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
Total Entries
262
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 262
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Christoffer Stahle Eliminated in 24th Place ($9,115)

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

Christoffer Stahle three-bet Sari Haddad all in pre-flop and was called. Haddad held {a-Clubs}{a-Spades} versus the {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades} of Stahle. The cards came {9-Hearts}{10-Spades}{6-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{q-Clubs} and Stahle was out.

Azad Jabrayılov Eliminated in 25th Place ($8,060)

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

Azad Jabrayılov was looking good for a double up, he was all in with {K-Spades}{K-Diamonds} against Bernard Samaha's {3-Clubs}{3-Spades}. Then the flop came {3-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{J-Spades}, Samaha flopping quads and a stunned Jabrayılov was already out of his chair before the {7-Clubs} turn and {8-Hearts} were being dealt.

Andrey Kazankov Eliminated in 26th Place ($8,060)

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

Barely had Boris Yanpolskiy been eliminated and Andrey Kazankov was shoving all in on the next table. Sergey Rybachenko immediately reraised all in behind him. Everyone else folded.

Kazankov: {Q-Clubs}{J-Spades}
Rybachenko: {A-Hearts}{5-Spades}

The board came {6-Spades}{8-Hearts}{3-Spades}{10-Clubs}{10-Spades} and Kazankov was out.

Boris Yanpolskiy Eliminated in 27th Place ($8,060)

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

Straight after the bubble broke, Boris Yanpolskiy was all in for his last 40,000 or so. Barış Topkaya quickly called and everyone else folded.

Yanpolskiy: {4-Spades}{4-Diamonds}
Topkaya: {A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}

The board came {J-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{3-Spades}{7-Clubs}{8-Hearts} and Yanpolskiy was the first player to win money.

Bubble Bursts in Amazing Fashion

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
The bubble hand
The bubble hand

We were hand for hand on the money bubble.

Giacomo Fundaro opened to 12,000 and was raised to 30,000 by Baris Topkaya. Alexey Rybin called, the blinds folded and with the action back on Fundaro he declared all-in for his last 70,000. Topkaya thought for a while as he still had Rybin to act behind him. Topkaya decided to call the extra 70,000 and Rybin did the same.

Everyone gathered around the table to see if the bubble would burst and the dealer prepared to deal the flop. There was nothing more that Fundaro could do, but Topkaya and Rybin still had chips behind.

The flop was {8-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}. Topkaya threw out a bet and Rybin folded. Cards were on their backs. Topkaya had {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} but Fundaro had the {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}. He just had to survive two more cards and he would more than triple up. The cards fell {10-Clubs} and {j-Spades}. The crowd gasped as Topkaya spiked his set on the river and Fundaro was crushed.

Rybin claimed to have folded {A-}{Q-} which would have rivered him a straight.

Goryachev Coolered

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

Vyacheslav Goryachev in the small blind got into a raising war with Alexandr Lakhov in the big blind. They got it all in and Goryachev turned over {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}. Lakhov had {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}. The board ran out {3-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} and Goryachev was gone. We are now hand for hand on the money bubble.

Yamin Time?

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

Alexandr Lakhov is having a heated but seemingly good natured discussion with Kfir Yamin. After Yamin’s early double up he has been claiming, “It’s my time.” He further increased his stack where he was involved in a hand with {j-Diamonds}{3-Spades} and spiked a Jack on the river. Lakhov has been telling Yamin that he is just getting lucky, while Yamin is saying the Lakhov is playing “Too tight.” Who will be proved right?

Meanwhile Jacoues Torbey burst out to sing, “I’m sexy and I know it.” to much laughter.

Chip Counts

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

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Level: 17

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500