30/08/2010, Casino
German Wins The Full Tilt Poker Classic 2010 Merit Cyprus After six days of intense poker play, at the Full Tilt Poker Classic 2010 Merit Cyprus, the victory went to professional German poker player Andreas Krause.

The Full Tilt Poker Merit Cyprus Classic event was held from the 21st to 25th of August 2010 at the Merit Crystal Cove Casino, Cyprus. The German player outlasted a field of 181 participants and won the biggest prize in his career, $415,780.
The Full Tilt Event gathered a number of big names in poker such as Sorel Mizzi, John Dolan, David Benyamine, Carter Phillips, Tommy Vedes, Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi, John Racener, or Filippo Candio.

At the beginning of the game, Krause was the fourth in chips, but he successfully managed to take the chip lead. He played the heads-up match with Frenchman Mathieu Clavet. Andreas Krause holds over $1.7 million in career tournament winnings, but winning in Cyprus represents his first major tournament victory. He already has 15 cashes and two final tables at the WSOP.

Here are the final results and payouts at the $5,000 + $400 buy-in event:
Andreas Krause - $415,780;
Mathieu Clavet - $285,850;
Van Marcus - $162,415;
Zsolt Vasvenszki - $90,950;
Ahmet Ucali - $68,215;
Hakan Dalokay - $55,220.