Main Event Day 4 | 2014 partypoker World Poker Tour Merit North Cyprus Classic

09-09-2014 16:56 UTC+3

Abbas Morady Eliminated in 15th Place ($18,400)

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Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Abbas Morady opened for 32,000 from the hijack, and Igor Devkin in the big blind made the call.

Everything so far was pretty normal, and when both players checked on the -flop, we didn't see anything exciting coming.

Devkin checked again on the turn, and all of the sudden it was Abbas Morady who shoved all in for about 220,000. "All in?" asked Devkin to double check, "Ok call"

Igor Devkin:
Abbas Morady:

The on the river was a blank and Abbas Morady made his exit in 15th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Devkin	1,060,000 300,000	300,000
Abbas Morady	Busted

Tags: Igor Devkin Abbas Morady

09-09-2014 17:04 UTC+3

Chip Counts (full)

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Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Nudin	1,346,000 416,000	416,000
Dmitry Gromov	1,247,000 427,000	427,000

Christian Christner	1,130,000 -20,000	-20,000
Alexander Lakhov	1,100,000 640,000	640,000

Nicolas Chouity	1,070,000 -80,000	-80,000
Oliver Price	1,000,000
Igor Devkin	897,000 -163,000	-163,000
Antonio Buonanno	860,000 79,000	79,000
Paolo Petrucci	840,000 210,000	210,000
Toby Lewis	670,000 275,000	275,000
Ori Miller	600,000 225,000	225,000
[Removed:2]	565,000 -335,000	-335,000
Nikolay Baryshnikov	315,000 -135,000	-135,000
Dimitrios Ballas	200,000

09-09-2014 17:15 UTC+3

Dimitrios Ballas Doubles Through Nicolas Chouity

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Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Nicolas Chouity opened under the gun plus one to 33,000, and action folded to Dimitrios Ballas in the small blind. The man from Greece shoved all in for 146,000, and the big blind seemed interested. He eventually folded, and action was on Chouity. He looked up in the sky, counted a little, and made the call.

Nicolas Chouity:
Dimitrios Ballas:

The on the flop was dangerous for Ballas, but the turn () and river () blanked, and Chouity had to forfeit 142,000 in chips. He's still one of the chip leaders though, he could take the hit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Chouity	1,370,000 300,000	300,000
Dimitrios Ballas	320,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Nicolas Chouity Dimitrios Ballas:

09-09-2014 17:24 UTC+3

Lewis Wins a Big One

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Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Toby Lewis opened for 32,000 from the cutoff, and his neighbor Alexander Lakhov three bet to 81,000 from the button. Both blinds quickly folded, Lewis made the call.

Lewis checked to Lakhov on , and the Russian bet 85,000. Lewis check raised to 245,000, and Lakhov called rather quickly.

The fell on the turn, and Lewis shoved all in for exactly 480,000. Lakhov thought for some time, but folded eventually.

Player	Chips	Progress
Toby Lewis	1,170,000 500,000	500,000
Alexander Lakhov	878,000 -222,000	-222,000

Tags: Alexander Lakhov Toby Lewis

09-09-2014 17:44 UTC+3

Chouity's Big Bluff Fails

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Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

We picked up the action on a board, and both Nicolas Chouity (big blind) and Dimitrios Ballas (late position) checked.

The fell on the river, and Chouity moved 109,000 forward. Ballas thought deep and long, and eventually someone called the clock on him.

With about 30 seconds left to act, Ballas made the call.

Chouity showed his counterfeited , Ballas took it down with his .

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Chouity	1,110,000 -260,000	-260,000
Dimitrios Ballas	460,000 140,000	140,000

Tags: Dimitris Ballas Nicolas Chouity

09-09-2014 17:44 UTC+3

Nikolay Baryshnikov Eliminated in 14th Place ($18,400)

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Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Action folded to Nikolay Baryshnikov on the button, and he shoved his entire stack forward. Nicolas Chouity in the small blind made the call, his neighbor folded.

It was ace-jack for Baryshnikov, but Chouity had better with pocket kings.

An ace appeared on the flop, but so did a third king for Chouity. Turn and river were blanks, and Baryshnikov made his exit in 14th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolay Baryshnikov	Busted

Tags: Nikolay Baryshnikov Nicolas Chouity

09-09-2014 18:01 UTC+3

[Removed:2] Eliminated in 13th Place ($18,400)

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Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

"What happened?" asked Nicolas Chouity as [Removed:2] walked by. "Raise, call, bet, bet, bet" said Maksoud, explaining that he was the one calling.

Antonio Buonanno had opened before the flop, and Maksoud had made the call.

Buonanno continued to fire flop (), turn (), and river (). Maksoud made the call all the way with , but it turned out he was rivered as Buonanno showed up with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Buonanno	1,500,000 640,000	640,000
[Removed:2]	Busted

09-09-2014 18:05 UTC+3

Price's Bluff Fails

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Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Oliver Price opened the hijack with a raise to 32,000, and Igor Devkin three bet to 70,000 from the small blind. The big blind quickly folded, but Price had bigger plans. The Brit four bet to 174,000, and after some thinking Devkin made the call.

Both players checked the on the flop, and on the turn. The river came the and Devkin checked again.

Price cut out 128,000, and slid it to the middle. Devkin took his time, but after several minutes he made the call.

Price showed , Devkin proudly opened and took it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Devkin	1,431,000 534,000	534,000
Oliver Price	1,100,000 -250,000	-250,000

Tags: Igor Devkin Oliver Price

09-09-2014 18:08 UTC+3

Break

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Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

15 minutes of break for the players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Nudin	1,715,000 369,000	369,000
Nicolas Chouity	1,380,000 270,000	270,000
Igor Devkin	1,340,000 -91,000	-91,000
Alexander Lakhov	1,310,000 432,000	432,000

Toby Lewis	1,230,000 60,000	60,000
Dmitry Gromov	1,215,000 -32,000	-32,000

Oliver Price	1,165,000 65,000	65,000
Antonio Buonanno	1,160,000 -340,000	-340,000
Christian Christner	830,000 -300,000	-300,000
Ori Miller	675,000 75,000	75,000
Dimitrios Ballas	398,000 -62,000	-62,000