Kirill Gerasimov

Kirill Gerasimov in the World Poker Tour season 1 championship event
Nickname(s)	None
Hometown	Moscow, Russia
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)	None
Money finishes	8
Highest ITM main event finish	444th (2005)
World Poker Tour
Titles	None
Final tables	1
Money Finishes	3
European Poker Tour
Titles	None
Final tables	2
Money finishes	2

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Gerasimov worked as an insurance salesman in Moscow, and started entering poker tournaments throughout Europe in 2001. The Paradise Poker website backed Gerasimov in the World Poker Tour season 1 $25,000 championship event, where he took 2nd place to Alan Goehring to take home a $506,625 prize. A poker tournament is a tournament at which the winners are decided by playing poker, usually a particular style of poker. ... World map showing Europe Political map Europe is one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europes borders. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ... Alan Goehring (born February 21, 1962) is a retired American junk bond analyst and trader from Henderson, Nevada. ...

In May 2003, Gerasimov made his first World Series of Poker (WSOP) final table, finishing 6th in the $1,500 No Limit Hold-Em event and receiving a $24,000 first prize. Other finalists in the tournament included eventual winner Amir Vahedi, TJ Cloutier and Brad Daugherty. 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December - → A timeline of events in the news for May, 2003. ... The WSOP logo. ... Amir Vahedi (born in Iran) is a professional poker player. ... T.J. Cloutier (born October 13, 1939 in Albany, California) is a professional poker player. ... Brad Daugherty (born July 5, 1951 in Mountain Grove, Missouri) is a professional poker player. ...

In April 2004, Gerasimov returned to the WSOP and again made two final tables: a 5th place finish ($30,060) in the $1,500 Pot Limit Hold-Em event featuring Huck Seed and Tony "The Lizard" Bloom, and a 2nd place finish ($100,000) in the $1,500 No Limit Hold-Em shootout event featuring John Juanda, Asher Derei and Daniel "Kid Poker" Negreau. 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Deaths in April • 18 Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara • 19 Norris McWhirter • 22 Pat Tillman • 24 Estée Lauder Other recent deaths Ongoing events EU Enlargement Exploration of Mars: Rovers Haiti Rebellion Reconstruction of Iraq – Occupation & Resistance Israeli... Huck Seed (born 1969?) is a professional poker player. ... Tony The Lizard Bloom (born 20 March 1970) is a professional poker player from London, England. ... Johnson (John) Juanda (born July 8, 1971 in Indonesia) is an American professional poker player based in Marina Del Ray, California. ... Daniel Kid Poker Negreanu (born July 26, 1974 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a professional poker player. ...

He also made the money 4 times in the 2005 World Series of Poker, including a 2nd place finish ($108,775) in the Seven Card Stud tournament, and he also made the money in the $10,000 Main Event for the first time, with his 444th place finish earning $16,055. The 2005 World Series of Poker opened play on June 2, continuing through the Main Event No Limit World Championship starting on July 7. ...

Gerasimov made two final tables during the second season of the European Poker Tour (EPT), finishing 5th in London and 3rd in Deauville. Below are the results of season 2 of the European Poker Tour (EPT). ... The European Poker Tour (EPT) began in 2004 as part of the worldwide explosion in Texas Hold em popularity. ... For other uses, see London (disambiguation). ... Deauville is a commune of the Calvados département, in the Basse-Normandie région, in France. ...

Gerasimov was mentored in poker by "The Flying Dutchman" Marcel Lüske. Gerasimov himself went on to mentor former tennis professtional Yevgeny Kafelnikov in poker. The Flying Dutchman Marcel Lüske (born 1953) is a professional poker player from Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ... Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov (born on 18 February 1974) (Russian: Евгений Александрович Кафельников) (yehv-GYEH-nee kah-FYELL-nee-koff; KAH-fyell-nee-koff in Russian) is a former World No. ...

Since he became a noted player for his 2nd place finish in the WPT season 1 championship, many people have noted he has similar facial characteristics to Matt Damon. Matt Damon at the Incirlik hospital, Incirlik Air Base, December 7, 2001. ...

As of 2006, Gerasimov has made over $1,400,000 in live tournament winnings. 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Kirill is also known in poker circles for making one of the most amazing calls in WSOP history when he mistakenly showed his opponent his hand consisting of a ten-high, missed flush draw. After his opponent noticed this, he attempted to capitalize on Gerasimov's mistake by going all-in. Gerasimov called and won the pot with his ten high.

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External links

• Hendon Mob tournament results
• Kirill Gerasimov, The Rookie from the Red Square (interview by Jennifer Young)
• World Poker Tour profile