2015 partypoker WPT National Cyprus

Main Event
Day: 2
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

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

Melkistian Busts to Grekul

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Ara Melkistian
Ara Melkistian

Ara Melkistian opened from under the gun and was called by Ercan Olgun and Vitalii Grekul in the big blind. On the {9-Clubs} {4-Clubs} {10-Hearts} flop, Grekul checked, Melkistian bet 11,000 and Olgun called. Grekul now check-raised to 31,000 and called all in after the push from Melkistian, Olgun mucked.

Grekul: {J-Clubs} {8-Clubs}
Melkistian: {Q-} {J-}

Both players were on a draw, the {Q-Clubs} on the turn left Melkistian already drawing dead though. The {8-Hearts} river ended the tournament for Melkistian officially and he stormed off just shy of the dinner break.

Player Chips Progress
Ercan Olgun tr
Ercan Olgun
400,000 370,000
Vitalii Grekul ua
Vitalii Grekul
295,000 185,000
Ara Melkistian lb
Ara Melkistian
Busted

Tags: Ara MelkistianErcan OlgunVitalii Grekul

Naydenov's Second Nuts are no Good

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Simeon Naydenov
Simeon Naydenov

Onur Unsal raised from the button and was called by Simeon Naydenov and Michael Mizrachi in the blinds. On the {9-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} {2-Clubs} flop, Mizrachi bet 8,000 and Unsal raised to 20,500. Naydenov moved all in for 80,000 and "The Grinder" tank-folded whereas Unsal made the call.

Naydenov: {Q-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds}
Unsal: {A-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds}

A diamond would be no good for the World Series of Poker bracelet winner from Bulgaria and the worst case scenario materialized with the {K-Diamonds} on the turn. The {J-Clubs} river was already meaningless and the comeback story of Unsal becomes more and more of a thing.

Player Chips Progress
Onur Unsal tr
Onur Unsal
330,000 90,000
Simeon Naydenov bg
Simeon Naydenov
Busted

Tags: Michael MizrachiOnur UnsalSimeon Naydenov

Garbarino With Unfortunate Timing

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Stefano Garbarino
Stefano Garbarino

After a raise and a three-bet, Stefano Garbarino moved all in out of the small blind with {A-} {K-} and had the most unfortunate timing, as Majid Ejlal Noubarian found pocket aces one seat over. Both other players got out of the way and the Italian even had a flush draw on the turn, but the miracle never happened.

Michael Mizrachi is still the overall chip leader and currently sits around 700,000 in chips on the very same table.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
WPT 2X Winner
700,000 60,000
Majid Ejlal Noubarian ir
Majid Ejlal Noubarian
290,000 135,000
Stefano Garbarino it
Stefano Garbarino
Busted

Tags: Majid Ejlal NoubarianStefano Garbarino

Sheptytskyi's Kicker is too Weak

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Ivan Sheptytskyi
Ivan Sheptytskyi

The entire action escaped us, but Ivan Sheptytskyi was all in with a very short stack against two other players and Barny Boatman bet the turn of a {2-Hearts} {10-Spades} {9-Spades} {4-Hearts} board to isolate, though the main pot was tiny. The other player folded and Boatman's {A-Spades} {8-Diamonds} had the better kicker compared to the {A-Hearts} {3-Spades} of the Ukrainian.

A five would have given Sheptytskyi the straight and chop outs were there also, however the {7-Spades} on the river bricked and let the kicker play in favor of the Brit.

Player Chips Progress
Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
255,000 20,000
Ivan Sheptytskyi ua
Ivan Sheptytskyi
Busted

Tags: Barny BoatmanIvan Sheptytskyi

Yosifov Blows Up

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Dimitar Yosifov
Dimitar Yosifov

On the turn of a {8-Clubs} {5-Spades} {4-Diamonds} {2-Clubs} board with 55,000 chips in the pot, Dimitar Yosifov bet 22,000. Kemal Sevevi raised to 77,000 and Yosifov eventually moved all in with the superior stack. Sevevi called off for 154,200 chips and turned over {4-Clubs} {6-Clubs} for middle pair, double gutshot and the flush draw.

Yosifov returned {K-Spades} {6-Spades} for king-high and the double gutshot, but he couldn't improve anymore as the {2-Diamonds} river was a brick.

Player Chips Progress
Kemal Sevevi tr
Kemal Sevevi
365,000 205,000
Dimitar Yosifov bg
Dimitar Yosifov
40,000 -105,000

Tags: Dimitar YosifovKemal Sevevi