Behrooz Sheibani has just doubled up through Michael Mizrachi, proving Mizrachi is actually beatable.
Sheibani opened the middle position then called as Mizrachi three-bet enough to put his opponent all-in. Sheibani showed 
and was up against the 
of Mizrachi.
Sheibani would go on to win the coinflip as the board ran out 
and he doubled to around 10,000. Meanwhile Mizrachi drops to 88,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
88,000
-32,000
|
-32,000 |
|
||
|
87,500
9,500
|
9,500 |
|
||
|
80,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
69,400
-2,900
|
-2,900 |
|
|
||
|
65,000
25,600
|
25,600 |
|
||
|
51,050
6,050
|
6,050 |
|
|
||
|
42,600
-1,700
|
-1,700 |
|
||
|
34,500
4,500
|
4,500 |
|
|
||
|
31,200
1,200
|
1,200 |
|
29,200
8,200
|
8,200 |
|
27,800
-4,700
|
-4,700 |
|
25,900
-4,100
|
-4,100 |
|
24,100
-2,100
|
-2,100 |
|
||
|
18,200
-9,800
|
-9,800 |
|
|
||
|
16,450
-1,550
|
-1,550 |
|
10,300
-3,700
|
-3,700 |
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Giuseppe Pantaleo fired a bet of 2,350 on a 
flop and only Nikolay Tyurin made the call to see the 
on the turn, which didn't seem to change much.
Tyurin checked and Pantaleo bet 4,900 but Tyurin moved all in for just over 20,000 - the Italian quickly beat him into the pot.
Tyurin: 
top pair, gutshot and flush draw.
Pantaleo: 
flopped straight.
The river was the 
and Tyurin improved his hand, but not by enough to survive.
Benjamin Pollak has been eliminated for the second time in the WPT Merit Cyprus Classic and will have to wait a little longer for his first WPT title.
His next shot to do that, on European soil, will be at the upcoming WPT Grand Prix de Paris on September 10.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Daniel 'jungleman12' Cates talks about receiving his funds back from Black Friday, and the challenges he's been putting himself up to lately, including a lot of yoga.
Zimnan Ziyard has been left nursing a short stack after running his pocket jacks into the kings of Christopher Thomson.
Thomson was in the cutoff and Ziyard the big blind when a preflop raising war broke out that resulted in Thomson being all-in. Thomson showed 
to Ziyard's 
and when the board ran out 
Thomason doubled up and Ziyard has a mighty task on his hands to rebuild his decimated stack.
It's not been a good last couple of levels for Michael Mizrachi. "The Grinder" was facing a 7,000 bet on the turn of an 
board against Noshrivan Gadeliya.
Mizrachi min-raised to 14,000 but Gadeliya quickly pushed for about 45,000 in total. The American folded and Gadeliya showed an ace to which Mizrachi replied with a nod and a thumbs up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
65,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
|
|
||
We are now halfway through proceedings here on Day 1b of the WPT Merit Cyprus Classic Main Event and that means only one thing; it is time for a 60-minute dinner break.
Rejoin us in around an hour's time when we will resume the coverage of the Main Event.
In the meantime, check out this video to see what you're missing out on by not being here!
Julio Belluscio continues to entertain, he tried a 5,250 bet on the river of an 
board against Johan Guilbert but the latter was not a believe and made the call.
Belluscio showed 
and Guilbert claimed this pot with a measly, but good enough, 
.
Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
