Break Time
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Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Players are on a short break.
bwin WPT Merit Cyprus Classic
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
bwin WPT Merit Cyprus Classic
Buy-in
$4,000
Prize Pool
$1,000,000
Entries
262
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 50
A Shou-In
Level 5
: 150/300, 50 ante
Rami Shouman looks to be the first player over the 100,000 mark after he bet all three streets of an 
board against Roger Hairabedian. The latter called him down but Shouman flipped over 
for the turned straight to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
28,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
Chip Counts
Level 5
: 150/300, 50 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000 | |
|
75,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
68,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
53,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
53,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
||
|
35,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
33,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
32,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
29,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
28,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
|
24,000 | |
|
|
22,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
|
21,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
13,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
12,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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|
Busted | |
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|
Busted | |
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|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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|
Busted | |
Double For Karamanov
Level 5
: 150/300, 50 ante
Karen Karamanov is back in the hunt after he doubled through the awesomely named Tomer Lidor with 
versus 
and a board of 
. Karamanov is now up to 22,000 while Lidor dropped to just 4,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
22,000 | |
|
|
4,000 |
Too Easy For Some
Level 5
: 150/300, 50 ante
off to a good start in #wptcyprus main. 55k going into 150/300 50 deep stacks and huge antes and everyone's minrasing #ezgameFollow @DominikNitsche
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
55,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
||
A Few Hands with Dominik Nitsche
Level 5
: 150/300, 50 ante
Dominik Nitsche is all nervous energy at the table. When he doesn’t have cards in front of him he is tapping on his phone or fiddling hyperactively with his chips, but when he does have cards he is scanning the table like a Meerkat with a concealed flick-knife. PokerNews spent a while at his table to see how he is getting on. At this stage he was sitting on a healthy stack of around 57,000.
Rinat Bogdanov, who has been fairly active at the table, bet 700 from first position and Nitsche defended from the big blind. We saw a flop of 
. NItsche check / folded when Bogdanov bet.
Nitsche then folded his button facing a bet. The next hand, again facing a bet of 700, this time from the player to his direct right, he raised to 1,700 and took it down without any resistance.
Nitsche folded the next hand but opened the hand after for 700. Facing a raise from Oleg Suntsov to 1,800 Nitsche asked for a count, and deciding they were deep enough, made the call. The two players saw a flop of 
which was duly checked around. The turn was the 
prompting Nitsche to bet 1,200 and call a raise of 2,500.
The river card was the 
and when Nitsche checked Suntsov bet 2,500. This prompted Nitsche to think for a while and mull over his options. The one he chose was a raise but was quickly called and responded “You win.” Turning over his 
. Suntsov did win with 
. Ouch.
Just the Trickett
Level 5
: 150/300, 50 ante
Sam Trickett has just sat down behind the PokerNews Live Reporting Team in the WPT event. He's remarkably good spirits despite describing his experience at the Party Poker Cash Game last night as 'one of the worst of my life.'
He's shrugged it off pretty quickly though. Instantly in with a three-bet and a massage. Standard Trickett.
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Trickett Slows Down
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
Jamila Von Perger opened to 750 preflop and received one caller before Sam Trickett made it 2,200 in the cutoff. Von Perger called while the other player folded before the 
flop. Von Perger checked and Trickett bet 1,800 which Von Perger called.
The turn was the and Von Perger checked a second time, Trickett bet 2,500 this time but Von Perger now made a small check-raise to 5,700. Trickett looked a little perplexed but wore it with a smile, "Jacks full?" he asked though it seemed to be more of a statement than a question. Finally, the Englishman let go of his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
22,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |