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The $1 million guaranteed WPT Prime Cyprus Championship kicked off just a few hours ago, but the poker action at the Chamada Prestige Hotel and Casino has already been in full swing.
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Several familiar faces have wasted no time entering the winner's circle, securing early victories here in North Cyprus.
Matthew Gray has been on a heater in 2025, and his streak continued here in Cyprus. After locking up three cashes at the Chamada January Festival for $13,400, he nearly matched that in one shot by shipping the $660 NLH Welcome Event for $13,000. The tournament drew 75 entries and built a $50,000 prize pool, with Gray outlasting Said Aksoy in heads-up to push his lifetime earnings past the $300,000 mark.
Speaking of Aksoy—he came thisclose to redemption in the $825 NLH Take-Off but had to settle for another runner-up finish. The title went to Tanju Karayiğit, who bulldozed through a 253-entry field to bank $40,000. 2013 EPT Barcelona champ Tom Middleton also got in on the action, finishing third for $21,000.
| Place | Player | Prize | Place | Player | Prize | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Gray | $13,000 | 1 | Tanju Karayiğit | $40,000 | ||
| 2 | Said Aksoy | $9,000 | 2 | Said Aksoy | $29,500 | ||
| 3 | Alper Cankurtaranli | $6,500 | 3 | Tom Middleton | $21,000 | ||
| 4 | Daniel Charlton | $5,000 | 4 | Nicos Sotiriu | $15,000 | ||
| 5 | Hakan Pamukcu | $4,000 | 5 | Davit Mikhanashvili | $10,560 | ||
| 6 | Hakan Sayar | $3,200 | 6 | Tomas Patka | $8,250 | ||
| 7 | Richard Hare | $2,500 | 7 | Daniel Charlton | $6,000 | ||
| 8 | Serdar Akbay | $1,900 | 8 | Kono Reiji | $4,500 | ||
| 9 | Adrián Govea | $1,400 | 9 | Dmitry Makharov | $3,500 |
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Philippe Souki, a familiar face from his eighth-place finish in the 2022 WSOP Main Event, is back in the winner’s circle after taking down the $440 NLH Turbo Bounty K.O. for $5,550 (plus a stack of bounties). The Brit outlasted 98 runners to claim the lion’s share of the $35,280 prize pool.
Daniel Charlton, also from the UK, made his third final table of the series but had to settle for seventh place and $850. Meanwhile, Chadi Rizk, who finished runner-up for $3,350, quickly bounced back to take down the $800 PLO 5 Card event for $18,000.
Meanwhile, Anil Olgun Özdemir came out on top in the $550 NLH Bounty ITM event, pocketing $11,000. Welcome Event champion Gray made another deep run, finishing seventh, while Sachin Joshi continued the British takeover with a runner-up finish.
| Place | Player | Prize | Place | Player | Prize | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philippe Souki | $5,550 | 1 | Anil Olgun Özdemir | $11,000 | ||
| 2 | Chadi Rizk | $3,350 | 2 | Sachin Joshi | $7,500 | ||
| 3 | Hakan Sayar | $2,350 | 3 | Pia Fransson | $5,250 | ||
| 4 | Konstantin Generalov | $1,650 | 4 | Ahmad Abdelhadi | $4,000 | ||
| 5 | Jacob Naumann | $1,250 | 5 | Yusuf Turanli | $3,000 | ||
| 6 | Marie Kabaki | $1,000 | 6 | Ruslan Maiseyenka | $2,350 | ||
| 7 | Daniel Charlton | $850 | 7 | Matthew Gray | $1,750 | ||
| 8 | Benjamin Boltes | $700 | 8 | Marat Shafigullin | $1,300 | ||
| 9 | Abaci Berker | $600 | 9 | Onur Unsal | $1,000 |
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Two of the biggest paydays of the early series went to Simone Pascucci and Ittai Zions. Pascucci banked $19,460 for his win in the $880 NLH Old School Event—his second Chamada title after a PLO Bounty victory last November.
