Mikita Badziakouski (Belarusian: Мікіта Бадзякоўскі, Russian: Никита Бодяковский, romanizedNikita Bodyakovskiy; born 6 February 1992) is a Belarusian professional poker player known for his accomplishments in live poker tournaments.

Mikita Badziakouski
Mikita Badziakouski in 2020
Nickname(s)fish2013
ResidenceBelarus
Born (1992-02-06) 6 February 1992 (age 32)
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)1
Final table(s)5
Money finish(es)5
European Poker Tour
Title(s)1
Final table(s)6
Money finish(es)15
Information last updated on 6 February 2020.

Poker career

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Badziakouski began playing live tournaments in 2010, at the age of 18.[citation needed]

Badziakouski plays online poker under the alias fish2013 on PokerStars and HelicopterBen82 on Full Tilt Poker.[1] He chose the number 2013 in his screen name because that was the year he would turn 21 and be able to play for a WSOP title in America.

In May 2018, Badziakouski won the Triton Super High Roller Series Montenegro festival held at the Maestral Resort & Casino, winning $2,499,090 in the process.[2] In August, he won the 2018 EPT Barcelona €100,000 Super High Roller, his fourth title of the year, winning him $1,930,851.[3][4]

After winning the short deck hold 'em event held at King's Casino Rozvadov in October 2018, Badziakouski was dubbed the "Short Deck Poker king".[5]

In September 2019, Mikita Badziakouski lost £50,000 NLHE at the British Poker Open 2019. Mikita defeated Cristoph Vogelsang Heads-Up To Earn £486,000.[6]

As of February 2020, Badziakouski has earned over $2,200,000 playing high stakes online cash games on PokerStars.[7] He has earned over $50,000,000 from live poker tournaments.[8] In December of 2023, he won the $1 million Big One for One Drop tournament at the WPT World Championship at the Wynn in Las Vegas, winning over $7 million.[9] He is the all-time money leader in Belarus.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Klöhn, Von Arved (15 November 2013). "Die nächste Million für Niklas Heinecker in den Highstakes". PokerOlymp. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  2. ^ Zetzsche, Christian (17 May 2018). "Mikita Badziakouski Wins Triton SHR Series Montenegro Main Event". PokerNews. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  3. ^ Fast, Erik (27 August 2018). "Mikita Badziakouski Wins 2018 EPT Barcelona €100,000 Super High Roller". cardplayer.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Nikita Bodyakovskiy from Belarus wins another poker tournament". E-PLAY Online. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  5. ^ Pitt, Matthew (25 October 2018). "Mikita Badziakouski Is the Short Deck Poker King; Wins Another Event". PokerNews. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  6. ^ Glatzer, Jason (11 September 2019). "Mikita Badziakouski Wins British Poker Open £50,000 NLHE (£486,000)". PokerNews.com. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Poker Player fish2013". HighstakesDB. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Mikita Bodyakovsky's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  9. ^ "World Poker Tour - WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas, No Limit Hold'em - Big One for One Drop". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Belarus All Time Money List". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
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