An Early Favorite?
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Yevgeniy Timoshenko has an innate ability to turn himself into an imposing figure at the table, despite his years. When a hand is unraveling, Timoshenko is statuesque, his arms outstretched onto the felt as he stares his opponent down. When it's his go, he won't rush, he'll remain stoic until he's fully thought the hand through and come to the best possible conclusion.
His meticulous approach appears to have reaped its awards, however, as within a short space of time he has taken both the virtual and live felts by storm with APT and WPT titles, not to mention a win in last year's PokerStars.com WCOOP Main Event. Today, he's looking to add a WSOP bracelet to that list of accolades.
He won't be achieving that goal today, but he can at least move one step closer. With 230,000 in chips, Timoshenko is in splendid shape, although I did just see him give up a pot. With the board reading 
, his opponent led for 7,000. Timoshenko paused for a minute, mulled over his options then relinquished his hand. The Ukranian come American may not have won that pot, but rest assured he'll be taking his fair share as the day develops.