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Grand master <strong>Alexander Shimanov<\/strong> became the winner of the tournament and <strong>earned 70,000 hryvnas.<\/strong> The victory in the chess stage gave him 100 points, and in the poker competition he added 5 more points.<\/p>\n<p>The second and third places were taken by <strong>Valentin Deineka<\/strong>, the winner of the poker stage, and chess master <strong>Valery Sviridov<\/strong>. They received <strong>42,500 prize money<\/strong>. In two stages, 11 athletes received prizes in total.<\/p>\n<p>Grand master <strong>Natalia Zhukova<\/strong> became the tournament ambassador. She commented:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I am glad that now chess players will play more poker. The collaboration between chess and poker must continue.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Igor Terebinov,<\/strong> Marketing Director of PokerMatch, said that the tournament is not just entertainment.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;It&#8217;s a big part of life, giving you the opportunity to plunge into the atmosphere of a sports competition. We are glad to develop intellectual sports in the country in such joint projects&#8221;.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>More Poker News: <a href=\"https:\/\/gamingpost.net\/en\/miss-pokermatch-2020-two-time-winner-ukrainian-cup-online-poker-tournament.html\">Miss PokerMatch 2020 is a two-time winner of the Ukrainian Cup online poker tournament<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The gambling industry of Ukraine: <a title=\"The Gambling Regulatory Commission approves two more experts on the advisory board\" href=\"https:\/\/gamingpost.net\/en\/gambling-regulatory-commission-approves-two-more-experts-advisory-board.html\">The Gambling Regulatory Commission approves two more experts on the advisory board<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The gambling portal gamingpost.net monitors the process of legalization of gambling in Ukraine. Read the latest news: <a href=\"https:\/\/gamingpost.net\/en\/28-million-savings-casino-how-get-gambling-license-year-exclusive-interview-ivan-rudy.html\">$2.8 million in savings per casino. 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