Eugene Katchalov Wins $122,909 on Event 5:

The Ukrainian-born Eugene Katchalov captured his first World Series of Poker bracelet. He did so late Saturday night at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, winning event no. 5 ($1,500 seven-card stud). This $1.5k 7-Card Stud tournament was stacked with quality players. Katchalov had to battle his way past the likes of Shaun Deeb (15th), Andy Bloch (14th), Ylon Schwartz (11th), Ali Eslami (7th), and Eric Buchman (3rd) in the latter stages.

Prize money for 2011 WSOP Event #5 are as follows:

1. Eugene Katchalov ($122,909)

2. Alessio Isaia ($75,911)

3. Eric Buchman ($48,961)

4. Jonathan Spinks ($35,476)

5. Dennis Parker ($26,083)

6. Kai Landry ($19,456)

7. Ali Eslami ($14,723)

8. Vasili Lazarou ($11,301)

9. Jeremy Ausmus ($8,800)

10. Andrew Blumen ($8,800)

11. Ylon Schwartz ($6,949)

12. Arash Ghaneian ($6,949)

13. Colby Pitt ($5,561)

14. Andy Bloch ($5,561)

15. Shaun Deeb ($4,511)

16. Doug Carli ($4,511)

17. Jorge Leon ($3,711)

18. Bryan Devonshire ($3,711)

19. Marc Fluss ($3,711)

20. Christopher George ($3,711)

21. Mark Provenzano ($3,711)

22. Stephen Weiss ($3,711)

23. Kevin Calenzo ($3,711)

24. Larry Stjean ($3,711)

25. Brett Jungblut ($3,113)

26. Anthony Mosholder ($3,113)

27. Alexander Wice ($3,113)

28. Fu Wong ($3,113)

29. Paul Fisher ($3,113)

30. Chad Brown ($3,113)

31. Yarron Bendor ($3,113)

32. Markus Lehner ($3,113)

33. Jim Paluszek ($2,612)

34. Lonnie Heimowitz ($2,612)

35. Ronald Maze ($2,612)

36. Scott Seiver ($2,612)

37. Frank Guida ($2,612)

38. Hani Awad ($2,612)

39. David Tighe ($2,612)

40. Sohail Afra ($2,612)