{"id":91735,"date":"2020-08-26T10:28:14","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T10:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog?p=91735"},"modified":"2020-08-27T15:45:11","modified_gmt":"2020-08-27T15:45:11","slug":"andrey-kotelnikov-wins-mix-max-championship-to-become-a-wptwoc-event-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/andrey-kotelnikov-wins-mix-max-championship-to-become-a-wptwoc-event-winner.html","title":{"rendered":"Andrey Kotelnikov Wins Mix-Max Championship to Become a WPTWOC Event Winner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Russia\u2019s Andrey Kotelnikov<\/strong> started the final table of the $3,200 WPT Mix-Max Championship<\/strong> in fifth place but overcame that adversity to become the latest winner of a WPT World Online Championships<\/a> event.<\/p>\n

Kotelnikov performed superbly throughout and was well deserving of his massive $488,508 first-place prize<\/strong>. Here\u2019s how the Russia star got the job done on August 25.<\/p>\n

WPT #06 Mix-Max Championship Final Table Results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nPlayer<\/th>\nCountry<\/th>\nPrize<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nAndrey Kotelnikov<\/td>\nRussia<\/td>\n$488,508<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nStuart Guite<\/td>\nUnited Kingdom<\/td>\n$366,604<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nJoakim Andersson<\/td>\nSweden<\/td>\n$271,903<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nOleg Vasylchenko<\/td>\nUkraine<\/td>\n$190,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nMaciej Gasior<\/td>\nUnited Kingdom<\/td>\n$124,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nDimitar Danchev<\/td>\nBulgaria<\/td>\n$89,016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nJerry Wong<\/td>\nCanada<\/td>\n$69,300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

It took the best part of 90-minutes before one of the seven finalists lost their stack. Jerry Wong<\/strong> was one of the early favourites for victory but he ultimately had to settle for seventh-place and $69,300.<\/p>\n

Wong busted during the 200,000\/400,000\/50,000 level. Maciej Gasior<\/strong> min-raised to 800,000 with from middle position and Wong responded with a three-bet to 4,800,000 from the next seat along with . British pro Stuart Guite<\/strong> woke up on the button with . Guite four-bet all-in for 10,600,000 and everyone folded except Wong who called off his remaining 3,200,000. A final board reading sent Wong to the sidelines.<\/p>\n

Unlucky Danchev Busts in Sixth-Place<\/h2>\n

Bulgarian superstar Dimitar Danchev<\/strong> was the next casualty of the final table. He lost the majority of his stack when he open-shoved for 14 big blinds effective first in from the small blind. Danchev made this move with and will consider himself unlucky to have run slap, bang into the of Joakim Andersson<\/strong>. Those aces held and Danchev was left nursing a 3.8 big blind stack.<\/p>\n

The remainder of Danchev\u2019s chips went into the middle of the table a few hands later against start-of-the-day chip leader Oleg Vasylchenko<\/strong><\/a>. Danchev held against his Ukrainian opponent\u2019s . He flopped a queen to take the lead, but Vasylchenko spiked an ace on the turn and a four on the river to bust Danchev in sixth-place.<\/p>\n