bwin WPT Merit Cyprus Classic

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
bwin WPT Merit Cyprus Classic
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a5
Prize
$258,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$4,000
Prize Pool
$1,000,000
Total Entries
262
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
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Level: 14

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 400

Dinner Break Chip Counts (full)

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

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Dinner Time!

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

We're now going on a one hour dinner break. We'll be playing two more 90 minute levels when we get back then play will end for the day.

Alexy Rybin’s Show and Tell

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Andrey Kazankov opened for 4,300 and was called by Manig Loeser sitting to his left. Sitting in the big blind receiving a massage was Alexy Rybin. He raised to 15,200. Loeser was the only caller and the two players saw a flop of {a-Spades}{6-Clubs}{6-Hearts}. A bet of 30,000 from Rybin and a call from Loeser. The turn card was the {10-Clubs} and the relentlessly aggressive Rybin pushed out a tower of chips. The dealer broke it down and Loeser was facing a bet of 61,500. He couldn’t always have it. Could he?

Loeser thought for a long time. Too long, the clock was called on him. Before the floor could get there though he made a reluctant fold. Rybin turned over his cards {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}.

Could You Make the Call?

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Albert Daher
Albert Daher

The cards were all out. {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{10-Spades}{a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}. Broadway with 3 clubs showing. Albert Daher bet 40,000 and the other player, Valeriya Litmanovich tossed her cards face up on the felt to fold. {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}. Want to know what Daher had? That’ll cost you 40,000.

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Igin Exit

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Ömer Bilgiç won a big flip in a battle for survival between himself and Vyacheslav Igin. Bilgic had {5-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} against Igin's {A-Hearts}{K-Clubs} and found a favourable flop, turn and river to keep his WPT hopes alive when it came {Q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{4-Clubs}.

Ablesson Makes a Brave Call

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Sven Abelsson opened for 4,200 and Erwan Pecheux moved all in from the big blind. Abelsson had just 58,000 left. He couldn’t afford to be wrong, but could he afford to pass up the opportunity? He gave it a good deal of thought and made the call with {7-Spades}{7-Hearts}. Pecheux showed {a-Hearts}{6-Hearts}. It was down to the cards now and they came {q-Spades}{6-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{k-Clubs}. Ablesson doubles up.

Shevchuk Runs Into Astapau's Boat

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Mikhail Shevchuk check-called a bet of 23,000 on the turn of a {3-Spades}{J-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{Q-Spades} board before moving all in on the {9-Hearts} river. Anton Astapau, his opponent, instantly called and flipped {Q-Clubs}{Q-Hearts} for the full house. Shevchuk flashed the {9-Diamonds}.

Astapau doubled up to 173,000 while Shevchuk dropped to 39,000.
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Aldemir All In

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Maxim Tyurin opened for 4,000, Vyacheslav Goryac called, Rami Shouman raised, as he does, to 16,700. Sat next to him was Koray Aldemir who lowered his sweater from his mouth just enough to announce all-in. The other players folded and Shouman gave him a spin holding {k-Clubs}{q-Spades} against Aldemir’s {7-Clubs}{7-Spades}. The board ran out {9-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} and Aldemir had his double up and then some.