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Timoshenko among poker's elite
Gary WiseAug 1, 2011, 01:46 PM ET
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Editor's note: Yevgeniy Timoshenko will be one of four players in action on Tuesday night's coverage of the 2011 WSOP $25,000 heads-up championship. Coverage begins at 8 p.m. ET.
The stars of poker are everywhere. You see them on TV every day if you look hard enough -- smiling, talking, displaying the charisma that made them stars in the first place. Poker celebrity is a tough business requiring time and energy that takes away from working on one's game. It's that fact that's made it possible for some of today's young pros to catch up to or even surpass the celebs. There's no better example of this than Yevgeniy Timoshenko.
While the glitterati have met with their public relations representative
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Ukraine's puppet masters
For nearly 20 years, oligarchic clans have contributed significantly to building contemporary Ukrainian society. They emerged as Soviet state property was transferred to new ownership, and replaced the traditional “red directors”. Different groups of oligarchs have alternated in achieving positions of power, and must be held responsible for the disintegration of Ukrainian politics, leading to the bloodbath in Kyiv in the winter of 2014. Yet without the clans opposing Viktor Yanukovich, public protest would probably not have stood so much chance of success.
Interior of main building of Mezhyhirya, the former residence of ex-president Viktor Yanukovich, now open to the public. Photo:karnizz/Shutterstock. Source:Shutterstock
In Ukraine oligarchs are characterized by a heterogeneous variety of attributes that define their status and influence. These consist, among other things, of parliamentary mandates and assets in the media as well as in
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Changes to the World Series of Poker Player of the Year
When it comes to the World Series of Poker, there seems to be three titles that are generally considered to be the most prestigious: the Main Event World Championship, the $50,000 Poker Player’s Championship, and the WSOP Player-of-the-Year (POY) title. gods year, the heated POY race was between Frank Kassela and Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi ended up being the center of much debate. While Kassela won two bracelets and ultimately clinched the title, fans and players alike felt Mizrachi’s Main Event run, combined with his earlier victory in the Player’s Championship, should have earned him the title.
Past WSOP Player-of-the-Year Winners
| Year | Player | Bracelets | Final Tables | Cashes | Winnings |
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| 2004 | Daniel Negreanu | 1 | 5 | 6 | $346,280 |
| 2005 | Allen Cunningham | 1 | 4 | 5 | $1,006,935 |
| 2006 | Jeff Madsen | 2 | 4 | 4 | $1,467,852 |
| 2007 | Tom Schneider | 2 | 3 | 3 | $416,829 |
| 2008 | Erick Lindgren | 1 | 3 | 5 | $1,348,528 |