Seat 1: Aliaksei "ale6ka" Boika, 28, Belarus, PokerStars player - 960,000
Belorussian poker pro Aliaksei Boika has made more than $300k profit in the PokerStars online tournaments. The 28-year-old is known as "ale6ka" in the online realm. His has a SCOOP title under his belt, and it's a juicy one. Last year, Boika took down the SCOOP 43-H: $2,100 NL Hold'em (6-Max, Progressive Super Knockout) for a $111,061 first-prize and another $40,213 in bounties.
Another Boika's huge score came in this year's SCOOP. He made it to the final table of the SCOOP-31-H: $2,100 NL Hold'em 4-Max Event to secure $88,777 in a four-way deal. However, his biggest payday came on the live scene. Boika was fifth in the EPT12 Barcelona €10k High Roller, taking €265,600.
He also made the money in both €10k Events at EPT13 Barcelona. Boika sits in ninth place on the Belarussian all-time money list with $672k in winnings. He will appear on the EPT Main Event final table for the first time tomorrow.
Before EPT13 Malta:
EPT Main Event cashes: 2
EPT Main Event final tables: 0
EPT Main Event best finish: 36th (EPT11 Deauville)
EPT Main Event winnings: €30,210
Previous results at EPT13 Malta:
€4,580 for 31st place in the €2k IPT High Roller
Boika's EPT13 Malta Main Event run:
End of Day Chips Position
Day 1 125,100 - 21 / 229
Day 2 212,000 - 23 / 90
Day 3 688,000 - 4 / 30
Day 4 1,195,000 - 4 / 14
Day 5 960,000 - 6 / 6