2014 partypoker World Poker Tour Merit North Cyprus Classic

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2014 partypoker World Poker Tour Merit North Cyprus Classic

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
jj
Prize
$310,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$4,000
Prize Pool
$1,486,720
Entries
404
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
0

Dempsey Triples, Panyak Busts

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Maxim Panyak found himself all in for 7,750, James Dempsey had 10,300, and a third player had both players covered and made the call as well.

Dempsey had the best hand with {J-Spades}{J-Hearts}, which was in a race against Panyak's {A-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}. The button had {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}.

None would improve. The {2-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} board proved catastrophic for Panyak, while Dempsey almost trippled up.

Player Chips Progress
James Dempsey gb
James Dempsey
29,350
9,250
9,250
WPT 1X Winner
Maxim Panyak ru
Maxim Panyak
Busted

Tags: Maxim PanyakJames Dempsey

Level: 7

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 75

Three More Levels

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

A total of 151 players have entered so far, with 12 re entries, making for a total of 163. 116 players remain at the moment.

The Champs Are Back

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

Alexey Rybin, who won last years event for $258,000, has just registered. Rybin, like everyone else, got 30,000 to work with.

Also back in the game are Sotirios Koutoupas (EPT Deauville winner), and Toby Lewis (EPT Vilamoura winner).

Player Chips Progress
Sotirios Koutoupas gr
Sotirios Koutoupas
30,000
30,000
30,000
Toby Lewis gb
Toby Lewis
30,000
30,000
30,000
$25K Fantasy
Alexey Rybin ru
Alexey Rybin
30,000
30,000
30,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Alexey RybinToby LewisSotirios Koutoupas

Ace King Up Against Kings

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

Dmitry Gromov just lost a pre flop all in with {A-Spades}{K-Diamonds}. His opponent had {K-Hearts}{K-Clubs}, and the dealer wasted no time dealing a board full of blanks: {8-Clubs}{3-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{4-Diamonds}.

Gromov, who won the WPT Vienna back in 2011 (€447,840), still has a more than reasonable stack with just under 85,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Dmitry Gromov ru
Dmitry Gromov
84,000
-38,000
-38,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Dmitry Gromov

Tedeschi Gives Up

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

As we arrived on the table, Vyacheslav Stoyanov just check called a bet from his neighbor Paul Tedeschi on a flop of {10-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{2-Spades}. Stoyanov, seated in the hijack, check called another 6,500 after the {5-Spades} hit the turn. The {3-Clubs} on the river made both players check. Stoyanov showed his {9-Clubs}{10-Clubs}, and Tedeschi mucked after checking his cards one more time.

Player Chips Progress
Vyacheslav Stoyanov md
Vyacheslav Stoyanov
74,000
18,000
18,000
Paul Tedeschi fr
Paul Tedeschi
26,600
-16,400
-16,400

Tags: Paul TedeschiVyacheslav Stoyanov

Petersen Gets a Discount

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante
Mickey Petersen
Mickey Petersen

With a {4-Spades}{J-Hearts}{3-Clubs} flop, Mickey Petersen bet out 1,500. Frenchman Paul Tedeschi, seated two to Petersen's right, raised it up to 3,500. Petersen called.

The {7-Hearts} fell on the turn, and this is where things got interesting. Petersen checked, and Tedeschi tossed in two 5,000 chips while announcing how much he wanted to bet. Petersen though he heard 6,150, and double checked with both Tedeschi and the dealer. He then called, but now Tedeschi claimed it wasn't 6,150, but 6,750 - if we understood correctly.

The dealer didn't really know what to do, and called over the floor. The floor eventually ruled it was 6,150, and Tedeschi got 3,850 back. Tedeschi didn't put up much of a fight, and just saw a river appear: {8-Hearts}.

Petersen checked again, and Tedeschi now pushed all in for 14,150. Petersen tanked for a bit, before releasing his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Mickey Petersen dk
Mickey Petersen
40,150
-7,850
-7,850
Paul Tedeschi fr
Paul Tedeschi
36,450
9,850
9,850

Tags: Mickey PetersenPaul Tedeschi

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

Salter Loses a Bunch

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante
Jack Salter
Jack Salter

Jack Salter opened to 1,150 from middle position, and the player on the button was the sole caller. Salter asked how much the player had to start the hand, and he nodded as the button indicated he had just under 20,000.

Salter followed up his pre flop aggression with a 1,100 bet on {4-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{2-Spades}. The button called, and called the 3,275 bet Salter made on the {K-Clubs}-turn as well.

The river came the {7-Spades} and Salter thought for a second, before pushing in a tower of 5,000 chips to put his opponent all in. The player on the button called almost instantaneously.

Salter showed {K-Spades}{6-Spades}, but that hand would soon hit the muck as the button tabled {K-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}. Salter had to forfeit 13,300, and continued with a lot shallower stack.

Player Chips Progress
Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
36,000
-2,000
-2,000

Tags: Jack Salter