2012 World Poker Tour Merit Cyprus Classic

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2012 World Poker Tour Merit Cyprus Classic

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j9
Prize
$287,784
Event Info
Buy-in
$4,000
Prize Pool
$1,212,694
Entries
329
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Andrey Shatilov Climbs To The Top

Andrey Shatilov, the man who won the GSOP Live Grand Final back in April, is our new chip leader her in Cyprus. We just visited his table to see him armed with almost two complete 20-stacks of 10,000 chips!

We witnessed him open to 6,000 from the button and Chino Rheem make the call from the big blind. The flop fell {a-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}, Rheem lead for 11,000 and Shatilov made the call.

The {5-Diamonds} turn put a potential flush out there and Rheem checked its arrival. Shatilov set the price to play at 25,000 and Rheem did not take long to get out of there.

"If you had an ace it was good," said Rheem before adding, "Damn those black queens! Did you have an ace?"

"Maybe," came the reply.

Player Chips Progress
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Andrey Shatilov
430,000
230,000
230,000

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