's plenty of room to stay tuned to the action right here on PokerNews as we bring it to you live from the floor. Play kicks off at 2:00 pm local time and we'll see you then!
Just Two More
The lucky number has been drawn and that number is two. That means we'll be playing two more hands for the night and then call it quits.
Chouity Wins Big with Aces
Nicolas Chouity and his opponent got into a preflop raising war that saw a pot of just over 60,000 cooked up. The flop came down 
and Chouity's opponent moved all in. Chouity insta-called and held the 
. His opponent had the 
.
The turn was the 
and the river the 
. Chouity was all in for 27,700 and now has about 120,000 chips.
Cemisovs Doubles Through Mizrachi
Jegors Cemisovs fired 6,600 on the board of 
and Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi called. The river card completed the board with the 
and Cemisovs shoved in. Mizrachi called, but lost to the flopped flush that Cemisovs held with the 
. He's now up to 38,000 chips while Mizrachi dropped back to 34,000.
Colclough Check-Raises Beluli
Dave Colclough checked to Ilir Beluli on the board of 
. Beluli fired 6,050 and Colclough check-raised to 14,000. Beluli quickly folded and dropped to 34,400. Colclough increased to 68,000.
Kim Makes a Boat
Kelly Kim checked the flop of 
to one player. That player bet 1,650 and Kim made the call.
The turn added the to the board and Kim fired 2,000. His opponent called and the fell on the river. Kim fired 5,300 and his opponent called again.
Kim showed the 
for kings full of aces and won the pot. He's now up to 53,000 in chips.
No Flush Here
Ilir Beluli checked to Van Marcus on the flop of . Marcus bet before the next player raised to 1,500. Marcus' bet amount was unknown. Beluli called and then Marcus called as well.
The turn brought the 
with Beluli and Marcus checking to the third player. He moved all in and Beluli folded. Marcus also folded, accidentally flipping over the 
when he did so. He claimed to have the and Beluli said he had king-high spades. Either way, they both didn't see the river to see if another spade came.
Jett Still Leading the Way
Chip Jett is still leading the field from what we can see as we gander around the tournament floor. He did just lose a tiny bit of chips after he saw a flop five ways and then called a bet of 1,500 on the flop. The flop was and the turn came the . Jett and his opponent checked the turn before the fell on the river. Jett couldn't call a bet of 3,000 from his opponent and now sits on right about 70,000 chips.