Today’s score is a little under four times that. His biggest cash prior to yesterday was $12,006 for a 6th place finish at the $400 2018 Winter Classic in Scottsdale. His previous best result was taking first place in an Aria resort daily $110. He has a smattering of live tournament cashes going back to 2015. However, yesterday’s win marks a major step up for him.

All events were single entry no limit hold ’em events.Īkopov is a small-time grinder with some decent previous results. The CSPC saw players gather for nine events over ten days. Akopov posed for his winner’s photo in a sea of clear plastic uprights. The casino has been reopened for a while now, but still sports the plexiglass dividers and encourages mask-wearing. The Commerce is home to the LA Poker Classic, one of the more prestigious stops on the WPT. Boris Akopov managed to beat a field of 263 players to take down first place. The Commerce casino in Los Angeles crowned the California State Poker Champion yesterday.