The ever popular ASOP Tournament made its triumphant return to sunnier climes as the crown for the next ASOP champion was fiercely contested at CAP Spring Break, held in Limassol, Cyprus.
Sitting between the Poker Conference and CAP Spring Break events this year, the ASOP took on a slightly longer program spread over three days, which allowed the players more time to put their top secret strategies into action in the most competitive battle for the ASOP crown to date.
The preliminary rounds were held on Day 1 and Day 2 of the Poker Conference, and saw 42 players honed down to the final 6. The finalists of this round going through to the esteemed ASOP final, which was held on Day 2 of CAP Spring Break.
The early rounds are always a feisty ground for competitors, and this year the highlight was the unseating of CAP ringleader, The Professor (aka Lou Fabiano) whose head carried a bounty of 500 Euros. This was taken on the second day of play by friend of the ASOP London 08 winner, Gabor Videk which meant she got her lucky hands on some extra Cyprus spending money, courtesy of CAP.
The 3 day poker marathon had to be brought to a close at some point though. Despite the final being held at 10.30am on one of the sunniest days of the week, CAP Spring Break registrants dragged themselves away from the poolside and braved the air-con to view the ASOP final first hand. The task was of course made a little easier owing to the open bar – hair of the dog anyone?! And so, after a tense final table lasting just over 3 hours and several all ins, SEO guru, Marcus Tandler, who writes the poker blog http://www.PokerSucht.com, drew the winning hand in front of a sizable crowd and the cameras of The Poker Channel to be crowned the fifth ASOP Champion. Now with a seat at the WSOP main event to aim for, Marcus has CAP’s seal of approval, in the form of the coveted $10,000 diamond bracelet. When asked about his win, he said:
“CAP Spring Break has definitely been the best CAP so far, and topping that with winning the first 3-day ASOP is just icing on the cake! Thanks CAP for this great event and ASOP tournament!”
Will Marcus be the first ASOP Champ to retain his title? Fancy pitching your odds against him? Register now at http://www.ASOP.com to enter the tournament for CAP Euro: Barcelona 08, which promises to be bigger, better and uglier!
The ASOP organizers thank their sponsors, Everest Affiliates and AffiliateClub.com, who deserve credit because the tournament wouldn’t be able to take place without their support.