Mikita Badziakouski: WSOP Bracelet Winner and High-Stakes Champion
POKER HALL OF FAME
Inducted 2014
Mikita Badziakouski has built one of the most successful high-stakes tournament careers in modern poker. The Belarusian professional is a World Series of Poker bracelet winner, a two-time winner of the €100,000 EPT Barcelona Super High Roller and the 2023 WPT Big One for One Drop champion.
His results span the WSOP, European Poker Tour, Triton Poker, World Poker Tour and other elite high-roller series around the world. As of August 2026, PokerNews and Hendon Mob data list Badziakouski with $68,780,521 in live tournament earnings, placing him fourth on poker's all-time live tournament money list.
Badziakouski remains an active high-stakes competitor. His 2026 results include a $1.76 million online GGMillion$ victory, a $585,000 runner-up finish at the Onyx High Roller Series and a fourth-place finish in a WSOP Online $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship.
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Who Is Mikita Badziakouski?
Mikita Badziakouski is a Belarusian professional poker player best known for competing in some of the world's largest buy-in no-limit hold'em tournaments.
PokerNews records his early live results in Ukraine beginning in 2010. His career expanded internationally during the middle of the decade, and by 2016 he was recording six-figure finishes against elite high-roller fields.
That progression accelerated quickly. A series of major results in Europe and Asia transformed Badziakouski from an established high-stakes player into one of the leading tournament earners of his generation.
PokerNews also lists "fish2013" as an online alias associated with Badziakouski. His career has included both live and online high-stakes competition, although his largest recorded scores have come in major live tournaments.
View Mikita Badziakouski's PokerNews player profile.
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Badziakouski's Rise Through High-Stakes Poker
Badziakouski's early live record was comparatively modest before he began producing larger results on the European high-roller circuit.
In 2016, he finished sixth in the €50,000 Super High Roller at EPT Monte Carlo for €210,530. He followed that period with several additional high-stakes final tables.
One of his first major seven-figure results came at the 2017 World Series of Poker Europe. Badziakouski finished third in the €111,111 High Roller for One Drop for €1,521,312.
The following year became a major turning point.
In May 2018, Badziakouski won the HKD 1,000,000 Triton Poker Main Event in Montenegro. The tournament attracted 63 entries, and Badziakouski defeated Rui Cao heads-up to earn HKD 19,618,400, worth approximately $2.5 million at the time.
He followed that victory with a fourth-place finish in the $300,000 Super High Roller Bowl in Las Vegas for $1.6 million.
Badziakouski then produced an even larger result at Triton Poker Jeju. He won the HKD 2,000,000 Main Event in July 2018 for HKD 41,250,000, recorded by PokerNews and Hendon Mob data as approximately $5.26 million.
Those victories established Badziakouski as a consistent threat in tournaments where fields are small but filled with many of poker's most accomplished high-stakes professionals.
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Two EPT Barcelona €100,000 Super High Roller Victories
Badziakouski has enjoyed particular success in the European Poker Tour's biggest tournaments.
He won the €100,000 EPT Barcelona Super High Roller in 2018 for €1,650,300.
Four years later, he returned to Barcelona and won the same €100,000 Super High Roller again.
The 2022 tournament drew 68 entries and generated a €6,597,360 prize pool. Badziakouski reached heads-up play against Erik Seidel and eventually defeated the Poker Hall of Famer to collect €1,979,220.
PokerNews described the victory as Badziakouski's second win in the EPT Barcelona €100,000 Super High Roller, giving him two victories in the prestigious event four years apart.
Review the 2022 EPT Barcelona €100,000 Super High Roller results.
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Mikita Badziakouski's WSOP Bracelet
Badziakouski won his first World Series of Poker bracelet in 2021.
He captured Event #85: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em at the 2021 WSOP in Las Vegas. The tournament attracted 113 entries and created a $5,409,875 prize pool.
Badziakouski defeated Ren Lin heads-up to earn $1,462,043 and the bracelet.
