Seat 7: Aleh Plauski, 28, Minsk, Belarus - 4,705,000
Aleh ‘cooltwister’ Plauski has scored more than a million dollars online at PokerStars and $449,386 in live tournaments, most of which came from a sixth place finish at the EPT Grand Final for €300,000. Not only is Plauski obviously a tournament talent but he’s also keeps good company.
“I think it’s important for me [to win]. A friend of mine has this result, he’s my classmate,” said Plauski. That classmate, with whom he shared a maths class, is Mikalai Pobal, winner of EPT Barcelona earlier this season.
“There are two trophies that Belarus took, but only one for Russia. It would be nice to have a third result for Belarus. Let’s go!” added Plauski, aiming to follow in Pobal and Vadzim Kursevich’s footsteps.