Alex Kravchenko | |
Residence: | Moscow, Russia |
Birth Place: | Arkhangelsk, Soviet Union |
Wsop Bracelet Count: | 1 |
Wsop Final Tables: | 7 |
Wsop Money Finishes: | 32 |
Wsop Main Event Cashes: | 1 |
Wsop Main Event Best Finish Rank: | 4th |
Wsop Main Event Best Finish Year: | 2007 |
Wpt Titles: | None |
Wpt Final Tables: | None |
Wpt Money Finishes: | 6 |
Ept Titles: | None |
Ept Final Tables: | None |
Ept Money Finishes: | 12 |
Updated: | 2014-01-31 |
Alexander Kravchenko (Russian: Александр Кравченко, born 21 April 1971) is a professional poker player based in Moscow, Russia. In the 2007 World Series of Poker, he cashed six times, including finishing fourth at the Main Event and the $1,500 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo event where he won his first career WSOP bracelet.[1] [2] Kravchenko had some other notable cashes in 2007, including making the final table (finishing fifth) in the inaugural World Series of Poker Europe tournament, a £2,500 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. event, as well as finishing 3rd in the Moscow Millions, which featured the largest ever prizepool for a tournament held in Russia.[3] [4]
As a result of his success at the 2007 World Series of Poker, Kravchenko passed Kirill Gerasimov to become the all-time leading money winner among Russian players, although as of 2014, he is 4th.[5] He is also the first Russian citizen to win a WSOP bracelet.[6]
As of 2014, his live tournament winnings exceed $4,000,000.[7] His 32 cashes at the WSOP account for $2,661,909 of those winnings.[8]
On 27 September 2010, Kravchenko won Event #61 of the World Championship Of Online Poker (WCOOP), the $10,300 8-game [High-Roller] event. After playing in the two-day event in a field that started with 133 players, he won his first WCOOP bracelet along with $345,800 in prize money.[9]