Sochi Casino and Resort Event (EAPT) in January '17, Fourth Day
The final day of the Russian Poker Championship at the EAPT Sochi Casino & Resort saw 23 players take their seats, with chip leader Vyacheslav Nikulin leading the pack.
The Russian Poker Championship $500 event, which had a buy-in of $500 and a guaranteed prize pool of $265,500, attracted 513 entries, increasing the prize pool five times the guaranteed amount.
Meanwhile, the Bounty tournament, with a guaranteed prize pool of $15,000, had 152 entries. Despite the lower turnout, the tournament managed to claim a prize pool of $15,000. Ilya Ubipava finished second in the Bounty tournament, earning $7,960, while Andrei Golubev emerged victorious, taking home $10,217. Nikolay Tuzov placed third in the Bounty tournament, receiving $5,525.
In the main event, Anatoly Korochenisky managed to secure the title of Russian Poker Champion, taking home over $26,000 in prize money. The final three players decided to chop the prize money based on ICM, leaving $5,000 and the trophy for the winner. Vyacheslav Nikulin, who managed to hold on until the end with the largest stack, secured over $30,000.
The final table of the RPC was determined after about three hours, with Vyacheslav still in the lead. Arthur Voskanyan, director of EAPT and RMS, discussed the number of tables in the series during an interview.
On the next day of EAPT Sochi, there will be multiple tournaments including a Hyper Turbo Satellite to Main Event, Sochi Poker Cup, EAPT Cup, and a Turbo Deep Stack.
It is worth noting that due to the limited information available, the complete list of players and their results in the Russian Poker Championship $500 held at EAPT Sochi in January 2017 could not be obtained. For accurate details, you may need to consult poker tournament databases or archives from that time.
A separate tournament with $500 bounty prizes concluded late at night, won by Anatoly Korochenisky, who had earlier become the Russian Poker Champion.
The Russian Poker Championship concluded with entertainment from various tournaments, including the $500 event and a separate bounty tournament. As the championship day neared an end at the EAPT Sochi Casino & Resort, participants found time for recreational activities, such as a quick turn around at the casino-and-gambling for sports enthusiasts.
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