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Former Tennis Pro Ramin Hajiyev Wins Luxon Invitational for $4.1 Million
Ramin Hajiyev, a former tennis pro, won the Luxon Invitational poker tournament for $4,122,554. The event, sponsored by Luxon Pay, had a $200k buy-in and featured 32 amateurs and 32 professionals.
The professional players included notable names such as Stephen Chidwick, Jason Koon, Ike Haxton, Justin Bonomo, Fedor Holz, Timothy Adams, and Linus Loeliger. Among the amateurs were Phil Nagy, Antanas 'Tony G' Guoga, Talal 'raidalot' Shakerchi, and Sosia Jiang, who was the only female participant.
Stephen Chidwick was eliminated on the $350,000 bubble. Sosia Jiang was eliminated in 7th place for $820,000. Patrik Antonius, another former tennis pro, was eliminated in 3rd place by Tobias Duthweiler. Ramin Hajiyev and Tobias Duthweiler agreed to a heads-up deal, with Hajiyev winning $4,122,554 and Duthweiler winning $3,606,446. Ramin Hajiyev more than doubled his previous lifetime cashes with this win.
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