The final table also included several players with extensive major-tournament records, including Daniel Negreanu, Jason Koon and Stephen Chidwick.
According to the official WSOP player database, Badziakouski has one WSOP bracelet and no WSOP Circuit rings as of August 2026. The database lists 42 WSOP cashes, 11 final tables and $9,974,293 in earnings tracked within the WSOP platform and associated events.
Read the PokerNews recap of Badziakouski's 2021 WSOP bracelet victory.
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2023 WPT Big One for One Drop Victory
Badziakouski recorded the largest live tournament score of his career at the 2023 WPT World Championship festival at Wynn Las Vegas.
He won the $1,000,000 buy-in WPT Big One for One Drop, defeating a field of 17 players to claim $7,114,500.
The tournament was held in partnership with the One Drop Foundation and marked the first Big One for One Drop conducted as a World Poker Tour event.
The $7.1 million victory surpassed Badziakouski's previous career-best score from the 2018 Triton Poker Jeju Main Event and became the defining single payday on his tournament résumé.
Badziakouski described the Big One as the biggest title he had won to that point.
Read the World Poker Tour announcement of Badziakouski's Big One for One Drop victory.
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Major Tournament Accomplishments
Badziakouski's career is notable for repeated success at buy-in levels where the competition consists largely of experienced high-stakes professionals.
His major accomplishments include:
1 WSOP bracelet
0 WSOP Circuit rings as of August 2026
2023 WPT Big One for One Drop champion for $7,114,500
2018 Triton Poker Jeju Main Event champion for approximately $5.26 million
2018 Triton Poker Montenegro Main Event champion for approximately $2.5 million
2021 WSOP $50,000 High Roller champion for $1,462,043
2018 EPT Barcelona €100,000 Super High Roller champion for €1,650,300
2022 EPT Barcelona €100,000 Super High Roller champion for €1,979,220
2025 EPT Monte-Carlo €50,000 Super High Roller Second Chance champion for €788,500
More than $68.7 million in recorded live tournament earnings as of August 2026
The Hendon Mob figures distributed through PokerNews rank Badziakouski fourth on the all-time live tournament money list as of August 2026. Tournament earnings and money-list rankings change as new results are recorded.
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Badziakouski's High-Stakes Tournament Record
Badziakouski's tournament résumé is concentrated heavily in no-limit hold'em high rollers and super high rollers.
His major results have come across several of poker's most competitive tournament environments, including Triton Poker, the WSOP, EPT festivals, the WPT World Championship and Super High Roller Bowl events.
He has also competed in short deck tournaments, including WSOP Online and Triton events.
The variety of locations is equally notable. His major cashes have come in the United States, Spain, Monaco, Montenegro, South Korea and other international poker destinations.
Rather than relying on a single championship result, Badziakouski has accumulated a long series of six- and seven-figure finishes. By the time he won his first WSOP bracelet in November 2021, PokerNews reported that the victory represented his eighth live tournament score worth at least $1 million.
His subsequent results have pushed that total considerably higher.
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Continued Success After the Big One
Winning the 2023 Big One for One Drop did not mark the end of Badziakouski's high-level tournament run.
In 2024, he continued competing in major Triton and WSOP events. His results included sixth place in the $200,000 Triton Invitational in Monte Carlo for $1,188,000 and eighth place in the 2024 WSOP $250,000 Super High Roller for $629,407.
Badziakouski remained active throughout 2025.
At Triton Poker Jeju, he finished third in a $125,000 buy-in event for $1,348,000. He later won the €50,000 Super High Roller Second Chance during EPT Monte-Carlo for €788,500. That tournament drew 50 entries and generated a €2,425,500 prize pool.
He also cashed in both WSOP Paradise and other high-stakes international series during the year.
View the 2025 EPT Monte-Carlo €50,000 Super High Roller Second Chance results.
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Mikita Badziakouski's 2026 Results
Badziakouski continued adding significant results in 2026.
