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\nWith a list of names like something out of a ‘Who’s Who’ guide to poker including the likes of David \u201cChino\u201d Rheem, Daniel\u2019Jungleman\u2019Cates, The Mizrachi Brothers, Sam El Sayed, Tommy Vedes, and Dominik Nitsche, there was one name here at the PartyPoker Blog that we\u2019d be paying close attention to…<\/p>\n
\u201cMad\u201d Marvin Rettenmaier<\/a> of course, who ended up crushing the WPT Merit Cyprus Classic and performed the unthinkable by becoming the first player ever to win back-to-back WPT titles.<\/p>\n On top of that Marvin walked away with a cool $287,784 in prize money a $25k seat into the 2013 WPT World Championship at the Bellagio, which you might just remember Marvin took down last May winning the WPT Champions Cup and of course $1.2 Million<\/a> in prize money and his name forever written into the WPT history books.<\/p>\n Can he perform a hat-trick we ask? Well with this kid anything\u2019s possible \u201cThis is totally MAD,\u201d said Marvin. \u201cI\u2019m heading to Philadelphia to see if I can make it a triple at the WPT Parx Open Poker Classic \u2013 I have to keep going when things are going this well.\u201d<\/p>\n And with an early lead in the Season XI Player of the Year race things are certainly on the up and up for this young German who just loves a good song and dance.<\/a> All throughout the event Marvin dominated his game and at the start of the heads up he was holding onto more than 80% of the chips. With Russian Tournament Director Artur Voskanyan taking second and Ran Azor, who\u2019s no stranger to the WPT being the runner up at the Season VIII WPT World Championship, taking third.<\/p>\n For a season opener the numbers were impressive too with a 329 runners all paying $4,400 making a prize pool in excess of $1.2 million which is probably a favorite number of Marvin\u2019s by now. A few stops stateside and the WPT will return to Europe this September with the televised WPT Grand Prix de Paris \u20ac7,500 Main Event at the prestigious Aviation Club de France from September 10 – 15. Qualify right now only on PartyPoker!<\/a><\/p>\n Final Table Pay-Outs <\/strong> Player of the Year Standings <\/strong> With a list of names like something out of a ‘Who’s Who’ guide to poker including the likes of David \u201cChino\u201d Rheem, Daniel\u2019Jungleman\u2019Cates, The Mizrachi Brothers, Sam El Sayed, Tommy Vedes, and Dominik Nitsche, there was one name here at the PartyPoker Blog that we\u2019d be paying close attention to… PartyPokers very own \u201cMad\u201d Marvin<\/p>\n3 times a charm<\/h3>\n
A great head start to Season XI<\/h3>\n
The numbers look good!<\/h3>\n
\n1. Marvin Rettenmaier – $287,784, including a $25,500 WPT World Championship entry
\n2. Artur Voskanyan – $184,020
\n3. Ran Azor – $118,360
\n4. Victor Paraschiv – $87,610
\n5. Joseph El Khoury – $65,770
\n6. Kiryl Radzivonau – $52,590<\/p>\n
\n1. Marvin Rettenmaier \u2013 1,000 points
\n2. Artur Voskanyan \u2013 800 points
\n3. Ran Azor \u2013 700 points
\n4. Victor Paraschiv \u2013 600 points
\n5. Joseph El Khoury – 500 points
\n6. Kiryl Radzivonau \u2013 400 points
\n7. Erik Cajelais \u2013 300 points
\n8. Walid Bou Habib \u2013 200 points
\n9. Gilboa Yossi- 100 points
\n10. Kemal Sevevi – 75 points<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"