Break Time!
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Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Players are on their first break of the day.
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
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
New Players
A few more big names have joined us during the break including Chris Moorman and Zimnan Ziyard who've chosen to re-entry after not going so well yesterday.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
Cazals And El Sayed Clash
Sam El Sayed and Aubin Cazals are seated directly next to each other and it will not be long before they are involved in a huge pot; mark our words!
They just clashed over on Table 4 when Cazals opened from the cutoff to 500. El Sayed three-bet from the button to 1,525 and Cazals made the call. The pair shared a 
flop and both players checked. The turn was the 
and again both players checked, which is exactly what happened when the 
fell on the river.
Cazals revealed his 
whilst El Sayed took down the pot with his 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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42,000
7,200
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7,200 |
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37,000
-400
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-400 |
Pantaleo Caught Out
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
Giuseppe Pantaleo is a player who can show up with any two cards at any time but none of his table mates expected to see his holding in the hand that just took place over on Table 2.
Pantaleo was under the gun and he opened to 500 and was the only caller when Joseph El Khoury — to Pantaleo's immediate left — three-bet to 1,200. Pantaleo then check-called a 1,800 bet on a 
flop, then both players checked the 
turn.
The river was a second deuce, the 
and now Pantaleo lead out with a bet of 1,950 but El Khoury made the call.
El Khoury tabled 
whilst Pantaleo cold only muster 
. Ooops!
A Picture Speaks A Thousand Words
Here are some photos from around the vast tournament area.
You're Fayad
Ghassan Fayad was not happy, he'd wanted to bet on an 
flop but the dealer had thought the action had been checked around and put out a 
on the turn.
Fayad protested that he hadn't checked and tournament director Matt Savage came over and ruled that Fayad could bet, the would be shuffled back into the deck and could be potential river card. Fayad bet 3,250 and his opponent Shamil Malaev flat-called.
The was left exposed and instead the 
came out on the turn, Fayad bet 6,000 and Malaev again made the call. Now the was shuffled back into the deck but the river was the 
.
Fayad shoved his remaining 17,000 in the middle and Malaev shrugged and made the call. Fayad showed 
for a rivered two pair but Malaev flipped 
for flopped top two pair to eliminate him.
Malaev has about 67,000 now as a result.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted |
Nitsche Not Gazing at the Abyss
Dominik Nitsche is having a much better day than yesterday, according to his Twitter account, he's up to 80,000 after having 
crack .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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80,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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Chouity Helps Himself To Multi-Way Pot
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
We joined the action on a 
flop and saw Gaelle Baumann (big blind), Khalil Tawil (two to her left), Nicolas Chouity (to Tawil's direct left) and Turker Baloglu (button) all with 1,200 in chips in front of them.
The dealer burned a card and put out the 
turn, Baumann checked, Tawil checked, Chouity bet 2,525 and only Tawil decided to make the call making it heads-up to the river.
Tawil checked again but Chouity did not slow down. Instead he bet 4,300 and Tawil mucked his hand.
Chouity re-entered the Main Event on Day 1b after busting out relatively early on yesterday's Day 1a.
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25