Russian Poker Players Shine at WSOP Online with Three Bracelet Wins

The WSOP Online series features 33 bracelet tournaments with buy-ins ranging from 100 to 25,000 US dollars. The series kicked off with the 7th Annual WSOP Kick-Off [Bounty] tournament, which had 3,607 entries and a prize pool of 2,398,655 US dollars. The final table was international, with players from various countries, including Brazil, Argentina, Singapore, Austria, New Zealand, and China. The winner was Rafael Kayseta from Brazil, who took home a prize of 207,167 US dollars.

The Gladiators of Poker tournament had 17,077 entries and a prize pool of 4,764,483 US dollars. The winner was Lucas Teixeira Rodrigues, who played under the nickname Fino y Elegante. Russian player Vladislav Saprykin finished fourth, earning 265,561 US dollars.

Russian players have also made significant strides. Nikita Kalinin won the Bounty NLH Championship with a prize of 276,239 US dollars. Ilya Arkhipov won the 6-Handed NLH Championship with a prize of 371,793 US dollars. Eugene Grischenko won the WSOP Asia Championship with a prize of 2,952,453 CHN (approximately 440,000 US dollars). Benjamin Rolle won the Millionaire Maker tournament with a prize of 1,366,929 US dollars.