bwin WPT Merit Cyprus Classic

Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info

bwin WPT Merit Cyprus Classic

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a5
Prize
$258,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$4,000
Prize Pool
$1,000,000
Entries
262
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

Albert Daher Eliminated in 2nd Place ($160,200)

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Alexey Rybin and Albert Daher embrace.
Alexey Rybin and Albert Daher embrace.

Albert Daher opened for 120,000 on the button with {k-Spades}{9-Clubs}, Alexey Rybin moved all in from the big blind with {a-Spades}{5-Hearts} and Daher made the call. The flop came {10-Hearts}{7-Spades}{a-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{2-Clubs} and Daher’s hopes were ended. We had a new WPT Cyprus champion in Alexey Rybin.

Perhaps Daher’s call with the {k-Spades}{9-Clubs} was a reflection of the frustration at how the last half hour had played out. He had made a hero call with top pair against Rybin’s turn shove earlier and that was the key pot heads up. The main story will rightly be about Rybin leading the tournament all the way, but huge credit must go to Daher for the way he has played throughout the tournament and some of the amazing decisions he made in marginal spots.

Congratulations on second place Daher.

Player Chips Progress
Alexey Rybin ru
Alexey Rybin
WPT 1X Winner
7,860,000 700,000
Albert Daher lb
Albert Daher
Busted