Level: 28
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 10,000
2014 partypoker World Poker Tour Merit North Cyprus Classic
Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 partypoker World Poker Tour Merit North Cyprus Classic
Buy-in
$4,000
Prize Pool
$1,486,720
Entries
404
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
0
Lewis Rivers Top Pair
Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Toby Lewis limped in from the small blind, Alexander Lakhov checked his big blind.
Both players checked the flop (
) and turn (
), and the dealer burned and exposed the 
as river.
Lewis bet out 125,000, and Lakhov called rather quick.
The Brit showed 
for a rivered top pair, the Russian mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,535,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
|
||
|
1,575,000
285,000
|
285,000 |
|
||
Lakhov Takes a Remarkable Line
Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Alexander Lakhov limped in from the button, Ori Miller folded, Nicolas Chouity checked.
Both players checked the 
board, and the 
fell on the turn. Chouity now bet out 90,000, and Lakhov raised it up to 275,000. Chouity called.
The river came the and Chouity checked. Lakhov bet 300,000, Chouity called after some thinking.
Lakhov opened 
with some frustration, for the missed straight and flush draw. Chouity tabled 
and took it down.
"I miss river" said Lakhov. "I missed a straight flush draw yesterday" said Chouity as some weird sort of consolidation.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,660,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
|
2,100,000
-435,000
|
-435,000 |
|
|
||
"Biggest Bluff Of My Life!"
Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Alexander Lakhov opened for 125,000 under the gun, and Ori Miller three-bet to 260,000 from the cutoff.
Lakhov made the call, and lead out for 275,000 on 
. Miller made the call.
The turn brought the 
to the table, and Lakhov checked. Miller bet 380,000, but had to fold to Lakhov's push.
"Biggest Bluff Of My Life!" laughed Lakhov. We'll know in a little while when the hand is broadcasted on the live stream.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,100,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,800,000
-355,000
|
-355,000 |
Lewis Wins A Big One
Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Dmitry Gromov limped in from the small blind, and tossed in a single 100,000 chip extra as his neighbor Toby Lewis raised to 160,000.
Gromov check called a 150,000 bet on 
, and check called another 350,000 on the 
-turn after some hefty thinking.
The river came the 
and Gromov checked for a third time. Lewis,with about a million left, bet 600,000.
Gromov snap called by tossing in some 5,000 chips, but had to add the rest not much later as Lewis showed 
. Gromov showed the 
and mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,750,000
1,175,000
|
1,175,000 |
|
|
||
|
570,000
-910,000
|
-910,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 29
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
Gromov Doubles Through Miller
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Ori Miller opened the button for 160,000, and called Dmitry Gromov's big blind shove for 700,000 exact.
Miller: 
Gromov: 
The 
never made things exciting, and Miller is now the short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,490,000
720,000
|
720,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,155,000
-545,000
|
-545,000 |
Ori Miller Eliminated in 5th Place ($77,000)
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Ori Miller open shoved for about a million from the cutoff. Nicolas Chouity on the button stared at Ori's stack, glanced at his own, and then announced all in as well. Gromov and Lewis were quick to fold their blinds, and Chouity told Miller instant that he had aces.
Chouity:
Miller: 
The flop was pretty terrible for Miller with the 
. He needed runner runner, but was drawing dead by the time the 
fell on the turn. The on the river paired him, but it wasn't enough.
Ori Miller returns home with a cheque worth $72,000. The tournament is now four-handed, with all four of them guaranteed a five-figure score.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,700,000
1,150,000
|
1,150,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Toby Lewis Eliminated in 4th Place ($102,820)
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Dmitry Gromov opened the small blind to 200,000 by tossing in two white 100,000 chips. Toby Lewis in the big blind thought for some time, and then announced all in. Now it was Gromov thinking, and he decided to call after some time.
It turned out afterwards that both players had exactly the same stack with 2,190,000.
Toby Lewis:
Dmitry Gromov:
The 
on the flop didn't do Lewis much good, and neither did the on the turn. Lewis needed to hit a ten to stay alive, but wouldn't get so lucky; on the river.
Lewis left in fourth place, taking home $102,820. The remaining three players are guaranteed $140,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,420,000
2,930,000
|
2,930,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
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Break
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
15 minutes break for the players.
| Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicolas Chouity | 4,580,000 |
| 2 | Dmitry Gromov | 4,420,000 |
| 3 | Alexander Lakhov | 3,120,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,580,000
-1,120,000
|
-1,120,000 |
|
|
4,420,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
3,120,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
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