Main Event
Day 4 Completed
2012 World Poker Tour Merit Cyprus Classic
Main Event
Day: 4
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
Over Ran! Ran Azor Leads WPT Cyprus Final Table
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Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
And with that, we have our final table for the WPT here in Cyprus and although Erik Cajelais started today as the chip leader, he never really got going enough to increase his stack and ended up becoming our final table bubble when he lost a flip against Marvin Rettenmaier. However, it's Israeli Ran Azor who, managed to win the Merit Middle East Poker Championship 2011 in this very hotel last year, will be going into the final table as the chip leader, having had a yo-yo session
The German led a charmed life today, winning crucial pots with 
against the 
of Ran Azor for his tournament life. Later on he also managed to knock out Wahlid Bou Habib with 
against 
for a million plus chip pot. All in all, it still leaves Rettenmaier handily placed to become the first ever back to back WPT champion which would be a stunning achievement.
Joseph El Khoury is the short stack, while Victor Paraschiv, Kiryl Radzivonau and Artur Voskanyan all held the chip lead at some point during today, so we're expecting a real battle tomorrow.
The final table will start at 1pm and there will be a live stream featuring commentary from the legendary Jesse May. We'll see you then!
| Seat | Name | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph El Khoury | 435,000 |
| 2 | Victor Paraschiv | 1,115,000 |
| 3 | Kiryl Radzivonau | 1,865,000 |
| 4 | Marvin Rettenmaier | 2,020,000 |
| 5 | Artur Voskanyan | 2,030,000 |
| 6 | Ran Azor | 2,405,000 |
Erik Cajelais Eliminated in 7th Place ($43,690)
Ladies and gentlemen we have our six final table members after Erik Cajelais was sent to the rail in seventh place.
Cajelais opened to 60,000 on the button and when the action passed to Marvin Rettenmaier in the big blind, Rettenmaier moved all-in. Cajelais made the call and turned over 
, which was in a coinflip against the 
of his German opponent.
Cajelais flopped the world when the first three cards came down 
and gained even more outs o the 
turn. But somehow he missed the plethora of cards that would have helped him when the 
landed on the river, and with that a disappointed Cajelais left the table and our final table was set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,020,000 | 720,000 |
|
Busted |
Walid Bou Habib Eliminated In 8th Place ($35,020)
Walid Bou Habib has become our eighth place finisher in rather cruel circumstances too.
A preflop raising war resulted in Bou Habib being all-in with 
against Marvin Rettenmaier's 
. Bou Habib stood from his chair as soon as the flop was dealt and when you see it, it is easy to see why. The 
flop was almost perfect for Rettenmaier and when the turn and river were the 
and 
respectively, it was game over for Bou Habib.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000 | 600,000 |
|
Busted |
No Khourynation Yet
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Joseph El Khoury is looking like the man most in trouble at the moment, he called a 55,000 bet against Victor Paraschiv on a flop of 
but then folded to a 110,000 bet on the 
turn.
El Khoury has about 400,000 left.
Rettenmaier Gets Hit By Ran's Junk
Marvin Rettenmaier just opened three pots in the row from the small blind, button and cutoff respectively. He won the first two but Ran Azor, who does not like to fold his big blind, made the call in the third.
Both players checked the 
flop before Azor led out for 50,000 on the turn, Rettenmaier made the call and both players checked the 
river.
Azor showed 
and quickly picked up the pot with his full house, Rettenmaier afforded himself a smile.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000 | 400,000 |
|
|
700,000 | -100,000 |
Chips. Om Nom Nom. (full)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,200,000 | -200,000 |
|
1,650,000 | -70,000 |
|
1,590,000 | -60,000 |
|
|
1,100,000 | -100,000 |
|
894,000 | |
|
|
810,000 | -110,000 |
|
|
800,000 | -50,000 |
|
|
775,000 | 225,000 |
Rettenmaier Three-Bet Shoves
Walid Bou Habib opened to 65,000 under the gun and when the action folded around the the current WPT World Championship champion Marvin Rettenmaier, he moved all-in for 700000.
Bou Habib tanked before send his cards back to the dealer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
850,000 | -171,000 |
Cajelais Doubles Up
Erik Cajelais moved all in for 370,000 from the small blind, Kiryl Radzivonau asked for a count in the big blind before announcing a call.
Cajelais: 
Radzivonau: 
The flop was 
and Cajelais lightly tapped the table with a smile, it almost looked like he could be celebrating too early when the came on the turn but the river was the 
and trip eights sent the Canadian back into the hunt, he's still the shortest stack though.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,100,000 | -300,000 |
|
|
750,000 | 200,000 |
Level: 25
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000