2009 WPT Merit Cyprus Classic

WPT Merit Cyprus Classic Championship
Day: 3
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

Joe Cassidy Eliminated

We're not sure what the action was on the turn of a {6-Spades} {5-Hearts} {8-Diamonds} {9-Spades} board in a pot between Joe Cassidy and Zorlu Menderes. What we do know is that there were roughly 70,000 chips pulled into the middle, and Menderes had another 60,000 in front of him, across the betting line.

A quick count of Cassidy's stack showed that if he called the bet, he would be all in. He tanked for about two minutes, then announced a call. He turned to Nenad Medic and said, "I could be dead." He wasn't quite dead, but pretty close. Menderes showed {A-Hearts} {7-Hearts}, having turned the gutshot straight. That left Cassidy and his {A-Spades} {8-Hearts} looking for a seven on the river for a chop. He didn't get it. The river fell {5-Spades} and a dejected Cassidy went to conduct a post-mortem exam of the hand with Layne Flack.

Tags: Joe CassidyZorlu Menderes