2012 World Poker Tour Merit Cyprus Classic

Main Event
Day: 3
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

El Sayed Wins Massive Coinflip

In order to win poker tournaments you have to win your crucial coinflips and that is exactly what Sam El Sayed just did.

Marvin Rettenmaier opened to 10,500 from middle position and [Removed:2], to his immediate left, smooth-called. am El Sayed was next to act and he raised to 21,500, forcing out everyone except Maksoud.

Maksoud glanced at El Sayed before moving all-in and El Sayed snap-called.

El Sayed: {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}
Maksoud: {Q-Hearts}{j-Hearts}

El Sayed stood from his seat and removed his sunglasses as the flop came down {a-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}, keeping the former WPT Amneville champion in front. The turn was the {5-Spades} and El Sayed caught a third ten on the river to improve to a unnecessary full house.

Player Chips Progress
Sam El Sayed
Sam El Sayed
322,000
152,000
152,000
WPT 1X Winner
[Removed:2]
[Removed:2]
125,000
-89,000
-89,000

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