Eugene Katchalov — Professional Poker Player
Born in Kiev, Ukraine, Eugene Katchalov is a 31-year-old professional poker player who has been residing in Brooklyn, New York, since he moved there with his family at the age of 10. Katchalov graduated from New York University with a degree in business and has been playing poker professionally since 2003. He is a very successful tournament poker player, with lifetime career earnings of more than $7 million.
Katchalov is the winner of the largest payout (up to the start of the 2010-11 season) for a non-championship event in the World Poker Tour (WPT), earning $2,482,605 with a win of the 2007 Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic. He’s cashed at the World Series of Poker 25 times, including a third-place finish in a 2010 $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. event for $248,831, four more final table appearances and a Top 40 finish in the 2009 Main Event. In 2011 he took it to the next level, earning a World Series of Poker winner’s bracelet when he took down a $1,500 Seven Card Stud event for $122,909.
Biggest Win: Won 2007 Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic — $2,482,605