Nikolay Fal

Biography

Nikolay Fal is a Russian professional poker player from Moscow, best known for winning Event #69: $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better at the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas.

Fal is a prolific poker tournament grinder with over 240 in-the-money finishes between November 2012 and June 2024. Most of Fal's live poker results stem from events played in his native Russia or North Cyprus. His first six-figure prize weighed in at $230,000, his reward for taking down the $2,700 No-Limit Hold'em 8-Max event at the 2017 PartyPoker LIVE MILLIONS Sochi festival.

Fal beat that huge score when he won the $3,300 Merit Poker Western Main Event in January 2022 for $326,153.

Until 2024, Fal's deepest run in a WSOP event was an 18th place finish in the $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. event in 2017. However, he entered the $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better tournament at the 2024 WSOP and outlasted 610 opponents to get his hands on $153,730 and his first gold bracelet.

Nikolay Fal's Top 5 Live Poker Results

Date	Event	Place	Prize
Jan 2022	$3,300 Merit Poker Western	1st	$326,153
Sep 2017	$2,700 NLHE 8-Max	1st	$230,000
Jun 2024	$1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo WSOP	1st	$153,730
Nov 2023	$3,300 Merit Poker Gangster	4th	$98,500
Jan 2019	WPT Sochi Main Event	4th	$79,123

Event	Place	Prize
2026 World Series of Poker Event #57: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha	66^th	$5,650
2026 World Series of Poker Event #45: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better	2^nd	$165,530
2026 World Series of Poker Event #31: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em	159^th	$2,132
2026 World Series of Poker Event #13: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em	152^nd	$3,317
2026 Merit Poker Montenegro Championship €1,650 Main Event	2^nd	€75,000
2026 Merit Poker Montenegro Championship €880 Merit Poker Cup	2^nd	€42,500
2025 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series $3,300 La Notte Degli Assi	150^th	$5,500
2025 World Series of Poker Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship	902^nd	$20,000
2025 World Series of Poker Event #93: $3,000 T.O.R.S.E.	9^th	$22,531
2025 World Series of Poker Event #83: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em	95^th	$5,580
2025 World Series of Poker Event #77: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship	24^th	$20,552
2025 World Series of Poker Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker	577^th	$4,830
2025 World Series of Poker Event #28: $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em; Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack	308^th	$1,200
2024 World Series of Poker Event #69: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better	1^st	$153,730
2024 World Series of Poker Event #54: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold'em	400^th	$6,360
2024 World Series of Poker Event #35: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. (8-Handed)	37^th	$5,255
2024 EAPT Grand Final $1,100 EAPT Cyprus	122^nd	$1,700
2024 EAPT Grand Final $2,200 EAPT Grand Final	192^nd	$3,500
2024 Mediterranean Poker Party $1,100 Luxon Pay Mystery Bounty	49^th	$2,060
2024 Merit Poker Carmen Series $2,200 Merit Poker Cup	12^th	$12,415
2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series $3,300 Main Event	4^th	$98,500
2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series $2,200 Warm Up	22^nd	$6,750
2023 Merit Poker Western Series $3,300 Main Event	26^th	$13,180
2023 Merit Poker Western Series $2,200 Warmup	19^th	$8,115
2022 Mediterranean Poker Party $5,300 MPP Main Event	21^st	$30,000
2022 Mediterranean Poker Party PokerNews Cup	30^th	$1,750
2021 World Series of Poker Event #77: $1,500 Fifty Stack No-Limit Hold'em	217^th	$2,400
2021 World Series of Poker Event #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship	244^th	$38,600
2021 World Series of Poker Event #63: $500 Salute to Warriors	229^th	$821
2019 PokerStars EPT Open Sochi ₽133,000 EPT Open Main Event	127^th	217,000 RUB
2019 888poker LIVE Festival Sochi Main Event	36^th	176,400 RUB
2019 World Series of Poker Event #87: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.	39^th	$4,734
2019 World Series of Poker Event #85: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed	113^th	$4,489
2019 World Series of Poker Event #75: $1,000+111 Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em	166^th	$3,916
2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Russia Main Event	77^th	750,000 RUB
2018 World Series of Poker Event #65: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship	565^th	$23,940
2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Grand Final Barcelona €1,100 Finale	137^th	€3,000
2017 World Series of Poker Event #44: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.	18^th	$7,141
2017 World Series of Poker Event #20: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER	203^rd	$6,948
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Barcelona €5,300 Main Event	80^th	€15,600

Event

Place

Prize

2026 World Series of Poker
Event #57: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha

66^th

$5,650

2026 World Series of Poker
Event #45: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

2^nd

$165,530

2026 World Series of Poker
Event #31: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em

159^th

$2,132