Updated Chip Counts
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Steven Fung - 1,160,000
Jonathan Little - 1,090,000
Uri Keidar - 801,000
Rony Jazzar - 620,000
Janar Kiivramees - 570,000
Huck Seed - 560,000
Thomas Bichon - 200,000
Nenad Medic - 111,000
2009 WPT Merit Cyprus Classic
WPT Merit Cyprus Classic Championship
Day: 5
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 WPT Merit Cyprus Classic
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
181
Level
25
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Steven Fung - 1,160,000
Jonathan Little - 1,090,000
Uri Keidar - 801,000
Rony Jazzar - 620,000
Janar Kiivramees - 570,000
Huck Seed - 560,000
Thomas Bichon - 200,000
Nenad Medic - 111,000
Jazzar Gets Some Respect
The dealer spread out
, and Jazzar led out into the pot with a bet of 100,000. Kiivramees quickly ducked out, but Porter would wait patiently until Jazzar started talking and joking around before he decided his best course of action was to let it go as well.That pot moves Jazzar up over 600,000.
Layne Flack Eliminated in 10th Place ($20,760)
."I'm in bad shape," said Flack. He tabled
. He managed to pair his jack but couldn't do better than that on a board of 
. And just like that Flack, who led or was near the top of this tournament for most of four days, is the first player eliminated on Day 5. He leaves with $20,760 in prize money for his tenth-place finish.
"I like threes..."
Porter opened the pot with a raise to 55,000 and Flack made the call from the big blind. The
was checked all the way down."Ace," said Flack, as he tabled the
. Porter flashed the 
before tossing his cards into the muck. "I like threes," said Flack after the hand.
"You did a lot better with one three than two," joked Huck Seed afterwards.
Keidar Outruns Flack
Showdown
Flack:
Keidar:
Salvation came right in the door for Keidar as the dealer spread out a flop of
. The turn was a safe rag, and the 
on the river meant two pair and a big double up for Keidar.After doubling Keidar up to 860,000, Flack has left himself with just about 150,000 to play with.
Star-Studded Cast
Nenad Medic has had more success. He has three final tables on his resume, managing to win one of them, the 2006 World Poker Finals. Medic banked $1.7 million for that victory.
Jonathan Little, however, has had the most success of any of our last ten players. He has reached four WPT final tables, winning the 2008 World Poker Finals and the 2007 Mirage Poker Showdown. Each of those wins netted Little just more than $1.0 million.
Kiivramees Ups the Aggression
The next hand, Rony Jazzar opened the action from late position with a raise to 50,000. Again Kiivramees moved all in and again he found no callers.
The hand after that Uri Keidar was the first aggressor, opening to 47,000. This time Kiivramees re-raised less than all in, to 134,000 total, but the result was the same -- everyone folded.
Level: 19
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
Play Resumes
Break Time