Seat 4: Alexander Klimashin - 266,000

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Like the man seated on his right, Alexander Klimashin is from St. Petersburg, Russia. Unlike the man on his right, Klimashin is a professional poker player specializing in online cash games. This final table marks not only the first live final table in his career, but also his first live cash. But if Klimashin happens to win here in Warsaw, it won’t be the first time he’s taken home the title in a championship event.

He’s only 28, but Klimashin is a two-time European Champion and three-time World Team Champion in the game of Renju. For those of you not familiar with the game (just as we were a few hours ago), it’s a tournament version of the strategic Japanese board game Gomoku.

When it comes to poker tournaments, Klimashin had this to say: "To be honest, I wanted some variety instead of always playing online cash. Also, I like traveling with my friends and I'm enjoying it. Tournaments are entertainment."

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