Event 26 - $2,500 Six-Max No-Limit Hold'em - Live Updates

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Oleksii Kovalchuk Wins $2,500 Six Max No-Limit Hold'em

11 months ago
Oleksii Kovalchuk WSOP Winner
Kovalchuk wins the second bracelet for the Ukraine in 2011.

Ukrainian poker pro Oleksii Kovalchuk defeated a field of 1,378 to win his first WSOP gold bracelet and $689,739 in the $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em/ Six Handed event.

Kovalchuck is just 21 years old and already has three cashes at the WSOP, including this victory.

He defeated a final table that included notorious online MTT player Chris Moorman, and American pros Dan O'Brian and Will Failla.

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Level
1
Blinds
25/50
Players Left
1
Tables Left
1

Event Information

Event Name
Event 26 - $2,500 Six-Max No-Limit Hold'em
Venue
Date
2011-06-15
Final Day
2011-06-17
Buy In
$2,500
Entrants
1378
Prize Pool
$3,134,950
First Prize
$689,739

Event Winner

Player Prize Money
1 Oleksii Kovalchuk $689,739
2 Ionel Anton $428,140
3 Chris Moorman $271,800
4 Dan O'Brien $179,162
5 Mazin Khoury $121,416

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