Main Event Day 1b | bwin WPT Merit Cyprus Classic

08-17-2013 19:06 UTC+3

Player	Chips	Progress
Seyed Ghavam	73,000 -12,000	-12,000
Bernard Samaha	72,000 -20,500	-20,500
Erkut Yilmaz	61,000

Sergey Rybachenko	60,000 30,000	30,000
Bartłomiej Kowalowka	53,000 4,000	4,000
Tobias Peters	48,000 2,000	2,000
Albert Daher	48,000 -2,000	-2,000
Olexander Gnatenko	48,000 11,000	11,000
Roger Hairabedian	45,000 16,000	16,000
Alexandr Lakhov	43,000 8,000	8,000
Kara Scott	37,000 -2,000	-2,000

Vlacheslav Stoyanov	37,000 -8,000	-8,000
Ognjen Sekularac	33,000 3,000	3,000
Sergey Vasilev	29,000 -7,000	-7,000
Andrew Sweeney	28,000 6,500	6,500
Dominik Nitsche	26,500 -5,500	-5,500

Natalya Nikitina	23,000 -1,500	-1,500
Simeon Naydenov	20,000 -3,000	-3,000
Andrei Stoenescu	19,000 -5,000	-5,000
Andrey Shatilov	9,000 -18,000	-18,000
Rauf Birkbulatov	Busted

On the turn of a board Majid Ejlal Noubarian fired a bet of 1,125 and Kara Scott called to see the river. Noubarian now bet 2,050 - Scott didn't particularly like this but after a minute she made the call and Noubarian was forced to show for a missed flush draw. Scott picked up the pot with for a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kara Scott	39,000 14,700	14,700

Majid Ejlal Noubarian	22,000 22,000	22,000

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

08-17-2013 18:38 UTC+3

Skill Game

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Level 5 : 150/300, 50 ante

Iwan Postel was all in for his last 5,520 on a board of . Lebanese player Bernard Samaha asked how much and made the call. Postel had . Samaha turned over his .

Turn , river . Samaha’s trips were good and Postel was out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Iwan Postel	Busted

08-17-2013 18:29 UTC+3

Naydenov Doubles Up

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Level 5 : 150/300, 50 ante

Bracelet winner Simeon Naydenov has doubled up after he was all in on the turn of a board with against Rauf Birkbulatov's . The river was the and Naydenov is up to 23,000.

At the last break, Naydenov took time out to talk to Pokernews' Laura Cornelius about his day so far and how he managed to break a poker chip!

Player	Chips	Progress
Simeon Naydenov	23,000 7,000	7,000
Rauf Birkbulatov	14,000 14,000	14,000

08-17-2013 18:28 UTC+3

The Reveal Bet from Hairabedian

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Level 5 : 150/300, 50 ante

Roger Hairabedian from France is on his second bullet today having busted Day 1a. Coca Valeriu from Moldova was his opponent in this hand. Valeriu was in the small blind and had checked to Hairabedian on a board of . Hairabedian bet 4,000 and Valeriu called. The river was and Valeriu checked.

Hairabedian thought about what to do and messed around with his chips. He cupped both hands over an unknown amount and slid them over the line. He paused there for a moment. What was he up to? He lifted his hands, almost as if he were a magician, to reveal a bet of 12,000. Valeriu didn’t seem to give it too much thought before he called, but when he saw Hairabedian’s for the flopped boat he slammed his remaining stack of 11,500 on the table in disgust.

Player	Chips	Progress
Coca Valeriu	11,500

08-17-2013 18:14 UTC+3

Cahaf Exit

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Level 5 : 150/300, 50 ante

Ognjen Sekularac has just knocked out Riad Cahaf, a simple case of being too much for Cahaf's when neither hit the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ognjen Sekularac	30,000 -500	-500
Riad Cahaf	Busted

08-17-2013 18:11 UTC+3

Ghavam Caught

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Level 5 : 150/300, 50 ante

Seyed Ghavam is playing almost every hand it would seem. He opened to 700 from late position and Vlacheslav Stoyanov made it 2,100 in the big blind. Ghavam called to see the flop and then called a 2,400 bet from Stoyanov.

Stoyanov slowed down and checked the but Ghavam bet 6,000. The former tanked for a minute or two and then made the call to see the on the river where Stoyanov checked again. Ghavam quickly bet 8,500 but he was instantly called and forced to show . Stoyanov flipped to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seyed Ghavam	85,000
Vlacheslav Stoyanov	45,000

08-17-2013 18:05 UTC+3

“How Much? I Call.”

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Level 5 : 150/300, 50 ante

There was a bit of teasing at Kara Scott’s table as she opened to 625 in the Cut-off. Ali Baskan called and put the chips out. “How much?” asked Majid Noubarian sat next to him and Max Droege asked slightly incredulously, “How much, it’s right there in front of you.” Noubarian made the call as did the big blind Selcuk Ayaz.

The flop was . Checked to Scott she bet 1,500 and found one caller in Noubarian in the small blind. The turn was . Checked to Scott again she announced “Three thousand, five hundred.” and threw a dark blue 5k chip out. “How much?” Teased Scott. Noubarian made the call. The river was the and Scott bet again, this time 8,000. Noubarian made the call. When Scott showed her for the nut flush Noubarian showed his .