One of the brightest poker championships in St. Petersburg. The prize fund of the main tournament was more than 250'000$... 127 participants fought for such high prize money by Russian standards. The winner was Peter Vlasenkowho won 84’000$.
35 players made it to the main tournament through online qualifiers in Party Poker, and 14 of them got in for free by winning freerolls. Players who passed online qualifiers came to St. Petersburg from countries such as the USA, Canada, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Ukraine, Norway, Russia and the Netherlands.
Multiple 7-Card Stud WSOP Winner - Mel judah, took part in this tournament and said that the Russians have great potential to become strong players. "Poker has moved on by leaps and bounds," Judah says. “I see that Russian players are becoming a real threat in the future, just like Scandinavia is now. Currently, many players have no experience, but this will be replenished soon. "
See the results of the St. Petersburg Open Championship
Not too long ago ended Baltic Open 2006 the results of which we also invite you to familiarize yourself with.
View Baltic Open 2006 results