Who is PostFlopAction?

Player: PostFlopAction

Real Name: Alexander Kostritsyn

Also Plays Under: Plays as "PostFlopAction" on Full Tilt Poker and "joiso" on Pokerstars. I'm not aware of any other sites that Kostritsyn currently plays on.

Online Notes: "PostFlopAction" is regularly spotted playing in the mid-to-high stakes cash games on Full Tilt Poker (especially Pot Limit Omaha).

Since the beginning of 2009, HighstakesDB.com has "PostFlopAction" as a $342k loser on the site over 40,701 tracked hands.

Pokertableratings.com has "PostFlopAction" as a $406k loser on the site since mid-March of 2008, with his worst day coming on May 2nd, 2008 (-$247k).

On Pokerstars, Kostritsyn has fared quite a bit better, posting a profit of over $160k since May of 2008.

Kostritsyn's notable online tournament results include:

-2nd place in '09 WCOOP $2,100 8-Game event for $75,215.00

-1st place in $1k Monday on Full Tilt Poker (05/05/08) for $89,000

-2nd place in $1k Monday on Full Tilt Poker (02/25/2008) for $63,705

Live Notes: Kostritsyn has just under $2 million dollars in lifetime tournament cashes.

His biggest cash came in January of 2008 when he managed to take down the Aussie Millions main event for about $1.45 million USD. Kostritsyn outlasted the always-tough Erik Seidel in heads up play to take down the event.

Kostritsyn posted another six-figure cash just a few months later when he took third place in the $10k Seven Card Stud World Championship at the 2008 World Series of Poker for $163,372 (Erik Seidel also made it to the final table of this event).

In 2008 Kostritsyn managed to take down the $10,000 HORSE event at the Aussie Millions for $67,485. In addition, he also cashed in the '09 WSOP main event, finishing in 498th place.

Other Notes and Info: Currently 23 years old.

Has been playing poker for five years now, but just starting playing in "live" tournaments about 2 1/2 years ago.

Lists Moscow as his hometown.

Known as being very well-mannered and polite at the table.


Photo: EPT Kyiv


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