Viacheslav Zhukov Wins Second World Series of Poker BraceletZhukov Among Six Russians Who Have Earned WSOP Gold |
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Viacheslav Zhukov
Zhukov took down the $3,000 pot-limit Omaha eight-or-better touranment, banking $330,277 and 1,260 Card Player Player of the Year points. The Russian geologist turned poker pro won a bracelet at the 2011 WSOP as well, in the $10,000 Omaha eight-or-better event. He is among the six Russians to have won a bracelet at the WSOP.
The 23-year-old defeated a stacked final table that included Scotty Nguyen, Yuval Bronshtein, Randy Ohel, David Baker, Chris Bell and runner-up finisher Roch Cousineau.
Baker, who was at his third official final table of the series, picked up another 630 POY points, moving him into 16th place overall.
Here is a look at the final table results.
| Finish | Player Name | Payout | POY Points |
| 1 | Viacheslav Zhukov | $330,277 | 1,260 |
| 2 | Roch Cousineau | $204,426 | 1,050 |
| 3 | Chris Bell | $135,858 | 840 |
| 4 | David Baker | $100,820 | 630 |
| 5 | Randy Ohel | $75,662 | 525 |
| 6 | Yuval Bronshtein | $57,662 | 420 |
| 7 | Jack Ward | $43,840 | 315 |
| 8 | Scotty Nguyen | $33,789 | 210 |
| 9 | Juan Ramirez | $26,235 | 105 |
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