Player Focus: Crazy Cypriot / polpolpol

Argyris Argyrou who plays under the names "polpolpol" and "Crazy Cypriot" is a noisy young man. If you like to play poker in peace and quiet, then hope you never land on a table with Argyris Argyrou.

The 24-year-old is one of the most entertaining characters to have emerged in the past 12 months. He didn’t win the EPT Baden event in October (he came 10th, good for $24k), but he was the most memorable player there – his constant stream of observations and banter amused onlookers and earned him a reputation as one of the most noticeable new characters on the scene. One observer described his verbals as a “relentless stream of non-abusive chatter.” Yes – this guy sure can talk.


You’d be wrong, however, to think Argyrou’s mouthiness masks any poker shortcomings. Far from it – he’s racked up tournament winnings of $171,141 on PokerStars since the start of 2005 and $126,456 on PartyPoker dating back to March this year. That works out as just under $10,000 a month across the two sites, which is a decent income.

Argyrou plays as "polpolpol" on PokerStars and "Crazy Cypriot" on Party, so watch out for him. His biggest single win came in a World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) event on PokerStars in September, when he took third place and $119,118. He came fourth in a field of 5,061 to take $59k in Party’s $200 buy-in Sunday Million tournament last April too.

As you might expect of a player with such a talkative personality, "Crazy Cypriot" is a loose-aggressive player, prone to volatile periods of play and unexpected raises. That makes him a dangerous opponent, particularly as he's capable of unnerving nervous adversaries with his banter, too.

Despite his success at the poker table "Crazy Cypriot" hasn’t given up the day job yet – he’s a refuse recycling manager back home in Cyprus. Rubbish may be his specialist subject, but he's far from it with the cards.


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