Day 1b Update From Our Very Own Lynn Gilmartin
Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
Have a brief respite from the blankets of text updates we are providing, with this video from Lynn Gilmartin.
2012 World Poker Tour Merit Cyprus Classic
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Poker Tour Merit Cyprus Classic
Buy-in
$4,000
Prize Pool
$1,212,694
Entries
329
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
Much Abdo About Nothing
Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
The action folded around to Kelly Kim in the hijack seat and the man who finished eighth in the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event raised to 650. The action then folded to Naji Abdo in the big blind and he called.
The dealer placed the 
on the felt and Abdo check-called an 800 continuation-bet from Kim. That was the end of the betting as both players checked down the 
turn and 
river, Abdo winning the pot with his 
.
Power Serge
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Sergey Rybachenko is up to 32,000 - he's just eliminated Leandro Csome. We didn't see the latter's hand but only a board of 
and the Russian's winning 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000 |
Twist of Cates
Daniel Cates is playing a lot of hands but his chip stack doesn't seem to be going anywhere in particular. He'd fired 1,800 in a three-way pot with the first of his two opponents making it 4,000, the second opponent folded and Cates made the call.
Both players checked the turn before Cates quickly led out for 7,500 on the river. His opponent let out a very audible sigh and released his hand. Cates is back up to his starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 13,950 |
Samaha Straightens Finger
Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
Bernard Samaha has been on a slippery slope for the past couple of levels but he has earned himself a brief respite from losing his chips after he doubled up through Martin Finger.
Finger opened to 500 from the cutoff seat and then called the extra 1,000 when Samaha moved all-in from the big blind.
Finger:
Samaha:
The board ran out 
and Samaha won with an unlikely straight.
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Chip Counts Of The Rich And Famous
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 | |
|
83,000 | -22,000 |
|
78,000 | -2,000 |
|
72,300 | 30,300 |
|
45,000 | 15,000 |
|
44,300 | 19,600 |
|
39,400 | 9,400 |
|
34,600 | |
|
32,500 | 2,500 |
|
30,000 | -6,000 |
|
30,000 | |
|
26,200 | 10,500 |
|
21,000 | -9,000 |
|
18,000 | -19,000 |
|
|
16,050 | 2,900 |
|
14,000 | -11,300 |
Break Time
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Level 4 has been completed and that means the players have been sent on a 15-minute break.
The Michael Mizrachi Show
Yes, we know it's become mostly posts about one man over the last twenty minutes or so but Michael Mizrachi is now the chip leader with over 120,000. That's a 600BB stack.
He just won a huge pot where another player called his prefkio raise, "a substantial raise" as Mizrachi put it. Mizrachi was holding and set his opponent all in by the turn of the 
board, his opponent quickly calling with 
.
Mizrachi only had three outs, but duly pinged the on the river to hit the six-figure mark and overtake Martin Finger as the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000 | 70,000 |
Cazals Folds The Best Hand
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Aubin Cazals may have a World Series of Poker bracelet to his name but even the best in the business sometimes make mistakes.
We just caught him folding — and showing — on an 
board only to be shown 
of Mustafa Meryumoglu.
"I had the second best hand!" smiled Meryumoglu as he reaped in the chips.