Seat 1: Andrey Pateychuk (22, Moscow, Russia) – 3,105,000
Andrey Pateychuk celebrated his 22nd birthday today by making the final of EPT San Remo. Currently studying Information Security at Bauman Moscow State Technical University, the young Russian had virtually no live results until suddenly grabbing attention by coming 15th at last summer’s WSOP Main Event for an astonishing $478,174.
He only took up poker three years ago, playing $1 Sit-n-Goes online. He still prefers online No-Limit Hold'em tournaments to live and is good friends with Team PokerStars Pro Ivan Demidov.
Pateychuk will enter the final table fourth in chips.
Bio courtesy of PokerStars.