Russian Alexander Gorbatenko Wins WPT Online Omaha Hi-Lo Tournament

The WPT Online tournament series on PartyPoker recently concluded, with many post-Soviet poker players securing significant wins. The WPT #37 Omaha Hi-Lo Final Day tournament had a buy-in of $1,575 and a guarantee of $200,000, with 128 entries across three starting flights.

In the final, Russian poker player Alexander Gorbatenko faced off against Ukrainian player Maxim Kirpel. Gorbatenko, who was the chip leader of the last starting day, won the tournament, earning $19,710 for the win and an additional $29,450 in bounties. Kirpel, the chip leader of the second starting flight, finished as the runner-up, receiving $19,690 plus a $2,150 bounty for second place.

Egor Gudovich from Russia finished in sixth place, earning $4,990 plus a $5,850 bounty. Andrey Sorokin from Russia finished in seventh place, earning $7,080 including a $3,230 bounty. Connor Drinan, who won a gold bracelet in the last WSOP Online 2020 tournament, earned $3,140 plus a $1,310 bounty. A total of 19 players made it into the prize pool, with the minimum payout being $1,840.