Yevgeniy Timoshenko - Poker Player Profile

Yevgeniy “Jovial Gent” Timoshenko is, quite simply, a master of the big score. Of his 9 live cashes, Timoshenko has five over $100K, including a massive $2.1 million payday for winning the 2009 Five-Star World Poker Classic. Jovial Gent’s other scores include a whopping $500K for taking down the 2008 APT event in Macau, $166K for winning the 2007 Irish Poker Open, $133K for 2nd at EPT Barcelona, and just over $100K for a 3rd place finish at the ’08 WSOP Europe. No doubt already a premiere poker player, Timoshenko will be a feared opponent for years to come.

Yevgeniy Timoshenko was born in Kharkiv, Ukraine, but moved to Washington State when he was 10 years old. He currently resides in Mukilteo, Washington.

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Poker terminology:

NICKEL - Five dollars, usually represented by a red casino check.
ON THE COME - A situation where the player does not have a complete hand but hopes to make one if the right cards come up.
SET - In Hold'em, three of a kind where two of the cards are hole cards.
ON TILT - Playing worse (usually, more aggressively) than usual because a player has become emotionally upset.
CHECK RAISE - To check initially, then raise a bet made later on in the same betting round. Frequently a sign of strength, but may be a bluff.
STAKE - The amount of a player's BUY-IN, or the amount of money they are willing to play with in a given session. Compare: BANKROLL.

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