2009 WPT Merit Cyprus Classic

WPT Merit Cyprus Classic Championship
Day: 6
Event Info

2009 WPT Merit Cyprus Classic

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
77
Prize
$579,165
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
181
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Porter Calls Jazzar's Bluff; Takes the Chip Lead

Jazzar on Day 3 of the main event
Jazzar on Day 3 of the main event
Rep Porter just took down the final table's first million dollar pot, and with it, the chip lead, in a heads-up hand against crowd favorite Rony Jazzar.

Jazzar opened the pot with a raise to 80,000 from the cutoff and Porter responded with a reraise to 280,000 from the small blind. Jazzar made the call and the flop came {5-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}.

Porter passed the first option to Jazzar, who stacked up a big pile of chips and looked as if he was about to slide them across the betting line, before pulling the stack back and checking behind.

The {9-Spades} then fell on the turn and Porter led out with a 200,000 bet that Jazzar called in a heartbeat.

The last card off the deck was the {2-Clubs} and Porter passed the final action to Jazzar, who stacked up a 300,000 bet and held it in front of him, staring candidly at Porter, before pump-faking once and then making the bet.

While Porter considered his decision, Jazzar took a full bottle of water and place it on top of his head, duplicating a balancing act he performed earlier in the tournament.

"Cooling system," he explained.

His clowning around seemed to help Porter come to a decision a bit quicker, as he stacked up 300,000 in chips and made the call.

"You win," Jazzar confessed, tabling the {A-Clubs}{10-Clubs} for air. Porter tabled a pocket pair of tens to claim the pot.

After the hand, Jazzar was left with just under a million in chips, while Porter surged to 1.93 million.

Tags: Rep PorterRony Jazzar