Katchalov Captures Caribbean Title

Professional poker player Eugene Katchalov has won the record- breaking $100,000 Super High Roller event at the PCA.

His victory earned him a monumental first prize of $1.5 million.

38 people managed to find $100,000 stuffed under their mattresses making it the largest ever field for a $100,000 event.

Of those 38 players, those studying the Betfair Bonus note that eight of them sat down to battle it out for the $1.5 million prize money and Katchalov started third in chips.

Nick Shulman – 2,990,000
Daniel Negreanu – 2,166,000
Eugene Katchalov – 1,476,000
Bryn Kenney – 1,390,000
Humberto Brenes – 757,000
Demjan Sandor – 379,000
Andrew Lichtenberger – 373,000

Those over at www.betfairpoker.com note how the first to be eliminated was Lichtenberger after shoving with AT pre flop only to be called by the pocket kings of Negreanu. Then the Hungarian Sandor Demjan was next when he shoved on a board of 8d8h2d with pocket tens and Katchalov called with pocket Jacks. Brenes, Schulman followed before Katchalov