Full Tilt Poker Pro Battle: New TV Show Brings Poker to Russian Screens

Russian poker is making a comeback on television with the upcoming Full Tilt Poker Pro Battle show. The new TV show will feature professional poker players from the CIS and Baltic countries. The filming of the show will take place in Kyiv.

The prize pool for the final of the show is $150,000, with the winner receiving $35,000 and a chance to play against Gus Hansen for $100,000. The final of the show will be held on November 16 at 20:00 MSK.

GipsyTeam will host four exclusive satellites with a buy-in of $1 and one guaranteed entry to a $109 tournament where two tickets to the show are up for grabs. The winners of the qualifying tournaments will compete against known poker professionals from the CIS and Baltic countries. The show will feature members of the PokerStars PRO team, including Alexander Kravchenko, Ivan Demidov, Maxim Lykov, and Evgeny Kachalov.