Andrey Zhigalov is a Russian poker player who has two World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets. Zhigalov, a mixed games specialist, won the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. event at the 2018 WSOP and again at the 2025 WSOP in Las Vegas.
Zhigalov first cashed in a WSOP event in 2014, finishing 11th in the $2,500 Omaha/Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo event. He enjoyed a fourth-place finish in the $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball event in 2015 and two more final tables in 2016.
The Russian continued his run of WSOP final tables in 2017 with a fourth-place finish in the $10,000 Razz Championship. That result earned him a career-best $79,616. The following year, Zhigalov won the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. for $202,787 and his first WSOP bracelet.
At the 2019 WSOP, Zhigalov came close to winning his second bracelet, but had to make do with a runner-up finish in the $10,000 Razz Championship, a finish worth $186,293.
Zhigalov did not register an in-the-money finish between the 2019 and 2024 WSOPs but cashed twice at the 2024 WSOP, including a seventh-place finish in the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better event.
At the 2025 WSOP, Zhigalov won the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. for the second time, this time it came with $197,923 and his second bracelet.
Andrey Zhigalov's Top Five Poker Results
| Date | Event | Rank | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2018 | $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. WSOP | 1st | $202,787 |
| Jun 2025 | $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. WSOP | 1st | $197,923 |
| Jun 2019 | $10,000 Razz WSOP | 2nd | $186,293 |
| Jun 2017 | $10,000 Razz WSOP | 4th | $79,616 |
| Jun 2024 | $10,000 Stud Hi-Lo WSOP | 7th | $49,715 |
