| Nickname(s) | Jovial Gent |
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| Hometown | Seattle, Washington |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | None |
| Money finishes | 4 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish |
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| World Poker Tour | |
| Titles | 1 |
| Final tables | 1 |
| Money finishes | 1 |
Yevgeniy Timoshenko (Ukrainian: Євген Тимошенко, Yevhen Tymoshenko) is an American poker player. Born in 1988 in Kharkiv, Ukraine Timoshenko moved to Washington State when he was 8 years old[1], he currently residing in Seattle, Washington.
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Live Poker
In April 2009, he won the season 7 World Poker Tour Championship, earning $2,149,960.
Timoshenko was previously a winner on the Asian Poker Tour in 2008, capturing a title in Macau for $500,000. Later in 2008 he had his first cash in the World Series of Poker, finishing in 3rd place in Event #1 in London.
Online Poker
Timoshenko plays on Full Tilt Poker under the alias of 'Bballer88', while on Pokerstars he uses the screen name 'Jovial Gent'.
In 2009, he won the main event of the World Championship of Online Poker. He bested a 2,144-player field to win $1,715,200.00. The very same night he also won the weekly Full Tilt Poker $1,000 No Limit Holdem event for an additional $75,000
As of 2009, his career winnings exceed $3,200,000.
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