Andrey Lutsenko has won the Merit Mediterranean Poker Cup, besting 220 opponents for the first major live poker tournament victory of his career. Lutsenko earned a little over 110K USD for his efforts.
2008 WSOP November Niner Kelly Kim was eighth in the event, collecting over 48K in the process. Kim has had a few scores in Cyprus since his WSOP final table.
Anzor Makhtsev - who finished third at the 2011 Merit Winterfest - finished in third position as well in this event.
TOP 10 PAYOUTS (USD) Andrey Lutsenko $110,643 Shamil Malaev $88,993 Anzor Makhtsev $68,783 Sergey Malyavko $60,447 Chadi Oleji $57,284 Kelly Kim $48,527 Kemal Sevevi $41,385 Ilker Beykoz $37,053 Nikolay Turin $16,399 Ara Melkistian $13,180 RELATED POSTS >> KOSMADAKIS WINS WINTERFEST | PTPR CHALLENGER EVENT Merit Mediterranean Poker Cup NLH Main Event May 5-7, 2012 Merit Poker Club | Cyprus Buy-in: $3,300 | Prizepool: $642,051 Entries: 221 PTPR POINTS DISTRIBUTION ANDREY LUTSENKO 35 SHAMIL MALAEV 18 ANZOR MAKHTSEV 10 SERGEY MALYAVKO 8 CHADI OLEJI 5 |
