Timofey Kuznetsov (born 1991)[1] is a Russian professional poker player who specializes in online no-limit Texas hold 'em and pot-limit Omaha hold'em cash games.[2]
| Timofey Kuznetsov | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Trueteller |
| Born | 1991 (age 32–33) |
Poker career
editKuznetsov plays under the alias "Trueteller" on PokerStars and has earned over $2,400,000.,[3] as well as a further $2,050,000 under the same alias on the now defunct Full Tilt Poker. In November 2015, he played Phil Ivey in a 30-hour session.[4] He won over $100,000 in two weeks playing online in March 2017.[5]
Kuznetsov finished 4th in the 2015 $500,000 Super High Roller Bowl winning over $2,100,000.[6]
In 2018, Kuznetsov along with Linus Loeliger and Jonas Mols, was ranked by poker player Andres "Educa-p0ker" Artinano as one of the top three 6-max no-limit hold 'em players in the world.[7] In March 2018, Kuznetsov lost a $157,425.70 pot online after getting all the money in preflop holding against Mols who held . They agreed to run the board twice. The first board ran out and the second board came giving the entire pot to Mols.[8][9]
As of 2017, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,900,000.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Chess Ratings". FIDE. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ Holloway, Chad (26 June 2015). "The Online Railbird Report: Russia's Timofey Kuznetsov Steps Out as "Trueteller"". PokerNews. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Poker Player Trueteller". HighstakesDB. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ Katz, Dan (11 November 2015). "Phil Ivey, Timofey Kuznetsov Play Heads-Up for More Than a Day". PocketFives. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ Op de Woerd, Frank (24 March 2017). "The Railbird Report: Timofey 'Trueteller' Kuznetsov Wins the Most". PokerNews. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ Fast, Erik (4 July 2015). "Brian Rast Wins $500,000 Buy-In Super High Roller Bowl". CardPlayer. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "LLinusLLove Wins $112,306 at $200/$400 NLHE vs Otb_RedBaron & Trueteller". HighstakesDB. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ ""Trueteller" Gets His Aces Cracked Twice in a Row by Jonas "OtB_RedBaron" Mols". HighstakesDB. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ Glatzer, Jason (16 March 2018). "Railbird Report: Timofey "Trueteller" Kuznetsov's Aces Cracked Twice". PokerNews. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ "Timofey Kuznetsov's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 30 May 2018.