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