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The newly renovated Merit Crystal Cove resort in North Cyprus will host the Mediterranean Poker Party from September 17-27, headlined by a $5,400 buy-in Main Event carrying a $5 million guarantee.
Organized by Merit Poker, the series will feature dozens of tournaments and is expected to distribute more than $10 million in guaranteed prize pools overall.
Other notable events include the $2 million guaranteed Global Poker Championship, the $1 million guaranteed Merit Poker Cup, and two mystery bounty tournaments — a $2,200 Luxon Pay event and a $3,300 Paradise event — each guaranteeing $500,000. A $1,500 Mini Main Event will also carry a $500,000 guarantee, alongside smaller specialty tournaments such as a Senior’s event, a Women’s event, and a PLO 5 Double Board Bomb Pot mixed-game tournament.
The Main Event will unfold over four starting flights beginning September 23, with a winner to be crowned on September 26. Satellites will give players a chance to qualify for as little as $800.
Last year’s edition drew 1,196 entries for a $5,740,800 prize pool. Austria’s Daniel Thaller won the title after a three-way deal with England’s Timothy Chung and Cyprus native Andreas Mavromoustakis, earning $786,670. Other finalists included Romania’s Razvan Sabau, Russia’s Garik Tamasian, and Poland’s Dawid Smolka.
Cyprus’s Evagoras Evagorou, who made a deep run to ninth place in this year’s WSOP Main Event for $1 million, could also make an appearance. PokerNews will provide live coverage of both the Main Event and the Global Poker Championship from the venue.
