The World Poker Tour (WPT) is returning to the Chamada Status Resort & On line casino not as soon as however twice earlier than the tip of the 12 months. The information will probably be welcomed by these affected by the WPT Prime Cyprus Championship cancellation earlier this 12 months.
WPT Cyprus runs August 12-24, with a $3,500 buy-in WPT Cyprus Championship scheduled for August 19-24. This occasion boasts a $2 million assured prize pool.
When the WPT final ran a $3,500 buy-in Essential Occasion in Cyprus, it attracted 775 entrants and paid out $2,402,500. Georgia’s Ilia Kitsbabashvili was the final man standing. He took residence a career-best $401,100 lower than every week after taking down a $1,100 No-Restrict Maintain’em Freezeout and a $1,100 Pot-Restrict Omaha Bounty occasion on the identical pageant for a mixed $49,680.
The rescheduled $1,100 WPT Prime Cyprus Championship occasion will now happen between October 15-19, that includes a $1 million assured prize pool. It’s the showpiece of the WPT Prime Cyprus pageant, which runs October 7-19.
WPT CEO Adam Pliska is trying ahead to returning to Cyprus.
“Cyprus has turn into an more and more widespread vacation spot for worldwide poker gamers, and we’re thrilled to return with not only one however two main festivals throughout Season 24. The crew at Chamada Status Resort & On line casino continues to offer an impressive participant expertise, and we look ahead to crowning new WPT and WPT Prime champions later this 12 months.”
March 2025 was the final time the Chamada Status Resort & On line casino hosted a $1,100 WPT Prime occasion. On that event, 1,391 gamers created a $1,349,270 prize pool. Algerian Omar Lakhdari got here out on high and took residence $200,830 after defeating Turkey’s Atilla Saracoglu ($125,000) heads-up.
WPT postponed the $1,100 WPT Prime Cyprus Championship because of the conflict in Iran. The occasion was scheduled to run March 5-9, however the escalating battle within the Center East resulted in WPT pulling the plug on the occasion. An announcement on the time, posted on the social media platform X, learn:
“The World Poker Tour is carefully following the evolving scenario within the Jap Mediterranean area and surrounding areas. As a result of ongoing flight cancellations and journey uncertainties, WPT crew members are unable to attend the occasion. Consequently, the $1,100 WPT Prime Cyprus Championship occasion will probably be postponed and rescheduled at a later date.
“The present remaining pageant of occasions will proceed as deliberate with the complete assist of the skilled on-site crew at Chamada Status Resort & Spa. The revised schedule will proceed to incorporate a $1,100 buy-in No-Restrict Maintain’em occasion as a part of the pageant.”
The $1,100 buy-in occasion that changed the postponed WPT Prime Cyprus Championship went forward as promised. The Chamada Status Essential Occasion attracted a 1,114-strong area who assist construct a $1,080,580 prize pool.
Germany’s Frank Kooopman took residence $178,580 after leaving all these entrants in his wake, together with runner-up Szymon Politowski and Miroslav Rizov, who obtained $129,000 and $100,000, respectively.
Matthew Pitt
Senior Editor
