When Eugene Katchalov looks back on his poker career, he will be hard-pressed to find a year better than 2011. It was the year he became a Team PokerStars Pro. It was the year he won his first WOSP bracelet. It was a close second for his highest-earning year.
As the calendar turned from December to January, the man who started his year with a PCA Super High Roller win and ended it with a cash at EPT Prague found himself with one more honor to go with his $2.5 million in 2011 win
nings: the Bluff Player of the Year award.
The year 2011 saw Katchalov perform like few can. He put up 13 cashes, seven final tables, and two first place finishes, one of which was that WSOP bracelet. All the while, he was being pushed by fellow Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier who finished second in the Bluff rankings. When the year was up, Katchalov's 1089.28 points were enough to hold the top spot over ElkY's 1,071.67-point second place performance.
Eugene Katchalov, all smiles
Katcholov shined in in a wide range of disciplines and has proven himself to be one of the game's most successful and well-rounded players. This year, he crested the $7 million mark in live tournament winnings. Here's a breakdown of how
he earned his title this year.
PCA Super High Roller--$1.5 million2011 PCA main event--$28,000
2011 PCA PCA Six Max High Roller--$131,920
NBC Heads-Up Championship --$30,000
NAPT Mohegan Sun Bounty Shootout--$68,000
EPT Season 7 Grand Final--$51,948
2011 WSOP Seven Card Stud--$122,909
2011 WSOP $2,500 8-Game--$5,740
2011 WSOP Limit Hold'em Shootout--$50,993
Epic Poker League main event--$70,960
EPT Barcelona main event--$453,812
EPT Loutraki side event--$49,915
EPT Prague main event--$8,529
Congratulations to Eugene Katchalov on an astounding 2011. We look forward to seeing what kind of performance you'll put up this week at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure.
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