Cyprus
181 players took part of the main event of this Full Tilt Poker Merit Cyprus Classic. Among those players, a lot of famous names as Carter Phillips, Sorel Mizzi -Team Titan Pro – , David Benyamine, Nicolas Chouity, Chino Rheem, Sam Trickett -Team Titan Pro -, Eric Cajelais, Michael Mizrachi, John Dolan, John Racener, Antonio Esfandiari, Soren Kongsgaard or Perica Bukara.
After 4 long days of exciting poker, Andreas Krause qualified to the final table where he came into with the fourth stack in chips.
Seat 1: Mathieu Clavet – 940 000 chips
Seat 2: Zsolt Vasvenszki – 1 885 000
Seat 3: Ahmet Ucali – 420 000
Seat 4: Hakan Dalokay – 266 000
Seat 5: Van Marcus – 1 436 000
Seat 6: Andreas Krause – 849 000
And finally, after a long day battling hard, the german poker pro takes home not only the bracelet but also the 415 780 $ prize money.
Krause is no stranger to winnings, having enjoyed many good results since he started his carrer in 1999. His largest live cash until this one was his second
place in the 3 000 $ Vienna Spring Poker Festival 2007 for 125 678 $ prize. After his success in Cyprus, Andreas Klause totalizes more than 2 millions $.
Final Results:
Winner: Andreas Krause 415,780 $
2nd: Mathieu Clavet 285,850 $
3rd: Van Marcus 162,415 $
4th: Zsolt Vasvenszki 90,950 $
5th: Ahmet Ucali 68,215 $
6th: Hakan Dalokay 55,220 $
7th: Nanos Koustantinos 42,230 $
8th: Georges Hanna 29,235 $
9th: Kari Somer 20,795 $
10th: Foivos Pettas 15,590 $
11th: Chris Karagulleyan 15,590 $
12th: David Benyamine 15,590 $
13th: Manig Loeser 14,290 $
14th: Jeff Hakim 14,290 $
15th: Kfir Yamin 14,290 $
16th: Kelly Kim 12,995 $
17th: Yılmaz Oguz 12,995 $
18th: Eric Mizrachi 12,995 $
Tags: Andreas Krause, Full Tilt Poker Merit Cyprus Classic, winner
