Ivelin Kolev has claimed the title at the WPT Prime Cyprus Championship, taking home $171,600 after topping the field at the $1,100 buy-in event held at Chamada Prestige Hotel & Casino.
Kolev outlasted Said Tahar in heads-up play to secure the victory. Tahar earned $100,000 for his runner-up finish. Joseph El Khoury rounded out the top three, collecting $74,000 after bowing out in third place.
Andreas Christodoulo took fourth place and received $56,000, while Johan Storakers finished fifth for $42,500. Bora Kurtulus exited in sixth, earning $32,000, and Sergiu Cornea followed in seventh for $24,800. Ismail Yagci rounded out the official final table in eighth place, picking up $19,300.
Along with the first-place prize money, Kolev also received a $10,400 seat to the WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas in December. PokerNews reported that Kolev had previously won an event at PokerStars EPT Barcelona in August, a result that earned him $44,570.
Originally reported by PokerNews.
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