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Alekandr Pustovoy Wins SPF Winter Warm Up Tournament in Sochi
The SPF Winter Warm Up tournament took place at Casino Sochi with a buy-in of 660$ and a prize pool of 121,690$.
Alekandr Pustovoy won the SPF Winter Warm Up tournament and received a payout of 26,440$. Garik Tamasyan, an Armenian player, was the runner-up, receiving 18,150$ in prize money. The tournament had 255 entries, with 31 players receiving prizes, the minimum payout being 1,035$.
In the final hand, Aleksandr Pustovoy raised with 6♦-5♦ and Garik Tamasyan called with K♠-3♣. Pustovoy won the tournament when the river card was A♥. Pustovoy mentioned that he is not a professional poker player and only participates in winter sessions due to his business.
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