Seat 2: Alexey Rybin, 29, Moscow, Russia - 1,890,000 | 2010 PokerStars.it EPT San Remo

Rybin has prospered with gaming businesses back home in Moscow – so much so that when one of his opponents here in San Remo offered to pay euros to see Rybin's second card, he refused saying: "I don't need money, I only need chips." Later he told another player considering a call on the river: "One for free, two for chips." This is Rybin's second EPT; he does not consider himself a tournament player, specializing mainly in very high stakes live cash games in Moscow.

Alexey is already a VIP-member of Casino SanRemo after considerable success at the roulette tables. He is known for his open, kind and cheerful personality.