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 |