Azor Spot
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Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
It's all still really subdued here, Walid Bou Habib fired out a 42,000 bet on a board reading 
but then meekly folded when Ran Azor made it 108,000 behind him.
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
El Khoury Three-Bets All-in
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
We have not really mentioned the name Joseph El Khoury very much on Day 4 and that is due to a combination of factors. One is he is short-stacked and has resigned himself to playing shove-or-fold poker and the other is that he is also rather tight.
He just added a few vital chips to his stack after he three-bet all-in for 252,000 when Ran Azor opened to 32,000. Azor looked like he was genuinely considering a call but his cards found their way back to the dealer.
El Khoury has shoved a few times over the past few levels and is yet to be looked up but he is also yet to show his pushing range too.
Huge Double Up For Paraschiv
Victor Paraschiv has just found a much needed double up and is now close to 1,000,000 in chips.
The action folded to him on the button and he made an overly large raise of 46,000. Walid Bou Habib three-bet to 116,000 and after three minutes Paraschiv four-bet to 208,000. A full five minutes later Bou Habib moved all-in and Paraschiv acted extremely quickly and snap-called.
Bou Habib: 
Paraschiv: 
Paraschiv was nicely in front and he stayed that was as the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
-690,000
|
-690,000 |
|
950,000
469,000
|
469,000 |
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,320,000
147,000
|
147,000 |
|
1,300,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
1,210,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
||
|
1,200,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
1,150,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
950,000
207,000
|
207,000 |
|
|
900,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
670,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
420,000
-255,000
|
-255,000 |
|
245,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
190,000
-271,000
|
-271,000 |
|
||
Marv-ellous
Marvin Rettenmaier pushed all in over the top of a Sam El Sayed raise and after a moment, the latter made the call.
Rettenmaier: 
El Sayed: 
The German was in trouble but the board came 
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,000,000
-210,000
|
-210,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
400,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
|
||
Bou Habib Makes A Big Fold
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Walid Bou Habib opened to 35,000 from the cutoff and usually this would take down the blinds and antes without much of a fight; but not this time.
On this occasion he found callers in the shape of Erik Cajelais (button), Ran Azor (small blind) and Joseph El Khoury (big blind). The quartet shared a flop reading 
and the action checked around Cajelais who bet 48,000. Azor and Bou Habib called and it was three-handed to the turn.
Again it was checked to Cajelais and he bet once more, this time increasing the size to 120,000. Azor paused for a few moments before moving all-in, covering both players. Bou Habib tank folded and Cajelias mucked his hand.
Bou Habib showed 
for top pair and a flush draw, a hand many of his table mates thought he should go with.
El Khoury Catches the River
Joseph El Khoury has been the short stack for some time now but he's just managed a double up when he was all in with 
against Victor Paraschiv's 
on a 
flop, the 
turn put Paraschiv ahead but the on the river gave El Khoury a straight to survive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
800,000
-350,000
|
-350,000 |
|
|
500,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
The Rettenmaier / El Sayed Battle Continues
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Sam El Sayed and Marvin Rettenmaier have been involved in a number of pots recently, with each taking it in turns to take each other's chips.
In a hand a few minutes ago El Sayed moved all-in on a 
board after Rettenmaier had bet 136,000 leaving just 140,000 behind and when Rettenmaier made the fold El Sayed showed him !
Now Rettenmaier has some of those chips back after having bets called on the turn and river of a 
board whilst holding 
to El Sayed's 
.
Break Time
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Players on a short break.
Level: 23
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000