Our third Russian among the final eight, Vitaly Tolokonnikov started playing poker just three-and-a-half years ago while a university student. Today he's a full-time poker pro, focusing primarily on no-limit hold'em and splitting his time between online and live play. In 2008, Tokokonnikov finished fifth in a 1,000 NLHE event at the WPT Spanish Championship in Barcelona, and he also cashed in a Russian Poker Tour event in May 2009, meaning today's final table is by far his best finish thus far.