Yevgeniy Timoshenko ( uk, Євген Тимошенко, ''Yevhen Tymoshenko''; born 1988, in

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poker player. Timoshenko moved to

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when he was 8 years old. He currently resides in

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Live poker

In April 2009, he won the

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Championship, earning $2,149,960. Timoshenko was previously a winner on the Asian Poker Tour in 2008, capturing a title in

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for

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3,812,200 (approximately US$500,000). Later in 2008, he had his first cash in the

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, finishing in 3rd place in Event #1 in

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. At the

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, he finished 2nd in the $25,000 No Limit Hold'em Heads-Up Championship, earning $525,980. He then finished 4th at a final table that included the eventual

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champion

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at the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em event, earning himself $206,348. At the

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, he finished 22nd, earning $285,408. This Result was his thus far highest ITM finish in the $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event. He also won the Aussie Millions SUPERHIGHROLLER 2014 $100,000 buy in tournament in February 2014 and thus making this tournament his biggest payday for $1,791,248. As of February 2014, his live poker career winnings exceed $6,490,000.

Online poker

Timoshenko plays on Full Tilt Poker under the alias of 'bballer88', while on Pokerstars he uses the screen name 'Jovial Gent'. In 2009, he won the main event of the

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. He bested a 2,144-player field to win $1,715,200. The same night he also won the weekly Full Tilt Poker $1,000 No Limit Holdem event for an additional $75,000. As of July 2011, his online cashes exceed $4.7 million.BBALLER88 Poker Results and Statistics
Official Poker Rankings. Retrieved on June 24, 2012.

References

External links

Cardplayer.com Profile

Hendon Mob tournament results
{{DEFAULTSORT:Timoshenko, Yevgeniy 1988 births American poker players Ukrainian emigrants to the United States Living people World Poker Tour winners