Mikita Badziakouski
Belarusian poker player (born 1992)
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Mikita Badziakouski (Belarusian: Мікіта Бадзякоўскі, Russian: Никита Бодяковский, romanized: Nikita Bodyakovskiy; born 6 February 1992) is a Belarusian professional poker player known for his accomplishments in live poker tournaments.
| Mikita Badziakouski | |
|---|---|
Badziakouski in 2020 | |
| Nickname | fish2013 |
| Born | 6 February 1992 |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet | 1 |
| Final tables | 5 |
| Money finishes | 5 |
| European Poker Tour | |
| Title | 1 |
| Final tables | 6 |
| Money finishes | 15 |
Poker career
Badziakouski began playing live tournaments in 2010, at the age of 18.[citation needed]
Badziakouski plays online poker under the alias fish2013 on PokerStars'’.[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 the £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 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]
World Series of Poker
| Year | Event | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $50,000 No Limit Hold'em - High Roller | $1,462,043 |
Triton Poker Series
| Festival | Tournament | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| Montenegro 2018 | 1M HKD Main Event | HKD 19,618,400 |
| Jeju 2018 | 2M HKD Main Event | HKD 41,250,000 |
| Montenegro 2019 | 750K HKD Short Deck Ante-Only | HKD 13,300,000 |
| Madrid 2022 | €50k NLH 7-Handed | € 1,340,000 |
| Jeju 2024 | $100k Short Deck | $1,153,000 |
Poker GO Tour Titles
| Year | Tournament | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Poker Masters #10 - $25,000 NLH | $342,000 |
| 2021 | WSOP #85 - $50,000 High Roller NLH | $1,462,043 |
| 2022 | SHRS Europe #2 - $50k Short Deck | $756,000 |
| 2022 | Triton Madrid #6 - €50k NLH | $1,340,000 |
| 2025 | ARIA High Roller #10 - $15,100 No-Limit Hold'em | $250,000 |