Only 45 players remain in the hunt for victory in the $3,500 WPT Cyprus Championship. Today, they will take their seats with a clear objective: to secure a spot at the final table. With a total of 520 entries, players are competing for shares of the guaranteed $2,000,000 prize pool.
Leading the pack is German chipleader Niko Koop, closely followed by Sergiu Cornea. However, other dangerous contenders like Weiran Pu (1,185,000) and Hossein Ensan (550,000) are also in the mix.
Current Top 10 Player Standings After Day 2:
|
Rank |
Player |
Stack |
|
1. |
Niko Koop |
1,750,000 |
|
2. |
Sergiu Cornea |
1,720,000 |
|
3. |
Anatoly Suvorov |
1,400,000 |
|
4. |
Weiran Pu |
1,185,000 |
|
5. |
Ara Melkistian |
1,170,000 |
|
6. |
Ido Fine |
1,040,000 |
|
7. |
Ahmad Abdelhadi |
925,000 |
|
8. |
Mehdi Yazdanpanah |
920,000 |
|
9. |
Ali Moein |
900,000 |
|
10. |
Rayan El Jawhari |
865,000 |
The future champion will not only take home an exclusive trophy but also a $368,900 prize. Additionally, the first-place prize includes a $10,400 entry into the prestigious WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.
|
Position |
Prize |
|
1st place |
$368,900* |
|
2nd place |
$238,000 |
|
3rd place |
$175,000 |
|
4th place |
$130,000 |
|
5th place |
$97,000 |
|
6th place |
$73,000 |
|
7th place |
$56,500 |
|
8th place |
$44,000 |
|
9th – 10th place |
$36,000 |
|
11th – 12th place |
$30,000 |
|
13th – 15th place |
$25,000 |
|
16th – 19th place |
$21,200 |
|
20th – 23rd place |
$17,800 |
|
24th – 31st place |
$15,000 |
|
32nd – 39th place |
$12,600 |
|
40th – 45th place |
$10,600 |
Sources: WPT, YouTube