Martin Kabrhel had opened to 200 preflop receiving several callers. The Czech player bet 600 on the flop before Azad Jabraylov made it 1,600 next to him. Alexandr Lakhov called on the button and Kabrhel reraised to 4,600, this wasn't enough to deter Jabraylov who moved all in for 16,300. Lakhov now folded and Kabrhel called.
Kabrhel:
Jabraylov:
The turn changed nothing but the river counterfeited Kabrhel's two pair and he lost two-thirds of his stack. Jabraylov is up to 35,000.
Seref Dursun Anar, who played yesterday, looks to be one of the first out today. His last chips went in with against Vladimir Volov's but the board came in Volov's favour.
A good start for Albert Daher who was actually left lamenting the fact he could've bet more than the 3,650 amount he put on out the river of a board when holding . The reason for this was that Shamram Rajtegari, his opponent in the hand, had been holding for the flopped straight and had not intention of going anywhere.
Ali Baskan opened for 350, Max Droege called and, with the small blind folding, Kara Scott made it 1,375 to call. Baskan and Droege duly put the extra in and we saw a flop. . Scott was first to act and bet 1,700. While Baskan folded Droege wanted to see the turn card at least and called. He got to see the . Scott bumped the price up to 4,000 this time. Too much for Droege who gave her credit and folded.
A preflop raising war had seen Antranic Demirdijan three-bet to 1,600 only for Olexander Gnatenko to come back over the top with a four-bet to 4,100. Demirdijan then went for the big one, he moved all in for about 35,000 and Gnatenko smiled nervously before calling off his stack.
Demirdijan:
Gnatenko:
The flop came and Demirdijan picked up a big draw giving himself 12 outs. The on the turn and on the river didn't change anything though and Gnatenko managed to fade the big draw for a huge pot at this stage.
Simeon Naydenov is only the second Bulgarian to win a WSOP gold bracelet. He took down the $1,500 Shootout in Vegas this year for $326,400 and now he’s after a WPT title in Cyprus.
Naydenov opened to 350 and was raised by Alexandr Lakhov to 800. Lebanese player [Removed:2], who has been very active so far, called from the small blind. Naydenov put in the required 450 extra and three players saw a flop of . All three players checked so the dealer put out the turn card, . Naydenov bet 1,400, Lakhov called, Maksoud folded. The river was the . Both players checked.
Naydenov turned over for middle pair. Lakhov checked his cards again and finally showed them. for the winning top pair. A player at the end of the table called over to Naydenov, “First one you’ve lost.” Naydenov ignored him and focused his ire on Lakhov: “Why did you double check your cards and kind of slow roll?” A shrug was his only answer.
Mateusz Moolhuizen is not going to have fond memories of the bwin WPT Merit Cyprus Classic. He's just been eliminated for the second time in as many days. Moolhuizen raised all in on the river over the top of a 10,600 bet from Seyed Ghavam with the board reading and Ghavam called with . Moolhuizen looked very disappointed, he'd held for a nasty case of set over set. Never mind Mateusz, at least you can fully enjoy the WPT party tonight...
Dominik Nitsche, everyone's favourite German (if he's not yours then he should be) is back for another go at WPT Cyprus. He's just sat down at one of the two new tables to open which are incorporating the late arrivals.
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flop before Azad Jabraylov made it 1,600 next to him. Alexandr Lakhov called on the button and Kabrhel reraised to 4,600, this wasn't enough to deter Jabraylov who moved all in for 16,300. Lakhov now folded and Kabrhel called.
turn changed nothing but the 
river counterfeited Kabrhel's two pair and he lost two-thirds of his stack. Jabraylov is up to 35,000.
against Vladimir Volov's 
but the board came 
. The reason for this was that Shamram Rajtegari, his opponent in the hand, had been holding 
for the flopped straight and had not intention of going anywhere.
on the river didn't change anything though and Gnatenko managed to fade the big draw for a huge pot at this stage.
for middle pair. Lakhov checked his cards again and finally showed them. 
. Moolhuizen looked very disappointed, he'd held 
