Winner of the Poker Championship in Kazakhstan Announced
Three-Day Kazakhstan Poker Showdown Wraps Up!
Hunker down, poker enthusiasts! The 2017 Kazakhstan Poker Championship (KPC), offering a $550 buy-in and a guaranteed prize pool of $60,000, officially concluded its run from April 15 to 19 at the luxurious Rixos Borovoe hotel and Cash Ville Poker Club. The tournament was part of the Eurasian Poker Tour (EAPT) and attracted 127 participants.
The tournament featured three starting days, with a starter stack of 20,000 and 40-minute levels (except for the turbo day). Vyacheslav "vip25459" Bondartsev, a Kazakhstani prodigy, snatched the chip lead at the final table, despite his rocky start. With a few strategic wins under his belt, he managed to rebuild his stack and take the grand prize.
In an exclusive sit-down, Bondartsev shared his final table play in an interview. Fast forward to 7:30 minutes to get the inside scoop!
In the final hand, the poker whiz took home the title with a full house:
Bravo, Bondartsev! What a victory!
Here's the rundown of the winners:
- Vyacheslav "vip25459" Bondartsev (Kazakhstan) - $16,005
- Manat Tomashov (Kazakhstan) - $10,780
- Vyacheslav Nikulin (Russia) - $7,825
- Adil Akhmetov (Kazakhstan) - $5,545
- Yerlan Aysin (Kazakhstan) - $4,465
- Saken Nurtazin (Kazakhstan) - $3,540
- Zhanbek Nugumanov (Kazakhstan) - $2,650
- Vladimir Bondartsev (Kazakhstan) - $1,970
- Azamat Ayaganov (Russia) - $1,600
- Kairat Zherulgannov (Kazakhstan) - $1,325
- Nakei Zhunusbaev (Kazakhstan) - $1,325
- Aivar Akhmedov (Kazakhstan) - $1,325
- Pavel Filkin (Russia) - $1,080
- Azamat Galeev (Russia) - $1,080
- Svetlana Zhanysova (Kazakhstan) - $1,080
Before his remarkable win, Bondartsev gave an interview discussing his online poker titles and future aspirations. Are you curious to know what he had to say? Click here!
More on Bondartsev:
- "vip25459" Takes Home Kazakhstan's First TCOOP Title and $174K!
- Bondartsev: A Year in the Life
If you're a fan and want to keep up with his latest streams or news, I'm happy to help! Just let me know. Cheers! 🃏🎉🎴
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Casino-and-gambling enthusiasts may be interested to know that Bondartsev, the winner of the 2017 Kazakhstan Poker Championship, also excels in casino-games such as poker. In fact, his victory in the tournament was a full house, a popular poker hand.