In January, he won the $10,000 GGMillion$ Main Event during GGMillion$ Week. The event generated a $12,191,749 prize pool, and Badziakouski earned $1,764,638 for first place.
View the official GGMillion$ Main Event results.
His live high-roller schedule also remained active. PokerNews records several cashes during the 2026 Triton Poker Series Montenegro, including seventh place in a $25,000 no-limit hold'em event for $125,000 and ninth place in a $50,000 seven-handed event for $142,000.
In August 2026, Badziakouski reached heads-up play in the $10,400 Premiere at the Onyx High Roller Series. He finished second for $585,000.
Later that month, he reached the final table of the 2026 WSOP Online $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship. Badziakouski finished fourth from a 466-entry field and earned $151,783.
Those results show that Badziakouski remains active across both live and online high-stakes poker rather than simply relying on his earlier tournament résumé.
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How Much Has Mikita Badziakouski Won in Poker?
As of August 2026, PokerNews lists Mikita Badziakouski with $68,780,521 in live tournament earnings, using data supplied by The Hendon Mob.
That total places him fourth on the all-time live tournament money list behind Bryn Kenney, Stephen Chidwick and Jason Koon at the time of this profile.
Live tournament earnings should not be interpreted as career profit. Public tournament databases record cashes rather than expenses such as tournament buy-ins, re-entries, staking arrangements, travel costs or other financial considerations.
The figures also change whenever new qualifying tournament results are added.
View the current PokerNews all-time money list.
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Why Mikita Badziakouski Matters in Poker
Badziakouski's significance comes from the combination of longevity, stakes and repeated success.
He has won major tournaments on several of poker's most important stages rather than building his earnings around one isolated score. His résumé includes a WSOP bracelet, multiple Triton Main Event victories, repeated EPT Super High Roller wins and the seven-figure WPT Big One for One Drop championship.
His career also illustrates the growth of the international high-roller circuit. Badziakouski rose during an era in which players could move between EPT festivals, Triton events, the WSOP, online high rollers and other major series throughout the year.
By August 2026, his recorded live earnings had exceeded $68 million, while his recent results showed that he was still regularly reaching final tables and competing for major titles.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many WSOP bracelets does Mikita Badziakouski have?
Mikita Badziakouski has one WSOP bracelet as of August 2026. He won it in the 2021 WSOP $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em event for $1,462,043.
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How many WSOP Circuit rings does Mikita Badziakouski have?
The official WSOP player database lists Mikita Badziakouski with zero WSOP Circuit rings as of August 2026.
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How much has Mikita Badziakouski won in live poker tournaments?
PokerNews, using Hendon Mob data, lists Mikita Badziakouski with $68,780,521 in live tournament earnings as of August 2026. The figure changes as new qualifying results are recorded.
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What is Mikita Badziakouski's biggest poker win?
Badziakouski's largest recorded live tournament cash is $7,114,500. He earned it by winning the $1 million buy-in WPT Big One for One Drop at Wynn Las Vegas in December 2023.
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Has Mikita Badziakouski won a Triton Poker Main Event?
Yes. Badziakouski won major Triton Poker Main Events in both Montenegro and Jeju in 2018. His Jeju victory produced a career score of approximately $5.26 million.
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Has Mikita Badziakouski won an EPT Super High Roller?
Yes. Badziakouski won the €100,000 EPT Barcelona Super High Roller in both 2018 and 2022. His second victory earned €1,979,220 after he defeated Erik Seidel heads-up.
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Is Mikita Badziakouski still active in poker?
Yes. Badziakouski remained an active high-stakes tournament player in 2026. His results during the year included a $1.76 million GGMillion$ victory, a $585,000 runner-up finish at the Onyx High Roller Series and a fourth-place finish in a WSOP Online $5,000 6-Handed Championship.
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Where does Mikita Badziakouski rank on poker's all-time money list?
As of August 2026, PokerNews and Hendon Mob data rank Mikita Badziakouski fourth on the all-time live tournament money list with more than $68.7 million in recorded earnings. The ranking is subject to change as players record additional results.