It's been a timid start to this level, first Andrei Nikonov gets a walk, then so does Sergey Rybachenko.
bwin WPT Merit Cyprus Classic
Level: 25
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000
Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,110,000
-588,000
|
-588,000 |
|
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2,090,000
670,000
|
670,000 |
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1,630,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
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1,370,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
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670,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Sergey Rybachenko opened again for 52,000 and got callers in Kayan Tugrul and Alexey Rybin. The flop was . Rybachenko continued for 82,000 and was called by Rybin, Tugrul folded. The turn was the
and the both checked. The river was the
again they checked and Rybachenko won with
against the
of Rybin.
Sergey Rybachenko opened from the button for 52,000 and Albert Daher moved all in. Tugrul seemed to think about calling but thought better of it as did Rybachenko and Daher scooped the pot.

Sergey Rybachenko opened to 50,000 from the button. Albert Daher made it 140,000 in the small blind and Rybachenko quickly responded by moving all in for 834,000 Daher made the call.
Rybachenko:
Daher:
The board came and Rybachenko doubled up, Daher has been crippled as a result.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,600,000
679,000
|
679,000 |
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630,000
-870,000
|
-870,000 |
Kayan Tugrul opened for 50,000 with Alexey Rybin called with
and Andrei Nikonov saw an opportunity to put the hurt on with a raise to 159,000 with
. That was good enough to win the pot.
Photos courtesy of the WPT






Kayhan Tugrul opened to 50,000 from UTG with and Alber Daher peeled in the big blind with
. The flop came
and Daher check-called a 55,000 bet. Both players checked the
turn before Daher opted for a check-raise bluff on the
river. Tugrul had bet 85,000 and quickly called Daher's raise to 265,000.
Albert Daher raised to 50,000 with preflop but Andrei Nikonov made it 139,000 with
in the small blind. Daher made the call to see an
flop. Nikonov bet 147,000 but Daher didn't try anything funky, deciding to give up his hand.