Seat 6: Igor Kurganov, 25, Russia - 261,000
Since 2009, Igor Kurganov has competed at nearly every EPT and is a well-known face on the tour - not only in the Main Events but also in all of the higher buy-in tournaments like the High Roller and the Super High Roller. Kurganov has more thn $6m in live tournament winnings and he won the €25k High Roller here in Monaco two years ago. At EPT8 London, Kurganov was beaten heads-up in the ￡20k High Roller by Philipp Gruissem, one of his best friends. Like Gruissem, Kurganov has pledged to give 10% all his tournament winnings to charity. Right now they are working with a organisation called Effective Altruism which focuses on making the most out of every dollar donated – the passion with which Kurganov describes the initiative reveals how important project has become to his life.
* Bio courtesy of PokerStars
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