When you start a final table as the short stack, you have two real choices: show no fear and go for the win, no matter how unlikely, or exert minimal risk and hope to climb a few cash positions. Oleg Suntsov was in just this sticky spot yesterday, starting the final table of the inaugural Russian Poker Tour event in St Petersburg so behind the pack he was in danger of being cast adrift. Oleg Suntsov In fact, so short was he that his 64,000 chip stack needed to double, double again - and then yet again before he could
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RPT St Petersburg: The final nine
It's taken two days to get down from a bumper 201 entries to the final nine players in the first Russian Poker Tour event in chilly St Petersburg. Top of the pile sits a PokerStars qualifier: 1. Dumitru Gaina, Moldova, 501,000. The young player is determined to seize his chip...more
RPT St Petersburg: Kravchenko woe
There are two frustrating things that can befall you in a poker tournament: firstly your aces can get cracked, and secondly there will be times when you bust on the bubble. Sometimes, both these things happen together; two misfortunes that make for one devastating conclusion. Such was the case for...more
RPT St Petersburg: From Russia with love
Let's be honest, starting a new poker tour is a bit of a leap into the unknown. You do know the destinations will appeal, and you do know the event organisation and format will be second-to-none. What you don't know is just how many players will take the trouble to...more
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