Alexander Kostritsyn | |
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Nickname(s) | joiso (on PokerStars) PostflopAction (on Full Tilt Poker) |
Born | 1986 (age 37–38) |
World Series of Poker | |
Bracelet(s) | None |
Final table(s) | 4 |
Money finish(es) | 19 |
Highest ITM Main Event finish | 52nd, 2010 |
European Poker Tour | |
Title(s) | None |
Final table(s) | None |
Money finish(es) | 1 |
Alexander Kostritsyn (born 1986) is a Russian professional poker player considered among the best online cash game players in the world. [1] [2] [3] Kostritsyn plays under the alias joiso on PokerStars and PostflopAction on Full Tilt Poker. [4]
In 2010, Kostritsyn won Event No. 9 at the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker for $269,284. [5] Kostritsyn described winning $2.7 million online in 2013 as not a big winning streak for the stakes being played. [6]
Kostritsyn won the 2008 Aussie Millions Main Event for $1,450,396 defeating eight-time WSOP bracelet winner Erik Seidel heads up. [7] As of 2015, his total live tournament winnings exceed $3,000,000. [8]
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