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Alexander Kostritsin Wins 'Russian Showdown' Poker Tournament
The 'Russian Showdown' poker tournament, held in Belarus, featured a star-studded lineup including Alexander Kostritsin, Konstantin Puchkov, Andrey Zaichenko, Yaroslav 'Sleffa' Kondratiev, Anatoly 'Wintyara' Shvartz, and Ruslan Bangert.
The tournament structure included six qualifying matches where players earned points based on their finishing positions. Three spots in the final were reserved for Full Tilt professionals Erik Seidel, Vitaly Lunin, and Nikolai Evdakov.
The final eight players were Alexander Kostritsin, Nadezhda Gundorina, Nikolai Evdakov, Kirill Boydachenko, Vitaly Lunin, Dmitry Plaksin, Erik Seidel, and Sergey Dyakonov. Dmitry Plaksin eliminated several players, including Sergey Dyakonov, Vitaly Lunin, and Nadezhda Gundorina. Alexander Kostritsin won the tournament, defeating Erik Seidel in the final. The prize pool for the top eight players ranged from $5,000 to $50,000.
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