2009 WPT Merit Cyprus Classic
WPT Merit Cyprus Classic Championship
Day: 2
Play Resumes
Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Akenhead Flips Out
We're not sure what the series of preflop raises were, but Akenhead was the first player to move all in, for 66,400 total. His opponent, Martin Kabrhel, got an accurate count, cut a call off of his own stack to judge how much he'd have left if he lost, and then called.
Akenhead:
Kabrhel:
Kabrhel nodded and the race was on.
Board:
That board was no help for Akenhead's ace-king, allowing Kabrhel's jacks to hold. Kabrhel shook Akenhead's hand before Akenhead deparated the tournament room. He's out.
Whoops
Bansi: , a pair of nines
Opponent: , a pair of tens
The river bricked , dropping Bansi's count to 128,000.
Jazzam!
Engel limped into the pot from under-the-gun and Moroun, seated to Engel's immediate left, made it 3,200 to go. Action then folded around the table back to Engel who made the call holding two black eights.
The flop came and Engel checked to Moroun who quickly fired a 7,000 bet, his rosary in hand. "All in," was Engel's counter move, but Moroun snap-called with aces.
A pair of ducks fell on the turn and river and Monsour's aces held up to eliminate Engel from the main event.
Praz Sliding Down
Tough Start for Gordon
Gordon did quite a few chips back in a recent hand with top pair. The flop was three-ways, . Two players checked to Gordon, who bet 8,000. Only one player called. They both checked the turn.
When the river fell , Gordon's lone remaining opponent checked again. Gordon made a small blocking bet of 5,400, a bet that was called. Gordon's , top pair and top kicker, was enough to drag the pot.
Catching Flack
The flop that followed looked great for Baskan, until the fell on the turn giving Flack a world of outs. One of those outs was the and that's exactly what fell on the river, giving Flack the winning two pair.
"I thought for sure I'd hit a straight flush on that one," joked Flack as he raked in the new chips. He's currently sitting with just under 150,000 in total.