bwin WPT Merit Cyprus Classic

Main Event
Day: 3
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
Entries
262
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

Daher Folds to River Check-Raise

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Sergey Rybachenko and Albert Daher
Sergey Rybachenko and Albert Daher

Albert Daher, who has chipped up well so far this level, had fired 14,000 on a {7-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{5-Hearts} board with Sergey Rybachenko flat-calling while Asaf Avci folded. The {Q-Clubs} turn saw both players check while Rybachenko checked for a third time on the {4-Hearts} river. Daher now bet 58,000 but Rybachenko check-raised all in for around 200,000.

Daher tanked for a few minutes before flashing {J-Clubs}{J-Hearts} to the people behind him, he then sent his cards sailing into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Albert Daher lb
Albert Daher
840,000 -13,000
Sergey Rybachenko ru
Sergey Rybachenko
290,000 62,000

Tags: Sergey RybachenkoAlbert Daher

Tobias Peters Eliminated in 22nd Place ($9,115)

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Tobias Peters
Tobias Peters

Tobias Peters has been knocked out after he bet all three streets of a {5-Spades}{10-Spades}{6-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} board with {Q-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds} culminating in a river shove. Kayhan Tugrul quickly called though as he had floated the flop with {A-Clubs}{4-Clubs} before hitting a monster draw on the turn.

21 players now remain.

Player Chips Progress
Kayhan Tugrul tr
Kayhan Tugrul
550,000 210,000
Tobias Peters nl
Tobias Peters
Busted

Shouman Survives

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Rami Shouman and Kayhan Tugrul got it all in pre flop. Turgal had Shouman’s 135000 well covered and turned over [ah 9] against the {6-Hearts}{6-Spades}. The board ran out {k-Spades}{6-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} and Shouman stayed alive.

Player Chips Progress
Kayhan Tugrul tr
Kayhan Tugrul
340,000 -140,000
Rami Shouman
Rami Shouman
290,000 155,000

Updated Chip Counts (full)

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Alexey Rybin ru
Alexey Rybin
WPT 1X Winner
1,130,000 50,000
Albert Daher lb
Albert Daher
853,000 53,500
Bernard Samaha lb
Bernard Samaha
567,000 67,000
Asaf Avci
Asaf Avci
521,000 -79,000
Kayhan Tugrul tr
Kayhan Tugrul
480,000 -34,000
Kfir Yamin il
Kfir Yamin
413,000 88,000
Jerfi Firatli tr
Jerfi Firatli
380,000 85,500
Barış Topkaya
Barış Topkaya
318,000 -202,000
Alexandr Lakhov ru
Alexandr Lakhov
294,000
Natalya Nikitina ru
Natalya Nikitina
292,000 -78,000
Oleg Suntsov ru
Oleg Suntsov
271,000 36,000
Sari Haddad lb
Sari Haddad
252,000 -70,500
Maximilian Droege ca
Maximilian Droege
239,000
Sergey Rybachenko ru
Sergey Rybachenko
228,000 28,000
Andrei Nikonov ru
Andrei Nikonov
196,000 -38,000
Rainer Kempe de
Rainer Kempe
186,000 44,000
Erwan Pecheux
Erwan Pecheux
185,000 -63,500
Pierre Sayegh lb
Pierre Sayegh
185,000 45,000
Jacoues Torbey
Jacoues Torbey
169,000 12,000
Artem Vezhnekov ru
Artem Vezhnekov
144,000 1,000
Tobias Peters nl
Tobias Peters
135,000 -29,500
Rami Shouman
Rami Shouman
135,000 -285,000

Level: 18

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 1,000

Break Time

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

We're on our second break of the day.

We'll be playing four levels with no dinner break today.

Jacoues Torbey Doubles Up in Bizarre Hand

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Natalya Nikitina opened to 13,000 and was called by Bernard Samaha and Kfir Yamin. It was Jacoues Torbey’s turn to act and he moved all in for the last of his chips, 69,500 exactly. This surprised Nikitina who had to think for a while before moving all in as well. Samaha quickly folded but Yamin agonised over the decision. He pointed at Torbey and said, “You I snap call.” The pointed at Nikitina, “But you?” He flashed {9-}{9-} and folded.

Torbey turned over {a-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}, Nikitina had {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}. A board of {7-Clubs}{k-Spades}{8-Spades}{a-Hearts}{3-Hearts} had Nikitina shaking her head as she handed over the chips

A few hands later on a board of {3-Clubs}{10-Spades}{7-Clubs} Torbey led from the small blind into Nikitina and she moved all in. He folded {a-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} face up.

Player Chips Progress
Natalya Nikitina ru
Natalya Nikitina
370,000 -88,000
Jacoues Torbey
Jacoues Torbey
157,000 -70,000

Manig Loeser Eliminated in 23rd Place ($9,115)

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Manig Loeser
Manig Loeser

On the turn of a {10-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}{7-Spades}{K-Spades} board, Manig Loeser moved all in for his last 65,000. Asaf Avci made the call and Albert Daher thought about it, but decided to fold.

Loeser: {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}
Avci: {K-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}

The river was the {7-Clubs} and Loeser couldn't improve, instead going out in 23rd place.

Photo courtesy of the WPT

Player Chips Progress
Asaf Avci
Asaf Avci
600,000 132,000
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
Busted