Seat 1: Denys Shafikov, 36, Ukraine - 17,515,000 (109 Big Blinds)
Shafikov is principally a cash game player and has played relatively few EPT's. However, Barcelona is clearly becoming a favourite stop – he was here last season as well.
He’s already notched up one result during this season’s festival, finishing 128th in the €1,100 Estrellas Main Event for €3,385. That was his best ever cash and brought his lifetime live tournament winnings up to the grand total of $23,826; he’ll be getting at least ten times that amount if he makes the final six in the EPT Main Event. Aside from Estrellas, all Shafikov’s other recorded results have come in the Ukraine capital of Kyiv.
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17,515,000 |