At the end of Day 2 at the WPT Merit Classic Poker Tournament in Cyprus, Nenad Medic is the unconfirmed name at the top of the leaderboard, more info to come shortly.

After Day2 of some great poker at the Merit poker classic in North Cyprus John Tabatabai is still in front, closely followed by FullTilt pro Phil Gordon.

As day two of the Merit Classic WPT Poker tournament kicks off in Northern Cyprus, (actually day 1b), here is a quick video by Pokernews.com from the 2009 WPT Cyprus:
Lynn Gilmartin is the one asking the question Antonio ‘The magician’ Esfandiari is answering them.

The WPT in Cyprus started today and of the ninety one players who either won a seat or paid the $10,300 buy in competiting on day one(a), 63 were still in there fighting.

The WPT Cyprus Poker Tournament event at the Merit Hotel & Casino in Northern Cyprus is just days away now and the island is buzzing with excitement. The Cyprus Poker Network has the full tournament schedule.

We at the Cyprus Poker Network are always on the lookout for the best new tournaments and Titan poker is one online poker site you may not have tried.
Recently they have been organising some great online and offline table tournaments.
Here is a rundown of some heading your way…

As the World Poker Tournament in Cyprus is just days away. We look at some of the stars heading to this beautiful island to compete for the huge first prize pot.

Probably the most famous professional heading to the WPT in Cyprus is Howard Lederer.
This year alone, the Poker legend has won over $5 million in tournament prize money, but did you know these things about Howard?

Gloria Gaynor’s is coming to Northern Cyprus with a special show at the Rocks casino & Hotel.The disco diva credited as bringing disco to the masses with hits including “Never Can Say Goodbye” and “Reach Out, I’ll Be There” will be appearing at the Rocks Hotel in Kyrenia on Saturday the 15th August.

We just found out about another big money tournament happening at the Merit Casino in Kyrenia, North Cyprus
Not for the faint-hearted there is a $500 + 40 buy in to the Texas Hold-em Tournament. And with unlimited re-buys during the first hour there is going to be a huge big pot to be won.
The tournament starts on Saturday 8th August at 2:00pm
Add on available at the end of first hour $500 / 5000chips or
$1000 / 10,000 chips
Starting stack of 5,000 chips with blinds increasing every 30 minutes.
Plus accomodation at the …

For those of you looking for a fast track to the World Poker Tour event in Cyprus, Online Poker site Full Tilt is offering tickets to the upcoming World Poker Tour Cyprus Classic 2009 event at the Merit this September 6th in North Cyprus.