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A big congratulations to Alexey Rybin, the champion of the 2013 bwin WPT Merit Cyprus Classic! The 33-year-old businessman from Moscow, Russia was the chip leader every single day of tournament and had a decent lead over his 5 opponents when the final table kicked off yesterday.

1 Pierre Sayegh 349,000 Lebanon
2 Alexey Rybin 2,698,000 Russia
3 Andrei Nikonov 1,280,000 Russia
4 Sergey Rybachenko 921,000 Russia
5 Albert Daher 1,595,000 Lebanon
6 Kayhan Tugrul 1,025,000 Turkey

Read more » Alexey Rybin Wins WPT Cyprus For $258,000

After four days of play, the final table of the World Poker Tour Merit Cyprus Classic Main Event is set! The final 6 players will return to play in about 1 hour and fight for a first place prize of $258,00!

The big favourite to take down the tournament is the 1 million+ chip leader Alexey Rybin who has led the tournament from start to finish Day 2, 3 and 4. The 33-year-old from Moscow, Russia has $483,503 in live tournament earnings and his best score so far is a 5th place finish at EPT San Remo in 2010 for $366,833 (Liv Boeree won the tournament). 

1 Pierre Sayegh 349,000 Lebanon
2 Alexey Rybin 2,698,000 Russia
3 Andrei Nikonov 1,280,000 Russia
4 Sergey Rybachenko 921,000 Russia
5 Albert Daher 1,595,000 Lebanon
6 Kayhan Tugrul 1,025,000 Turkey

Moscow police have shut down an illegal casino that was being operated on the premises of a former sugar refinery in central Moscow, the Interior Ministry said in an statement on Monday. The owners of the casino were making approximately 10 million rubles (around $300,000) a day, police said.

Read more » Illegal Casino Busted in Russia