Chess breeds poker stars in Russia

The World Series of Poker has always attracted a competitive international field. Interestingly, this year’s WSOP featured more players from Russia than ever before.

That’s a trend that’s likely to continue.

Last year, the main event’s final table included Alex Kravchenko, who finished in fourth place.

This year, Ivan Demidov sits in the final table’s second chip position. He’s got a good shot at bringing the title to his Russian homeland when play resumes in November.

Two other Russians won WSOP bracelets this year. Vitaly Lunkin won a no-limit Hold’em event and Svetlana Gromenkova won the Ladies Championship. Also, Nikolay Evdakov broke the WSOP record for most cashes in a single year with an astonishing ten cashes. The pre

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