Russian Poker Tour Kyiv: Вадим Курсевич Wins Big

The main tournament of the Russian Poker Tour Kyiv involved 123 players. The final day of the tournament saw a heads-up battle between Вадим Курсевич and Вадим Маркушевский. The tournament lasted four days, with the final day seeing a dramatic heads-up battle between the two players. The final hand saw Курсевич go all-in blind against Маркушевский, with Курсевич holding Kx Qx and Маркушевский holding Ax 7x.

Вaдим Маркушевский finished in second place, as he had in the first RPT tournament in Saint Petersburg. In that tournament, Маркушевский had to face Oлег Сунцов in the final hand, but ultimately lost the game. This time, Маркушевский was the chip leader at the final table, but ultimately lost to Курсевич.

The full list of prize winners includes: 1 – Вадим Курсевич 63 125$, 2 – Вадим «Markush13» Маркушевский 44 000$, 3 – Георгий Шкилько 29 200$, 4 – Максим Паняк 17 600$, 5 – Андрей Амелин 12 000$, 6 – Гарик Ярошевский 9 200$, 7 – Андрей Биднюк 7 000$, 8 – Макс «Decay» Лыков 5 400$, 9 – Артур Сайянц 7 000$, 10 – Константин Пучков 3 800$, 11 – Александр Задорожный 3 800$, 12 – Марк «golowa» Китов 3 800$, 13 – Валерий Лубенец 3 200$, 14 – Артём Мельников 3 200$, 15 – Юрий Иерусалимский 3 200$, 16 – Евгений «Swen» Зайцев 2 600$, 17 – Юрий Доброхвалов 2 600$, 18 – Александр Смолин 2 600$.