

WPT Russia in Sochi Sees Record Overlays and Exciting Mini-Draw
The World Poker Tour (WPT) Russia event in Sochi started on January 17, 2024, with significant overlays in the initial tournaments. The WPT Opener tournament had a guarantee of 952 entries but only 742 entries were collected, resulting in an overlay of 10,627,000 rubles.
Karen Arutyunyan won the WPT Opener tournament, earning 64,325 USD (approximately 4,500,000 rubles). The main event of WPT Russia started on January 21, 2024, with a buy-in of 210,000 rubles and a guarantee of 95.5 million rubles. Partypoker Live is hosting a contest where viewers can guess the starting day of the main tournament winner.
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