Two More Notables
Level 3
: 75/150, 25 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
2014 partypoker World Poker Tour Merit North Cyprus Classic
Main Event
Day: 1a
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
Should I Call Or Should I Raise?
Level 3
: 75/150, 25 ante
Sevket Yildiz checked on a board of 
from middle position. His opponent was seated on the button, and bet out 1,200.
This was the time for Yildiz to make for some theater, as he seemed to really have a tough decision. He grabbed 1,200 like he was going to call, but after some more thinking he tossed in four 1,000 chips.
His opponent seemed kind of baffled, but made the call after about ten seconds of thinking.
Yildiz showed the 
, and with some confidence put his sunglasses on the top of his head to gather the chips after his opponent mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
Chip Counts From Around the Room
Level 3
: 75/150, 25 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
82,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
||
|
48,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
42,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
||
|
41,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
38,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
38,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
37,000
-800
|
-800 |
|
|
||
|
|
34,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
32,500
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
32,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
31,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
29,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
|
||
|
27,675
-50
|
-50 |
|
26,075
-3,925
|
-3,925 |
|
26,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
24,800
-5,200
|
-5,200 |
|
24,500
-5,500
|
-5,500 |
|
23,500
-6,500
|
-6,500 |
|
23,500
-6,500
|
-6,500 |
|
23,400
-6,600
|
-6,600 |
|
21,400
-5,600
|
-5,600 |
|
20,100
-9,900
|
-9,900 |
|
|
||
Wild Pre Flop, Tame Post Flop
Level 3
: 75/150, 25 ante
Vladimir Troyanovskiy was all smiles while talking to someone on the rail, when action folded to him in the small blind. He completed the 150 big blind, and his neighbor Andrey Pateychuk raised it up to 600. Without much hesitation, Troyanovskiy grabbed some more chips, and tossed in 1,600. Pateychuk wasn't easily scared and made the call.
Troyanovskiy fired 1,700 on 
, and Pateychuk made the call.
That was it for all the betting and raising, both players checked the on the turn and 
on the river.
With a big smile, and maybe a blush of shame, Troyanovskiy showed 
. EPT Sanremo winner Pateychuck tabled 
and took it down with a smile of his own.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
36,400
7,400
|
7,400 |
|
|
||
|
|
29,400
-1,600
|
-1,600 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Hakim Value Bets Kings
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
We missed what exactly happened before the flop, but saw Hakim raise to 2,600. His neighbor on his left made the call, indicating it was a four bet pot.
Hakim and his opponent both checked the 
-flop, and 
-turn. The river came the 
, and Hakim bet out 2,600. His opponent called, but mucked as soon as Hakim showed 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
44,000
11,500
|
11,500 |
Darnit, No Hit!
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
As we arrived, Mark Darner just made the call before the flop from the big blind.
He checked to his middle position opponent on 
, and the gentleman checked behind.
Darner bet out 1,600 after the 
hit the turn, and a call followed rather quickly.
Both players opted to check the on the river, and Darner showed for the missed open ended straight flush draw. His opponent didn't have much either with the 
, but it was enough to take it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,100 |
Soul Read
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Mickey Petersen opened under the gun to 600, and just the player on the button made the call.
Petersen made a 1,200 continuation bet on , and his opponent called without much hesitation.
Petersen gave up and checked the 
and that followed, his opponent checked behind both streets.
Petersen showed the unimproved 
, his opponent might have had a read on the deck and showed 
for a turned third pair which was good.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,650
3,250
|
3,250 |
Check Raise Fold
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
We missed the precise pre flop action, but saw Dmitry Gromov raise from the cutoff to 925. The player on the button made the call, and so did the player under the gun who had either limped before the flop, or raised to 400.
Both the under the gun player and Gromov checked on 
, and the button bet out 1,650. The first player folded, but big stack Gromov had bigger plans. He check raised to 4,150 and action was back on his neighbor. The button thought for some time, and eventually three bet to 8,125 with about 20,000 behind.
Gromov went into the tank for some time, before eventually releasing his hand. Gromov is still pretty rich in chips, he has a little over 75,000 left after this hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
76,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
|
||
Break
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Another 15-minute break for the players. Back in quarter an hour!