Vitaly Lunkin (born 7 May 1971) is a Russian professional

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from

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who has won two

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s. Vitaly Lunkin started playing at the

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in 2006, finishing 829th in the Main Event. In

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, he won his first bracelet, winning the $1,500

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event and earning $629,417. The following year, he won his second bracelet and $1,891,018 in the

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$40,000 No Limit Hold'em and finished second to

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in the $10,000 World Championship

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event for $419,832.

World Series of Poker Bracelets

Other poker activities

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

References

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