In just two months, the Russian Poker Series Grand Final will decide the Player of the Season and the final champion of the season. Today, the Russian Poker Series announced it will hold its Grand Final in Kiev, Ukraine, May 11-20 at the famous Kreschatik Poker Club. The $3,000 buy-in event will boast a $750,000 guarantee. Newly-appointed Russian Poker Series tournament director Artur Voskanyan said, "The Russian Poker Series is the richest and most prestigious poker tour in Russia and CIS, and I'm delighted to join a much-loved and well-run live tour. I believe that the series has considerable potential
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PokerStars moves RPS Season 2 Grand Final to 2012
Today, PokerStars officially announced that the Season 2 Russian Poker Series (RPS) Grand Final originally planned for December 9-18, 2011 in Kiev has been re-scheduled and will take place in 2012. The event has been postponed following the closure of a number of poker clubs in Ukraine. PokerStars apologies for...more
Oleg Prokhorov wins title and $182,000 at RPS Kiev
Oleg Prokhorov has won the PokerStars Russian Poker Series event in Kiev, Ukraine for $182,482. He overcame a tough field of 322 players, and tough final table that included Team PokerStars Pro Alex Kravchenko. Kravchenko went in sixth place when he moved all-in from the button with Q♣J♣ and got...more
Vladislav Tonkih wins RPS Kiev
It took four days of high-intensity action, but the final nine players of the Russian Poker Series even in Kiev finally faced off for a first prize worth more than $35,000. Vladislav Tonkih had been atop the leaderboard for most of the tournament, so it was no surprise when he...more
Sergey Ilyan takes RPS Riga crown and €65,000
If ever there was someone destined to win a poker tournament, it was Sergey Ilyin. So dominant was he of this final table that some wag in the audience shouted to the other players: "It is better to give up!" Of course they didn't, but the result was same. Ilyin...more
Kravchenko runner-up as Tevosov lifts RPS Kiev title
The first event of Season 2 of the PokerStars Russian Poker Series was staged in Kiev, and it was so nearly a big win for Team PokerStars Pro Alex Kravchenko. He was beaten heads-up by Garry Tevosov, 22, who won the title and $180,087. Kravchenko took $113,100 for second. Ivan...more
Dmitry Gromov wins Russian Poker Series Grand Final
The Russian Poker Series has finished its first season with Russia's Dmitry Gromov winning $201,362 for first place in Kiev. On the last hand of the night, Shashkov raised preflop up to 250 000 chips, Gromov re-raised to 650,000. Shaskov quickly moved all-in and got the call. Dmitry Gromov: T♥T♠...more
Friederich Dollenz bags title at RPS Sharm-El-Sheikh
by RPS staff Friederich Dollenz, 47, won £104,484.00 in the late hours of Saturday at the final table of RPS Sharm-El-Sheikh. Dollenz beat a field of 212 players here in Sharm-El-Sheikh, where the Russian Poker Series generated a massive €380,434.00 prize pool. His heads-up opponent was from Ernst Hermans from...more
Final table set at RPS Egypt
by RPS staff After three days of play, the Russian Poker Series event in Sharm-El-Sheikh Egypt is down to the final table. Thirty-six players started on Day 3 and played well into Friday morning before reaching the final nine players. Among the notable players finishing in the money: Alexander Nudin:...more
Thirty-six players remain at RPS Egypt
by Russian Poker Series staff After nine hours of play, the field of 124 players that started Day 2 has been reduced to 36. Those runners now move on to Day 3 where most will make the money in Sharm-El-Sheikh. Evgenij Agafonov from Russian Federation began the day with 64,725...more
Russian Poker Series Egypt down to 124 players
The Russian Poker Series event in Sharm-El-Sheikh Egypt kicked off today with a field of 212 runners playing for a €380,434 prize pool. Among the those sitting down today were Team PokerStars Pros Ivan Demidov, Maxim Likov, Vadim Markushevskiy, Jose Ignacio Barbero, and Angel Guillen. Each one of them began...more
Alexander Kuperman wins PokerStars RPS Riga
by James White We'll hear a lot more about Estonia this week when Season 7 of the European Poker Tour kicks off in Tallinn, but for now it's an Estonian player, Alexander Kuperman, making the news after winning the Russian Poker Series event in Riga, Latvia for €95,468.50. He beat...more
Final table set at PokerStars RPS Riga
by James White Artur Egorov may not be a name that rolls off the tongue, but the Russian will let his stack do the talking today when he fights for the PokerStars RPS Riga title. Egorov's 1,392,000 chips will take some catching for the other eight final tablists. They're all...more
Spanish lead the way at PokerStars RPS Riga
by James White After eight hours of play today the field of 110 players who started Day 2 was cut to just 36. They now move forward to Day 3 and a have real shot at cashing here at the Russian Poker Series in Riga. Miguel Candeias, from Spain, began...more
Solyom leads bumper field in Russian Poker Series Riga
by James White There was a landmark turnout for the second Russian Poker Series event of the season yesterday with 183 runners taking to the felt in Riga, Latvia. That number, which exceeded all expectations, generated a bumper €328,393.50 prize pool. The winner will get €95,468.50. Of the 110 players...more
PokerStars.net Russian Poker Series heads to Latvia
While established PokerStars tours like the LAPT and EPT are about to get under way (the LAPT in Brazil today, and EPT in Estonia next week), a new kid on the block is opening its doors tomorrow. The PokerStars Russian Poker Series welcomes the second event of its first season...more
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