Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
bwin WPT Merit Cyprus Classic
Main Event
Day: 1b
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
Chipped Up
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Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Oh you little scamp Simeon Naydenov! The Bulgarian just had to get the floor to change one of his 100 chips after he managed to break it.
Behind The Big Game VII
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Wondering how it went in The Big Game VII here in Cyprus? Kara Scott tells Laura Cornelius all about it
Lucky Number Seven?
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Seyed Ghavam opened for 500 and faced a raise from Evagoras Evagorou to 1,350. Ghavam made the call. The flop was 
. Ghavam check called a bet of 1,500 from Evagorou. 
on the turn and Ghavam again calls, this time for 4,500. The river was the 
. A final check from Ghavam and Evagorou sat for a while considering whether a bet was the right option. He decided against and checked. Ghavam showed his 
and Evagorou mucked with a disappointed nod.
Ghavam sure likes those sevens. Perhaps it’s his lucky number.
Back in Black
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Serb Ognjen Sekularac has joined the tournament, sitting to the left of Andrei Stoenescu. Sergey Rybachenko, who busted in the last hand of the night to chip leader Alexey Rybin has also re-entered.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Photos
Photos courtesy of the WPT
Rough Day for Naydenov
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Nothing seems to working for 2013 WSOP Bracelet winner Simeon Naydenov today. He’s looking a frustrated man, both with his opponents and how the cards are coming out.
Naydenov opened for 500 and called a raise to 1,500 from Iwan Postel who was directly to his left. The two players saw a flop of 
and checked it so we went to the turn, 
. A check from Naydenov and Postel now bet 1,800. Naydenov made the call. 
on the river, a final check and Postal bet 2,200. Naydenov seemingly couldn’t let his hand go and perhaps curiosity got the better of him as he made the call. Postel turned over 
for the flopped set and Naydenov flicked his cards to the dealer as his chip stack lost a little bit more height.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
16,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
Chip Counts
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
49,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
46,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
|
37,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
|
36,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
|
|
35,000
8,950
|
8,950 |
|
32,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
||
|
|
30,500
500
|
500 |
|
29,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
27,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
|
25,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
24,500 | |
|
24,300
-5,700
|
-5,700 |
|
||
|
24,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
21,500
-4,500
|
-4,500 |
|
|
16,000 | |
|
7,100
-4,900
|
-4,900 |
|
3,000 | |
Topkyaka Tops Two
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Naj Abdo was all in on a flop of 
and Bans Topkyaka had called. Next to act Vladimir Troyanovskiy moved all in too and Topkyaka obviously had a decision to make. He pointed at the players in turn and said, “Flush draw, set.” After some brief thought though, he made the call.
Abdo had 
for top pair, Troyanovskiy had 
for the over pair so Topkyaka was looking pretty good with his flopped set 
. The last two cards were 
and Turkish player Topkyaka claimed two victims in one fell swoop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Break Time
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Players are now on a 15 minute break.