The
Aleksey ImLuckPads Savenkov emerged victorious in
Event #1 BIG $50 after defeating
QY707 in a short-lived heads-up duel. A huge field of 31,291 emerged in the first multi-flight event, which created a
prize pool of $1,439,386 and Savenkov earned the lion s share worth $168,810.
Savenkov entered the nine-handed final table as the chip leader and it was no surprise that he faced QY707 in heads-up, who was second in chips when the action resumed. The first recorded live cashes of the Russian date back to 2017 and with this victory, he has nearly doubled his known earnings on the live poker circuit and the WSOP Online tournaments on GGPoker.