Erik Cajelais Extends His Lead at the Top

Level 15: 1,500-3,000, 500 ante

Erik Cajelais has just extended his lead at the top to 600,000 chips. Igor Gurskiy raises to 12,000 on the button and Erik Cajelais calls. The flop is Jx 8x 2x (two hearts) and Cajelais check-jams after Gurskiy bets 12,000. Gurskiy makes the call, Cajelais turns over Q J for top pair and Gurskiy turns over Ax 5x (no hearts). It seems a strange call, but he told the table that he had misread his hand. The board bricked and Cajelais has another scalp on day 3 of the WPT Merit Cyprus Classic.

Sorted In: Erik Cajelais, Igor Gurskiy, Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino, Season XI
02:00 PM, 08/07/12

Igor Gurskiy Eliminates Baris Topkaya

Level 8: 300-600, 75 ante

Baris Topkaya's luck has finally run out and here is how it happened.

We joined the action on a flop of K K 3 and there are three players in the hand. Igor Gurskiy has checked from the big blind, Topkaya has over shoved the pot with a bet of 45,000 into a pot of 25,000, and the man in the tank is, of course, Chino Rheem.

"I like you so much man…you are so much fun," Rheem told Topkaya, "I am not even worried about you…I am worried about that man," said Rheem pointing to Gurskiy, "OK…you have it…I fold," said Rheem.

No sooner had Rheem's hand hit the muck than Gurskiy calls the shove.

"I told you…I told you," shouts Rheem.

Gurskiy turns over A K for the trips and Topkaya shows Q Q. The turn is the 5 and river 7 and Topkaya is out. Gurskiy is up to 120,000 chips and Rheem has lost his fighting buddy.

Sorted In: Chino Rheem, Baris Topkaya, Igor Gurskiy, Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino, Season XI
09:21 PM, 08/05/12