Stanislav Aliokhin Wins Poker Tournament in Yalta

Stanislav Aliokhin won the poker tournament in Yalta. The tournament had 132 participants. Stanislav Aliokhin lost 1,000 chips early in the tournament but managed to double his stack and continue to the final table.

In a key hand, Stanislav Aliokhin won a significant pot with a flush draw. He held Ac Js on the big blind with a stack of 24,000 chips and called a raise from a late position player with a stack of approximately 20,000 chips. On the flop Kc Tc 8c, Aliokhin had a gutshot and a nut flush draw and checked. His opponent also checked. On the turn Ah, Aliokhin made a bet, received a re-raise, and after prolonged thought, went all-in. His opponent called with Kx Tx, but the river brought 2c, giving Aliokhin a massive stack of 54,000 chips.

Stanislav Aliokhin won a hand with a trip 6s 4s against Qs Qs. He entered the pot with 6x 4x against several opponents. On the flop Tx 4x 4x, after three checks, he made a bet and received a mini-raise, calling it. On the turn 8x, his opponent with Qx Qx made a large bet, and Aliokhin called again. On the river 3x, his opponent pushed all his remaining chips into the pot, and Aliokhin called once more. Later, he repeated this with a trip of twos. At the final table, Stanislav Aliokhin faced Eleon, one of the moderators of the poker forum CGM. Eleon lost an all-in with 4-4 against 8-8, and then his A-7 could not stand against 8-8 of Aliokhin. He was eliminated from the tournament in approximately the 5th place. In the heads-up, Stanislav Aliokhin had a significant chip lead: 480,000 against 180,000 of his opponent from Voronezh. But in one of the first hands, his opponent was dealt aces and doubled up. Then he strengthened his advantage so much that Aliokhin was left with 160,000. After that, the heads-up continued for more than an hour and a half, Aliokhin gradually returned his chips, until his opponent again had about 170,000. At this point, they went all-in again, Ax Kx of Aliokhin against Kx Tx of his opponent, but a ten came and the stacks were even again. It was already around 5 am, the next day both were going to play in the main tournament of the Yalta Festival, so the opponents agreed to a deal. For the first place, they gave approximately 15,500$, for the second approximately 9,500$. The finalists split the prize money evenly, each receiving 12,599$.