Oleksii Khoroshenin
Ukraine
Oleksii Khoroshenin is a Ukrainian professional poker player best known for winning the 2014 EPT Vienna Main Event, becoming the first Ukrainian to claim an EPT title. He earned €578,392 for that victory, which remains his largest career cash.
Early Career and Breakthrough
Oleksii Khoroshenin emerged on the international poker scene in 2014 when he won the PokerStars.net European Poker Tour Vienna Main Event. His victory at the Hofburg Palace made history as he became the first-ever Ukrainian EPT champion.
2014 EPT Vienna Main Event
Khoroshenin led the field from Day 1a and maintained his momentum through six days of play. He defeated a field of 910 entries to claim the €578,392 first-place prize, along with a luxury watch valued at over €5,000 from SLYDE. In heads-up play, he overcame Austrian Anthony Ghamrawi.
The final table was action-packed. Key eliminations included:
- Rumen Nanev (9th place, €77,000) – his A-K ran into Khoroshenin's pocket queens.
- Frei Dilling (8th place, €108,100) – after a three-barrel bluff with king-high was called by Marko Neumann.
- Simeon Naydenov (6th place, €151,000) – lost a coin flip with A-J vs. Ghamrawi's pocket tens.
Khoroshenin consistently chipped up, leveraging his position and aggressive play to navigate a stacked final table featuring notables like Marko Neumann and Timo Pfutzenreuter.
Legacy
Khoroshenin's EPT win put Ukraine on the map in live poker. His performance in Vienna demonstrated a balanced style of selective aggression and patience, traits that later served him well on larger stages.
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