2009 WPT Merit Cyprus Classic

WPT Merit Cyprus Classic Championship
Day: 2
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Event Info

2009 WPT Merit Cyprus Classic

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
7♥7♦
Prize
$579,165
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
181
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Bring on Day 2

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Good morning from the beautiful Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino in northern Cyprus. The weather outside is a bit cooler today than it's been in recent days, but not enough to deter many of the assembled players from a quick morning stop at the beach for a swim in the Mediterranean Sea.

We had 181 runners over the two Day 1 flights of this $10,000 poker tournament. 125 of them will be rejoining us today to continue the inexorable march towards the final table. Here's how the top four stacks shape up:

John Tabatabai - 178,275
Phil Gordon - 157,400
Jan Skampa - 156,975
Ludovic Lacay - 140,700

These four players are well ahead of the field, which brings an average stack of about 58,000 into play today.

The action this morning will start with a color-up and race-off of the T25 black chips. Once that's completed cards will be in the air, probably in about thirty minutes, just after noon local time. See you then.