Minnesota resident Yevgeniy “Kazak132” Minakrin was crowned the winner of the $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Online Championship. The Minnesota resident dominated a field of 994 players and defeated Dragos Trofimov heads-up to walk away with his first gold bracelet and $238,315 in first-place prize.
The Results
Minakrin took the lead at the final table after pulling off a huge triple-up against Trofimov and Matthew “Muckdat” McDowell. Trofimov quickly recovered after eliminating three players successively – Jeffrey “Steelvikes7 Hoop (9th, $17,801), Houston “Deadmoney843” White (8th, $23,114), and Matthew “MDInvest” Davis (7th, $30,553).
The next player to leave was David “Iamyorfather” Gonzales (6th, $40,649), followed by “CA_MTNeer” (5th, $55,129), both of whom were sent to the rail by “lewismurray”. McDowell then bowed out in 4th place for $75,453, and not long after, “lewismurray” was also out taking home $104,811 for finishing 3rd.
Minakrin Outplays Trofimov
Minakrin pales in comparison with Trofimov in terms of experience but that didn’t become an issue during heads-up play as Minakrin not only gave his opponent a run for his money, but he went on to win the tournament after an intense one-on-one battle that lasted for more than half an hour.
Trofimov, well-known for winning the 2019 GPI National Player of the Year title, ended up with a $147,585 runner-up prize.
