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Fabrod Nazari hit the nuts on the flop to win the WPT Cyprus tournament.

Fabrod Nazari hit the nuts on the flop to win the WPT Cyprus tournament.

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Fabrod Nazari has won the WPT Cyprus tournament, taking home a $368,900 prize and a WPT World Championship spot. He emerged victorious from a field of 520 entries, defeating Chadi Rizk. After four days of thrilling poker action, Fabrod Nazari has become the 2026 WPT Cyprus champion. The $3,500 Main Event, held at the Chamada Prestige Hotel & Casino, attracted 520 entries vying for a share of the $2 million prize pool. When the Cyprus dust settled, Nazari won all the chips. Nazari can now call himself a World Poker Tour (WPT) champion forever, and his $368,900 winnings more than triple his career record winnings to $474,991. 2026 WPT Cyprus Championship Final Table Results: Rank | Player | Country | Prize Money 1 | Fabrod Nazari | Iran | $ | 368,900* 2 | Chadi Rizk | Lebanon | $ | 238,000 3 | Weiran Pu | China | $ | 175,000 4 | Mihai Trofim | Moldova | $ | 130,000 5 | Sergiu Cornea | Romania | $ | 97,000 6 | Sami Ayyoub | Jordan | $ | 73,000 *Includes one $ | 10,400 WPT World Championship seat. This tournament awards prizes to the top 65 players. Last year's fourth-place finisher, Elena Litviniuk, was the first player to be eliminated from the money bubble, earning 7,700 from $. Other players who added WPT Cyprus tournament winnings to their resumes include Ray Qartomy (55th place, 1TP 4T 9,000), Hossein Ensan (42nd place, 1TP 4T 10,600), Manuel Fritz (23rd place, 1TP 4T 17,800), Thomas Bichon (17th place, 1TP 4T 21,200), Ran Azor (14th place, 1TP 4T 25,000), Niko Koop (13th place, 1TP 4T 25,000), and Bernardo Neves (7th place, 1TP 4T 56,500). Neves' elimination in seventh place brought Day 3 to a close, leaving only the official six-player final table to continue. Mihai Trofim of Moldova (6,225,000) entered the final table with a chip lead, while Sergiu Cornea of Romania (1,325,000) was at the bottom.

CPG Sanya Grand Finals Main Event Day 1B: 1425 participants, 849 advance to Day 2

CPG Sanya Grand Finals | Main Event Day 1B attracted 1425 participants, Day 2 saw 849 players advance to compete for the championship.

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  The 2026 CPG Sanya Grand Finals Main Event continues to heat up. Following Day 1A, which attracted 1,636 participants, Day 1B of the Main Event saw another large influx of players, with 1,425 competing. After fierce competition in the two starting groups, the first stage of the CPG Sanya Grand Finals Main Event has officially concluded, with 849 players successfully advancing to Day 2 to continue their challenge for the championship trophy and ultimate glory. Day 1B of the Main Event kicked off with a bang, attracting 1,425 participants. As the core annual event of the CPG Sanya Grand Finals, the Main Event saw another peak in participation on Day 1B. The venue was packed, with a large number of players simultaneously engaged in battle, resulting in a high-density competition from the early stages. Day 1B included: Event Data: CPG Sanya Grand Finals Main Event; Starting Group: Day 1B; Number of Participants: 1,425; Advancement to Day 2: 849; Together with Day 1A, they formed the first stage of this year's Main Event. After two starting days, 849 players advanced to Day 2. Following Day 1A and Day 1B, many players completed the first round of elimination. Players advancing to Day 2 not only need to maintain consistency in the large-scale tournaments but also accumulate enough chips in key hands. The competition will intensify on Day 2: the blind structure will continue to increase the pressure on short stacks, players with large chips will begin to control the pace, and with the number of participants decreasing, the Main Event will gradually enter a truly deep competition. The Day 2 qualifying list has been released, with many players maintaining deep stack advantages. The official Day 2 qualifying list lists 849 players who successfully advanced. Here are some of the leading players' chip stacks: Rank | Player Chip Stacks 1 | Li Hehong | 33,300 2 | Xie Qunfeng | 27,500 3 | Chen Zihao | 24,500 4 | He Zujie | 24,300 5 | Yang Ming | 23,000 (The above rankings are based on information identifiable in the image) The complete chip stacks will continue to be updated as Day 2 progresses. The CPG Main Event enters an accelerated elimination phase. In large live tournaments, player strategies typically begin to change significantly after Day 2. Early on, the focus is on accumulating chips, but in the mid-to-late stages: Increased pressure from the big blind and the approaching bubble phase increase the importance of each large pot. All 849 remaining players will face even more intense competition. For those still in the game, the goal is no longer just to advance, but to accumulate as many chips as possible to prepare for the final stages. The CPG Sanya Grand Finals Main Event continues to advance, with the number of players increasing from 1,636 on Day 1A to 1,425 on Day 1B, demonstrating strong participation. With 849 players advancing to Day 2, the competition has officially entered a more intense phase. The elimination speed and chip count changes on Day 2 will be discussed later.

