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Russian Poker Players Shine in FTOPS XXI Series
NewsDecember 8, 2012·1 min read

Russian Poker Players Shine in FTOPS XXI Series


The FTOPS XXI series has seen impressive performances from Russian poker players. In tournament #13, forum member -Rebus- won the 2-7 Triple Draw event, sharing the main prize with Norwegian professional kingkai. Additionally, Budnikov, another strong Russian MTT player, finished in 5th place, and Kirill 'kir' Sidorov reached the two-table stage, securing 9th place.

In tournament #9, voehahn finished second after losing to ottoman09 in the heads-up. Alexander Kuzmin took 24th place in this tournament. Ottoman09, a regular hyper-turbo player and WCOOP champion, secured the victory. IpukeRainbows from Lithuania took third place, and Sergey Rybachenko finished 55th.

Sergey Rybachenko made it to the final table in tournament #10, taking 4th place. He entered the money with a below-average stack but quickly gained momentum. Despite facing challenges with his stack, he managed to advance to the final table and secure 4th place, which allowed him to become the leader of the overall standings of the current series.

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