Vitaly Lunkin Explained

Vitaly Lunkin
Birth Date:1971 5, df=y
Birth Place:Moscow, Russia
Wsop Bracelet Count:2
Wsop Final Tables:6
Wsop Money Finishes:32[1]
Wsop Main Event Best Finish Rank:46th
Wsop Main Event Best Finish Year:2013
Wpt Titles:None
Wpt Final Tables:None
Wpt Money Finishes:None
Ept Titles:1
Ept Final Tables:3
Ept Money Finishes:6
Updated:2017-07-15

Vitaly Lunkin (born 7 May 1971) is a Russian professional poker player from Moscow, Russia who has won two World Series of Poker bracelets.

Vitaly Lunkin started playing at the WSOP in 2006, finishing 829th in the Main Event. In 2008, he won his first bracelet, winning the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em event and earning $629,417.[2] The following year, he won his second bracelet and $1,891,018 in the 2009 $40,000 No Limit Hold'em and finished second to Matt Graham in the $10,000 World Championship Pot-limit Omaha event for $419,832.[3] [4]

World Series of Poker Bracelets

YearTournamentPrize (US$)
2008$1,500 No Limit Hold'em$629,417
2009$40,000 No Limit Hold'em - 40th Anniversary event$1,891,018

Other poker activities

Lunkin works as a professional poker trainer and coach in Moscow. He is a previous winner of the Russian Poker Tour - Moscow,[5] and of the European Poker Tour - Barcelona Suepr High Roller for $1.3 million. As of 2017, his total live tournament winnings exceed $6,375,000.[6] His 32 cashes at the WSOP account for over $4,000,000 of those earnings.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vitaly Lunkin . 10 August 2017 . WSOP.com.
  2. Web site: 39th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2008, No Limit Hold'em . 25 November 2023 . The Hendon Mob . en.
  3. Web site: 40th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2009, No Limit Hold'em - 40th Anniversary event . 25 November 2023 . The Hendon Mob . en.
  4. Web site: 40th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2009, World Championship Pot Limit Omaha . 25 November 2023 . The Hendon Mob . en.
  5. Web site: Финальный день RPT - Виталий Лункин - победитель RPT-Moscow . 10 August 2017 . pokeroff.ru.
  6. Web site: Vitaly Lunkin's profile on The Hendon Mob. The Hendon Mob Poker Database. 10 August 2017.