O'Donnell Off to Good Start
Kevin O'Donnell is up to about 50,000 after winning a nice pot. O'Donnell's river bet on a 
board was called by an opponent and O'Donnell showed 
to take it down.
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
A Few Chip Counts From Around The Room
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
67,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
43,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
40,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
38,000
-8,400
|
-8,400 |
|
||
|
|
37,000 | |
|
31,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
29,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
23,000
5,200
|
5,200 |
|
16,000 | |
|
|
13,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
12,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
|
7,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
Enter Mizrachi and Rheem
Coming back from dinner, we've spotted a few new faces in the field, but they aren't unrecognizable by any means. Both Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi and Chino Rheem are now in the mix here at the 2010 Full Tilt Poker Merit Cyprus Classic. They each played the $25,000 High Roller Freeze-Out, but were eliminated short of the money. There still the big Main Event here in Cyprus though, and they're going to be given it their all in this one.
Gardner Gone
Julian Gardner got the last of his chips in on a board of 
with 
, drawing live against his opponent's 
. Unfortunately for Gardner, the 
turn and 
river were no help and he has been eliminated from the tournament.
Don't Mess with Van's Blind
After the hijack seat opened with a raise to 600 and the button called, Van Marcus three-bet from the big blind to 2,600. Both his opponents folded and Marcus picked up the pot to move back to 36,000 in chips. This is one of the few times Marcus has defended his big blind strongly with a reraise.
Beluli Gets a Fold from Mizrachi
On the flop of 
, the first player checked to Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi. He also checked and action moved to Ilir Beluli. He fired a bet of 575 and only Mizrachi came along for the ride down fourth street.
The turn added the 
to the board and both players checked. The river was the 
and Mizachi checked again. Beluli wasn't checking behind this time and fired a bet of 1,500. Mizrachi spun his hand into the muck, not willing to pay off the bet.
Mizrachi Is a Sicko
Van Marcus had called a bet from Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi on the turn of a board of 
. The river was the and Mizrachi fired 4,200.
"This is so sick!" said Marcus, who thought about it for a minute before tossing his hand away.
Mizrachi showed the 
for six high and then Marcus grabbed his cards and showed the . "How sick is that?!?!" said Marcus. "I called the turn to bluff the river and then thought about calling with ten high! You're a sicko!"
Some More Photos
Break It Down
The players are on their last 10-minute break of the night.
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25