Alexander Kravchenko (Russian: Александр Кравченко, born 21 April 1971) is a professional poker player based in Moscow, Russia. In the 2007 World Series of Poker, he cashed six times, including finishing fourth at the Main Event and the $1,500 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo event where he won his first career WSOP bracelet.[1][2] Kravchenko had some other notable cashes in 2007, including making the final table (finishing fifth) in the inaugural World Series of Poker Europetournament, a £2,500 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. event, as well as finishing 3rd in the Moscow Millions, which featured the largest ever prizepool for a tournament held in Russia.[3][4]
As a result of his success at the 2007 World Series of Poker, Kravchenko passed Kirill Gerasimov to become the all-time leading money winner among Russian players, although as of 2014, he is 4th.[5] He is also the first Russian citizen to win a WSOP bracelet.[6]
As of 2014, his live tournament winnings exceed $4,000,000.[7] His 32 cashes at the WSOP account for $2,661,909 of those winnings.[8]
On 27 September 2010, Kravchenko won Event #61 of the World Championship Of Online Poker (WCOOP), the $10,300 8-game [High-Roller] event. After playing in the two-day event in a field that started with 133 players, he won his first WCOOP bracelet along with $345,800 in prize money.[9]
