Walid Bou Crowned $3,300 OPE Classic Cup Champion
Level 6
: Blinds 700/1,500, 1,500 ante
Lebanon��s Walid Bou Habib defeated a field of 193 entries to claim the trophy in the $3,300 OPE Classic Cup
Habib lifted his total career earnings above $2.3 million, with each of his last ten recorded cashes coming right here at Merit.
��It is one amongst the major results which I have made,�� Habib told PokerNews moments after the win. ��To get the trophy, it��s always nice because I��m trying to make a nice collection of trophies. I have already three PokerStars trophies, and also four or five from Merit so it will be my, maybe, tenth trophy.��
The tournament needed an extra day to complete, as players battled for a piece of the massive $532,680 prize pool.
$3,300 OPE Classic Cup Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walid Bou Habib | Lebanon | $132,000 |
| 2 | Julien Liarte | France | $90,000 |
| 3 | Antoine Hasbani | Lebanon | $60,000 |
| 4 | Konstantin Voronin | Russian Federation | $41,500 |
| 5 | Iurii Saiapin | Russian Federation | $32,500 |
| 6 | Jeremie Zouari | France | $26,500 |
| 7 | Fadi Nakhoul | Lebanon | $21,700 |
| 8 | Azamat Tulepbergenov | Kazakhstan | $17,150 |