Anatoliy Zyrin Secures Second Place in EPT Sochi Tournament

Anatoliy Zyrin, who won his largest career prize on the Merit Poker series in September, reached the final heads-up in the 1,000$ event at EPT Sochi. The event had 75 entries, forming a prize pool of 71,000$.

During the final table, Zyrin frequently proposed splitting the prize money, but his offers were ignored until the final two players remained: Zyrin and Alexander Paigusov. The two agreed to split the prize money, with Paigusov ultimately winning the event and the PokerStars peak.

Zyrin received 14,000$ for his second-place finish. This is not the first time Zyrin and Paigusov have faced each other in poker; Zyrin recalled playing with Paigusov in a home game with a 200-ruble buy-in about ten years ago. Zyrin credited Paigusov with introducing him to poker, stating that Paigusov was the first person in their company to start playing.