2009 WPT Merit Cyprus Classic

WPT Merit Cyprus Classic Championship
Day: 1a
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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

Deeb Departs

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Jonathan Little and the now-extinct Shaun Deeb
Jonathan Little and the now-extinct Shaun Deeb
A few hands ago, Jonathan Little and Shaun Deeb were chit-chatting about the button and the blinds, and Little announced that he was raising with any two cards the next time he was in second position.

Sure enough, a few hands later, he opened the pot with a second-position raise to 1,100, and the short stack of Shaun Deeb went into the middle from the next seat over. When it folded back around to Little, he quickly made the call for about 8,000 total to put Deeb at risk of elimination.

Showdown
Little: {9-Hearts} {9-Spades}
Deeb: {A-Clubs} {10-Clubs}

Deeb hadn't caught a break all day, and this race would be no exception. The dealer ran out a board full of blanks: {8-Clubs} {J-Diamonds} {4-Hearts} {5-Spades} {3-Hearts}, and that's the end of the road for the young pro.

During the last level, Deeb was lamenting the fact that he failed to win a single showdown today, and the largest pot he pulled in was only worth 1,300 chips. It didn't seem to be of much concern to him though as he quickly made his way out the door in search of the nearest internet connection for another long session of grinding.

Tags: Jonathan LittleShaun Deeb