Timofey Kuznetsov

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Timofey Kuznetsov
Nickname(s)Trueteller
Born1991 (age 32–33)

Timofey Kuznetsov (born 1991) [1] is a Russian professional poker player who specializes in online no-limit Texas hold 'em and pot-limit Omaha hold'em cash games. [2]

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Poker career

Kuznetsov plays under the alias "Trueteller" on PokerStars and has earned over $2,400,000., [3] as well as a further $2,050,000 under the same alias on the now defunct Full Tilt Poker. In November 2015, he played Phil Ivey in a 30-hour session. [4] He won over $100,000 in two weeks playing online in March 2017. [5]

Kuznetsov finished 4th in the 2015 $500,000 Super High Roller Bowl winning over $2,100,000. [6]

In 2018, Kuznetsov along with Linus Loeliger and Jonas Mols, was ranked by poker player Andres "Educa-p0ker" Artinano as one of the top three 6-max no-limit hold 'em players in the world. [7] In March 2018, Kuznetsov lost a $157,425.70 pot online after getting all the money in preflop holding A♦ A♣ against Mols who held K♦ K♠. They agreed to run the board twice. The first board ran out 3♥ K♣ 4♣ 2♦ 6♠ and the second board came 6♥ K♥ 9♦ 7♥ 3♠ giving the entire pot to Mols. [8] [9]

As of 2017, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,900,000. [10]

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  2. ↑ Holloway, Chad (26 June 2015). "The Online Railbird Report: Russia's Timofey Kuznetsov Steps Out as "Trueteller"". PokerNews. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Poker Player Trueteller". HighstakesDB. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  4. ↑ Katz, Dan (11 November 2015). "Phil Ivey, Timofey Kuznetsov Play Heads-Up for More Than a Day". PocketFives. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  5. ↑ Op de Woerd, Frank (24 March 2017). "The Railbird Report: Timofey 'Trueteller' Kuznetsov Wins the Most". PokerNews. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  6. ↑ Fast, Erik (4 July 2015). "Brian Rast Wins $500,000 Buy-In Super High Roller Bowl". CardPlayer. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "LLinusLLove Wins $112,306 at $200/$400 NLHE vs Otb_RedBaron & Trueteller". HighstakesDB. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  8. ↑ ""Trueteller" Gets His Aces Cracked Twice in a Row by Jonas "OtB_RedBaron" Mols". HighstakesDB. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  9. ↑ Glatzer, Jason (16 March 2018). "Railbird Report: Timofey "Trueteller" Kuznetsov's Aces Cracked Twice". PokerNews. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
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