Seat 3: Vladimir Geshkenbein, 22, Russia – 1,678,000
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As entries into the poker world go, beating ten-time WSOP winner Johnny Chan heads up at a PokerStars APPT high roller is hard to top. Vladimir Geshkenbein, who was barely out of his teens when he won that $266,705 in 2009, has also proved to be a mercurial talent here at Snowfest. Breaking through Day 1 as overall chip leader, the Russian has been an aggressive and constant threat at every table he’s been on. Geshkenbein can usually be found playing $25/$50 cash games and has scored $417,740 in live winnings. He was born in Russia, grew up in Switzerland and now lives in Malta.