WPT Merit Cyprus Expecting Stellar Field

World Poker Tour’s first Main Event of Season 11 begins Saturday when players shuffle up and deal at the WPT Merit Cyprus Classic. With a $4,400 buy-in (including re-entry on Day 1B) and prize pool guaranteed to be worth at least $1 million, this fantastic tournament is bringing some of the game’s best – and…

Matt Clark
Aug 2, 2012

World Poker Tour’s first Main Event of Season 11 begins Saturday when players shuffle up and deal at the WPT Merit Cyprus Classic.

With a $4,400 buy-in (including re-entry on Day 1B) and prize pool guaranteed to be worth at least $1 million, this fantastic tournament is bringing some of the game’s best – and best known – players to the beautiful Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino. Among the pros scheduled to play are Chris Moorman, Daniel “Jungleman” Cates, Dominik Nitsche, Benjamin Pollak, two-tiime WPT Champion Tommy Vedes, and WPT World Championship winner Marvin Rettenmaier.

Come challenge these players on the felt and hang out with them at WPT Champions Club beach party on August 7, with music provided by famed DJ Eric Cubeechee.