Putting Belarus on the map, Nikita Bodyakovskiy surged to the top his country’s all-time money list after earning $14M in 2018 alone!

The 26-year old, known as “Mikita”, established himself as a force to be reckoned with when he took down the HK$2M Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Main Event for over $5M.

Bodyakovskiy excelled at chess as a child, and he has undoubtedly put the strategic thinking skills he acquired to good use on the felt!