Eugene Katchalov (born February 21, 1981 in

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) is an American professional poker player raised in

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since age 10. He currently ranks #403 on the

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, and has been ranked as high as number two. He is also 1st on the All-Time Money List in Ukraine. Katchalov, a graduate with a

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from

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, is the winner of the largest payout for a non-championship event in the World Poker Tour (WPT), earning $2,482,605 with a win at the 2007 '' Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic''. In late 2016 Katchalov and poker player, and friend, Luca Pagano, entered the world of eSports with an Italian team
QLASH
is the first professional team to attend the American spot of

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Poker

Katchalov has been playing poker professionally since 2003; in March 2011 he joined Team PokerStars Probr>
and played under the screen name E.Katchalov. Katchalov was previously well known online under his former non- Team PokerStars Pro screen name ''MyRabbiFoo''. After five years under the red spade brand, they parted awa

. In addition to his 2007 WPT win, Katchalov finished 9th in the 2009 WPT Championship event. He has cashed nine times on the WPT Tour for a total of $2,759,761. Katchalov has had 30 cashes in

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events, including a bracelet win in the 2011 $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Tournament. He also finished 39th at the 2009 WSOP Main Event. Katchalov has also succeeded on the European Poker Tour. He has cashed nine times in Main Events including third-place finishes in London, 2009, and Barcelona, 2011 and a second-place finish in Deauville, 2014. At the

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in 2011, Katchalov bested 37 other players in the $100,000 Super High Roller tournament, defeating Team Pokerstars Pro

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heads-up, to win $1.5million. Ten days later, he came in 2nd place in the PCA $10,000 High Roller - 6 Max event winning $131,92

In June 2007, Katchalov won the Bellagio Cup III's $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em event. As of May 2017, his total live tournament winnings exceed $8,900,000.

World Series of Poker

In 2011 Katchalov conquered the prestigious bracelet in the $1,500 Seven-Card Stud event.

World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE)

World Poker Tour

Eugene Katchalov is active in the WPT field since 2004, a milestone reserved to few still active professional poker players.

European Poker Tour

The European Poker Tour (EPT) was one of the biggest itinerant tournament series hosted by PokerStars. EPT had its final season in 2016 when the PokerStars Championship succeeded.

PokerStars Championship

PokerStars Festival

Card Player Poker Tour

eSports

Katchalov is a well-known sport enthusiast and in winter 2016 he joined long term friend and former

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colleague Luca Pagano in the

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adventure. He is co-owner of one of the first Italian professional competitive esport team: QLASH.

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External links

Eugene Katchalov InterviewCardPlayer.com article - Eugene Katchalov Wins 2007 Doyle Brunson ClassicWorld Poker Tour profile
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