Nikolay Fal

Nikolay Fal

Nationality
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
GPI Rank 199
WSOP Bracelets 1
Total Live Earnings $2,663,909
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Biography

Nikolay Fal is a Russian professional poker player from Moscow, best known for winning Event #69: $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better at the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas.

Fal is a prolific poker tournament grinder with over 240 in-the-money finishes between November 2012 and June 2024. Most of Fal's live poker results stem from events played in his native Russia or North Cyprus. His first six-figure prize weighed in at $230,000, his reward for taking down the $2,700 No-Limit Hold'em 8-Max event at the 2017 PartyPoker LIVE MILLIONS Sochi festival.

Fal beat that huge score when he won the $3,300 Merit Poker Western Main Event in January 2022 for $326,153.

Until 2024, Fal's deepest run in a WSOP event was an 18th place finish in the $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. event in 2017. However, he entered the $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better tournament at the 2024 WSOP and outlasted 610 opponents to get his hands on $153,730 and his first gold bracelet.

Nikolay Fal's Top 5 Live Poker Results

DateEventPlacePrize
Jan 2022$3,300 Merit Poker Western1st$326,153
Sep 2017$2,700 NLHE 8-Max1st$230,000
Jun 2024$1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo WSOP1st$153,730
Nov 2023$3,300 Merit Poker Gangster4th$98,500
Jan 2019WPT Sochi Main Event4th$79,123

PokerNews Covered Events

Event Place Prize
2024 Merit Poker Gatsby Gala Series
$3,300 Main Event
40th $8,805
2024 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series
$3,300 OPE Classic Cup 8-Handed
19th $5,760
2024 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series
$1,100 IPO Master
15th $8,800
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #69: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
1st $153,730
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #54: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold'em
400th $6,360
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #35: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. (8-Handed)
37th $5,255
2024 EAPT Grand Final
$1,100 EAPT Cyprus
122nd $1,700
2024 EAPT Grand Final
$2,200 EAPT Grand Final
192nd $3,500
2024 Mediterranean Poker Party
$1,100 Luxon Pay Mystery Bounty
49th $2,060
2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series
$2,200 Merit Poker Cup
12th $12,415
2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series
$3,300 Main Event
4th $98,500
2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series
$2,200 Warm Up
22nd $6,750
2023 Merit Poker Western Series
$3,300 Main Event
26th $13,180
2023 Merit Poker Western Series
$2,200 Warmup
19th $8,115
2022 Mediterranean Poker Party
$5,300 MPP Main Event
21st $30,000
2022 Mediterranean Poker Party
PokerNews Cup
30th $1,750
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #77: $1,500 Fifty Stack No-Limit Hold'em
217th $2,400
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship
244th $38,600
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #63: $500 Salute to Warriors
229th $821
2019 PokerStars EPT Open Sochi
₽133,000 EPT Open Main Event
127th 217,000 RUB
2019 888poker LIVE Festival Sochi
Main Event
36th 176,400 RUB
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #87: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.
39th $4,734
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #85: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed
113th $4,489
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #75: $1,000+111 Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em
166th $3,916
2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Russia
Main Event
77th 750,000 RUB
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #65: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
565th $23,940
2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Grand Final Barcelona
€1,100 Finale
137th €3,000
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #44: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.
18th $7,141
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #20: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER
203rd $6,948
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Barcelona
€5,300 Main Event
80th €15,600

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