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A Kazakhstani poker player identified as Almat competed in the no-limit hold'em tournament of the European Poker Tour (EPT) held in Sochi from October 2-5, 2020. The event, organized under the PokerStars banner, attracted a total of 508 entries with unlimited re-entries.
Almat entered the final day of the tournament with the second-largest stack and made a confident push to reach the heads-up. At the final table, Almat faced off against eight other players, with instigator Damir Gabdullin at the top with 1800K, followed by Almat with 2570K.
The final table seating and stack positions are as follows:
- Gabdullin Damir - 1800K
- Almat - 2570K
- Kharchenko Sergei - 1610K
- Breshkov Oleg - 910K
- Brechalov Yurii - 2335K
- Zamyatin Mikhail - 2965K
- Zyirin Anatoly - 2115K
- Denisenko Kirill - 1560K
Almat and Anatoly Zyirin battled in the heads-up for several minutes. In a critical round, both players put all their chips in the pot. Almat held suited 8-9, while Zyirin had pocket 10s. Despite a promising 6-7 flop, the turn and river cards failed to support Almat, leading him to settle for second place.
Almat's second-place finish earned him a prize of 59,940 USD. A look into Almat's career reveals that they also finished second in a Sochi bounty tournament in February this year and made an appearance at the EAPT Grand Final towards the end of last year.
Despite his passion for poker, which is a type of sports, Almat found himself losing the critical round against Anatoly Zyirin, resulting in a second-place finish in the EPT National Sochi tournament. This achievement, valued at $59,940, adds to his growing list of successes in the world of poker tournaments.
