Garik Tamasyan Wins Main Event at Sochi Poker Festival

Garik Tamasyan, known as the Armenian phenomenon in the Russian poker community, won the Main Event of the SPF:Spring series in Sochi Casino. The event had a buy-in of $770 and attracted 671 entries, forming a prize pool of $446,210.

Tamasyan's victory earned him $78,060. The runner-up was Vasily Sokolnikov, who took home $53,360.

The final hand was intense. Vasily Sokolnikov went all-in with A♥-5♣ against Garik Tamasyan's A♣-10♣. The flop of 6♥-4♥-3♠ gave Sokolnikov a chance to improve to a straight. The turn with 10♥ strengthened Tamasyan's position, and the river with K♣ secured Tamasyan's win.