Timofey Kuznetsov

Timofey Kuznetsov (born 1991)[1] is a Russian professional poker player who specializes in online no-limit Texas hold 'em and pot-limit Omaha hold'em cash games.[2]

Timofey Kuznetsov
Nickname(s)Trueteller
Born1991 (age 28–29)

Poker career

Kuznetsov plays under the alias "Trueteller" on PokerStars and has earned over $2,400,000.[3], as well as a further $2,050,000 under the same alias on the now defunct Full Tilt Poker. In November 2015, he played Phil Ivey in a 30 hour session.[4] He won over $100,000 in two weeks playing online in March 2017.[5]

Kuznetsov finished 4th in the 2015 $500,000 Super High Roller Bowl winning over $2,100,000.[6]

In 2018, Kuznetsov along with Linus Loeliger and Jonas Mols, was ranked by poker player Andres "Educa-p0ker" Artinano as one of the top three 6-max no-limit hold 'em players in the world.[7] In March 2018, Kuznetsov lost a $157,425.70 pot online after getting all the money in preflop holding A♦ A♣ against Mols who held K♦ K♠. They agreed to run the board twice. The first board ran out 3♥ K♣ 4♣ 2♦ 6♠ and the second board came 6♥ K♥ 9♦ 7♥ 3♠ giving the entire pot to Mols.[8][9]

As of 2017, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,900,000.[10]

References
  1. Administrator. "Chess Ratings". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  2. Holloway, Chad (2015-06-26). "The Online Railbird Report: Russia's Timofey Kuznetsov Steps Out as "Trueteller"". PokerNews. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  3. "Poker Player Trueteller". HighstakesDB. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  4. Katz, Dan (2015-11-11). "Phil Ivey, Timofey Kuznetsov Play Heads-Up for More Than a Day". PocketFives. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  5. Frank Op de Woerd (2017-03-24). "The Railbird Report: Timofey 'Trueteller' Kuznetsov Wins the Most". PokerNews. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  6. Fast, Erik (2015-07-04). "Brian Rast Wins $500,000 Buy-In Super High Roller Bowl". CardPlayer. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  7. Pete (22 February 2018). "LLinusLLove Wins $112,306 at $200/$400 NLHE vs Otb_RedBaron & Trueteller". HighstakesDB. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  8. Teemu (14 March 2018). ""Trueteller" Gets His Aces Cracked Twice in a Row by Jonas "OtB_RedBaron" Mols". HighstakesDB. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  9. Glatzer, Jason (2018-03-16). "Railbird Report: Timofey "Trueteller" Kuznetsov's Aces Cracked Twice". PokerNews. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  10. "Timofey Kuznetsov's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
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