Igor Kurganov

Igor Kurganov

Nationality
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
GPI Rank 27,848
WSOP Bracelets 1
Total Live Earnings $18,946,161
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Biography

Igor Kurganov is a Russian-born poker player with over $18.7 million in live tournament cashes as of June 2023, according to the Hendon Mob database. Kurganov has a WSOP gold bracelet from a win in the 2017 $10,000 Tag Team Championship with girlfriend Liv Boeree.

Kurganov studied math in Munich before he became a professional poker player. His top scores include million dollar finishes in high roller events at EPT Monte Carlo, as well as a victory in the Super High Roller at PokerStars Championship Barcelona in 2017 and a final table run at the GuangDong Asia Millions Main Event in Macau in 2013.

Kurganov's Charity Efforts

Raising for Effective Giving (REG) was founded in 2014 by the pair and raised $1.5 million in its first two years.

In 2017, after Kurganov won his first WSOP bracelet alongside Boeree, they donated 50% of their winnings to REG.

The organization strives to empower people to make better giving choices by promoting the idea of effective giving, providing donation advice to individuals and organizations, and supporting fundraising campaigns and events.

According to Kurganov himself, the charities they fundraise for are exceptionally rigorous in both transparency and maximizing the impact of their received donations. Kurganov believes that poker players take a rational, quantifiable approach to their game and this philosophy should also apply to the philanthropic world to the most good with our limited resources.

For a period of time in 2022, Kurganov was advising Elon Musk on a large charitable donation.

Igor Kurganov's Top 5 Career Cashes

DateEventPlacePrize (USD)
April 2014EPT Monte Carlo 100K Super High Roller3rd$1,559,373
April 2012EPT Monte Carlo High Roller1st$1,425,874
August 2017PokerStars Championship Barcelona Super High Roller1st$1,273,165
June 2013GuangDong Asia Millions Main Event6th$1,069,137
July 2019WSOP $100,000 High Roller4th$840,183

PokerNews Covered Events

Event Place Prize
2023 WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas
$10,400 WPT World Championship
48th $111,300
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #87: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
59th $8,843
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #77: $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event, $25M GTD
705th $11,834
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #44: $2,500 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
44th $7,454
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #83: $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller
4th $840,183
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #79: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em
33rd $8,715
2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$25,000 Single-Day High Roller II
4th $129,780
2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$100,000 PCA Super High Roller
6th $378,760
2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$50,000 Single-Day High Roller
5th $121,040
2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$25,000 Single-Day High Roller I
8th $67,520
2018 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #10: €10,350 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
22nd €31,623
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #77: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller
5th $381,874
2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$25,000 High Roller
5th $249,160
2017 PokerStars Championship Prague
Main Event
103rd €9,100
2017 PokerStars Championship Prague
€25,500 Single-Day High Roller II
1st €371,250
2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona
€50,000 Super High Roller
1st €1,084,100
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #68: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em
148th $4,945
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #27: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
100th $4,789
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #6: High Roller for One Drop - $111,111 No-Limit Hold'em
18th $166,666
2017 PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®
€25,750 High Roller
24th €45,820
2017 partypokerLIVE Millions Dusk Till Dawn
Main Event
26th £22,500
2016 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
€100,000 Super High Roller
4th €627,300
2016 Aussie Millions
Event #9: $25,000 Challenge
2nd 541,680 AUD
2015 PokerStars EPT Season 12 Prague
€50,000 Super High Roller
3rd €376,400
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Barcelona
€50,000 Super High Roller
15th €80,800
2015 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
€25,500 High Roller
22nd €56,800
2015 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
€100,000 Super High Roller
5th €551,000
2015 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$25,000 High Roller
30th $50,360
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #32: $10,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship
15th $28,414
2014 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
€10,600 Main Event
52nd €24,400
2014 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
€100,000 Super High Roller
3rd €1,128,300
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #52: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em (Six Handed)
11th $71,071
2013 GuangDong Ltd. Asia Millions
Main Event
6th 8,300,000 HKD
The 2013 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
Main Event
74th €16,000
The 2013 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
€25,000 High Roller
7th €154,700
2013 PokerStars.com EPT Berlin
High Roller
12th €27,500
2013 Aussie Millions
$25,000 Challenge
1st 275,000 AUD
2013 Aussie Millions
$250,000 Challenge
4th 500,000 AUD
2013 Aussie Millions
$100,000 Challenge
2nd 610,000 AUD
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Sanremo
€10,000 High Roller
7th €32,900
The 2012 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
€25,000 High Roller
1st €1,080,000
2010 PokerStars.it EPT San Remo
Main Event
107th €9,000
2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
2010 PCA Main Event
119th $20,000
2009 Asian Poker Tour Macau
APT Macau Main Event
15th $13,057

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