Final Table Bios: Valeriy Ilikyan
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Valery has been playing poker for nearly ten years and turned pro around three years ago. The former interior designer is already looking at his biggest result to date. He bought himself into last year’s EPT Grand Final but with little success. He mainly plays cash games, and also some of the big online Sunday tournaments including the Sunday Million. He started today as the one of the short-stacks but got up to $1.1 million when he busted Stig Top-Rasmussen. He said: “I can win this – with a bit of luck, and some skill. It happens lots of times that a small stack wins.“ Valery’s wife Alena couldn’t make it to Monte Carlo but is watching Valery on EPTlive.com along with the couple’s three children.
Bios courtesy of PokerStars.com