Zion, on the other hand, crushed the $825 Mystery Bounty event, cashing in for a whopping $35,900 after conquering a stacked 502-entry field. This score more than tripled his Hendon Mob total, making it a breakout moment for the Israeli player.
| Place | Player | Prize | Place | Player | Prize | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simone Pascucci | $19,460 | 1 | Ittai Zions | $35,900 | ||
| 2 | Cenk Nigbolu | $13,000 | 2 | Joshua Marquardt | $22,000 | ||
| 3 | Huseyin Akgul | $8,800 | 3 | Johnny Sawma | $15,000 | ||
| 4 | Baris Topuz | $6,200 | 4 | Rafael Wadl | $11,000 | ||
| 5 | Koray Korkmaz | $4,500 | 5 | Sachin Joshi | $8,250 | ||
| 6 | Maroun Sily | $3,400 | 6 | Hakan Pamukchu | $6,500 | ||
| 7 | Ruslan Maiseyenka | $2,700 | 7 | Iman Ghashayar | $5,000 | ||
| 8 | Suleyman Ciftsuren | $2,200 | 8 | Baris Topuz | $4,000 | ||
| 9 | Stylianos Papanyoniou | $1,900 | 9 | Necolai Macovei | $3,200 |
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Closing out the early results, Sener Senol and Davit Mikhanashvili put on a show in the turbo streets. Senol banked $8,084 after outlasting 67 others in the $440 NLH Speed Up event.
Mikhanashvili, the $550 Monster Stack Speed victor, locked up his second cash of the series, adding $21,195 to the $10,560 he earned from a fifth-place finish in the Welcome Event. Not a bad haul in just a few days.
| Place | Player | Prize | Place | Player | Prize | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sener Senol | $8,084 | 1 | Davit Mikhanashvili | $21,195 | ||
| 2 | Mert Hadioglu | $5,400 | 2 | Joseph El-Khoury | $14,100 | ||
| 3 | Marios Pavlou | $3,600 | 3 | Kaner Zuhat | $10,300 | ||
| 4 | Daniel Fantoli | $2,500 | 4 | Mihai David | $7,700 | ||
| 5 | Jacob Naumann | $1,800 | 5 | Andrew Hawkins | $5,900 | ||
| 6 | Emile Abi-Daher | $1,400 | 6 | Aykut Emir | $4,460 | ||
| 7 | Claude Bedran | $1,100 | 7 | Mihai Taizs | $3,440 | ||
| 8 | Tudor Purice | $900 | 8 | Kaan Cinitas | $2,660 | ||
| 9 | Aaron Renjit | $800 | 9 | Pavlos Pavlou | $2,100 |
So far, WPT Prime Cyprus has paid out $761,177, with tournament winners grabbing a combined $172,189. Here’s how the events have shaped up:
| Event | Buy-in | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Places Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLH Welcome Event | $660 | 75 | $50,000 | Matthew Gray | $13,000 | 11 |
| NLH Take-Off | $825 | 253 | $183,488 | Tanju Karayiğit | $40,000 | 35 |
| NLH Turbo Bounty K.O. | $440 | 98 | $35,280 | Philippe Souki | $5,550 | 11 |
| NLH Bounty ITM | $550 | 117 | $52,640 | Anil Olgun Özdemir | $11,000 | 15 |
| PLO 5 Card | $800 | 82 | $61,500 | Chadi Rizk | $18,000 | 12 |
| NLH Old School Event | $880 | 85 | $61,190 | Simone Pascucci | $19,460 | 11 |
| NLH Mystery Bounty | $825 | 502 | $200,000 | Ittai Zions | $35,900 | 64 |
| NLH Speed Up | $440 | 68 | $26,384 | Senol Sener | $8,084 | 10 |
| NLH Monster Stack Speed | $550 | 187 | $90,695 | Davit Mikhanashvili | $21,195 | 24 |
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