Iakov Onuchin
Iakov Onuchin is a Russian poker player with total live earnings of $1,062,900 with his best cash being $118,850. Onuchin takes part in different poker events, both live and online, such as WSOP, EPT, Triton, and other well-known tournaments.
Iakov Onuchin: Live Tournament Participation
Onuchin’s first recorded cash was on May 5th, 2008, where he secured 7th place cashing for $1,845. It was in the $500 No Limit Hold’em PartyPoker.com Million VI, Cruise event.
The following year, on August 18th, 2009, in the Asian Poker Tour Macau, he earned $1,548 with an 8th-place finish in the HK$7,500 + $500 No Limit Hold’em – 8 Handed event.
A notable achievement came on May 5th, 2010, where Onuchin claimed 4th place and cashed $18,450 in the $1,850 + $150 No Limit Hold’em Main Event Russian Poker Tour in Yalta.
In the WSOP event in 2012, he secured 10th place on July 4th in the $1,000 No Limit Hold’em (Event #59) adding $41,788 to his earnings. The following year, in 2013, he impressively secured 2nd place on May 16th in the €2,000 + €150 Open Face Chinese Poker – Re-Entry event during the European Poker Tour Grand Final in Monte Carlo, earning $39,338.
In September 2013, Onuchin participated in the €5,000 + €300 No Limit Hold’em Main Event during the European Poker Tour Barcelona, finishing in 46th place and cashing $24,345. During the event, he faced a tough hand, getting his stack all in with A
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Onuchin also won on May 3rd, 2017, in the $2,000 + $200 No Limit Hold’em Mediterranean Poker Cup Main Event in Kyrenia, where he claimed 1st place and won $118,500.
Poker Highlights: Iakov Onuchin in 2022-2023
In 2022, Onuchin participated in the Triton Cyprus festival from September 5–12 but did not secure any cash winnings.
Fast forward to 2023; on October 16th, he won the $5,200 Pot Limit Omaha (Event 24) at the European Poker Tour Kyrenia, claiming 1st place and adding $118,850 to his earnings.
In November, at Triton’s Monte Carlo festival, he cashed on November 2nd in the $30k Pot Limit Omaha Bounty, securing 6th place and earning $87,000. As for his most recent participation in poker tournaments, he played in the November 3rd $50k Pot Limit Omaha, finishing in 9th place and cashing $101,000.
