2009 WPT Merit Cyprus Classic

WPT Merit Cyprus Classic Championship
Day: 1b
Event Info

2009 WPT Merit Cyprus Classic

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
77
Prize
$579,165
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
181
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Torelli Knocked Down and then Out

Busting out of the WPT Merit Cyprus Classic is NOT on Alec Torelli's '25 by 25' list
Busting out of the WPT Merit Cyprus Classic is NOT on Alec Torelli's '25 by 25' list
Alec Torelli has just been done in by Engin Sancalctaroglu, the result of two hands that took place in a span of about five minutes.

In the first, Torelli failed to push Sancalctaroglu off his {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts} by moving all over the top of a preflop reraise holding {J-Diamonds}{10-Spades}. "You're good," Torelli told Sancalctaroglu as he tabled his bluff. A nine-high board followed and Sancalctaroglu took down the pot -- worth just over 60,000 in chips -- on the strength of his ace-high.

Minutes later, a visibly frustrated Torelli opened with a raise to 6,500 -- not quite his entire stack, but most of it -- and Sancalctaroglu came over the top with a 15,000 reraise, which was more than enough to put Torelli all in. A call was made and Torelli tabled a meager {A-Clubs}{8-Clubs}, which was dominated by Sancalctaroglu's {A-Spades}{10-Clubs}. The board filled out {4-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} and once again, ace-high was good enough for Sancalctaroglu, who now sits with just over 70,000 in chips.

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