Mikhail Lakhitov

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Mikhail Lakhitov
ResidenceMoscow
Bornc. 1981 (age 42–43)
Cheboksary, Chuvash Republic, Russia
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) 1
Final table(s)2
Money finish(es)10
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		241st, 2012
European Poker Tour
Title(s)None
Final table(s)None
Money finish(es)5
Information accurate as of 2018-07-18.

Mikhail Lakhitov (born c. 1981) is a Russian professional poker player. In June 2011, he became one of the top 20 ranked players in the world. He has one World Series of Poker bracelet and seven career World Series of Poker (WSOP) in the money finishes, all in the time since he started playing in 2010.

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Poker career

He was introduced to poker while in the military by Kirill Gerasimov. [1] Upon his discharge, he tried to become professional. He travelled Europe for much of 2010. [1] He has four European Poker Tour main event in the money finishes. [2] He did not know about the tradition of the World Series of Poker bracelet when he competed in 2010, but when he learned about it he promised his wife he would bring her one. [1]

By mid-2011, following a handful of WSOP cashes, he was one of the top 20 ranked players in the world. [3] In September 2011 Mikhail Lakhitov signed a sponsorship agreement with the poker room GuruPlay Poker. [4]

World Series of Poker

World Series of Poker results
YearCashesFinal TablesBracelets
2010 2
2011 521
2012 3
World Series of Poker bracelets
YearTournamentPrize (US$)
2011 $2,500 No Limit Texas hold 'em $749,610

His first WSOP cash was an 8th-place finish in the 2010 1,663-player $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed Event 16 for a prize of $41,645. [2] [5] Note that since it was six-handed this eighth-place finish does not count as a final table. At the 2011 WSOP, he finished in the money with his first final table an 8th-place finish at the 865-player $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Event 4 for a prize of $84,033. [6] He achieved a 1st-place finish later that year, earning his first bracelet, [2] at the 1734-player $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em Event 36 for a prize of $749,610. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Feldman, Andrew (27 June 2011). "Lakhitov earns 2nd bracelet for Russia". ESPN . Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 "Mikhail Lakhitov's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  3. ↑ Welman, Jessica (27 June 2011). "POY: Can Anyone Catch Katchalov?". Bluff Magazine. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "Become a poker pro at the GSOP with GuruPlay‏". Stay On Poker. 4 October 2011. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012.
  5. ↑ "2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker: Event #16: No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed". WSOP.com. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  6. ↑ "2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker: Event #4: No-Limit Hold'em". WSOP.com. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  7. ↑ "2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker: Event #36: No-Limit Hold'em". WSOP.com. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
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