Main Event Day 4 | bwin WPT Merit Cyprus Classic

08-20-2013 13:38 UTC+3

Nikitina Doubles Through Tugrul

[user76023]

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Kayhan Tugrul opened to 22,000 and Natalya Niktina moved all in for about 120,000. Tugrul made an automatic call.

Nikitina:
Tugrul:

The board came and Nikitina's two pair was good enough to double her up into a safer position.

Photo courtesy of the WPT

Player	Chips	Progress
Kayhan Tugrul	740,000 -67,000	-67,000
Natalya Nikitina	250,000 136,000	136,000

08-20-2013 13:46 UTC+3

Daher Doubles

[user252447]

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Albert Daher and Kayan Tugrul got into a pre-flop raising war. Daher made it 22,000, Tugral raised back to 55,000. Daher made it 122,000 and was met by an all-in by Tugral. Daher made the call with . Tugrul was behind with . The cards ran out and Daher doubled up.

Photo courtesy of the WPT

Player	Chips	Progress
Albert Daher	842,000 488,000	488,000
Kayhan Tugrul	319,000 -421,000	-421,000

08-20-2013 14:07 UTC+3

Baris Topkaya Eliminated in 14th ($13,700)

[user252447]

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Kayan Tugrul opened for 24,000 and was called by Baris Topkaya in the small blind and Alexey Rybin in the big blind. The flop was and they all checked. The turn was the and moved all in. Rybin put put the all in marker in front of him and Tugul folded. Topkaya had against Rybin’s . There was a call of “Chop it up.” The river had other ideas, the giving Rybin the flush and busting Topkaya.

Photo courtesy of the WPT

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexey Rybin	1,859,000 123,000	123,000

Barış Topkaya	Busted

08-20-2013 14:13 UTC+3

Oleg Suntsov Eliminated in 13th Place ($13,700)

[user76023]

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Oleg Suntsov had moved all in over the top of an initial raise from Bernard Samaha but the latter priced in to make the call.

Suntsov:
Samaha:

The board came and Samaha's two pair knocked out the Russian.

Photo courtesy of the WPT

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleg Suntsov	Busted

08-20-2013 14:26 UTC+3

Bernard Samaha Eliminated in 12th Place ($16,800)

[user252447]

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

All the chips went in on the turn and it’s not hard to understand why. The board was Andrei Nikonov had and Bernard Samaha had . The river was the . Nikonov’s full house sent the trips of Samaha home.

Photo courtesy of the WPT

Player	Chips	Progress
Bernard Samaha	Busted

08-20-2013 15:04 UTC+3

Natalya Nikitina Eliminated in 11th Place ($16,800)

[user252447]

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Alexey Rybin opened for 25,000 and Natalya Nikitina moved all in for her last 177000. Sitting behind her Albert Daher made the call. Rybin wanted no part of it and the two players turned their cards over Nikitina had while Daher had . The board ran out . Daher’s tens were good and Nikitina was out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Albert Daher	853,000 177,000	177,000
Natalya Nikitina	Busted

08-20-2013 18:18 UTC+3

"Are you in the hand?"

[user76023]

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Three-way to a flop of and after Alexey Rybin and Alexandr Lakhov checked, Sergey Rybachenko bet 47,000. Rybin check-raised to 108,000, Lakhov folded but Rybachenko made the call to see the on the turn.

Rybin now checked and Rybachenko opted to check behind. The river didn't really seem to make too much difference and Rybin led out for 200,000.

Rybachenko sighed, "I have a set, I just don't know what to do..."

At this point Lakhov began to talk to him about what he should've down on the flop.

Rybachenko immediately replied, "Are you in the hand?" He was not impressed. Rybin gestured towards Lakhov as well, equally unhappy.

Rybachenko made the call and Rybin showed for the flopped straight.

After the hand, Rybin and Lakhov were talking in Russian. The former did not sound best pleased.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexey Rybin	1,800,000 300,000	300,000

Sergey Rybachenko	800,000 -300,000	-300,000

08-20-2013 18:54 UTC+3

Jerfi Firatli Eliminated in 10th Place ($16,800)

[user76023]

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Albert Daher opened to 50,000 preflop from late position and Jerfi Firatli reraised all in from the small blind. Obligatory call.

Daher:
Firatli:

The board came and Firatli was eliminated to a generous round of applause from everyone else at the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Albert Daher	1,525,000 103,000	103,000
Jerfi Firatli	Busted

Tags: Jerfi Firatli Albert Daher

08-20-2013 19:17 UTC+3

Alexandr Lakhov Eliminated in 9th Place ($23,125)

[user252447]

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Kayan Tugrul opened from early position to 40,000, Alexey Rybin called and Alexandr Lahkov moved all in from the small blind. The blinds folded and Turgul gave it some thought before calling. With Rybin folding, Lahkov turned over his . Turgul seemed happy with his call now and showed . The board ran out and Lahkov was busted.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kayhan Tugrul	781,000 281,000	281,000
Alexandr Lakhov	Busted

08-20-2013 19:26 UTC+3

Kfir Yamin Eliminated in 8th Place ($30,400)

[user76023]

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Kfir Yamin has had more swings than a children's playground today. Sadly, it's all ended for the Israeli.

He moved all in from the button and Sergey Rybachenko made a very quick call in the big blind. Yamin wasn't happy about that and it was understandable to see why.

Yamin:
Rybachenko:

The board came and like the others, Yamin got a round of applause from the rest of the players as well as some well-deserved handshakes.