Zhao Hui wins CPG 14th Anniversary Tournament; Sun Wei leads the Main Event Day 1A

CPG Sanya Grand Finals | Zhao Hui wins the 14th Anniversary Commemorative Tournament, Sun Wei leads the Main Event Day 1A with 333,000.

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    The 2026 CPG Sanya Grand Finals ushered in another crucial day of competition. The "Shede Liquor" 14th Anniversary Commemorative Tournament, which had previously reached the final nine, concluded with Zhao Hui staging a remarkable comeback from a mid-table position to claim the championship. Meanwhile, the most anticipated Main Event of the tournament officially commenced, with 1,636 players participating in Day 1A, and 616 advancing to the next round. After Day 1A of the Main Event, Sun Wei led the 616 advancing players with 333,000 chips, becoming the first starting chip leader. Zhao Hui started fifth in the final table, staging a remarkable comeback. The "Shede Liquor" 14th Anniversary Commemorative Tournament had already completed a large-scale elimination, with the final nine players entering the Final Table. Before the final table began, Li Youkan led the leaderboard with 3,650,000 chips, while Zhao Hui held 2,300,000 chips, entering the final competition in fifth place. Starting chip count at the 14th Anniversary Commemorative Tournament Final Table: 1. Li Youkan 3,650,000; 2. Wang Chenxi 3,325,000; 3. He Chengxiao 3,075,000; 4. Huang Weiwei 2,625,000; 5. Zhao Hui 2,300,000. (Note: Some names of other final table players are in smaller font in the image; details not reliably identifiable are omitted.) Compared to the leader, Zhao Hui did not have a significant chip advantage entering the final table. However, as the tournament progressed, she successfully weathered round after round of eliminations and ultimately overtook the leader in the final stages. Zhao Hui emerged victorious, lifting the championship trophy of the CPG Sanya Grand Finals "Shede Wine" 14th Anniversary Commemorative Tournament. From mid-table to champion, Zhao Hui's comeback in the final table of the nine-player Final Table meant that the increasing prize money and ever-rising blinds meant that every large pot directly impacted the rankings. Zhao Hui started from fifth place and did not gain a chip lead from the outset. This is precisely why she was able to fight her way through from nine players to the end, making her 14th Anniversary Championship title even more of a "comeback" story. With Zhao Hui's victory, this important event specially set up for CPG's 14th anniversary officially concluded, and the focus of the series shifted entirely to the annual Main Event. CPG Main Event Day 1A kicked off with a bang, with 1,636 players entering the same day, marking the start of the first round of Group A of the CPG Sanya Grand Finals Main Event. As the core event of the entire series, the Main Event started with a massive lineup of participants. According to the original data, Day 1A had: CPG Main Event Day 1A Data: Number of Players: 1,636; Number of Players Advancing: 616; Chip Leader: Sun Wei; Chip Leader: 333,000. Footage from the event showed a large number of tables operating simultaneously, marking one of the most intense competitive phases since the start of the series. 616 people advanced, with over 1,636 players eliminated in the first round, making it to Day 1A. Ultimately, only...

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