Dovzhenko's first love was chess, but he soon grow to love playing Seven-card Stud and enjoyed a good bit of success playing online as "berserk64". Team PokerStars Pro Alex Kravchenko is a close personal friend of Dovzhenko's, and he can't say enough good about his game. "He is a very good player, one of the best in Ukraine," said Kravchenko. "I would say he was a favorite to win this event."
Dovzhenko has a good shot at fulfilling that goal, coming into play with a big stack of 1,590,000.