In the main tournament of the grand final Russian Poker Tourwhich took place in Kiev, with an entry fee of $2'500, 206 players took part. After the only representative of the fair sex - Irina Zheleznyak, knocked out Kristaps Vismanis, the stacks of the two remaining players became approximately equal. therefore Georgy Butuk and Vismanis quickly agreed, and each of them received $95'000. For the title of champion, and the remaining $2'500, the players fought hard for two hours.
The leading position was alternately held by one or the other. And finally, George managed to break the resistance of the 21-year-old poker pro from Latvia and win.
Final table seating and chip account:22080
1. Holder Vogler - 430'000
2. Sergey Rybachenko - 945'000
3. Georgy Butuk - 1'370'000
4. Vyacheslav Igin - 340'000
5. Kristaps Vismanis - 1'000'000
6. Irina Zheleznyak - 860'000
7. Joseph Hanzin Heinz - 300'000
8. Alexander Nemtsov - 265'000
9. Alexey Veselov - 730'000
Buy-in: $2’500
Participants: 206
Prize fund: $425’530
Prize places: 15
Final table results:
1 place - Georgy Butuk + $97’500*
2nd place - Kristaps Vismanis + $95’000*
3rd place - Irina Zheleznyak + $54’630
4th place - Alexey Veselov + $37’520
5th place - Sergey Rybachenko + $28’000
6th place - Alexander Nemtsov + $21’380
7th place - Vyacheslav Igin + $17’100
8th place - Joseph Hanzin Heinz + $13’770
9th place - Holder Vogler + $11’400