{"id":66929,"date":"2019-01-19T13:25:02","date_gmt":"2019-01-19T13:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog?p=66929"},"modified":"2020-03-10T10:52:53","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T10:52:53","slug":"nikita-mikita-bodyakovskiy-joins-team-partypoker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/nikita-mikita-bodyakovskiy-joins-team-partypoker.html","title":{"rendered":"Nikita \u201cMikita\u201d Bodyakovskiy joins Team partypoker"},"content":{"rendered":"

partypoker is delighted to welcome Nikita Bodyakovskiy as the newest member of Team partypoker.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Better known in poker circles as \u201cMikita\u201d, Belarus\u2019s highest grossing player has amassed over $20m on the live circuit since 2010, racking up over $14m in cashes across 2018 alone, and joins the likes of Patrick Leonard<\/strong><\/a>, Fedor Holz<\/strong>, Ike Haxton<\/strong><\/a> and partypoker chairman, Mike Sexton<\/strong><\/a> on the newly-formed partypoker Player Panel.<\/p>\n

A regular fixture in some of the biggest games in the world, Bodyakovskiy recently finished fourth at both the 2018 partypoker Caribbean Poker Party $250k Super High Roller Championships<\/strong> ($700,000) and WSOPE 2018 $100k Super High Roller<\/strong> ($899,658).<\/p>\n

Only weeks prior, the 26-year old cemented his reputation as one of the fiercest players in the game after scooping an impressive hat-trick of back-to-back titles, highlighted by a win in the HK$2m Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Main Event<\/strong> worth over $5m.<\/p>\n

The Belarusian has also enjoyed considerable success at the virtual tables, boasting over $200k in online winnings under the renowned moniker, \u201cfish2013\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Something of a child prodigy, Bodyakovskiy excelled at chess in his infant years before later transferring that strategic thinking to poker, a decision that has to date yielded an incredible $20,742,707 in lifetime earnings to put him over $17m clear of the next-placed Belarusian player in his country\u2019s all-time money rankings.<\/p>\n

After his 18th birthday, \u201cMikita\u201d migrated from his native Belarus to Kiev, and now occupies his time travelling the high-roller poker circuit to compete for millions at the world\u2019s premier poker destinations such as Macau and Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

Bodyakovskiy said: \u201cI am delighted to be joining Team partypoker. If you look at the current members, established world-class players such as Ike Haxton<\/strong>, Jason Koon<\/strong><\/a>, Fedor Holz<\/strong>, Sam Trickett<\/strong><\/a>, Patrick Leonard<\/strong> and \u201cTrueteller\u201d<\/strong><\/a> (Timofey Kuznetsov<\/strong>) \u2013 they are all nice and well-respected people.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be part of a team like this is a true honour for me. These players have been playing at the top level for years and they can always help with advice, because they know poker from the inside. I will be working in the same area and will try to add my own expertise to help improve the game of poker across the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

partypoker managing director, Tom Waters<\/strong> said: \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to welcome Nikita to Team partypoker. Nikita is one of the most respected players in the world, and has recorded some incredible results in such a short space of time.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlong with the various other members of the Player Panel, Nikita\u2019s expertise of the game will help us to shape our policies and improve the playing experience for players at partypoker.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nikita Bodyakovskiy can be found at the partypoker tables playing under \u201cfish2013\u201d.<\/p>\n

For more information on Nikita Bodyakovskiy see here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more information on the partypoker Player Panel see here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ready to join the party?<\/h3>\n

If you\u2019re ready to jump into the action, then click here to download partypoker and get started<\/strong>!<\/a><\/p>\n

If you already have an account with us, click here to open partypoker and hit the tables!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

partypoker is delighted to welcome Nikita Bodyakovskiy as the newest member of Team partypoker. Better known in poker circles as \u201cMikita\u201d, Belarus\u2019s highest grossing player has amassed over $20m on the live circuit since 2010, racking up over $14m in cashes across 2018 alone, and joins the likes of Patrick Leonard, Fedor Holz, Ike Haxton<\/p>\n

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