Day 4 of WPT Merit Cyprus Classic is in the books and the WPT final table is now set. What started with a star-studded field of 329 players is now down to just six, all vying for their share of the $1,212,694 prizepool.
Leading the final table is Ran Azor, who has made his second WPT final table. His first effort was way back in 2009 when he finished runner-up to Yevgeniy Timoshenko in the $25,000 Seventh Annual Five Star World Poker Classic earning $1,446,265. He will start the final table with 2,405,000 in chips.
Possibly the biggest story is that of PartyPoker.com’s newest pro, Marvin Rettenmaier. The WPT Champions Club member has a shot at becoming the first ever back-to-back WPT Champion after his victory at WPT World Championships back in May.
The action ended with 19-minutes remaining of level 25 with blinds at 15,000/30,000 and a 5,000 ante. The average chip stack going to the final table is 1,645,000.
Here are the final chip counts
1. Ran Azor – 2,405,000 (Israel)
2. Artur Voskanyan – 2,003,000 (Russia)
3. Marvin Rettenmaier – 2,002,000 (Germany)
4. Kiryl Radzivonau – 1,865,000 (Belarus)
5. Victor Parashiv – 1,115,000 (Romania)
6. Joseph El Khoury – 435,000 (Lebanon)
Play resumes at 1pm tomorrow local time (GMT+2) with live streaming running at 30 minutes dela. So, coverage will start on the WPT Live Stream at 11.30am GMT. Commentary will be in English and hosted by Jesse May with guest commentators Dominik Nitsche, Daniel “Jungleman” Cates and Michael Mizrachi, pending availability.