bwin WPT Merit Cyprus Classic

Main Event
Day: 4
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

"Are you in the hand?"

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

Three-way to a flop of {8-Spades}{9-Spades}{10-Diamonds} 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 {Q-Clubs} on the turn.

Rybin now checked and Rybachenko opted to check behind. The {7-Hearts} 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 {Q-Spades}{J-Hearts} 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 ru
Alexey Rybin
1,800,000
300,000
300,000
WPT 1X Winner
Sergey Rybachenko ru
Sergey Rybachenko
800,000
-300,000
-300,000

Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

Chip Counts

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Alexey Rybin ru
Alexey Rybin
2,288,000
488,000
488,000
WPT 1X Winner
Albert Daher lb
Albert Daher
1,422,000
-58,000
-58,000
Andrei Nikonov ru
Andrei Nikonov
850,000
-290,000
-290,000
Sergey Rybachenko ru
Sergey Rybachenko
836,000
36,000
36,000
Kayhan Tugrul tr
Kayhan Tugrul
812,000
92,000
92,000
Maximilian Droege ca
Maximilian Droege
498,000
187,000
187,000
Kfir Yamin il
Kfir Yamin
434,000
234,000
234,000
Pierre Sayegh lb
Pierre Sayegh
345,000
-66,000
-66,000
Alexandr Lakhov ru
Alexandr Lakhov
281,000
-60,000
-60,000
Jerfi Firatli tr
Jerfi Firatli
103,000
-566,000
-566,000

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

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

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

Daher: {A-Hearts}{10-Spades}
Firatli: {A-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}

The board came {K-Spades}{3-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{A-Clubs} and Firatli was eliminated to a generous round of applause from everyone else at the table.

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

Tags: Jerfi FiratliAlbert Daher

Clap Your Hands Sayegh

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

Sergey Rybachenko opened to 45,000 preflop and Kayhan Tugrul flat-called on the button. Pierre Sayegh reraised all in from the blinds for 268,000 more. Rybachenko folded but Tugrul quickly made the call.

Tugrul: {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}
Sayegh: {A-Clubs}{K-Spades}

The flop was {3-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{J-Clubs} which was no help for the Lebanese player but the {10-Clubs} turn gave him both a flush draw and straight draw but also gave Tugrul a set. The {9-Clubs} came on the river and Sayegh doubled back up, much to Tugrul's chagrin.

Player Chips Progress
Pierre Sayegh lb
Pierre Sayegh
690,000
345,000
345,000
Kayhan Tugrul tr
Kayhan Tugrul
500,000
-312,000
-312,000

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

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

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 {k-Hearts}{8-Hearts}. Turgul seemed happy with his call now and showed {a-Spades}{7-Diamonds}. The board ran out {5-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{4-Spades}{9-Spades} and Lahkov was busted.

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

Shoving Time for Droege

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

It was folded to Max Droege who completed the small blind. Kayan Tugrul wasn’t having that and raised to 60,000. Well Droege wasn’t having that either and moved all in. Turgal folded.

The next hand Alexey Rybin opened to 45,000, Albert Daher raised to 103,000 and from the button Droege was once again all in. The blinds folded, Rybin folded and Daher hard a long hard look at Droege who was listening to his music and nodding his head. Daher folded.

Picking up blinds and antes; staying in the game.

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

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

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: {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}
Rybachenko: {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}

The board came {Q-Spades}{A-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{J-Hearts} and like the others, Yamin got a round of applause from the rest of the players as well as some well-deserved handshakes.

Player Chips Progress
Sergey Rybachenko ru
Sergey Rybachenko
1,250,000
414,000
414,000
Kfir Yamin il
Kfir Yamin
Busted

Tags: Kfir YaminSergey Rybachenko

Tugrul Escapes

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

Kayhan Tugrul opened preflop to 45,000 before Alexey Rybin made it 115,000 a couple of seats down. Tugrul moved all in and Rybin snap-called.

Tugrul: {J-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}
Rybin: {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}

The flop came {4-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{A-Spades} and Tugrul confidently said, "It's coming on the river..." The {2-Diamonds} turn changed nothing but the {3-Clubs} made the straight and the players chopped up the pot.