2015 partypoker WPT National Cyprus

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2015 partypoker WPT National Cyprus

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
€75,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,800
Prize Pool
€300,312
Entries
172
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

The Grinder is Grinding

Level 5 : 150/300, 50 ante

Michael Mizrachi defended his big blind and then check-raised the {8-Clubs} {6-Spades} {4-Diamonds} flop before firing the blank turn for 3,500. Manig Loeser folded his cards and was shown {5-Spades} {2-Clubs} for a double gutshot. One hand later, Stefano Garbarino opened to 800, Loeser clicked it to 2,250 and "The Grinder" won the pot with a cold four-bet of 5,150.

Upon asking him for the stack size, he joked "Soon to be 80k, then 160k and bust." We'll see about that.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
40,000
26,000
26,000
WPT 2X Winner

Tags: Manig LoeserMichael MizrachiStefano Garbarino

A Short Day?

Level 5 : 150/300, 50 ante

Theodoros Aidonopoulos raised from the button and was called by the player in the big blind to see a flop of {10-} {7-} {5-} with flush draw. The Greek called a check-raise from 1,000 to 3,000 and also a further bet of 10,000 on the {4-} turn. A blank {9-} river completed the board and the player in the big blind moved all in.

Aidonopoulos called with an overpair to the board but was no good against the {7-Clubs} {5-Clubs} of the opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Theodoros Aidonopoulos gr
Theodoros Aidonopoulos
Busted

Tags: Theodoros Aidonopoulos

The Field is Increasing Further

Level 5 : 150/300, 50 ante

Theodoros Aidonopoulos purchased a re-entry straight away and at the same time, Paul-Francois Tedeschi also received his 30,000 in chips. Day 1a of the partypoker WPTN Cyprus is already up to 81 entries towards the end of level five and on a pretty good track for a nice overall field.

Player Chips Progress
Paul-Francois Tedeschi fr
Paul-Francois Tedeschi
30,000
30,000
30,000
Theodoros Aidonopoulos gr
Theodoros Aidonopoulos
30,000
30,000
30,000

Tags: Paul-Francois TedeschiTheodoros Aidonopoulos

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Boatman Takes from Neighbor

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Barny Boatman has been steadily stealing chips off his table neighbor to get up to 50,000 in chips, the biggest pot coming off an eight high flop where the Brit four-bet shoved and enforced a fold. The last hand saw him attack the big blind with a min-raise and fire a continuation bet on a flop of {Q-Diamonds} {5-Hearts} {7-Clubs}.

The player in the big blind was his only remaining opponent and both checked the {2-Diamonds} turn before Boatman gave up the {J-Spades} river to a 2,100-bet.

Player Chips Progress
Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
48,000
25,000
25,000

Tags: Barny Boatman

It's Mizrachi Time

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Well, it isn't the procrastinated 80,000 in chips but Michael Mizrachi is close to that after flat-calling a raise with {A-} {K-} and spiking trip kings on the flop. A {10-} on the turn was checked through and the opponent only had 5,000 chips left when a second six paired the board for a second time. Mizrachi put the opponent all in and was rewarded the pot with the full house.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
70,000
30,000
30,000
WPT 2X Winner

Tags: Michael Mizrachi

Mizrachi Busts Loeser

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante
Manig Loeser
Manig Loeser

After a four-way flop of {10-} {10-} {A-}, the action was checked through and Michael Mizrachi then bet 2,500 after the {8-Spades} on the turn. Manig Loeser called to see the {K-Clubs} appear as final community card. "The Grinder" faced a check-raise from 5,000 to 18,000 and moved all in, which was eventually called by Loeser with {K-} {10-} for a full house. Mizrachi however flipped over pocket aces for the higher full house and steamrolled to six digits.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
125,000
55,000
55,000
WPT 2X Winner
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
Busted

Tags: Manig LoeserMichael Mizrachi

The Times are Changing

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Alper Kostem, Senol Sener and Rani Spanyev have been running out of chips lately whereas Manig Loeser and Benjamin Winsor have purchased their re-entry for Day 1a. Furthermore, Erwann Pecheux also found the way to the tournament area and jumped right into the event.

Player Chips Progress
Erwann Pecheux fr
Erwann Pecheux
30,000
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
30,000
30,000
30,000
Benjamin Winsor gb
Benjamin Winsor
30,000
30,000
30,000
Alper Kostem tr
Alper Kostem
Busted
Senol Sener tr
Senol Sener
Busted
Rani Spanyev
Rani Spanyev
Busted

Tags: Alper KostemBenjamin WinsorErwann PecheuxManig Loeser

Chip Developments

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Nichan Khorchidian, Jan bendik and Sinem Melin are down considerably in chips whereas Sergey Rybachenko and Timur Margolin are both heading in the other direction. Margolin just called a bet of 1,400 by Jan Bendik on a {7-Clubs} {2-Spades} {J-Diamonds} {A-Hearts} turn before both players checked down the {9-Hearts} river. Margolin showed {K-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} for pair of nines with the final community card and Bendik mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Sergey Rybachenko ru
Sergey Rybachenko
75,000
35,000
35,000
Timur Margolin il
Timur Margolin
60,000
27,000
27,000
Nichan Khorchidian lb
Nichan Khorchidian
41,000
-29,000
-29,000
Jan Bendik sk
Jan Bendik
13,500
-29,000
-29,000
Sinem Melin gb
Sinem Melin
11,200
-22,800
-22,800

Tags: Jan BendikSergey Rybachenko

Cetiner Shoves

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

On the turn of a {Q-Clubs} {4-Spades} {10-Hearts} {7-Spades} board, a pot of around 10,000 chips had emerged and Serhat Cetiner was all in for just double of that and put Dimitrios Ballas to the test. The Greek had slightly more chips but opted to wait for another spot and mucked his cards.

Ballas is in for his second bullet on Day 1a after busting in level five.

Player Chips Progress
Serhat Cetiner tr
Serhat Cetiner
34,000
-1,000
-1,000
Dimitrios Ballas gr
Dimitrios Ballas
26,000

Tags: Serhat CetinerDimitrios Ballas

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