Yevgeniy Timoshenko (born 1988) is a
Ukrainian poker player. Timoshenko was born in
Kharkiv
Kharkiv, also known as Kharkov, is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city in Ukraine. and moved to
Mukilteo, Washington
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when he was 8 years old. He currently resides in
Seattle, Washington
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.
Live poker
In April 2009, Timoshenko won the
season 7 World Poker Tour
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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
Macau
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for
HK$3,812,200 (approximately US$500,000). Later in
2008
2008 was designated as:
*International Year of Languages
*International Year of Planet Earth
*International Year of the Potato
*International Year of Sanitation
The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
, he had his first cash in the
World Series of Poker
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, finishing in 3rd place in Event #1 in
London
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.
At the
2011 World Series of Poker, Timoshenko finished 2nd in the $25,000 No Limit Hold'em Heads-Up Championship, earning $525,980. He finished 4th at a final table that included the eventual
WSOP Main Event champion
Pius Heinz at the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em event, earning himself $206,348.
At the
2013
2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years).
2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
WSOP Main Event, Timoshenko finished 22nd, earning $285,408. This Result was his thus far highest
ITM finish in the $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event.
Timoshenko won the Aussie Millions Super High Roller 2014 $100,000 buy in tournament in February 2014 and thus making this tournament his biggest payday for $1,791,248.
As of 2021, Timoshenko's live poker career winnings exceed $7,800,000.
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, Timoshenko won the main event of the
World Championship of Online Poker. 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, Timoshenko's online cashes exceed $4.7 million.
BBALLER88 Poker Results and Statistics
Official Poker Rankings. Retrieved on 24 June 2012.
Notes
References
External links
Card Player profileGlobal Poker Index profile
Hendon Mob profilePoker News Daily profileWPT profileWSOP profile
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1988 births
American poker players
Ukrainian emigrants to the United States
Living people
World Poker Tour winners
Ukrainian poker players