Mikita Badziakouski takes down High Roller tournament at MPC28

Rounding up the 28th season of the PokerStars Macau Poker Cup, the HK$80,000 High Roller tournament has found a winner.

Mikita “fish2013” Badziakouski took first place and stuffed just over $297,000 into his wallet. He also picked up a $30,000 Platinum Pass which gives him entry into next January’s PokerStars Players Championship.

Hailing from Belarus, the high-stakes player had already won over $6 million prior to taking a seat for the Macau Poker Cup. With the latest winnings, he has now earned over $6.6 million and is ranked 42nd on the Global Poker Index. He has cashed in live tournaments every year since 2010, with the exception of 2014. He collected the most money last year, winning just under $4.6 million in tournaments across the globe.

The final table of the tournament saw nine players from nine countries vying for the top prize. In the end, though Badziakouski eliminated Raul Gallego Martinez from Spain to take it down. Martinez, who has been playing professionally for several years, has had sporadic wins, but this was the largest to date. He took home $1.57 million as the second-place finisher.