Russian Poker Pro Wins Big in EAPT Altai High Roller Tournament

The buy-in for the high roller tournament at EAPT Altai was 50,000 rubles, making it the most expensive event of the series. The high roller event attracted 79 entries, creating a prize pool of 4,000,000 rubles. Eleven poker players shared the prize pool, with each guaranteeing a minimum payout of 107,000 rubles.

Maksim Chevozerov became the bubble boy after pushing all-in with A-Q but lost to Viktor Mukhin's A-K. Eight Russians and one player from Uzbekistan, Mukhtar Nasiradinov, reached the final table. Mukhtar Nasiradinov finished third, winning $11,625.

Viktor Mukhin lost the heads-up match to Ayrat Shakirov, who won over a million rubles. In the final hand, Viktor Mukhin went all-in with A-6, but Ayrat Shakirov called with A-7, securing the win with a six and seven on the board.