Main Event Day 3 | 2014 partypoker World Poker Tour Merit North Cyprus Classic

09-08-2014 17:02 UTC+3

Set Versus Straight

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Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

We picked up the action on an board as Christian Christner bet out 13,000. Nicolas Chouity raised it up to 34,000 in position, and Christner made the call.

The river came the and Christner checked. Chouity bet out 42,000 and Christner just about snap called by tossing in a single 1,000 chip.

Chouity said "sevens" with a crestfallen face, as he picked up from the quick call his set might not be the best hand (anymore).

Indeed, Chouity's soon hit the muck as Christner showed for the turned straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Christner	515,000 265,000	265,000
Nicolas Chouity	410,000 93,500	93,500

Tags: Christian Christner Nicolas Chouity

09-08-2014 17:04 UTC+3

Bubble Time

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Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

46 players remain, hand for hand play begins.

09-08-2014 17:06 UTC+3

Player	Chips	Progress
Yury Gulyy	Busted
Ambraisse Ioris	Busted

Sam Trickett Does Not Bubble, Gets Lucky on the River

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Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Well, that title might be a bit premature, but at least he didn't bubble just now.

Alexander Lakhov opened before the flop, and Sam Trickett just flatted with .

The -flop saw Lakhov bet 25,500, and Trickett just called again.

The fell on the turn and Lakhov pushed all in. Trickett had 209,000 left and made the call with his set of kings.

The cards didn't open just yet, as the organization waited till it was made sure there were no other all in and call situations at other tables.

When play was done at all the other tables, the cards opened. Trickett had a more than decent hand, but it needed to fill up as Lakhov had for the nuts.

The fell on the river, pairing the board and doubling Trickett. Lakhov still has a lot of chips left, but the Russian player and the rest of the room weren't happy with what had just happened.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Trickett	493,000 252,000	252,000
Alexander Lakhov	340,000 -290,000	-290,000

09-08-2014 17:51 UTC+3

Louis Salter Bubbles the 2014 partypoker World Poker Tour Merit North Cyprus Classic

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Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

There had already been two all in and call situation, both involving Nicolas Chouity. Both of the times, no one busted. The first time Chouity was at risk against Christian Christner, but both players had kings and chopped it up.

The second time Markus Ross was all in against Chouity on . Chouity made the call with , but needed help to burst the bubble as Ross turned over . The fell on the river and Ross doubled.

Over on table 6, there would fall a casualty though. Russian player Nikolay Baryshnikov opened for 11,500 under the gun, and Louis Salter pushed for 68,500 from the button. The small blind thought about it for a long time, but eventually folded. Baryshnikov snap called.

The wait was for the other tables to complete their action. "You have a pair?" asked Salter. Baryshnikov did not reply.

The floor than announced the cards could be turned over, and Salter got the bad news. His and looked all pretty when he got them, but Baryshnikov's was miles ahead.

Salter already left the table, and an even bigger crowd gathered around his table. The on the flop made someone in the rail shout "Split!", and Salter returned and watched over the shoulders of the crowd as the hit the river. "Seven!" someone shouted, "Seven from heaven!"

Salter was still smiling, but the made an end to that.

Salter left the tournament as the last player without any money, the remaining 45 players were all in the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Markus Ross	440,000 279,500	279,500
Nicolas Chouity	210,000 -200,000	-200,000
Louis Salter	Busted

Tags: Louis Salter Nikolay Baryshnikov Nicolas Chouity

09-08-2014 18:05 UTC+3

The First Casualty in the Money

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Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Alexey Arakelov shoved his last nine big blinds in with ace-ten, but was unfortunate enough to find Alexander Bogdanov behind him who had ace-queen. No ten on the flop, turn or river, and no other help as well, and Arakelov headed to the cashier to collect his $8,500 cheque.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Bogdanov	220,000 150,000	150,000
Alexey Arakelov	Busted

Tags: Alexander Bogdanov Alexey Arakelov

09-08-2014 18:06 UTC+3

Break

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Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

15 minutes break for the players. The 500 chips leave the tournament this break, when the players return the blinds will be 3,000/6,000, with an ante of 1,000.

Level: 18

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 1,000

09-08-2014 18:35 UTC+3

Dimitrios Ballas Back In Action

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Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Dimitrios Ballas opened to 13,000 under the gun plus one, and Andrejs Perederejevs shoved from the button for 79,000. Both blinds folded, and Ballas made the call.

Ballas had , and was up against . The favored Perederejevs, and Ballas was left with just 4,000.

Ballas then doubled three times ( hitting a ten against , winning from , and making a full house against ), and worked his stack up to 114,000!

Player	Chips	Progress
Dimitrios Ballas	114,000 33,500	33,500

Tags: Dimitris Ballas

09-08-2014 18:44 UTC+3

Chip Counts on the Break (full)

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Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Buonanno	915,000 115,000	115,000
Toby Lewis	845,000 -65,000	-65,000

Ori Miller	600,000 -180,000	-180,000
Nikolay Baryshnikov	590,000 421,000	421,000
Nuri Kural	590,000 495,000	495,000
Christian Christner	570,000 55,000	55,000
Oliver Price	540,000 60,000	60,000
[Removed:2]	540,000 382,000	382,000
Sam Trickett	520,000 27,000	27,000
Markus Ross	498,000 58,000	58,000
Alexander Nudin	410,000 157,500	157,500
Alexander Lakhov	400,000 60,000	60,000

Marco Della Tommasina	360,000 190,000	190,000
Anton Astapau	311,000 167,000	167,000
Dmitry Gromov	250,000 191,000	191,000

Abbas Morady	230,000 -69,500	-69,500
Michel Habib	230,000 91,500	91,500
Vitaly Zholudev	209,000 57,500	57,500
Nicolas Chouity	187,000 -23,000	-23,000
Raul Olarescu	178,000 -93,000	-93,000
Dmitry Pokhabov	170,000 -79,000	-79,000
Oleksandr Gnatenko	170,000 -12,000	-12,000
Dmitry Bayramov	166,000 113,500	113,500
Maxim Panyak	165,000 102,500	102,500
Albert Daher	160,000 70,000	70,000

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