Action was three-way with Edgar Yamin and Mahmod Hanif both all in against Karzan Hamarash.
Mahmod Hanif: 5?5?
Edgar Yamin: A?A?
Karzan Hamarash: K?K?
The board ran out 9?5?7?7?J?, leaving Hanif with a full house to crack aces and kings. Yamin survived by taking the side pot, while Hamarash was left very short.
After two days of late-night action were not enough to decide a winner at the Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series, the final 29 players will return for Day 3 of the $3,300 OPE Classic Cup.
Lebanon's Antoine Hasbani will bring the chip lead into the added day, which begins at 3 p.m. local time at the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino.
The field saw a total of 193 entries by the time late registration closed last night, creating a massive $532,680 prize pool. The top 23 will earn at least $5,110, as the money bubble will be the first order of business when players return to their seats today.
From there, it will be a race to the final table, where the big prizes will be up for grabs. The champion will earn the OPE Classic Cup title, along with the top prize of $132,000.
Top Ten Chip Counts
Place
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Antoine Hasbani
Lebanon
1,555,000
78
2
Walid Bou Habib
Lebanon
1,275,000
64
3
Konstantin Voromin
Russian Federation
1,275,000
64
4
Cenk Ogun
Netherlands
1,250,000
63
5
Roman Gadzhiev
Russian Federation
1,165,000
58
6
Iurii Saiapin
Russian Federation
1,085,000
54
7
Antoine Farhat
Lebanon
970,000
49
8
Mustafa Biz
Turkey
945,000
47
9
Jeremie Zouari
France
935,000
47
10
Fadi Nakhoul
Lebanon
910,000
46
Behind Hasbani, Walid Bou Habib and Konstantin Voromin sit in a tie for second spot with 64 big blinds.
Day 1 chip leader Cenk Ogun is still very much in contention, sitting in fourth place while Russia’s Roman Gadzhiev and Iurii Saiapin are the only other players above one million chips.
Antoine Farhat, Mustafa Biz, Jeremie Zouari and Fadi Nakhoul round out the top ten. WSOP bracelet winner Nikolay Fal sits in the middle of the pack, returning to action with 27 big blinds.
Nikolay Fal
$3,300 OPE Classic Cup Payouts
Place
Prize
Place
Prize
1
$132,000
8
$17,150
2
$90,000
9
$12,850
3
$60,000
10-12
$9,380
4
$41,500
13-15
$7,730
5
$32,500
16-18
$6,550
6
$26,500
19-21
$5,760
7
$21,700
22-23
$5,110
The added day will begin on Level 19, with blinds of 10,000/20,000 and a 20,000 big blind ante. Play will continue with 40-minute levels and breaks after every two hours until a winner is determined.
Don't miss any of the action as PokerNews continues live coverage of this high roller event at the Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series.
