2009 WPT Merit Cyprus Classic

WPT Merit Cyprus Classic Championship
Day: 1b
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Event Info

2009 WPT Merit Cyprus Classic

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
7♥7♦
Prize
$579,165
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
181
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
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Registrations Slowing to a Trickle

[user75032]
[user75032]
There is one more level to register, but with the appearance of the bulk of Team Full Tilt it looks like there won't be many more players to join the field today. Right now we have 89 total players competing in Day 1b, creating a combined field of 180 players. Several of those 89 Day 1b players have already busted and gone off to enjoy the rest of their days.

Ante-Gate Revisited

[user66118]
[user66118]
"Floor person, table nine!" came the shout from the far side of the room. Walking over there, the dealer was in the middle of the deal, so we were curious to find out what the problem was.

When the floorman arrived, the dealer told him that they were missing one ante from the pot, and nobody at the table could figure out who the culprit was. "Okay... we'll have to be more careful, please," instructed the the man with the neatly-pressed suit. "Please, let's be more careful."

"I don't think it's a problem for anyone here at the table," said one of the players; indeed everyone was chuckling lightly and in generally good spirits about the small mix-up.

"Oh yeah?" Andy Bloch piped up. "Where's Jeff Lisandro??" Bloch's reference to "Ante-gate" involving Lisandro and Prahlad Friedman drew a big laugh from the table as they got down to the task of actually playing the hand in progress.

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Glantz Plays the Knaves

[user75032]
[user75032]
Matt Glantz's opponent may wish that Glantz were still on break. Shortly after play resumed, Glantz raised preflop to 1,200 from early position. Only the cutoff player called. On a flop of {10-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds}, Glantz bet 2,200 and was called. He fired again for 3,600 when the turn came {5-Hearts}. This time, the cutoff raised to 8,600. Glantz quickly called.

The river did not fill any obvious draw, falling {9-Clubs}. Glantz checked, then called a bet of 10,000 from his opponent without much thought. As soon as Glantz called, the cutoff player knocked the table, 'good hand,' prompting Glantz to show {j-Hearts} {j-Clubs} for two pair, jacks and fives. The cutoff then mucked.

Glantz is up to about 75,000.

Turkish Spelling Bee

[user38449]
[user38449]
One of the projector screens in the room is constantly cycling through a list of the players in today's field. We as reporters certainly appreciate this luxury, as do the players, who are able to discern who's at their table by cross referencing the numbers on the ID tags the players are wearing around their necks with the list displayed on the screen.

The only problem is, the names are... simply put... butchered.

Here are a few of the more uncharitable examples:

Andy Block
Daniel Alnei
Menad Medic
James Akenhaad
Praz Vansi
Alex Tirelli
Yosh Nakono
Jean Robert Benande

...and unquestionably, the most mangled name of the day goes to: "Annetta Obiected"

Glantz Again

[user75032]
[user75032]
This is turning into a great level for Matt Glantz. He was heads-up on the turn again, this time in position for a board of {k-Spades} {q-Spades} {K-Hearts} {2-Diamonds}. He bet 3,500 and was check-raised by his lone opponent to 11,000. Glantz quickly called. Both players checked the {9-Spades} river, with Glantz showing {Q-Clubs} {j-Diamonds}, two pairs kings and queens, to take the pot.

Tags: Matt Glantz

Don't Mess With the Jesus

[user66118]
[user66118]
Ferguson with his typical outburst of emotion after dragging that pot
Ferguson with his typical outburst of emotion after dragging that pot
From late position, Jeff Baker opened with a raise to 1,100, and Chris Ferguson bumped it up to 3,200 from the big blind. Baker called, and it was heads up the rest of the way.

The dealer ran out a flop of {Q-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} {5-Spades}, and Ferguson continued out with a bet of 5,000 in the form of a single blue chip flicked like a coin from his hand. Baker mulled it over for just a minute before making the call.

The turn card came the {5-Clubs} to pair the board, and Ferguson kept the heat on with another 11,000 chips. Baker took his pause for just a moment longer this time, but he would again put in the calling chips.

The last card off the deck was the {6-Clubs}, and Ferguson wasn't slowing down now. He methodically pulled out a bet before settling on an all in, sliding his whole stack of ~24,000 into the middle. That was too much for Baker as he shook his head and returned his cards to the dealer.

After picking up that nice pot, Ferguson's stack has grown to about 65,000.

Tags: Chris Ferguson

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